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Rooster Ties, It's cool that you're choosing your AOtW this way. It adds another element of fun to the AOtW. :rsmile:

I would also give Black Lion a try. They have some great sets. Speaking of Berkshire Record Outlet, have any of you picked up any of those classical boxsets on the Brilliant Classics Label? I got a few of them and I've been very happy with them. They average out to about $2 a cd. I picked up a 40 cd set of Mozart, Wagner's Ring, some Bach sets. I want to pick up the Haydn set sometime. :rsmile:

I bet we'll get a very lively discussion with this one. I've never been a fan of fusion. I enjoy most of the electric Miles stuff before his retirement in 1975 and some McLaughlin, but I haven't gotten into much of the other fusion of the period. I enjoy Wayne Shorter during his period with Miles and his solo stuff up to the early seventies, beyond that, his music hasn't done a lot for me. I want to have my perceptions change. I know I've been narrowminded in the past and I'm trying to rectify that. I'm sure we'll also have some lively discussions about Jaco. He really brought a new way of playing bass into the picture. I am going to pick up this cd and listen with the most open mind I can possibly have. I really look forward to understanding this music. I look forward to learning about this album. :rsmile:

If others are interested, we could create a thread where we ONLY list the future albums of the week. That way we could have the list in one place and the nomination and choosing process would be simplified. I'll set it up if you guys want. :rsmile:

Maybe we could choose the AOtW further in advance to help with this problem? What if we choose the albums for the next month and then make sure that we are always aware of what we are going to listen to for the following month. Any thoughts?

On the main page (the one with all the forums listed), near the bottom, there is an area named board statistics. This number of postings is right below the information on the users. :rsmile:

Thanks MWTGA! I'm over at emusic.com working on your list. :rsmile: :rsmile:

I've been digging Don Patterson's Boppin' & Burnin' today. McPherson is blowin' away. This cd has an interesting group on it: Patterson on organ, Howard McGhee on trumpet, McPherson on alto, Pat Martino on guitar, Billy James on drums. This is an album in which the title doesn't lie. :rsmile:

Rooster Ties, I'm just bringing up questions I've thought of. I would never want to put so many rules on the thing that the AoTW stops being fun. I've been looking forward to it every week. I'm finding myself being opened up to new things. I agree about Conns being cool. I think anything up to $18.99 is reasonable, but I was just concerned for those on a tight budget. Heck, I'm always looking for an excuse to buy something new. couw, Your point about time is a good one. I haven't had the time to participate as much as I'd like either. I'm still on disc one of the Lee Morgan. I think multi-disc sets are hard to get into in only a week. Alexander, I'm glad you're still following the AoTW. You were one of the first ones to show enthusiasm about doing it in the first place. I'd love to hear your perspective more on the AoTW. :rsmile:

You guys will probably laugh at me, but I'm thinking of buying a Playstation 1. They're only $49 bucks and the games are cheap. I haven't played video games since I had my Sega Genesis 10 years ago, so I don't know what I've been missing.

Wow! In only a month-and-a-half, 10,000 posts. Who would have thunk it? Thanks for such a great board, B3-er and Organissimo!

Noj, I haven't heard the Kool and the Gang they have. Time to do some downloading. Bring on da' funk! Thanks! :rsmile:

I have all the albums you list, so I'm not really representative of your target for your poll, but I would be happy with any of your choices. I've gotten used to the voices on Lift Every Voice too, but I'm concerned that there might be some who couldn't get past them. I would love to have the Complete "IS" Sessions also. I think the price may be prohibitive for some. If price wasn't a problem, it would be my first choice here. This cd really surprised me. I didn't think I'd like it so much. I feel like a kid in a candy store trying to choose the best one. It's too hard, they'd all be good. I think if it came down to it for me, I'd go with Grass Roots, Structurally Sound or Jacknife due to the price not being too high. The Hancock would be good, but I would like to spend some time with some of the other albums since I've already listened to the Prisoner a lot already. This brings up a good question about the scope of the album of the week. Should it be a midline title? Should it be an album that is easily available? A classic title? Are connoisseurs okay? Sometimes, I wish we had a couple albums of the week going at the same time. One for pre-1980's, and one for newer stuff, etc... The problem would be that it would limit participation because we wouldn't be able to participate in both the threads at the same time due to the expense. Good luck! :rsmile:

You're welcome! I've been doing the same thing with emusic. I have hundreds of cds of mp3 albums that I've downloaded. The problem is: I don't have all the cds labeled, so I don't know what's on them. OOOF!!!

Noj, I'd recommend Blackstone Legacy. My listening for today is: Jazz: John Patton - Understanding Don Patterson - Boppin' & Burnin' Non-Jazz: Del McCoury Band - Del and the Boys (bluegrass) Elliot Smith - either/or :rsmile:

I was able to get a list of many of the RVG titles on the BN site by using the "Search and Buy" function. I chose to search for album title and typed in "RVG". Good luck! :rsmile:

Just in case anybody's confused. We're going to carry over the Lee Morgan for one more week. Joe has nominated Weather Report's Black Market for the week of 4/27 - 5/3. Album of the week 4/27 - 5/3 thread Joe also nominated Rooster Ties to choose the album for the week of 5/4 - 5/10. :rsmile:

Thanks Joe! I've never heard this album. Time to do some shopping....

The old message was up over the weekend when I last checked it. They must have just changed it. I'm curious if they do relaunch the board. Will they use the Ultimate Bulletin Board software? There seems to be much more robust software out there, but the problem would be, losing the old messages on the board (that is, if they want to keep them). Poor Greg, floating around looking for a home.

Yes! I know I probably sound like a shill, but I really love the cd. :rsmile:

I think that's a great idea! The Lee Morgan is such a long set that it probably wouldn't hurt us to have another 5 days with it. I know I'll be listening to it for a while. :rsmile: Can the board moderator edit this thread to reflect the extended Album of the week time period? April 13-26.

Thanks Alan! Those look like some interesting releases. I agree that it's a shame that Dr. Smith and others of his generation and caliber aren't recording more. If I only had my own record label.... As for Soulive, they're okay. It's enjoyable enough, but I would spend my organ trio budget on the Organissimo cd. I like it a lot more than Soulive. :rsmile:

I just unpacked my copy (I know it's a little late) and I've been able to listen to disc 1. I forgot how much I enjoy this set. The second song, Absolutions is my favorite. I feel like I'm entering Ole period Coltrane country on that one. I'm highly impressed by Morgan and Maupin. I think it's tough digesting multi-disc sets as the album of the week, but I'm glad we've had the chance to revisit this one. I'm sure I'll playing it all of this week. :rsmile:

Thanks for turning me on to Smith, impossible! I picked up Either/Or a week ago and have been listening to it constantly. I really love his songs, especially his chord progressions. You can tell that he's studied some of the masters (Beatles, etc.). His songs just get under my skin and make me want to listen to them over and over. I really am hooked! I think I prefer the earlier, more spartan recordings because they really show off his gifts. I have Figure 8, and I think something gets lost when more is added to the mix. I need to spend more time with Figure 8. I have a feeling the same riches are there, but they're a little harder to get to. :rsmile:

This is very sad news. He was a true giant.