jazzbo

Hey, no drinkin' and drivin', alright? Have a nice safe holiday. I'm off to see The Hulk!

Hey, Dr. Strange was my favorite of the superheroes. . . I wish I would have come out as him, but I would have had to LIE!

Just call me Reed. . . .

Try this on for size: http://www.liquidgeneration.com/quiz/super...erhero_quiz.asp

Well, I have mixed feelings about this. I think my favorite tune on this is "The Morning After" with its dark balladic aspect, and it showcases that Mobley "psycodrama" that Jim talks so well of, and has this odd "Hardbop Tailgate Trombone" writing for Fuller that just really gets me! Most of the album though I hear as a "bag of tricks" session, especially from the horn players and Higgins. Morgan's solos almost all just seem to me to be a string of his "effects" patterns. Mobley puts in some good ones but again using his "bag"---though they do keep my interest for their interplay with Higgins. The Fuller. . . well I just think "that's Curtis" when he's soloing. The rhythm section keeps this one together. They're very tight, maybe too tight, with Cranshaw and Higgins locked into the groove for each track and really making it almost too slick. Tyner I like here, he really comes up with some interesting little touches in his solos, and his comping is nice, though contributing to the "slickness" for me as well. I think we all would enjoy this if the remastering had more depth to it, but at least it isn't one of those McMaster SBM teethgrinders! So thanks for choosing this and making me listen to it again, it's been a while. Partly this suffered because I had played Cannonball's "Live at the Club" right before it (the RVG Special Edition) and it was dimmed a bit in comparison. (THAT is one killer session!) Partly also since I last heard this my listening has been away from a lot of the hardbop/boogaloo sessions from the label at this time, and I seem to see more formulaic manufacturing in these sessions now than I did before. But this is good solid stuff, which I enjoy more when I'm doing something else than just critically listening. . . .

Mnytime: I'm here to tell you (literally) that Texas is much more the South than it is the West.

I think I've read all his work, though I confess I haven't read any of his books in years. "Sanctuary" is a big favorite, and "The Sound and the Fury" is a real masterwork.

Y'all have said it all as far as I am concerned. I'm so glad I have the RCA box, but if not, I'd go for this smaller set.

Yeah I know he hated it. And drank his way through it. . . .

Try to find Pres' live dates at Birdland. They've been out on Jazz View, on Jazz Band, and others. Give 'em time and they'll be out on Definitive.

What an amazing author. And a character! I can just imagine his time in Hollywood. . . . I like early stuff like "The Mosquitoes" as well.

This just in: Brad's choice: Endgame Brilliance!

Chris, scoot the photo further to the right, it's bigger than screen size. Right up over Max's shoulder. . . .

Thanks Mike. I think that's Harry Lim in the right corner.

How 'bout this one? Metronome All Stars maybe?

Hey, maybe the Natural Essence? Got that vibe to me!

Reuters: July 3, 2003. Austin Texas Famed international jazz bulletin board Organissimo.org has announced that their Album of the Week tradition is firmly in place and that longtime poster and contributer Brad will be selecting the Album of the Week for the week of July 20 through July 26. Upcoming Album of the Week selector jazzbo slyly hints that members should expect a selection from another artist named Edward who goes by a nickname. . . .

Hey, I spent the bulk of my childhood in Philly. . . had to choose Franklin. May have anyway: he was a gifted dirty old man wasn't he!

Okay, I thunk and thunk and decided on an album for discussion the week of July 6 through July 13. . . . Duke Ellington - FAR EAST SUITE (click here to buy) It's time for Duke as an album of the week project, and this is an album that many have and that has been discussed, but not to death. Get your spinning devices ready!

That would be a nice store!

If you already have the RCA set, you really don't need the JSP at all. I actually think the RCA set sounds very good, the JSP sounds a little different. . . the difference between the two is really remastering from the original parts (RCA) and the other from 78s (JSP). I really like the Rounder cds as well. And Retrieval has a good set of solo piano pieces that are well worth having, with Davies transfers.

Well, I definitely missed recommendations of this recording on other boards. I haven't been bowled over by the whole Buena Vista Club recordings, or a lot of what Cooder has been doing in the last decade or two. Not saying it isn't great, just saying it's not my thing. But I really like this one! Hippity hoppin', digital reverb, dubbin' and all.

Agreed! I'm glad you got to see him.