Shawn

For those who actually dig Kenny...

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ........ Wake me up when this wind-bag shuts the fuck up.

That's a great track and one of his best albums from the 70's, Kenny & Jerome Richardson were a great combination.

Fuck you.

If we're counting Norgran he also recorded Kenny Drew very early in his career. Personally I'm glad that Granz was recording these cats during this era, there are some mighty fine jazz albums from the mid-late 50's on Verve: Benny Carter (small group sessions) Roy & Diz Sittin' In Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster Clark Terry - Clark Terry Soulville Play The Blues Back To Back The Genius of Coleman Hawkins etc, etc, etc.

Same reason I own more Turrentine records than anyone would ever need.

You know what's even more "boring" than Kenny? Chauncey/Clem/BRIAN's fucking lame ass attempt at humor posts, you can't even be a 10th as intelligent as you seem to think you are. No wonder people think jazz if for elitist pricks...

At some point evidently being a "tasteful" player became a crime. I love Burrell, more so than many of the other jazz guitarists regardless of era...I love him for the same reason that I love Turrentine, Blue Mitchell, Red Garland, Shirley Scott and countless others...his FEEL. Yes, dammit...FEEL. Burrell has it by the truckload. He's funky when he needs to be, technically fierce when the occasion calls for it and always bluesy...tastefully bluesy (and there's nothing wrong with that). Ellington was quoted as saying Kenny was his favorite guitarist, I think I'll trust Duke's opinion anyday. If you find Kenny a boring player, you might want to get your ears checked.

Do you ever have anything positive to say about ANYONE? Oh shit...Burrell has had a successful career...that means he MUST be a fucking hack. Another thread gets derailed by your negative, pompous, self-righteous horse shit.

When I drove from Virginia to Austin awhile back I handled it this way: 1. Went into the store, handed them around $50 2. Had them turn the pump on and filled it up. 3. Then walked back in to get my change. Cash only transaction, no credit card fees. So I had to walk back into the store...at least it was a little exercise.

This is a fantastic album, one of my favorites of his 60's output...right up there with Tender Gender. Need to pull this one out and give it a spin (now to just figure out which box it's packed in...).

Priestess is KILLER! Sangrey turned me onto that one years ago and I've been thankful ever since.

Not exactly chilly here in Tejas.

If anyone knows how to get in contact with Brad Jones (used to run Playback Music on Broadway), please PM me. Thanks, Shawn

Happy B-day!

Timeless. I have BLT and Truce together on one CD. I had to ask, early 80's rock production scares the living shit out of me.

Believe it or not I've never owned either B.L.T. or Truce (though I've owned all the other Trower albums at one point or another). How dated is the production on those? I love Victims Of The Fury (from around the same time frame).

I love Zep's first album but I think it was Zep III when they got really interesting, mostly because of the aforementioned acoustic elements. That's the same reason I dig Jethro Tull from this era, the English folk and classical mixed with some heavy riffs now and again was a marvelous combination...that is still being used (and many times abused) to this day by countless bands.

I've never considered Zep to be heavy metal, but other than that I totally agree with your post. To me there is a vast difference between hard rock & heavy metal.

Still holding at $3.89 here.

Well, that was only a part of the band and even then primarily on their first couple albums. Zep to me seemed to be a synthesis band, they grabbed bits and pieces from many different genres and mixed them together in ways that nobody had thought of at that point. In the long term this is one of the things that helped them achieve their "sound" and I think it's that personality that still appeals to newer generations and keeps some of us "semi-old" farts still listening.

This was a very pleasant surprise. It took a couple listens before it really sunk in, but it reveals it's charms more with each spin. Jack and Robin have been around the scene for 40 years or so, they no longer need to "prove" anything to anyone, their credentials are solid. But being comfortable in your skin doesn't have to equate to boring...in this case it produces a wonderfully relaxed vibe, a nice bluesy vehicle for Trower and Bruce to cruise on. Most of the heat is supplied by Trower who hasn't lost an ounce of his ability over the years and whose taste and restraint continue to evolve. Bruce sounds strong and completely at ease with the groove. Some standout tracks include the very Cream-ish "Lives of Clay" and "The Last Door", the jaunty bounce of "She's Not The One", the beautiful spacey ballad "Just Another Day" and the tongue in cheek slow blues "Bad Case of Celebrity".

Great post.

That would be an interesting book to read...I have to admit though that I've never really heard any kind words about Blackmore as a person. According to the rest of the band he became a ruthless dictator who stifled the creativity of the others. (Kind of sounds like Roger Waters, huh?)

I saw this one hit the Billboard album charts at #9, looks like good news for Al and Blue Note. Haven't heard it yet but definitely interested.