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I just wanted to say I kinda like that "To Be Real" song.
Several years ago I had a neighbor upstairs who would play Mariah Carey loud to mask the noises she and her boyfriend were making
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BTW, we should start a thread about overrated quarterbacks. That would be fun. I suppose you might add John Elway to that list, though I'm not sure you would given that you say he belongs in the HOF; but one guy I might nominate would be Drew Bledsoe. As a lifelong Patriot fan, he let us down so often in his career that I have to view him as not quite living up to all the praises.
No Pats fan really liked Bledsoe anyway ... so how can he be overrated?
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But Hudson is still young and learning so you expect mistakes. Cassell is not only older but is not exactly known as a team player. I see causing more headaches than helping anything.
I agree with your point about Cassell being difficult, but I'm not sure if Hudson has much to improve. He may get better stats ... but at age 27 I think he has pretty much reached the proverbial ceiling.
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Maybe Michael Jordan is making the T Wolves personnel decisions too.
It is the Bucks Jordan is supposed to be buying, which brings up another strange pick. Why anyone would draft a short PG that can't shoot to save his or his mother's life is beyond me to figure out. They traded Cassell to make room for him and it most likely means that Gary Payton is coming back as well.
Though I would have loved to see Payton on the Lakers.
The Bucks have good spot-up shooters and having a quick point guard who can penetrate and make good decisions in transition is especially valuable to such a team. T. J. Ford needs to get stronger to defend against bigger guys he will face night in and night out, but I doubt shooting percentage will be one of his problems.
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I don't understand Minn picks. They haven't had a first round pick in 3 years since the Joe Smith fiasco. They are not going to get another first round pick for another 2 years so they really needed players that can help them now.
So they pick a High School kid who won't be helping them for a few years at the least and their other pick is already being called a bust.
On top of that they traded Joe Smith for Sam Cassell. They don't need another PG. Troy Hudson showed he can hold his own. They needed a real 4 to play next to KG.
Troy Hudson showed he could score when he takes enough shots ... He didn't prove anything as a point guard. He is a below-average ballhandler and made several horrible decisions during the Lakers series, opting for low-percentage fadeaway jump shots over called-in plays. Cassell will be an upgrade both as a playmaker and as a scorer.
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FYI the Bengals-49er's game I was referring to was one that took place during the regular season.
Ok, I knew it was Taylor that caught the TD in the Super Bowl not Rice. I don't remember any regular season game between them well enough to discuss it.
It was the season before (87-88) and the reason Montana got another chance was because Sam Wyche, leading by six, went for it on fourth down at his 30-yard line instead of punting with six seconds left ... Wyche called a running play, the run was stuffed for a loss of five, and the Niners had two seconds. Montana hit Rice and the extra point made the score Niners 27, Bengals 26.
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Saw this on another Board. The post refers to the SONY store in Chicago.
" I wasnt knocking the employee about not knowing about SACDs! I was knocking Sony!! Come on! Its their flagship store and there are NO SACD's for sale? I dont think they even had any SACD players. How is the public supposed to learn abut SACD's if the people who make the things doesnt bring it out to the forefront?? Thats what these flagship stores are all about, publicity. Have a nice demo station set up and let people hear it. SACD's are so good that even joe public will be able to tell pretty easily."
So did GregM visit Chicago recently?
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Yes, it does look awesome ... and it deserves to be seen on the second page as well.
I am more interested on how it sounds to how it looks.
Only you can help yourself there, I'm afraid.
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Yes, it does look awesome ... and it deserves to be seen on the second page as well.
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How childish ... Let's see how long you keep this up.
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Many good discussion points thus far ... I'm sure many insightful posts will follow rest of the week.
It appears Mal Waldron doesn't get mentioned often as a major composer with the likes of Golson, Shorter, and Silver. This album alone shows the quality and range of his compositions. It could be that Mal's piano style is so distinctive as to attract most attentions from the commentators. My first encounter with his name was from a magazine article that focused on his plaintive sound and introspective style on piano.
Speaking of plaintive sound, Eric Dolphy's clarinet and Ron Carter's cello pizzicato on "Warm Canto" should take a prize. I often wonder what is so radical about Dolphy's playing ... He sounds just so haunting and beautiful on whatever instrument he uses. Guess I had to be there, huh?
As for Carter, yes, there are occasions where the tone and the intonation make this listener wince. But, overall the program is enriched due to his presence.
Reading Red's comment about a possible mismatch of Dolphy and Ervin persuaded me to try and think of an instance where Dolphy's partner sounded out of place. I couldn't find one ... Ervin sounds certainly inspired here.
Persip's more impressive with his brushwork on slower tunes here ... and he's quite impressive on the burners, too ... as "Status Seeking" here and his work with Dizzy's big band prove.
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Just won on e-bay the Sony Mastersound copy of Woody Shaw's The Moontrane for $15.51 (after shipping). A great deal in my estimation.
The seller is a newbie, however, and wouldn't even reveal his name. (The guy asked to make a cashier's check out to his initial). So I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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Is the Colpix stuff coming out under the domestic Verve umbrella? Or is this import stuff?
The Colpix is being released under the supervision of Michael Cuscuna.
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Thanks for reminding me of this ... I'm glad that the Verve list looks far better than the list from the company I'm boycotting.
Did Chet Baker play A Love Supreme on the Colpix or was there another most important jazz album of 1964/65?
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Anyone spot these on Jazzmatazz?
Willie Bobo - Bobo's Beat (Blue Note/Roulette) July 8 ?from 1962
Jack Costanzo - Latin Fever (Blue Note/Liberty) July 8 ?from 1957
Bobby Hutcherson - Montera (Blue Note) July 8 ?from 1975
The Jazz Crusaders - Chile Con Soul (Blue Note/Pacific Jazz) July 8 ?from 1965
Joe Torres - Latin con Soul (Blue Note/World Pacific) July 8 ?from 1967
An interesting group of recordings. Anyone know anything about the music on these? I'll probably check 'em out anyways but I'm curious if any of you have heard these at some point and would care to comment.
By the way, Jazzmatazz mentions that they are due out on July 8, but CD Universe says August 7
As the titles suggest, these (at least the three that I heard) are light affairs steadily providing easy-on-the-ears, Latin and Bossa beats. If you like what you hear on the title tune from Sex & the City, that's what you'll get from the Hutcherson. But you'd expect better from him. The Crusaders and the Bobo are the others I heard and I remember them to be pleasant.
Barnes and Noble, linked from the AMG site, says July 8.
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You should revise some of these reviews.
Romanticism and sentimentalism explain things so much better, especially in terms of the selection of materials to improvise on. I placed an order to get a couple of her CDs and imagine I'd get a better understanding once I listen to those. -
Thanks, gentlemen. Relaxed and folkish, huh? Sounds good. I'll certainly try a couple of her CDs.
By the way, the AMG review of Melody includes this nugget:
Melody is an appropriate title for Lynne Arrriale's fifth album as a leader, for the acoustic pianist has made a point of playing and composing honest-to-God melodies instead of simply providing lines. It's also an intriguing title coming from a post-bopper—after all, many post-boppers and hard boppers have paid a lot more attention to complex chord changes than to melody. One of Betty Carter's albums, in fact, was titled It's Not About The Melody. So you can say that the title Melody is a statement of purpose for Arriale, ... But Arriale certainly isn't one to shy away from complex chord changes—in fact, you could say that the emotional and the cerebral are equally important on this welcome addition to Arriale's catalogue. ?Alex HendersonThis review sounds good without providing any insight. The Carter proclamation is neither about improvising on the tunes with no melody nor about improvising with no regard to melody. There simply is no contrast here ... unless Arriale's playing keeps a close distance to original melodies on purpose. (If that indeed is the case, I should ask what for.)
What is "making a point of composing honest-to-God melodies instead of simply providing lines," anyway? I could think of some possible answers but, really, I thought the age of moldy figs vs. the boppers had come and gone a long time ago.
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Driving home from grocery shopping, I heard on a local station a trio interpretation of "Change the World" (the Eric Clapton song from a few years ago). The tune itself wasn't much to speak of ... I'd have preferred if the trio could've found a way to swing the tune more, rather than moving at a slower pace than the original like they did. However, the sound on the piano kept me involved throughout and a few clicks on the 'Net told me it was Lynne Arriale.
Well, these things do happen but this pianist has escaped my attention while putting out 8 CDs! It appears her latest CD, Arise on Motema (??), is the one that has the Clapton tune ... but I'd like to hear some learned opinions first.
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Not to bash you or anything, but I assume that these are all duplicates? I mean, I own all of these albums, and I can't imagine ever parting with any of them.
Yes, they are duplicates.
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Curtis Fuller played on Benny Golson's New Jazz (Prestige) sessions just before the formation of The Jazztet. Groovin' With Golson is my favorite.
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Click on the picture for the synopsis, which is a reprint of the back cover text shown in the picture. (I'm not in anyway affiliated with the merchant).
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3 for $18 on the above items
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Yes, most of these titles are difficult to find, but here's the list:
AMCY 1151 To Sweden With Love - Art Farmer
AMCY 1152 Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman
AMCY 1153 Somewhere Before - Keith Jarrett
AMCY 1154 The Two Sides of Jack Wilson - Jack Wilson
AMCY 1155 Giant Steps - John Coltrane
AMCY 1156 Coltrane Jazz - John Coltrane
AMCY 1157 Coltrane Plays the Blues - John Coltrane
AMCY 1158 Coltrane's Sound - John Coltrane
AMCY 1159 Ole - John Coltrane
AMCY 1160 Afternoon in Paris - John Lewis
AMCY 1161 John Lewis Piano - John Lewis
AMCY 1162 Herbie Mann at the Village Gate - Herbie Mann
AMCY 1163 Drums Unlimited - Max Roach
AMCY 1164 Fontessa - MJQ
AMCY 1165 Modern Jazz Quartet - MJQ
AMCY 1166 No Sun in Venice - MJQ
AMCY 1167 Pyramid - MJQ
AMCY 1168 Blues on Bach - MJQ
AMCY 1169 Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh - Konitz/Marsh
AMCY 1170 The Inflated Tear - Roland Kirk
AMCY 1171 The Shape of Jazz to Come - Ornette Coleman
AMCY 1172 My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
AMCY 1173 The Clown - Charles Mingus
AMCY 1174 Forest Flower - Charles Lloyd
AMCY 1175 Memphis Underground - Herbie Mann
AMCY 1176 One for Piano - Billy Taylor
AMCY 1177 Here Is Phineas - Phineas Newborn, Jr.
AMCY 1178 Ballads and Blues - Milt Jackson
AMCY 1179 The Modern Jazz Quartet with Jimmy Giuffre - MJQ/Jimmy Giuffre
AMCY 1180 Alone at Montreux - Ray Bryant
AMCY 1181 Warne Marsh
AMCY 1182 Stitt Plays Bird - Sonny Stitt
AMCY 1183 Pitheanthropous Erectus - Charles Mingus
AMCY 1184 Tony Fruscella
AMCY 1185 Infinite Search - Miroslav Vitous
AMCY 1186~7 European Concert - MJQ
AMCY 1188~9 Concert in Japan '66 - MJQ
AMCY 1190~1 The Last Concert - MJQ
AMCY 1192 Volunteered Slavery - Roland Kirk
AMCY 1193 Destry Rides Again - Roland Hanna
Some interesting Blue Note reissues coming up
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