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Anyone seen this group live? That may be the real test. He's bringing it to Yoshi's next month.

I hope you're wrong about this. It's getting written up quite a bit and they are mostly very good to excellent reveiws (it was even reviewed in Entertainment Weekly). Maybe you organissimo guys are just so ahead of the curve that this CD is already old news to you as the rest of the world is just discovering it. Hopefully it's not because no one buys CDs anymore. As for the recording quality, it is loud but it is a loud band, I would think that even in this day of things recorded usually on the safe side that a balls to the wall big band can still be recorded as such instead of having the life drained out of it. So, yes, it's loud. It was loud when we were recording it (I swore the walls were shaking a few times) and it felt more like a live situation than a recording situation when we were playing. My slight criticism is that perhaps it could have sounded a little warmer, loud is fine but it is perhaps a tad harsh in spots and could have been a little warmer. I hope you all check it out though. I think it's a great CD and you should buy it on that fact alone but hopefully we can also send a message to Blue Note that will encourage them to continue to record this sort of music. For those in the New York area, I hope you can make it out to the Jazz Standard this week for our CD release party. David, I was referring the the buzz on this board, not in the media. I don't read many music magazines, actually. Sounds like a "rockin'" session! Wish I could'a been a "fly on the wall" for that.

Your right about the parking, but you could always park in the Japantown garage. It wouldn't be much of a walk. For me it will be WAY more convenient, too.

This seems to have dropped off of the radar quickly. There was so much buzz about it the past few months, and now........nuthin'. +++ Here's a very nice review from "Time Out New York" magazine: Charles Tolliver With Love (Blue Note) Even while hunting for the next Norah Jones, Blue Note thankfully continues to honor its legacy by recording jazz elders. The label started ’06 strong with a stirring Andrew Hill disc that featured a fellow veteran, trumpeter Charles Tolliver. And the New Year brings Tolliver’s Blue Note debut as a leader, an exuberant big-band release teeming with inspired solos. Tolliver’s large ensemble has garnered raves in recent live appearances, but it’s been three decades since his last big-band recordings (on Strata-East, a label he cofounded). With Love effectively erases the interim; now as then, the trumpeter favors hectic yet hard-grooving arrangements. “Suspicion,” a reworking of a tune that dates to the ’70s, features a brisk, Latinish piano backbone and blasts of piercing brass. As with much of the record, the track’s ensemble sections are bombastic, but their density nicely sets off the sinewy improvisations. Later in “Suspicion,” Tolliver engages drummer Victor Lewis in a high-wire duet that showcases the trumpeter’s trademark tone—robust yet slightly blurred—and funky rhythmic flow. The leader plays brilliantly throughout, but his costars nearly upstage him. The alternating piano soloists are on fire: Tolliver’s longtime associate Stanley Cowell displays his blues-drenched virtuosity on “Mournin’ Variations,” while the young Robert Glasper builds to a head-spinning prismatic climax on “Rejoicin’.” These maverick voices balance out the flashy charts, yielding a rare example of a comeback session that truly crackles. — Hank Shteamer The Charles Tolliver Big Band plays Jazz Standard Tue 30–Feb 3.

... and HOW is this different from any other night?

Sooooooooo, anyone else listening to this?

Well..........THAT'S happenin' !

... or DON'T drink. As the case may be. Buzz is an honorary drunk. Hey, THANKS, Conn........I'm honored. BTW, Dolan.......is your avatar a photo of Cornell West?

I've never noticed any drunken ramblings going on there. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh................yeah, right, Dolan!

I like Fiji Water, too, but after reading this, I'm not so sure I'll continue. L.A. business tries to make Fiji Water a star

... or DON'T drink. As the case may be.

Take it from someone who knows!

I'm half-joking here. I've seen a few myself, including Maynard and Don Ellis in the 70's, Gerald Wilson's band just last Fall and even THIS one a couple of years ago. I really have no trouble with "loud". But there is something strident (I can't think of another word, right now) about the sound of this band on CD as well as the records from the 70's. It may be the frontal assault by the trumpet section. It's not a problem, just an observation.

One listen-through. It's very LOUD!

Interesting re-creation of "Meet the Beatles".

Amazing! I had no idea there was ANY footage of Buckley available. Fantastic.

Got an email from CD Universe that "With Love" shipped today. YooooooHoooooo!

Trane at the VV, disk #3

From what I remember, this was not a bad album, despite all the jokes about the cover.

Blue Mitchell - disk #1

Hey, SS1, I usually try to budget myself so that I can be sure to have some available for impulse "buy".

Pre-ordered this from CDU. Should be smooooookin'.