jazzypaul

HEATHEN!!!!!

I love to play. Usually it's 7 card, but I'll play hold 'em as well. Omaha is a no-no for me after I realized just how big your balls have to be to play that game. The casino that is just down the street from my parents' house used to have $1-5 split, $2/4 and $3/6 games, and I used to spend way too much free time down there. After our governor's brilliant plan to tax the casinos at 70%, the poker room went to games at $10/20 or higher, and that was the end of my brick and mortar experience for a while. Now that I'm only a half hour away from the Indiana casinos, however...

no soda for me with my BBQ, thank you very much. It's all about takin' the shit home and making KOOL AID to go with the ribs. That's the shit, right there.

Everybody knows wookies can't play chess!!!! (great line from the band vs. audience chess match, Chicago, Halloween 1995) I saw them about 45 times between 1991-2003. I can't say I'll miss them (the endless stream of one chord jams was starting to get tedious), but I sure as hell have a ton of great memories of seeing them. And doing the phish thing was probably the single best way to get to see the country too.

Ditto to what Larry said about the Empty Bottle. I live in that Neighborhood (East Humboldt Park) and while it's getting better every day, it IS a sketchy neighborhood. The neighborhood that houses the Velvet Lounge can also be somewhat ugly, so use caution when getting to and from these joints. If you're going to be around the Empty Bottle, also know that there are a bevvy of killer jazz clubs in the area. Quenchers (Fullerton and Western) is a great spot to check out a lot of Chicago's young lions. The California Clipper (California and Augusta)is a joint that does jazz on most Fridays and Saturdays, and they favor organ groups. Phyllis' Musical Inn and The Smoke Daddy are right next door to each other on Division, and both split their time evenly between jazz and blues. As for Ari Brown at Green Dolphin Street: Ari is awesome. Neighborhood is safe. Green Dolphin Street is a VERY expensive jazz club, however. I remember going in there one night to interview Christian McBride and getting a martini for the "friend" price of $7.50.

The Reader is a great idea. So is just going to the Green Mill, Pops for Champagne, Pete Miller's or the Jazz Showcase on virtually any night of the week. The bang for the buck value goes to Wednesday nights at The Empty Bottle. $1 Amber Bocks (not a good beer, but a fantastic $1 beer) and the Vandermark 5, when Ken's in town. Or Tuesday nights at Michael's for the Paul Abella Extra Large Duo...

Sleepy Back Jackson here, singin' tha blues fo' y'all...

Along with Billy Higgins, Elvin is my drumming idol. It is indeed sad to hear that he is ill. He will indeed be greatly missed.

I must say, I am very tempted to order a bunch of these...this could be very very cool indeed...

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Wang Chung yet. They were truly underrated, and To Live and Die in L.A., besides being the theme song to a truly excellent movie, is one hell of a song. "In the dark of the night/every time I turn the light/I fear that God is not in Heaven..." that's some good lyric writing right there. I will avoid the seconding of songs, so Break My Stride and Church of the Poison Mind are both out, I reckon. I always thought Der Kommisar was a great tune though. And let us not forget one of Stevie's best tunes, which is an 80's tune: Overjoyed.

up!!!!!! and will continue to go up until these are gone, gone, gone!!

I'll second rooster ties in saying, "oh shit! I forgot to send that!" yikes. If I can figure out how to send an MP3 file, I'll shoot it over. Man, so sorry...

Any of the three mosaic boxes that I'm selling in a thread further down the line on this forum.

Alright, I don't want to do this. as a matter of fact, I really don't want to do this, and if there was any way that I could not have to do this, I would. But, it looks as if I must. I might price these out later, but for now, I'll take reasonable offers. Remember that I'm poor, getting kicked out of my condo and must come up with bread for a new place, all in the span of three weeks. So, please, don't lowball me too much. PM me if interested. All three boxes are in perfect condition. FOR SALE: Complete Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band Mosaic FOR SALE: Complete Sam Rivers Blue Note Sessions FOR SALE: Complete Blue Mitchell Quintet Sessions. waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.....

Wynton is hit and miss for me. Black Codes? Hit. His debut? Hit. In This House, On this Morning? Hit. Blood in the Fields, Big Train, All Rise, and much else of his catalog? Miss. His yammering about funk, fusion and hip-hop? Way miss. But, man, his solo on Sister Cheryl...that's solid. His playing on all of his first four or five records, as a matter of fact, is pretty solid, and in some cases, pretty damn well impressive. I can't bring myself to hate him. I can however, bring myself to take him on a case by case basis very easily.

Wow, these have made their way all the way to the great northwest. Steve Hashimoto (the guy who wrote these...they're on the JIC website and were first in his weekly rants and raves) is a great cat. These are always a great read and good for a chuckle or five.

In no particular order... Miles Smiles Seven Steps '64 Concert Round About Midnight Bitches Brew Sorcerer Nefertiti Tutu Miles In The Sky

Actually, if you think about it, most of the BN albums that have come out since 1986 (not the reissues) are all pretty rare. There's that 500 copies per year rule that they have in effect, and there are quite a few BN's that go out of print within their year. They may not seem rare now, but after Mosaic does their Bill Stewart on Blue Note Select box in 2035, My copies of Snide Remarks and Telepathy are gonna be a prospective goldmine...

Chris... 34 failed albums? That might be a little harsh, my man. His debut was great (especially the tracks with Tony/Ron/Herbie), and Black Codes is hands down one of the best jazz albums of the 80's. Let's not forget about In This House, On This Morning, either, which is a truly great album. Fine, he's not Freddie Hubbard, he's not Lee Morgan, and he's not Charles Tolliver. But who is? Musically speaking, no, he's not the messiah that Heaney makes him out to be...but he's far from the hack that you make him out to be as well, Chris. As for the new one, there are a couple of shining moments on the album, but the vocals are a yawn, and the tune with all of the clapping...it's lame after about 20 seconds. Wynton's attempt at some avant-gardisms doesn't really fly either, which is odd when you consider how far he was willing to stretch in his earlier years. All I'm saying is that he's deserving of some recognition. And at least he has some ambition, which is far more than I can say for many, many, many people in the world.

wow, two piscean drummers a day apart...happy birthday john!!

Happy Birthday!!

While I do not play trombone, I like to play with them. I like that Jazz Crusaders sound. It's a good one. yay for the trombone, I say.

Thanks, guys!!

yeah, congrats, man...thats awesome!

proof that nobody reads my posts...I already addressed this, and I believe this account is in Matthew, but without a Bible in front of me, the gospels get jumbled... Question answered...next debate topic please.