Teasing the Korean

They're good for today's young couple smoking dope and screwing in front of the subwoofer. Damn right. Preferably on a flokati rug. Music on a reel-to-reel so they don't have to break the mood every 18 minutes.

Johnny Mathis, IIRC, made a number of records with Percy Faith. Because the topic of JM's sexuality was brought up, this is interesting: He came out in an interview in the early 1980s and never referenced it again. A few years ago, he was asked in another interview why he never brought it up. JM replied that he received death threats after coming out and preferred to remain silent on the subject. Sad.

I have not read through the whole thread (yet), but as someone who neither particularly likes nor dislikes Elvis, the arguments on both sides are a fun read. Not to derail the thread, but a question: Has Elvis's esteem fallen in recent decades? He seemed so huge once. Now, it seems that random samples of listeners will still gush over the Beatles and Sinatra, but Elvis's following seems to be confined to a subculture of diehards. Just curious.

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We're all laughing, but in truth, we wish that WE were engaged to Hef!

Listening to this now. The Brazilian and Groovy discs are perfect for today's young couple cooking dinner. Not sure about the straight ahead disc.

I brought up this album in thread awhile back titled "Jazz albums by pop singers" or something similar, and compared this to a Julie London album. This is one of my two favorite JM albums. along with with his eponymous jazz album.

I brought up this album in thread awhile back titled "Jazz albums by pop singers" or something similar, and compared this to a Julie London album. This is one of my two favorite JM albums. along with with his eponymous jazz album.

I got the 4-CD set for Xmas. The packaging was a missed opportunity; why go through the trouble of making an LP-size box and not make it look like a CTI album? The track selection was good. Lots of the usual suspects. I was delighted that Bob James was left off. Still, there are some important omissions, like Jackie and Roy's "A Wilder Alias," one of my favorite indescribably decadent 70s LPs.

Miss December marries Mr. December. Amazing that this is the same guy who invented the 1950s-1970s era of Playboy. Time is cruel.

Watched the first episode: "My talent was about an octave lower than my ambition."

Can't wait to watch this! I married well!

Oh I wasn't at the gig - I meant the DVD! If I were old enough to go to those kinds of shows, I would have been drinking scotch with hippies' parents rather than hanging out with hippies!

I'm not sure if the Isle of Wight show that you posted is the same one that I saw. Anyway, the one that I watched must be an absolute low point of Miles's career.

Good suggestions thus far. To be clear, though, most of the classic noir films had heavy, dark European orchestral scores, as exemplified by the contributions of Miklos Rozsa. Jazz was used only in some of the very later noir films or neo-noir films. That said, I understand what you're getting at, so here are some additional ideas: I would start with the Rhino anthologies "Crime Jazz" Vol. 1 and 2 if you can find them (they may be out of print). They will give you good ideas for further exploration. Beyond those, two obvious choices would be Mancini's "Peter Gunn" and the Johnny Mandel/Gerry Mulligan "I Want to Live" soundtrack. The latter is probably my very favorite jazz score. The CD has both the Mandell and Mulligan LPs on one CD. Some of the best stuff in this genre has never made it to CD, or only to pricey limited edition CDs. I could go on, but this is a good start.

Thanks Larry. That was basically my recollection. It was OK, but I didn't hightail it to the record store to replace my lost copy either. Regarding the jazz drummer with the symphony, this is the type of issue that sometimes occurs when an orchestral piece written for a studio setting is attempted live. In the studio, microphone placement is used to control balance, but live can be dodgy, regardless of how good the conductor is.

Larry, what did you think of the longhair side of the Brubeck/Bernstein album? I used to have this, but it somehow disappeared, and I can't remember if I liked it or not.

That is one brilliant list. I wonder what he would say to a piano player. RIP Cap. You are amazing.

Michael Buble is simply awful. I LOVE JULIE LONDON!!!

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Can you give us any more details?

Is it hard to find studios that still have operational full-track mono decks that spin at 15 ips? I have a lot of my parents' tapes that I wish to digitize. Because of the age of the tapes, I would like a place that knows what they're doing.

Happy Birthday!

Congrats! Didn't know we had a published poet on the forum!

I sang it but did not recognize it. Sorry.