Teasing the Korean

Kenny Burrell - Ode to 52nd Street - Cadet stereo arrangements by Richard Evans

When people define their dislike of bad music with criteria that could apply to good music, yes it does.

How are folks defining "instrumental pop" and is the assumption that it automatically sucks?

I respectfully disagree. I have lots of what could be classified as "instrumental pop," and it blows away any smooth jazz that I've heard.

I'm always puzzled about people attacking smooth jazz on principle. I could care less about the principle, it's the end result that I find offensive. There have benn all kinds of jazz hybrids for the entire history of the music, and some have worked better than others. Smooth jazz just happens to be the most godawful sounding of the lot (that I've heard, at least).

While I don't like smooth jazz at all, I think the quote that opened the thread is riddled with error.

I have the original, which is probably one of the greatest Brasilian albums ever. I've never heard the re-record; it would be interesting to compare.

I need to get hip to Joyce. The only tune I know is the famous "ba-da-ba-BAYA-ba-da DAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..." That's on one of the Blue Brazils. I remember first playing it and loving it, and then being blown away that it was from the 1980s, that most dreaded of decades.

Probably a lot less than you do, but more than your average American who watches ESPN and American Idol. Off the top of my head, I have the usual 60s stuff by Edu Lobo, Milton, Maria, Marcos Valle, Menescal, Tamba Trio and Four, Milton Banana, Elis Regina, Quarteto Em Cy, Nara Leao, Mendes, Gilbertos, Jobim, Carlos Lyra, Vinicius, Baden Powel, Jorge Ben. Not their complete discographies of course but certain albums. Also have a few artists whose names escape me who had stuff issued in the US on Atco or Audio Fidelity. My Bro in law has that Jorge Ben Dusty reissue that was mentioned, and that's a gem. Love the Blue Brazil collections of stuff from the Odeon label. Don't worry too much about what I have or don't have. I'd just like to know if anyone's been bowled over by any recent reissues or comps of any 60s Brasilian stuff along the lines of what I mentioned.

Toquinho - Sonho Dourado - Barclay Proving that at least one decent record was recorded in the 1980s.

I Have a store credit at DustyGroove and want to catch up on some CD reissues of Brazilian stuff. Looking more for classic 60s bossa and MPB stuff rather than tropicalia, although the funked out 70s incarnation of MPB is cool too. Especially want things from the Elenco, Forma, Philips and Odeon labels, but not limited to that. Comps or full albums are fine. I have lots of the obvious stuff but of course there are holes in the collection. Hoping Seeline will chime in, although she'll probably recommend more titles than my store credit will buy!

Jerry Goldsmith - Sand Pebbles - 20th Century Fox (mono) Nice orchestral exotica

Basically, I think about things like...sheep...and candies, fresh little candies things like that. Is that what you think about too?

MAJOR Komeda fan, so of course I like Tom.

A great obscure album he is involved with is Jack Ackerman's soundtrack to the Cassavetes film "Faces." IIRC, I think Macero plays on the album and maybe did some arrangements.

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Do you think he has the complete set of "Merry Christmas from Firestone Tires?"

I would think that if you had a spare 3 million to blow on records, you would have the luxury to go online and pick and choose the titles you wanted. He'd do better to break it into genres and formats.

Does that mean you're the guy who runs that site over there?

I paid three dollars for that Sonny Rollins, and it's a double!

Sonny Rollins - Mo' from the Vanguard - Blue Note twofer (mono)

Rimsky-Korsokov - The Invisible City of Kitezh (Suite) - Richard Kapp/Philharmonia Hungarica - Vox Turnabout. A very nice piece that doesn't get performed all that often.

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=39729

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds - Capitol (rainbow mono).

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Closer To It - RCA Features "Whenever You're Read" followed by "Happiness is Just Around the Bend." Overall, my favorite OE LP.