Free For All

Sean Jones has some excellent potential IMHO. Oh yeah, how can we not mention Hagans? Good call.

I wonder what this monstrosity sounds like? Guess I'd better hang on to that Domino's application.

I'm not a fan of the cutisie "swing choir" doot-doo-doobie-doot thing. As a matter of fact, I've got a tape somewhere that someone gave me that is a compilation of bad scatting at a college jazz festival. It's funny as hell. The use of awkward/overused/jive syllables is the main thing that makes it lame IMHO. That being said, often the best way to convey many of the concepts of jazz articulation, rhythm and swing in a rehearsal situation is by singing. When I rehearse a band I often sing specific figures (more "rhythmic" singing than "melodic" singing) and I have students sing figures to me. We've talked about this on another thread, but removing the obstacle that the instrument creates can really help to learn a jazz rhythmic concept. It's interesting how horn players historically have borrowed from singers and vice-versa. One thing I do appreciate as an instrumentalist is when a vocal scat solo actually follows the chord changes and form. Once the vocal improvising begins, I evaluate it with the same criteria I would use for any other improvising musician. I think where I (and most instrumentalists) learn from singers is primarily in the area of phrasing, most often pertaining to ballads. And as ubu said, knowing the lyrics when performing a ballad is essential for a horn player.

...........and there's a great version of it on this:

Here are a quick few that come to mind (they're all so pensive......)

That's total bullshit, chewbacca! Frank is a unique player, and while you can hear the obvious influence of Trane in his playing, he's not "stealing licks" from a "secret source" that he "won't share". Frank's a very generous person. Ask Sangrey's Quartet Out partner Pete Gallio, he's heard a lot of Frank's Trane tapes (and I'm sure Jim's heard some too). I've heard bits and they are great. I hope they get released someday in a way that is fair to all involved. I'll buy a legit copy for sure.

Kind of like this?

Future Collectibles release:

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Damn, EKE, your comprehension of "fractured English" is a hell of a lot better than mine! Nice work my man!

I guess this is indicative of the future of recorded music. It doesn't seem right to me, but I guess it's inevitable, so why should I even fight it anymore?

That guy has the skinniest neck I've ever seen.

Plus they have the McDonald's arches on their back. McCadas coming soon!

Yeah, you and Euell Gibbons.

Everyone's smoking!

Is it just me, or do these noisy buggers seem to be extra plentiful this year? I step outside and the noise is deafening. I've always liked the sound, it's something I grew up with, but DAMN there are a lot of them this summer! Are cicadas mostly a midwest thing? What the hell do they do besides makes noise and leave those little crunchy shells on trees?

Yes, you get to have a very hot future ex-wife. That the biggest pic you could find BM?

I'm Chris Webber too, Agg. He must not be very good.

The board has been up and down a lot for me in the past several days. Very slow at times, frequently timing out, sometimes completely inaccessible. Anyone else having this problem? I needs my big O!

BRRR!!! Even on the hottest summer days, that's some COLD water!! MAJOR shrinkage. "Hamster sac" even.

And all this time I just thought you weren't home.