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I was turned on to this recently by Tyler King's substack and have been quite taken with the record. Commissioned by a Catholic church, so I think it's well qualified to be called 'spiritual'.

Congratulations man! Look forward to hearing it.

I wouldn't personally draw much of a line there at all, to me the are almost entirely overlapping.

I don’t recall the specific reference in the book and won’t speak to zen or meditation specifically, but to me the Great American Songbook is a highly spiritual catalog of human emotion; sort of a ‘Secular Hymnal’. I recently took a position as accompanist at a little country church and it’s been a crash course in traditional hymns. I think standards work on the same level as hymns, though to me are superior in their metaphysical effect.

Just ran across this on youtube, to my ears they did an exceptional job fixing it up. Even the crowd noise sounds good!

Glad to share! Blue Laker from the 1990s myself, one of my best childhood memories for sure.

I defer to his ears for sure. Was happy to hear him on NPR recently: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/22/1197958759/fresh-air-draft-11-22-2023 Tiptoe Tap Dance?

If you like your funk French and/or 'Modern'.

I'm not certain, but it sounds a bit like the changes to 'I Never Knew' by Gus Kahn. The melody is also somewhat reminiscent.

I heard an old Benny Golson interview recently where he recounts first meeting Coltrane: he was known then around Philly as the young guy who could sound just like Johnny Hodges.

As a country boy, most cities have sort of a scary, dystopian vibe anyway so the modern/brutal architecture fits perfectly in sense. I do lament the loss of local 'vernacular' architecture though. I'd much rather see something like log home, Norwegian farmhouse style, or even Mountain Chalet style, built in my area of the upper midwest, but the 'International Style' is all you see anymore.

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Hey good for you man, sounds like quite a night!

It's funny this thread has been bumped just now. I've been trying some of these stretches mentioned and just last week I realized I can now hit some minor 10ths. Hard to see how I could go much further, but I guess that's what I thought when I could only hit 9s.

I assume this was the tune HutchFan referred to: I misspent my youth following those guys around.

Exceptional! One of my favorite current jazz singers for sure. She has a very well developed, very personal approach for someone so young. I'm excited to see where she goes.

Mel suits my tastes, though I can well understand how he can come across as corny. His technique is pretty much unimpeachable though, I think even his detractors must grant him that. Such exceptional pitch, great timing and interesting phrasing, ideas. 'Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley' is one of my top picks; everything he did with Marty Paich ranks high.

BIG Torme fan here, also generally appreciate Bob Dorough's writing, though never cared for 'Comin' Home Baby'. When I read Torme had been a child star everything about him suddenly made perfect sense.

I feel you Bresna. I've been a dedicated user myself for many years, yet voted against recreational use in my state(it passed anyway). It's a vice, to me anyway, and I still hide it as if it were illegal. I certainly can't complain about how prices have tumbled in recent years, or about the advent of cheap vapes and cartridges which are much more discrete than burning plant material. I somehow miss the old days though, when it was a bit of a secret club.

Indeed, the electronic music scene is vast, and can be difficult to parse. I think you found some good stuff though; I seem to recall a thread where you mention Kerri Chandler and some other great electronic artists. Frankly I don't think The Orb are really all that hip in the eyes of most serious house/techno fans anyway: they are kind of a smooth pop version of the more raw underground stuff.

May I ask how old you are sir? 😎 I've been listening to the Orb since high school; I guess I've been familiar with her voice for a lot longer than I thought. I have to admit after some exploration of her earlier work, I don't think it's really for me. I guess maybe she grew into her affect in some way? Still much respect for her as an artist.

But a youth of 40. Now I've met Miss Jones anyway, and I expect to go on meeting for some time. Appreciate the all the other recommendations!

40. I don't think I'm in any way representative of my age group though, just in general. I grew up in a serious backwater and have been taken the long way around in discovering many artists.

I'm embarrassed to admit I'd not heard of Rickie Lee Jones until last week, and I'm not really sure exactly what I think of her older material, but this new album she just released is pretty exceptional. Interesting arrangements, great players, great tunes. Despite having guys like Russell Malone and Mike Mainieri on board there is very little soloing. The songs are short and sweet, just the right amount, nothing extra. Just In Time, Nature Boy, and They Can't Take That Away are standouts to my ears, but the whole thing is pretty strong.