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I agree, one of my favorite Impulses by Shepp. . . seems to me that it is sort of an updated answer to Ellington's "My People"--hard to know though if that is me reading into it or an intention of Shepp's. . . either way I enjoy both works in similar ways and levels!

Many more happy ones!

Kraven! That would be a good one for the next one, Kraven the Hunter! These movies make me feel about 8 or 9 years old again, hiding my collection from my Dad!

This is an EXCELLENT cd. Timed it so that I could listen to it in its entirety while I sat and had coffee and read this morning before going off to work. I think more than any other this one seems to be HER music, to have transcended Brookmeyer and Evans influences and become that fusion that is her own. And I view this as fusion music, fusion of jazz and European and South American music especially, it's a wonderfully cohesive blend that has her signature within it. Beautiful stuff, well recorded, excellently executed. . . I particularly enjoyed the first and second of the three romances, they just transported me. . . . I'm so glad I ordered this and I'm going to look forward to many more listenings.

And Joe Lee. . . and Woody. . . there are a lot of good reasons to enjoy this one! COME ON VERVE!

I'm in the camp that LOVES it (though I like a few other Impulses a bit more). Has that famous Coltrane tune "Un Croque Monsieur"!

So who does one think the next villain will be for Spiderman 3: The Lizard? The Goblin? Jamieson? OR Jamieson as Man Wolf: Some unholy combination of two or three of these badasses? I personally would rather see Electro, the Shocker, Mysterio, Sandman. . . !

Ah! "Hoot-naan!" Plain? (Big Al: naan is a hearth baked bread from India. . . delicious!)

Okay. . . .

Hey I had a coworker who always called his cows "Flossie!" Dog ask me! Could call them "Bridget" for all I care.

No dispute from me, how about mentioning a one or a two?

I sit corrected! I bought a few copies off ebay of just the cd. . . luckily. . . didn't want the wine!

That Lewis recording IS an important early "third stream" recording that should be listened to and talked about more! I especially like Getz's involvement which pushes it into something special for me. Here's a suggetion of another lp that I believe should be more listened to and talked about, Charles Mingus' "East Coasting," recorded in August 1957. I keep coming back to this work because of it seems a focused effort showcasing a working front line that really listens and sparks each other, guided by a bass and drum team that could mc a circus or NASA launching event. AND has Bill Evans sitting in on the piano chair. The compositions are solid, the overall conception and arrangements stellar. And the material seems "state of the art of jazz 1957"---seems to have a toe in every camp going on and be an "open letter" offering some suggestions for new directions. I always dig listening to it!

Man, I'm sitting here trying to remember how Michael Cuscuna pronounced his name when I was interviewing him, I'm pretty sure it was "Doorham" as in revovling door. . .

I'll bet Jim would like the one that came with the wine bottle. . .before or after drinking the wine! That one is a little looser and bootier than the others to me. Hope mine is there tonight!

Because in the history of the comic books Prof. Connors becomes "The Lizard." Jamieson's son becomes a sort of villain several times due to his spaceflights.

Happy birthday you who are among the kindest of souls! Many more happy returns!

Thanks! That will pad his resume nicely. . . .

It's all about fantasy. I don't know anything about normally inteligent people! I liked that there were three potential new villains introduced this time around: Harry Osborn, Jamiesons son, and Professor Connors. Was that Stan Lee that pushed that woman out of the way of falling stuff briefly when May and Ock and Spidey were tearing up that clock?

But that IS the Marvel World!

Well Marty. . . it seems you didn't see the first one, and you don't seem to be a connoisseur of the Marvel Comics world. . . . This movie built upon the first one and was perhaps one of the best examples in cinema so far of the Marvel Comics world and attitude and philosophy. Anyway, the pizza thing. . . who knows. . . I'm not in NYC, I don't order pizza delivery, it's beyond me, it was entertaining, especially him coming out of the broom closet, and the receptionist not even wondering how or why! The Aunt May thing. . .well Aunt May is an established character who is a dual strong/weak person in the comic history and they are showing that pretty well in the films. . . . It's just how Aunt May IS, though she's more so in this movie possibly. It's character. . . it's poetic license, it's what storytelling is about. I I found it less hard to swallow than Zeta Jones reading books about Napolean, or that visa stamper being a serious Trekkie in The Terminal. But then I have a sense of Aunt May from reading Spiderman from 1963 to 1973 or so. . . . Spidey tried really early to make bread with his powers, and as a result his uncle, who was like a father to him, was killed. He seems under an obligation to use his powers responsibly and unselfishly. So he puts up with J. J.' abuses in order to get SOME sort of money from his webslinging. . . . Now the comic book history and the film history of MJ and Spidey DIFFERS. But in the first movie MJ and Peter knew each other a LOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG time and the whole romance between them is one rooted in teenage pimply sensual awakenings, and the whole success of their romance is that Marvel bone they throw Peter now and then. . . the nerd with the heart and the willingness to stick to responsibility and duty gets an important perk! Gave hope to many of us nerds. As for the Doc Ock evil transformation: man, it's all about the sentient tentacles, don't you know? Doesn't that explain it clearly? The artificial inteligence of the metal tentacles took over his brain after the accident with the energy device. It's something no comic book reader would ever doubt would happen! I liked this film better than The Terminal, which I thought was lighter weight and a bit more fabricated, slick if you will.

Wonderful movie! Can't wait for 3!

Red Trumpet currently has insanely low prices on the Phil Woods and Abbey Lincoln Japanese remastered Candid cds.

Like Mike I signed up immediately as well because I can't be without a Maria Scheider release! Cds have shipped; should be getting mine today or tomorrow!

Clark Terry, "Color Changes" Any of the Mingus ones. The Abbey Lincoln . . . .