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Agreed on Campbell, and my first comment after Lynch's run was "nice tackling, Saints." They were all going for strips instead of wrapping him up.

When I first heard that song, I said to myself: "Why's this guy ripping off Steely Dan?" Oh youth! Ha! I didn't get into Steely Dan until after hearing "Song For My Father." The borrowed notes never bothered me, but something about Steely Dan made their sound take a while to grow on me. Now I like them quite a bit.

Is 5 more cheating? 1. Horace Silver - Song For My Father I heard the title track randomly, and didn't know its name. I didn't even know where to start looking for it. For a while it was the "holy crap I need that song with the horns and the piano" song. 2. V/A - The Best Of Blue Note In my search for "Song For My Father," I bought this compilation. Its track list is as follows: 1. John Coltrane "Blue Train" 2. Herbie Hancock "Maiden Voyage" 3. Donald Byrd "Cristo Redentor" 4. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "Moanin'" 5. Lou Donaldson "Blues Walk" 6. Horace Silver "Song For My Father" (an elated Noj did rejoice!!!) 7. Jimmy Smith "Back At The Chicken Shack" 8. Kenny Burrell "Chitlins Con Carne" 9. Lee Morgan "The Sidewinder" I began to suspect there's a lot more to jazz than I had ever considered. At first I kept playing Horace over and over, then I started listening to the whole comp. Every song is incredible. I know some have reservations about "Cristo Redentor," but to my ears this was the perfect primer for what I enjoy most in jazz. It was based on this and consequent Blue Note purchases that I ventured onto the Blue Note Bulletin Board in a greedy search for more. 3. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters & Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage My first two of Herbie's albums, bought in rapid succession. I'd known him as the guy who had the "Rockit" video on MTV, then from the title track of "Maiden Voyage," then I heard some crazy funk jazz track at a friend's and how 'bout that it's Herbie Hancock "Watermelon Man." Came to learn about his amazing career in a very odd order. What range. 4. Roy Ayers - Evolution & Flashback 2CD Anthology Got here from Digable Planets. It's jazzy, it's funky, it's disco...it's cool. Everybody loves the sunshine. Yes they do. 5. V/A - Bossa Nova Brasil - Verve Amazing compilation. Listened to a boatload of downloads from the Loronix blog and this still has many of my favorite Brazilian tunes.

Wouldn't catch me spelunking around in something like that! Beautiful images, thanks for the link.

LOL, for sure Agg had his new wifey do his picks this season. Oddly enough I had the best four-week run of anyone in the poll, getting 12 correct four weeks in a row, yet I didn't win the week any of those weeks.

Congrats Agg!

I'm pretty sure that every time I picked Houston to win, they lost, and vice/versa. Killed me all year.

Yeah, I should have taken more risks. That was dumb.

About 2000 CDs and 100 LPs. If I did count my mp3s I have around 4500 albums total.

Cool old thread! I'm surprised it didn't get more replies. Ditto. Hendrix changed everything for me. I heard Africa/Brass at my friend's house. It was some of the first jazz I ever enjoyed. Went to the local music shop to buy it, but they didn't have it so I bought Giant Steps instead. All the songs profoundly advanced what my ears could understand. "Naima" remains one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Still my favorite rap group. Listening to an album like this branched my listening into many genres, because I ended up finding all the samples. Produced by George Clinton. Made me know I like funky music. Cemented jazz as my favorite genre, in knowing that jazz could be as deep and spiritual as Coltrane and as funky and groovy as this.

vajerzy and SS1, get your picks in!

This week should be brutal. Teams which have already clinched their playoff spot will be resting starters. Flip a coin.

As with Led Zeppelin, I like their covers, and I like the original blues and folks songs even better, viewed through the filter of an entirely different genre. I dig some of Elvis' covers for the recorded sounds they are, historical context and personality issues be damned.

Hehehe, if you click on the image of Chuck at his computer, you can zoom in and almost read the titles in his cd library. Cool interview Chuck!

Remarkable people, I can't imagine having such a detailed and chronological memory. For me the days all blend together and I can't recall dates at all.

Nice win this week, Nurse Conn!

My Oakland Raiders are so vastly improved from what I've gotten used to, even the blown lead to Jacksonville doesn't sting all that bad. Plus I'm a big fan of former UCLA Bruin Maurice Jones-Drew, so I'm happy to see him playing so well for the Jags.

This forum needs this one... ...and this one...

It's a fun listen! Just revisited recently to put it on my new iPod. Get it!

LOL, sorry Dangerous Dan. Thanks for the correction. Didn't mean to touch a nerve.

As I understand it the Yanks are paying A-Rod less than Jeter already, since Texas is still paying a bunch of A-Rod's salary. The deal on the table for Jeter would already make him the highest paid infielder in MLB, and he won't get more from another team. His numbers are declining, he shouldn't expect superstar money.

Why'd I pick Arizona? They look as bad as Carolina.

"I just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you." RIP

AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaggggggg! Congratulations man!

Thanks vajerzy!