Shawn

At least Larry's going to say it was him. So far that's what my ears are telling me, I have never read an interview with Coryell so I don't know how he sees it.

I prefer listening to the original release of Live-Evil, I've become very "anti-box set" over the past several years.

Larry Coryell. Pretty much anything he recorded with "The Free Spirits" or "Gary Burton Quartet", plus his own albums and Chico Hamilton's The Dealer.

Can't go wrong with King Crimson. Welcome back.

I've been on a "40th Anniversary" kick the past year. I'll probably end the year with some of my favorite recordings from 1971 and then move into celebrating 1972 once the clock strikes midnight.

This is a charming little show, I really like all the characters.

I wish people still made music this wonderfully odd...

Very sad news. I had the pleasure of seeing Sam perform in Texas several years ago, a great memory.

Holy CRAP! That was wild!

Yes, but you would need to use something other than iTunes (Max for example) to do the conversion.

Correct. I use a little converter called "Max" to convert FLAC files to ALAC, then you can use them on any iPod. http://sbooth.org/Max/ When I rip CDs I just rip directly to ALAC using iTunes.. ITunes/Preferences/Import Settings/Apple Lossless.

There are ways around the iTunes thing. iTunes has lossless capabilities, they have their own file type called Apple Lossless (ALAC - it's just a FLAC file with a different header). There are many converters out there that will quickly change FLAC to ALAC and then you can use them in iTunes like any other file. If you are using a Mac, there are also numerous players that support FLAC, including Vox (my favorite), Cog, Songbird and others. You can also use a program like 'FLUKE" which tricks iTunes into thinking the Flac file is a wav file, this allows you to keep the file in Flac format but still use iTunes.

I still have a hard time warming up to Male jazz vocalists, other than people like Nat King Cole or Jimmy Witherspoon. My jazz vocal albums are probably 95% female.

I live in a studio apartment, so there IS only one room.

Merry Christmas!

FINALLY! Ridley Scott returns with Alien prequel "Prometheus".

Soft Machine

I love concert videos, in fact I'd much prefer to "watch" a concert recording than just listen to it. I love watching the band play, seeing the crowd reactions, light show, etc. The visual component had a great deal of impact on my formative years, I remember seeing the 'Hendrix" documentary on Night Flight back in the 1980s and that film inspired me to delve deeper into his music. I don't think it would have had the same effect if I had just heard those tunes on the radio. Jazz performances I also enjoy on video, but it's less important for my appreciation.

I thought chick-fil-a was the Bible-thumpers restaurant, hmmm.

That's an impressive stat.

Miles Davis - Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (disc one)

Happy Birthday! Hope it's a great day!

That's actually pretty damn cool. Good for him.