Teasing the Korean

Funny how different our ears are. I think Lani has a very soulful voice. I'll check out "They Shot The Piano Player" when we have Netflix next.

Last night, we re-watched 2001 for the first time in a while.

Maybe one day!

I think I mentioned in another thread that, when I was getting into jazz, I avoided Dave Grusin, but didn't realize he wrote all this great TV and film music in the 60s and 70s. I love his scores for Three Days of the Condor, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, and The Yakuza.

Of course. He did great arrangements for them.

Did you try to recreate those string voicings for the brass or reeds? Is that Richard Hazard?

This track from Look Around is fantastic in every way.

All four of their Beatles covers are fantastic! Three of their Fabs covers smoke the originals. "Day Tripper" is a wash, IMO.

Not sure I understand your second paragraph.

I'm up for one.

FYI, the first three tunes on the album were written in advance of the recording, and the rest of the album was improvised during the sessions.

I have a lot of Moog albums from that era. Hyman's first Moog album, the one with "The Minotaur," is one of the best. Most are either too pop or very "serious." This one hits a real sweet spot between the two, and I write this as one who typically avoids the phrase "sweet spot."

For many of us in the US, Brasil '66 and Getz & Gilberto were the primary gateways into Brazilian music. In the 1990s and early part of the millennium, with the revival of Bossa and Brazilian music in the US, it became trendy to put down Brasil '66 as not being "authentic," a problematic word if there ever was one. As one of those who was scarfing up as many Brazilian LPs and CDs as I could find during that time, I never engaged in the Brasil '66 bashing. I loved them in the 1960s and I love them now. I saw Sergio live in 2008, and he signed autographs after the show. I had my copy of The Swinger from Rio for him to sign. When I got to the front of line, I asked, "Excuse me, but aren't you the swinger from Rio?" He smiled and replied, "I used to be!"

Kolin Teez?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13821845/Sergio-Mendes-dead-83-Brazilian-musician-worked-John-Legend-James-Bond-song-Oscar-nominated-Real-Rio.html

Glad I liberated as many as I did from the cutout bin. Those were the days...

No, we used a prefab skillet gnocchi for this dish, as I wanted to see how everything went overall the first time. I've never tried to make gnocchi. I gather from your response that it's not easy!

It is also available for purchase as a lossless download from Qobuz. Thanks!

Yes, I look like a character in Fellini's Satyricon.

Does anyone else do this, and if so, have you had any success? This past weekend, Ms. TTK and I recreated a gnocchi dish with wild mushrooms, spinach, and roasted squash. It was in a white creamy sauce that I think was mostly mushrooms, onions, and cream. In addition to the usual salt, pepper, onion, and garlic (mild), the main spice was sage, which I sautéed separately in butter until it was crispy, and then added to main sauté pan. The squash was partially roasted in advance, and cooked the rest of the way with everything else. When served, the dish was topped sparingly with crumbled feta. I got the flavors pretty close; the consistency, not so much. Anyway, the butter and sage give this dish an autumnal quality. It may become my signature Thanksgiving dish. It also may work well as a side dish without the gnocchi, but I will have to give this some additional thought.

I just ate a handful of Concord grapes, my first of the season. White seedless grapes have been flavorless for decades. But Concord grapes never disappoint. Plus, they pair nicely with jazz.

You mean Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man?"

The Sound of Feeling - Spleen (Limelight, overpriced 180G hipster reissue)

The twins were in a Star Trek episode! When they perfect time travel, just visit Florida in the 1990s, and you can find both albums for a dollar each!

It's a crazy album, especially the Sound of Feeling side. Stay tuned for their masterpiece follow-up, Spleen.