Bluesnik

Saw Elvis yesterday, the Baz Luhrman movie. Can't say I enjoyed it too much as I also deeply dislike Elvis. But the film's not bad capturing the period as all Luhrman movies are (I once saw a very good one about Scott Fitzgerald and the crazy jazz twenties). So the most interesting part is the beginnings when a teenager Elvis discovers the power of black music and steals its secret. But all the rest is schlock, from the build up of Elvis' success right down to the end. What IS interesting and new is how the relationship with his manager, the infamous Colonel Parker, played by Tom Hanks, is brought to life and explained. I never knew this story of exploitation (if it's true). So only for this it's worthwhile. But stay away from it (like I wanted to do) if you're not a devoted Elvis fan. And a special mention to the actor who plays Elvis so very well. Right down to his dance moves.

Yes, it's good.

That's a jewel for me. Notwithstanding her former self.

Wonderful. With Monk, Wes' brother on bass.

I think because they were first issued as 10" and when they were reissued as 12" in the 1500 series they had already Reid Miles covers. All of them do, I think.

I don't know in which measure curated by themselves, but it's a nice collection of blues and early rock and roll classics. Howlin Wolf, among them. Of course. That's the tracklist:

Me too. But perhaps more the first two. That's a graphic style I'm a sucker for. Magazine covers, records, posters, ads... everything.

I would say John Hermansader and pics by Wolff. At least that's what I can guess.

I have it and I like this style a lot. For me it's like the great mother of RnR. And I think I will give it a listen tonight. Last time is too far away. So much that I don't know where it is. But Selects are easy to detect.

Now that was an album. In the 80s I loved everything Prince. My favorite being SignOTheTimes.

That was the first song I ever heard of Tom Waits in the early 80s. But wasn't it on another album? I remember Waits acting in the wonderful Down by Law by Jim Jarmusch, with John Lurie and Roberto Benigni. I recently saw this movie again and it's oh so good.

The Farlow bit. It was also his debut, Tal Farlow Quartet. In this release the McGhee and the Farlow sessions are tied in.

That's exactly how I see it. I was always more of a Stones fan. Though I liked the Beatles too.

That's one I like very much too.

Thanks Brad, I've read Tinker, Tailor but haven't seen any movie.

That one is on my pile of recently listened discs.

I have Silverview too. Unread. But I never knew about the connection to earlier books.

That's about his best period for me. Station to station and prior to the Berlin trilogy. Although he was into his neofashistic egotrip then. With Carlos Alomar as his star guitarist.

That one was one I recently revisited at a local filmotheque (I went with some friends who found it too over the top) after seeing it when it when it came out. A totally crazed out story, as is Benicio del Toro, who is phenomenal.

That one is a very great album.

Yes they do. And now that I think of it, I don't know if it's the whole Azymuth or not. Wanted to edit the post but it was not possible. Has happened before.

I have Legacy of Spies, but haven't read it still. And I didn't know it had something to do with the other book. I thought it was just his closing of the whole spy world.

I have some mp3s of members of Azymuth playing with Marcos Valle about Emerson Fitipaldi or Sesame Street.

Pulled this out after being reminded of its greatness on another thread here.