Brandon Burke

Wow! Two of my all time favorites. I expect better from a fellow Jayhawk!

I love this record.

I have dozens of comps saved as playlists in iTunes so I can burn them off anytime I want. Usually they are thematic (favorite piano solos, early avant-garde, vibes in the early-60s, the origins of famous hip hop samples, etc). Other times, they are collections I put together for folks who don't have any of this shit so I go basic.

Last night I went to an Austin Film Society screening of a new documentary called Control Room about the Al Jazeera television network. Great film. I recommend that everyone see this while it's still in the theatre. Here's the official site, complete with trailers and such.

Too true. B)

Any aspiring hip hop producers out there will want Nothing But the Blues as it has some monster drums. B)

I just did a review of something that came out in 1974 last week. They would be foolish to do this and I doubt that they will. They have too many holes to fill.

I find that I use the All Movie Guide more often, though I too have IMDB bookmarked. IMDB includes less information pertaining to cinematographers, editors, etc. And the reviews are too short. Reviews are never to be trusted outright, of course, but I'd prefer to know if a particular film features neo-nior cinematography, clever editing, a career-defining performance by [so and so], etc. And IMDB doesn't give you this information. I suppose I'm somewhat baised towards AMG but I will say that the All Movie Guide is considerably more reliable that All Music, which has its share of faults.

Yes! Seconds is an excellent film with great visual impact. Best performance of Rock Hudson's career. To this day, the ending still creeps me out. I had to pause Seconds, which I'm watching right now, to hop onto this thread. Amazing. As it turns out, I have indeed seen it before but had forgotten about it's visual impact. The film (this time) reminds me a lot of Kubrick.

I like Stella, thought it seems like I only drink it when in NYC.

No. It's a bonafide classic. Clearly, the cover is a little odd but that's a great record. Way over the top, as far as their Christian leanings are concerned, but the Louvins are a serious presence in American Western music. The tune "The Christian Life" off of this record was covered by the Byrds on their foray into country, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, in 1968. One of the best dive-bar jukebox CDs ever. I can't believe that no one has chimed in regarding the Louvins! I was expecting a ton of responses here. Especially Sangrey. C'mon people.....

Wow. That's weird. Never saw that one coming. I love the ESP catalog but mostly the free dates (Grimes, Sonny Simmons, Ayler, Marion Brown, Ornette, Alan Silva, Sunny Murray, etc).

No. It's a bonafide classic. Clearly, the cover is a little odd but that's a great record. Way over the top, as far as their Christian leanings are concerned, but the Louvins are a serious presence in American Western music. The tune "The Christian Life" off of this record was covered by the Byrds on their foray into country, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, in 1968. One of the best dive-bar jukebox CDs ever.

Hi everybody, I'm doing some research on French drummer Claude Delcoo but have come up with painfully little. I know about his involvement with the BYG folks, some of the sessions he appeared on, and not much else. Do any of you know of some bio or discography sites that might be of use? I'm still looking for simple information like DOB, where he was born, what he did after the mid-70's, etc. Thanks in advance, Brandon

Nope. iTunes didn't have the artists' names. Just the song titles (and not all of them). I've seen some of the artists' names bandied about on different sites, usually within record reviews, but nothing approaching a complete list. This, of course, says volumes about the reviewers themselves. B)

11:00 - Barton Springs. 2:00 - Band practice. 5:00 - Going over album sequencing. 6:00 - Firing up the grill. 7:00 - Croquet night (part III).

I'm very much a fan of 1984.

I'm still convinced that Supertramp were a Jim Henson creation: "Take a look at my girlfriend...."

Interesting. iTunes recognized most of them but not all. I really ought to just ask Dante but I keep forgetting. Then again, he left them off for a reason....

My favorite Coltrane record is Ole because the title track is among my favorite jazz songs of all time. In fact, I like it so much that I always end up giving my copies away to friends. Invariably, it seems, as soon as I acquire another one I play it for a friend, they almost always love it, and I ultimately say "Just take it with you, man. I'll get another one." I can't even count how many times this has happened over the years, though I do remember board member 'clifford thornton' getting one some time ago. I think you'll find that Ole strikes a perfect balance between his Atlantic and Impulse material.

Brandon, interesting selection but what's that one? Any jazz interest? Score to a 1969 film of the same name starring Sidney Poiteir. My AMG review may (or may not be) helpful to check out. To be honest, it has more of a blaxploitation soundtrack feel that that of a "jazz" album. Somewhere between the score to Across 110th Street, Sun Ra's Lanquidity, and the jump-blues tunes off of Mary Lou Williams Black Christ of the Andes (like "Anima Christi", for example). I really love this album. Highly coveted by hop hop producers for some of the breakbeats so, depending where you look, it can be pricey. Conversely, it's just as often taking up space in your local shop's dollar bin so you never know.....

Bass clarinet is one of my "axes", as it were. Sadly, I've been busy with school and live in an apartment with thin walls do I'm long out of practice.

This is on Heartbeat (in the States, anyways). I mentioned it and included a pic in my rocksteady thread. Great record. The 11-minute version of "Can I Change My Mind" rules. It just occured to me that there is indeed a Soul Jazz comp called Nice Up the Dance, but it's waaaaay different. More 80's dancehall. Mantronix and stuff like that. The one I'm thinking of is a Heartbeat comp of Studio One 12" dub mixes.....and it rules.

I'm revisiting the Tappa Zukie right now and, let me tell you, it's absolutely f*cking REE-diculous. You gotta get this one, man. Psychedelic to the max. Another sure fire winner that I forgot all about is Glen Brown's Termination Dub which was mixed by King Tubby. Interestingly, the Tappa Zukie record was mixed entirely by Philip Smart (aka Prince Philip), someone you don't hear about all the time. He was yet another King Tubby disciple and rivals even Tubby's best mixes on this set. I'm telling you....it's really damned good.

Anthony Ortega - New Dance! (Revelation) Henry Grimes - The Call (ESP) Jacques Coursil - Way Ahead (BYG) Arthur Jones - Scorpio (BYG) Quincy Jones - The Lost Man (UNI) Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison - Illumination (Impulse) Art Ensemble of Chicago - Certain Blacks (America) Brigitte Fontaine w/ Art Ensemble of Chicago - Comme al la Radio Sirone - Artistry (Of the Cosmos) Frank Wright - Your Prayer (ESP)