Leeway

OK, at risk of life and limb, I decided to enter the great RVG LP vs CD comparo I don't have the Blakey on LP, so went with Horace Silver, "Blowin' the Blues Away." The vinyl is a blue label, black "b," which I think is a 70s era pressing. The CD was an RVG edition. Here was my elaborately scientific method: I played 2 cuts each from the vinyl and CD. First I played "Sister Sadie" on vinyl. I then played the same cut on CD. Then I continued with the CD and played "Baghdad Blues" (in keeping with the tenor of the times). I then played the same cut on LP. In the interests of audio science, for the duration of the session, I refrained from drinking alcoholic beverages My results: As you might know, I tend to prefer vinyl. However, I thought the CD acquitted itself quite well. The brass is pretty "loud" on both the vinyl and CD, perhaps slightly brighter on the CD, but, if so, marginally. The piano seems to have better definition on the CD, but a shade less warmth. I thought the cymbals were pretty much the same; certainly, nothing intrusive or obstrusive. I felt the vinyl gave a little more space or "air," but I tend to see this as a vinyl trait in general. In general, I thought the CD was well-balanced and engaging. My view is that RVG likes an "up-front," very immediate sound, and I think this comes through on both LP and CD. My own views on this issue is that it's hard to make any general statements. As "hockman" put it nicely, "it all depends"- on the listener, the equipment, the particular vinyl copy, the particular title.

Some fine Turrentine: Nice lineup: Thad Jones, Cedar Walton, Buster Williams, Mickey Roker Then: Horace Silver- "Blowin the Blues Away" Blue label, black "b" pressing. Part of the great RVG vinyl vs CD comparo! Some rather obscure rock: Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys. "The Streeth Giveth" This band was associated with Hendrix. Too bad Jimi didn't play on their records

Here's another reason why Artest is not going to get any mercy:

If those guys (excepting Wallace) get only suspensions, they should consider themselves lucky. The local police and prosecutors haven't had their say yet

Why thank you. I just stagger about and yank LPs off the shelves. I have only a vague idea at this point as to what I have, or what I am going to listen to. let me add, by way of example: I have been trying to find my copy of Ayler's "Spiritual Unity" (reissue) for a week- no dice.

I believe the quote is from Al Capone. Of course, that was the same as "Chicago politics."

Spent the afternoon listening to records. My listening used to be 50% classical, 50% jazz, but over the last year, it went to 100% jazz, and, more recently, it's split between jazz and rock. I only listen to classical at work. Don't know why and I expect it will swing back at some point. So I decided to listen to a little bit of classical to get things started: Respighi - "The Birds" and "Brazilian Impressions" - Dorati, cond. Mercury Living Presence, SR90153 Liszt, "Hungarian Rhapsodies 2,3"--Enesco, "Roumanian Rhapsodies, 1,2" - Doratic, cond. Mercury Living Presence SR90235. Boioker Little, Julian Priester, George Coleman, Donald Friedman, Reggie Workman, Pete LaRoca. Bethlehem/Sony Japan. Then: Norman Granz Jam Session, The Charlie Parker Sides Verve, 2 LPs. I would suppose this is on the new Granz jam session box set? I've heard the sound on that set is quite good, which doesn't surprise me as the sound on this set is excellent. Warner. Neil can hit the right lyric at times: "How I lost my friends I still don't understand They had the best selection, they were posoned with protection There was nothing that they needed, they had nothing left to find They were lost in rock formations or became park bench mutations" Chambers Brothers, "Now!" Vault Records. I saw the Chambers Brothers circa 1968. I can't remember if they were opening for The Doors, or The Doors were opening for them. It could very well have been the latter, as the CB's had a huge hit, "Time Has Come Today." That was a night.

Prestige Blue Label, South Bergenfield address, Van Gelder in the deadwax- sweet . Terrific playing here, especially, "I Can't Get It Started," where Booker really DOES get it going. Bob Marley and The Wailers- "Burnin" Island Records. "I Shot the Sheriff" as it should be heard. Canned Heat- "Living the Blues" - creditable blues/rock with a pschedlic flavoring. I was boogieing Sonny Rollins- "Freedom Suite"- Riverside/OJC.

I think the point of that book is going to be lost on this crowd

Absolutely right, and courageous coming from an Indiana resident Curious, what's the buzz in Indiana? What's local opinion on this sorry incident? Those indefinite suspensions are fully justified. I had predicted 20+ game suspensions a little earlier in this thread. They will certainly go that long. Also, there will be criminal prosecutions. Stay tuned.

Hmmm, I always saw myself as too cool to be hip

Brownie, as Oscar Wilde once said:

Every time I think of getting an iPod, threads like this put a stop to it. There are some other iPod-like players out there by other companies that don't seem to have battery problems. Maybe that's the way to go? Is the iPod that superior to its competitors?

I've read some reviews, and it looks like an interesting read. There have been a spate of books recently about modernism and "cool." \ BTW, what is the difference between "hip" and "cool"?

Maybe offering them directly to board members is OK, but using the board to promote an EBAY auction or another sale site, is not cool.

So, what's the next plateau after 10,000? These are uncharted waters. Does one become a "Super Groovisimo" at 15,000? 20,000? I need to know so I can start planning

Another EXCELLENT choice! Don't step on the grass................Sam (er, Leeway!) B-)

I'm glad you mentioned Wyands. I just listened to him on my "Oliver Nelson "Screamin' the Blues" LP and another LP I played recently (darn, but I can't recll it at the moment ) where his playing really caught my attention. Perhaps one of those "talents deserving of wider recognition"?

Players are NEVER justified in going into the stands. If 18,000 people decide to riot, lives will be lost. There are women, children, old people, and hell, a lot of folks who came to watch a game, but get caught up in a brawl; in other words, many innocent people get hurt when a riot breaks out. What would the players have done, if 5,000 of those fans, enraged by what was going on, decided to charge the floor and beat (even kill) the players on the floor. When a riot breaks out, BAD things happen. The self-defense angle is bullshit. First of all, the person who threw the cup is rarely the one who gets hit or injured-- remember the Texas-Oakland baseball game where the lady got hit with a chair thrown into the stands by the ballplayer. Leave enforcement to the police. You will see HUGE suspensions. I would guess Artest, who is always involved in psychodramas, will be gone for at least 20 games, probably more. That will give him plenty of time to craft his rap records. You will also see CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS of Artest, O'neal, and otheres who attacked spectators. Yes, there will also be criminal prosecutions fo some fans. And there will be lawsuits. Big time money lawsuits. The NBA cannot afford this and they know it.

When people stop whining and bitching for a minute, I think they probably realize the US is a pretty nice place to live! I've only visited Paris, but I know I would love to live there. It's beautiful and civilized. I know it sounds like a cheap shot or something, but I find the US less and less beautiful and civilized as I get older. I never thought I'd say that, but the strip-mall-ification, Wal-Martification, McMansioning of America really has turned me off. Hey Bertrand, DC really can't compare to Paris! But it was nice of you to give your town (and mine) a civic boost

I have to agree with you on that. For example, I was checking out the Hoffman forum for a while (no longer) and it seemed as if everyone was obsessed with DSOM. Almost like a religious thing. It's weird. It's still a huge seller I believe.

I know nothing about this Mosaic, or about Amos Milburn for that matter. I don't think I've seen this Mosaic discussed. In fact, I only noticed it existed today when I spotted a listing for it in the Acoustic Sounds catalog. Anyone have this set? How would you describe it, evaluate it? Amos Milburn Mosaic

I mostly agree with what JSngry had to say about it. Most of this smutty, salacious commercialized hype is so brain-dead, it's insulting. I think the problem with the MNF skit is that it imported something that viewers of "Desperate Housewives" expect, but not the viewers of MNF. That is, if you tune into "DH" than you should expect this kind of "sexy" programming. When you tune into a football game, you expect football (at least I do). The race angle is more interesting. I think it is pretty interesting that the bit involved interracial sex. 20 years ago, interracial marriage was against the law in many states (I think these are all red states ) . White segregationists would have been venting. I mean, this would have been a very radical thing to do. Now, it SEEMS that these feelings are no longer in play (although I wonder about that). In that sense, the skit indicated a rather significant degree of progress in mattes of race. OTOH, criticism has come from the African-American community. I think they see it as a sort of "Mandingo" thing, where the black stud spends a lot of his time lusting after white women. Would it have been more radical to have a white football player and a black female? One has to wonder just how calculated the skit's use of interracial sex was? was it designed to titillate? Was it designed to revive old stereotypes? Hard to say until we know more about the writers, their intent, etc. In America, race is always an issue.

New Jazz/Prestige/OJC vinyl. Dolphy has some nice moments on this, especially on bass clarinet. Keeping it funky: Rock: Steppenwolf the Second. MCA. Contains "Magic Carpet Ride" - the soundtrack for many youthful misadventures Good, raw, driving rock.

"BLAH" for DSOM? or "BLAH" for MFSL? or just BLAH.