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I used to dig the Black Crowes too, Parkertown. I even dug their super-stoner phase. I thought they were great until around '97 when they fired their lead guitarist, Marc Ford. Their album that followed, By Your Side, really seemed like a huge sellout to me. Their album, Amorica, was my favorite. :rsmile:

Bfrank, I dig the new Supergrass album. It really grew on me. They are a great band. Impossible, I believe Stereolab is in the studio now. I read on their website recently that they were beginning to record again after the death of Mary Hanson. I love that group. They were my band of the '90s. I like a bunch of the groups you guys have mentioned. Here's a couple that haven't been mentioned yet. Beachwood Sparks - I love their first album. Their other two are okay, but the first one is great. Brendan Benson - His Lapalco album has been a big favorite of mine. The last Wondermints album is good if you're a fan of the Beach Boys. The High Llamas were another big favorite of mine in the '90s. Their Hawaii album really pulled off the Beach Boys Smile era stuff. I still like their Gideon Gaye album the best. I know these guys are derided by some, but the last Mother Hips album, The Green Hills of Earth, is one I really liked. I also like some of the alt-country stuff. Wilco's Summer Teeth has been a favorite (though it's not as country as their earlier stuff was). I know I'm forgetting a bunch, but here's a few I like. :rsmile:

John Oswald did a great job with Grayfolded. I don't listen to it much, but it's impressive. I'd really like to hear his Plunderphonics cd. I've read a lot about it, but haven't heard it. I guess he really pissed off the record companies with that one. :rsmile: BTW - if any of you download from gdlive.com, they just added a bunch of new shows.

This is a great album. I'm really glad you picked it! I look forward to listening to some Satchmo next week. :rsmile: :rsmile:

Welcome to the board, David! I really dig Sam Rivers. I'll check out the samples. :rsmile:

Thanks Joe (and Big Al too)! The cat is Captain Kirk with a cat head. I've always had a thing about putting animal heads on people. It's fun. I figured it was getting annoying for you guys so I switched to my idol (Fat Albert) after Joe posted a picture of him for me. Man, I wish I could play the radiator like ol' Fat Albert. Maybe I'll continue the adventures of James T. Cat someday. I had the Kenny G in Hell avatar on the AAJ board for a little while, but when someone kindly took the time to tell me that there are better soprano players than the G-dude, I took it off. Here's a couple of my favorites: Brittney Dog (Brittney Spears + a dog) & James T Cat

Yeah, that is a great thread. Jim really said it all. I've tried to avoid listening to the cd again until this week. :rsmile:

I've been listening constantly to the new expanded edition of Waylon Jennings' Waylon Live. I just can't get it out of my head. :rsmile:

Thanks Scott! I've been having the same problem. Now everything's fine again. I'm embarrassed, though. I really should know these things, this is what I do for a living. It's like a horn player playing an E sharp. Ooof!

I just want to mention that 2 year olds love the album too! My son was having a great time listening to the cd in the car. He was boppin' his head (in time). Maybe he'll get the jazz bug early! :rsmile:

I guess better really late than never. I was away this weekend. I hope you had a great birthday!

The Album of the Week for May 25-31 as picked by Red is: The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall (click here to buy) The Album of the Week works this way, the person who picks the cd for this week will nominate the person who will pick the cd for next week. Red picked this week's title and will nominate someone to pick the album for June 1-7. ___________________________________ Past albums of the week: May 18 - 24: Sonny Rollins - Sonny Meets Hawk! May 11 - 17: John Coltrane - Olé May 4 - 10: Andrew Hill - Grass Roots April 26 - May 3: Weather Report - Black Market April 13 - 26: Lee Morgan - Live at the Lighthouse April 6 - 12: Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus March 30 - April 5: Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye March 23 -29: Donald Byrd - Byrd in Hand

Those Indonesians have good taste!

Well said, couw. Jimmy, The best thing I did around here was to stop posting in and avoid the political forums. I came here to talk music anyway. I know how you feel being the only jazz lover in your area. A lot of the joy of this music is in sharing it and learning about it for me. I hope you stick around. :rsmile:

At this point, I'm only into the Dead for the music. I would never give up listening to it just because of some overly self-involved Deadheads. It's pretty funny though, there's a bulletin board for the gdlive.com site, but all they do on it is trade cds and fight. They don't really talk about much. You bring up Quicksilver. I love that group. I couldn't imagine getting to see both bands play together. That would have been amazing. The interplay between the guitars of John Cippolina and Gary Duncan was amazing. I just wish they would never have added Dino Valente to the group. I like some of the Just For Love album, but I don't like much after that. I've been able to find some live QMS shows using the furthurnet.org site. :rsmile: :rsmile:

That's a good album! I hope you win the auction. :rsmile:

Welcome back to the bus, Lon! I love the songs from Wake of the Flood. I just found out that Dick's Picks 28 will be from February 1973 when many of these songs debuted. One of my favorite things is listening to a live version of Eyes of the World on a sunny afternoon. If you're interested, www.gdlive.com has some Wake of the Flood outtakes on it for download. It looks like the site is down right now, but it should be back up soon. :rsmile:

I like the Kentucky Fried Chicken head. You can't beat that! mmmmm! I was watching tv last night and I noticed that George from Seinfeld (Jason Alexander) is now doing KFC commercials. I guess he had a good run while it lasted. The KFC by my house sort of creeps me out. It's staffed by a bunch of stoned teenagers who don't seem quite trustworthy. I went there once, but I haven't been back. I just have a bad feeling about getting something other than chicken in my bucket. Yuck! :rsmile:

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y !!!

Thanks guys! I was going to buy the new reissue the day it came out, but was warned away from it. I appreciate your recommendations. Now I just have to find some cash.

I chose Django. I really appreciate Charlie Christian. This is one of those really hard choices. I can listen to Christian all day. I love his playing, solo and with Goodman. I've only heard Lonnie Johnson's later stuff and it was good. I dig Tiny Grimes too. I believe he played a four-stringed guitar like Eddie Condon? But, Django to me is amazing. I listen to his stuff in amazement. I play guitar, but I only dream of being able to play like Django. The fact that he played the way he did with a damaged hand is even more frightening. :rsmile:

What I've seen around here lately makes me even happier I stuck with this board. This is a great place with great people! :rsmile:

No! But I still have all the Obi strips. As Herman Munster so wisely put it, "Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn!" Did you get one, Ed? :rsmile:

I was starting to wonder if Musicboy might be Tomatbluenote. Or that stupid Blue Note Central Scrutinizer they had before they closed it down.

Thanks Lon! I highly respect your opinion. I believe it is the same remaster as the box. Now I can finally get my Blanton Webster fix!!!!