BFrank

I thought that T-Bone's comments were the most insightful of the interviews. I would have liked to hear more from him.

I think you'll find a lot of Bobby fans here. There are quite a number of threads about him that you might look through, although none are as general as this one.

I have 2 Schnitters on Muse (vinyl): "Goliath" (my favorite of the 2) Hubert Eaves Cecil McBee Eddie Moore Claudio Roditi "Thundering" Kenny Barron Cecil McBee Billy Hart Guilherme Franco Ted Dunbar Dave w/Blakey that I have on vinyl: "In My Prime, Vol 1" (Muse) - solid outing by this group "Gypsy Folk Tales" (Roulette) - excellent high-energy session. one of the best from this period. "In This Corner" (Concord) - nice live recording from the Keystone Korner

If you were bored by the concert, don't bother with the album. It's more low-key. FWIW, it's the kind of music that takes a few listens to "get it" (for me, anyway).

Not exactly a box, but there's also the 2-CD set, "It's About That Time - Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970)".

Is that a studio or a TV studio or what?

Definitely some great vintage music there. Jazz-wise, there is some classic Coryell and Mahavishnu Orch. I think there are ways to save "streamed" music, but I don't know what it is. Probably some shareware available.

DAMN! I'm gonna miss it by 3 days. I'll be in NYC on the 27th. Oh, well ...

It's on eMusic, in case anyone's interested.

Got 'em both, too.

Yeah. Good show. It's also "OnDemand" on various cable systems, so you can watch it whenever you want.

All of the original SF Jazz Fest sets are limited edition (I think 3,000), numbered sets.

FWIW, this album (as well as many other Xanadu albums) is available on eMusic.

Definitely a good album. Especially for late-era Joe.

There was a pretty interesting interview this past Saturday on NPR with Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich. Worth listening to for the Aretha/opera story alone.

Thad - disk #1

Exactly, and "song" does not equal "record" either". "Record" = song + performance + arrangement + production America has mostly been a singles-oriented musical culture even before recording began (sheet music used to be the big thing). OK, I think I get it. As in, Herbie didn't have a "song" off of the "album."

Though did you notice how from the very start they were out of sync with the accompaniment? Usually the musicians compensate and follow the singers but for some reason they didn't budge for a loooooong time. Kid Rock trying to actually sing specific pitches was just plain sad. And then when they were trying to announce the winners Keely was really confused. Almost as much as Tony Bennett.....(Tony , it's time to stay home and paint. You've had a good run, but....) Free, I didn't say it was a "good" performance, just an odd pairing of two people who seemed to be having a good time with it. There weren't many (any?) good performances all evening, for that matter. I'm sorry I wasted 3 hours. Every year I swear I'm not going to watch and somehow I always do.

Exactly, and "song" does not equal "record" either". "Record" = song + performance + arrangement + production America has mostly been a singles-oriented musical culture even before recording began (sheet music used to be the big thing). I'm still confused.

Surprisingly enough, as much as I was cringing at the announcement of the Smith/Rock duet, I actually thought it worked in a bizarro way. They both seemed to have a pretty good sense of humor about it, too. I kept thinking of Kid Rock as a stringier-haired David Lee Roth without the "charm".

Isn't Winehouse backed by the Dap Kings on her album? They should have given the Grammy to Sharon Jones.

The single most heartfelt and sincere moment of the entire show: Country singer Vince Gill, picking up his award for best country album from Ringo, looked in the audience and said: "I just got a Grammy from a Beatle. Did that ever happen to you, Kanye?" Meanwhile, I thought the Cirque du Soleil performance was nonsense and VERY silly. Nothing against the troup - they do fine work - but turning Beatles music into a performance piece just doesn't cut it. I wasn't even sure that Ringo's comment about it was very sincere (although I'm sure he's glad to have the income from it). Beyonce should be embarrased trying to out-sing Tina. Her voice sounded like a wet rag in comparison. What was the deal with the John Paul Jones-led (no pun intended) orchestra backing the Foo Fighters? And who were those kids playing 3 seconds of speed-music on their stringed instruments? Talk about a desperate attempt to entertain ... sheesh. I think pretty much everything else has been addressed - just my own $.02.

Blue Note until it was sold to Liberty epitomized the idea of "independent" - small, not always having great distribution, and at the mercy of those distributors to pay for the product. And John Patton recorded several times after his Blue Note years ended - his Nilva album was the focus of one discussion recently as it appears to be set for a reissue, and there were two recordings for the Japanese DIW label. Edit to say D'OH! I got confused and thought I was in the other thread - yes, I'd say Big John qualifies. So would I! In fact, he was in the list I posted at the start of the thread! That's why I mentioned his name. If BN was to be considered a "major" then Big John should NOT be on the list. Sorry for the confusion. Here's more: Hal Galper Ricky Ford George Cables John Hicks

What does everyone think of Guitar Player Magazine? I picked up a single copy for $6.50 (!) and then realized that I could get a whole year's subscription for $15 - so I did.

BN is not a "major"? I'm specifically wondering about John Patton being on the list. Well, here's two: Horace Tapscott Billy Harper