Shawn

My love for this album runs very deep, but it took quite awhile for it to sink in initially. If I remember correctly I picked this up because of the presence of Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers (I was working my way through the Miles Davis sidemen at the time). One of my best friends just RAVED about this album so I decided to grab it. The first few times through it basically went in one ear and out the other. Pleasant, but nothing really "stuck"...the only thing that stood out was Kelly's solo on This I Dig Of You. Then one particular morning I woke up very early, kind of in a melancholy state of mind and decided to cheer myself up with some jazz. I grabbed this album out and something happened, I don't really know how to describe it, but from the first notes of Remember I was enthralled. Mobley's absolutely GORGEOUS tone just seemed to warm up the room, but there's also an incredibly funky, soulful, playful vibe to his solos. Underneath the surface sheen, there's some seriously earthy shit going on. Although Remember is my favorite track I can't praise the originals highly enough, TASTEFUL little funky numbers...the riff of Dig Dis in particular is Mobley taking a very simple idea and through pure power of performance, transforms it into almost magisterial proportions. The rest are of equal quality. If I Should Lose You is yet another example of why Mobley should have recorded an all standards/ballads date. Gotta give Wynton his props on this album, Mobley never had a better partner, if ever two people were perfectly in tune with each other it was these cats. Swinging lightly...but swinging HARD.

What type of music you're playing I believe is also a factor for this. If you're playing blues then overdriven tubes would fit the bill...but if you're playing thrash or something then signal processing is what you want (distortion, compression, boost highs, boost lows, cut out all midrange, etc).

I play without distortion about 90% of the time, the EMGs I have sound really nice in my old Gibson.

Crescent is probably the closest in tone to A Love Supreme (recorded around the same time). Transition takes you into the later "out" period. Both are must-haves, but I'd defintely grab Crescent at your earliest convenience.

100% agreement, it's my favorite of the Impulse albums.

What Mobley book?

A tele with EMG pickups...hmmm....now you've got ME interested in the thing!

I work at a hotel, so I see my share of uninspired DJ's and crappy cover bands come through the various weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties, church socials, etc. But every once in awhile... A couple months ago I went in for a Saturday morning event, when I walked into the ballroom I saw a beautiful Hammond B3 in the corner. A little while later an older gentelman came in and started playing it (very well I might add), when he took a break I walked over and struck up a conversation. I asked him about the B3 and he said he bought it brand new in 1959 and they've been constant companions ever since! I asked him who his main influences on organ were and he stated Milt Buckner and Bill Doggett! He's evidently lived and played music here in Hampton Roads his entire life. He leads a little combo called "The Jazz Masters" and their slogan on their business cards is "just plain good music". I got to hear bits and pieces of their performance and was very impressed. They play mostly standards, but the arrangements are quirky and original. They're the real deal. Jesse's playing actually reminded me of Shirley Scott. I'm hoping to be able to catch them at some local gigs in the future. I'd like to record these guys...

I'm 37 and my mind still thinks it's a young man but my body is beginning to put up a strong argument to the contrary.

He's the good guy in that. But that's because Christopher Lee is in it as well...he cancels out Widmark in the "typecast bad guy" category.

Maybe if they had gotten at least 1 actual "jazz" musician (Shorter, Hancock, Sonny, etc) then I could deal with it. At least I get to go see Greyboy Allstars in a couple weeks.

Hampton, Virginia (right by Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, etc.) I didn't look to see who else was playing, I got sick just thinking about the main acts.

So this is supposedly a "jazz" festival....check out this crapola lineup. Gladys Knight Jill Scott Maze Joss Stone Kenny G Dave Koz Peabo Bryson Boney James Jonathan Butler

I always love telling people they have dirty pots.

Of those 9 covers my personal favorites are "Comin' Your Way" (excellent picture of Stan) and the Leo Parker.

I really enjoy this album and would like to pick up more of his recent works. I latched onto Sam's playing immediately (I think Miles In Tokyo was the first one I heard) and have been a fan ever since. Saw him in Denton (with Sangrey), he performed both with his trio and the student orchestra. Great memory.

Not to mention employs...

What a great talent! There are too many favorites to really narrow it down, but I've always been partial to Roadhouse w/Ida Lupino. Widmark's character has to be one of the sleaziest, most unlikable in film history...and you wish he was in EVERY shot. The giggling villain who pushes the lady down the stairs in a wheelchair in Kiss Of Death pretty much sealed his popularity...an instant icon.

And then there's....

Church Sign Generator

Crappy day at work = cathartic "anti-postal" music required. "I'm a refuse disposal refugee" - Lemmy

I finally got around to this movie about a week ago and think it's brilliant. It reminded me (in tone) of the movie One False Move from years ago (w.Bill Paxton). I had absolutely no problem with the ending, in fact I prefer the type of resolution that makes the audience draw it's own conclusions. I can see why the ending might bother the "mindless multiplex masses".

The man!

Very cool! I really enjoyed the last album, definitely looking forward to this one.

Wouldn't a Gibson have a shorter scale neck? Sorry, I was referring to the actual fret wires (which were tall and fat), Gibson has the small ones.