Big Wheel

I didn't get an email about this one either. I just checked the website and there it was.

You have to buy 10 CDs minimum, so a good choice for bulk orders. Selection this time around is middling but I picked up the Joe Maneri discs, Eskelin's Arcanum Moderne, and a few others.

The connection is closer than that. Wasn't Dexter Lars's godfather?

That's crazy. Did MC say if the Harris/Green is going to include that lost master of "Four and One"?

That's pretty much why I had the "disturbed" reaction - if you can do this with a machine and make it sound this good why should we even bother continuing to make it at all? It turns out the trickster in this case is also a "real player" from Israel (which I had suspected - nobody who isn't really deep into this stuff would be able to make the groove so dead-on) but still...not sure if that really changes anything.

Apologies if this has been posted before - it's been going around for a couple of weeks. There's something unsettling about this - I don't know whether to be awed at the effort, disturbed at the tricks you can do with Pro Tools et al, or laughing at the resemblance to a Japanese chindogu "useless invention."

Are these new or used?

Are there similar prices in the brick-and-mortar UK HMV stores? I'm going to be in London in April and figure I should do a shopping run if I get the chance.

Dunno if anyone has posted about this on the board (searching for "soul" doesn't really work) but in case they haven't, here are some episodes I've been enjoying: http://www.thirteen.org/soul/

These are very strange times we live in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb6ul_2UC-4

More recognizable than the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra?

Thanks everyone. It was actually a pretty awful birthday for a variety of reasons but I appreciate the kind words.

The first time I went under the knife I was on IV sedation (not exactly anesthesia, but similar). I woke up while they were still working on me and slurred "are you guyzzz done yet???"

Thats what I heard, thanks. Think I will just get the shirt. The only American made Belgian I ever liked was the Hennpin and the Ommegang Abbey. Fat Tire is everywhere here in SF which I think is terrible. Have you tried these? These aren't Belgian style, but tehy are really good: The Reverend is Belgian style - It's an Abt/Quadrupel. I have one sitting on a high shelf aging for a while on the advice of my local beer guru.

Thats what I heard, thanks. Think I will just get the shirt. The only American made Belgian I ever liked was the Hennpin and the Ommegang Abbey. Fat Tire is everywhere here in SF which I think is terrible. (pre-emptive apology for derailing thread) Have you tried the Brother David's Double from Anderson Valley? The version I tried in the bottle was only OK but I once had one on tap (they used to have it at the Elbo Room in SF) that was delicious.

It's okay. Unless you really want the label artwork I'd say save your money and buy a real Belgian. I love North Coast's Old Stock Ale & their Old Rasputin Stouts (they have an Imperial as well), but their Belgian just isn't in the same class as those 2. Yeah, I was underwhelmed as well and not particularly enamored either with North Coast's other dubbel, Cru d'Or (basically an organic version of Brother Thelonious). If you want a good value domestic beer in this style, I would try the Ommegang Abbey Ale - you can often get a bomber for around $6-7.

I didn't know it's legal to ship beer to Florida. If not, you'll likely be able to find the stuff at Whole Foods.

Seems like most of them are available as MP3s available for download from Amazon.

No, I didn't notice that it was Wynton doing the intro, but back in 1981-2, he either had no particular reaction or a very guarded one when I played that Shavers track for him -- again, probably, because he thought the blindfold test aspect of it meant that I was trying to trick him in some way. I just thought he might dig the music and recognize a somewhat kindred soul in Shavers, and I didn't want to put Shavers' name out there before I played the track in case that might shape Wynton's response. In any case, the days of Wynton's impishness have been pretty much gone since the mid-1980s IMO; royal role models don't behave/can't afford to behave that way. To answer your original question: If I heard that music coming out of Lester Bowie's horn, I'd be astonished and dismayed and wonder what was the matter. Back in 1982 Wynton may not have even been 21. There are a lot of precocious 21-year-old players who are completely unfamiliar with Shavers and Wynton may have been no exception. On top of this I think it's not unlikely that Wynton at the time was doing the vast majority of his trumpet listening to: Miles, Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, and Dizzy - the pre-bebop thing didn't come until later. So I'm not too surprised that he was weirded out by the Shavers thing.

The Scofield/Jaco one is pretty good also.

Wait a minute. There are only about 150 titles on the first two lists combined. Are you saying there will be another 150 or so in early 2009?

Funny, just picked that one up from Amazon (on sale $8.97) and am listening to it right now. It's made up of two sessions: 1) Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, Tony Williams and 2) Kenny Dorham, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins. My preference is for the session with Dorham and Clark (the earlier of the two sessions) but both are enjoyable. This was the last of the bebop material before One Step Beyond. To me this is a good mix of the before and the beyond. Probably not the best statement from McLean, but certainly worth nine bucks. I prefer the other session. I love Sonny Clark and the tunes are solid but this session doesn't catch my attention. The first session, on the other hand, burns. Tony Williams swings his ass off, "Cheers" is an underrated composition, and everyone grooves on "Yams."

prizes seem to go up and down... but these discs are around for 10 $ these days, yes. Actually, $7.50 each if you get two. I just ordered a bunch of them plus some of the deleted titles.

I figure that many pairs of eyes are better than one, so here's a place to list any CD steals that you might have found leading up to the holidays. I've been watching Amazon pretty closely and listed the box set deals there on a thread in the Mosaic/Other Box Sets forum. What's cheap out there?

Also probably the only guy in the band not intimidated in the least by Buddy mid-tantrum.