Free For All

Can you get in the "zone" to see those? I know some people have a hard time. There is something there, though- I thought it looked suspicious, so I did the "thing" and it worked.

One more brief tangent- anyone ever notice that the McLaughlin recording "The Promise" has one of those "magic eye" optical illusions on the front cover?

Sorry if anyone's offended. Ladies, please excuse our crude humor. Of course, if you've read this far........? I saw English Patient more than once. I go shoe shopping with my wife and enjoy it. BTW, her sense of humor is often as sick as mine. Also probably going to go see that "House in Tuscany" movie when it comes out.

The Big Push Pyramid Nothin' Can Stop Me Now

Now that's just disgusting!

In'n Out Point of Departure Crisis Royal Flush

Since this is a music board, maybe we should keep this topical. How about "Blue Note tunes that might have been composed on the commode"? Sounds like a Rooster thread to me. "The Procrastinator" "Stopstart" "The Rumproller" "The Sidewinder" "Totem Pole" "Ill Wind" "Hammerhead" "The Midget" "Down Under"

With apologies to Mark...... "hanging a moose" Looks like you've created a monster, conn500! (so to speak)

I got the chance to meet and hear him live when I lived in Austin. He was, of course, on crutches at that point but he was still playing his ass off. He got a sound like no other. I've always liked his Prestige/OJC sides (from around 1960). "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" on Party Time is pure pleasure. The companion More Party Time is also great. Also, Blows For 1300 is a good choice.

Since we seem to be getting in deep here, how about some metaphors for the act? "Dropping the kids off at the pool" "Launching a sea pickle" OK. I've officially hit bottom.

I just noticed on the Mosaic site that they're now saying the Mulligan will be available in "early October". The Patton and Chambers are still scheduled for "late September".

Good topic- these reissues deserve more attention. I have about a dozen of these and have been very pleased with what I've heard. The Dizzy, Art Farmer, Jimmy Cleveland (I'm thrilled to find ANYTHING by this under-appreciated trombonist), Lalo Schifrin, Konitz (I must say I prefer the most recent version of this one), Stitt and Jones Bros. are favorites. The most startlingly outstanding acquisition, though, was the Thigpen side Out of the Storm. This contains some amazingly great Clark Terry playing. It's one of those things you listen to and just crack up, it's so good. He does a solo on mouthpiece only that transcends "schtick". Thigpen, Herbie, Burrell, Ron Carter and Clark. Can't go wrong w/that band. Plus, I got Ed Thigpen to sign my copy.

I'm not very knowledgeable about cyber-terrorism, but I can't help but wonder if there's any way to trace this back to a source. Are these guys really adept at covering their tracks? It sure seems like a lot is known about them- where they're from, their motives, other hacking jobs they've done. Couldn't some "counter hackers" hack the hackers? Of course, my first thoughts were "some pissed off poster has exacted their revenge!". I won't even list the names that crossed my mind since it would only be speculation. Though you can guess, I'll bet. Glad to see the board back. I didn't realize how addicted I'd become until denied access . It's nice to have an alternative site like AAJ as sort of an "emergency family meeting place" to go to and get information (and vice-versa). Just glad it was up again. Duck and cover!

Looks like the Chiefs are for real. Finally. Maybe. Well, we'll see........ Man, that Michigan game was a shocker. They were out of sync the whole game. Ohio State sure doesn't look unbeatable- the Big Ten seem a little rocky this year. The MAC conference is sure shaking things up. I used to work at Northern Illinois- they had a major losing streak going during the 90s (of course, my wife used to work at Kent State, if you want to talk about teams w/impressive losing streaks!).

Great film. Also great music- wasn't it James Newton Howard or something like that? The opening theme is so "noir"- Wayne Shorter and some great visuals. Also the closing version of Blue Skies w/Al Jarreau and Bob Sheppard. I had to buy that soundtrack, probably will also get the DVD eventually.

What has 32 arms, 29 legs and 6 teeth? The front row at a Willie Nelson Concert. EDIT: I guess I shouldn't ridicule Willie since pretty much the whole first Jack Johnson CD is dedicated to him.

Also Horace's Strollin'............

BTW, the title Greasy Sack Blues had nothing to do with fast food. It had everything to do with riding on a bus all day, if you catch my drift. Sorry if that's too much information.

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Hey, Lee wrote Speedball in Db! Lush Life. Body and Soul. Don Rader's chart for Woody's band, Greasy Sack Blues. Wasn't Basie's Blues in Hoss Flat in Db? I was in a circumstance where I had to deal with the key of Db or die. Once I got over the initial shock, I found that there are a lot of ideas that lay really well in Db (of course that applies to my medieval instrument-your mileage may vary!).

I thought the horns did a recording w/o Prince. I don't have it, I just heard about it. Me not know what answer to Rooster question are.

Arrrrr...........................Passing Ships.............yarrrrrrrrrrrrr.......Mulligan CJB......aye maties........Jack Johnson........shiver me timbers........October conns................arrrrrrrr..........Morgan the Pirate............yaarrrrrrr...arrr.........avast, ye land luvvers.............aarrr...rr......rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...*belch*..............

Well, I'm assuming there will be a lot of support for "Gigolo" (is that one definitely coming out?) but personally I'd like to see "Delightfulee" get RVGd. And I certainly would not be disappointed with "Cornbread".

Welcome ninety! I think you need to define "screaming" a little more clearly. What you and I find to be "squeaky and annoying" might be completely different. Give us an example of something you like. Do you mean fast, busy playing, like bebop? Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro. Or do you mean loud, flashy high note playing? Arturo Sandoval, Cat Anderson (with Duke Ellington's band), Maynard Ferguson, Jon Faddis. Or do you mean big band? The above names plus Bill Chase (Woody Herman band of the 60s), Buddy Rich big band, Stan Kenton big band, Maynard Ferguson big band. If you're thinking pop music, maybe Tower of Power, Earth, Wind and Fire, James Brown, Chase (a group from the 70s that put out some nice recordings- featured a lot of trumpet) My only advice to you is to try and vary your listening- many of the recommendations you'll get here will be music that has more content than just high, loud and fast playing. Listen to whatever you enjoy- that's the most important thing- but try to expand your tastes and sample as many types of jazz that you can. I always suggest Miles Davis as an important artist, not only because of his playing, but because of the great players he had in his groups. I suggest you keep coming here for suggestions- you will get some great advice from the members of this board! EDIT: Didn't Prince's horn section (I think they called themselves the "Hornheads") do a recording? There was also a recording of Steely Dan tunes (as instrumentals) by what seemed to be a bunch of LA studio players who called themselves the Hoops McCann band.

Hey, maybe if this becomes a Blue Note they'll RVG it and fix the crappy sound!