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I attended Lennie's many times back then. These photos bring some wonderful memories!
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The writing has been on the wall for a little while now. About a year ago he stopped appearing regularly, only showing up about once a month. Now I wonder if perhaps he had a terminal illness, and knew that his time was coming.
I always enjoyed his commentaries, and it goes without saying that a lot of us will miss him.
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Mangione out-anticing Jarrett. Amazing!
As I recall, Mangione was wearing a silver double breasted suit, with slicked back hair, and his whole demeanor struck me as a jive hipster, who he had no right to be because he was white (I was pretty young at the time). Looking back, I think we may have been rather harsh on Mangione, who probably had to endure a fair amount of crap for being white in a band that had always been black. The "hippie" image he had adopted by the 70's served him better. Limelight was probably smart in not including any photos of the band in the jacket. Jarrett was young and serious; there was none of the ego tripping that he indulged in later.
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I like "Buttercorn Lady", although it seems to rate low among Blakey fans for some reason. I saw this group live at the time, and was put off by the rather jive antics (or so we thought) of Chuck Mangione, but years later when I finally heard the record, it was way better than I expected.
"Hold On I'm Comin'" is strictly for the completist.
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Qu'est-ce qui?
Elisha Cook Jr.
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Bluesnik is one of my least favorites. I never really connected with it.
For me, I'd say that my "connection" was really the result of an intellectual (laughing at myself) exercise. I don't think I appreciated Bluesnik until I put it into context - it's all variations on the blues. I keep that "blues" lower case, because it's not all 12-bar "classical" Blues. (Rather like St. Louis Blues or Birth of the Blues) It shows both the versatility of the form and the creativity of McLean, Drew and Hubbard, as composers.
I like "Bluesnik" a lot - always have. Different strokes, I guess.
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Jackie's Prestige dates are largely blowing sessions, but the blowing is very good, especially on "Lights Out" and "A Long Drink of the Blues". The Blue Note dates are, for the most part, more ambitious, better organized and focussed. I especially like "One Step Beyond", "Destination Out", "A Fickle Sonance", to name three.
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I'm not that old!
Sorry, Jack. Just a guess because I know you've been around for a while.
BTW, who among us here is the oldest? I'm 69 -- surely it can't be me? Ted O'Reilly, perhaps?
I'm 66. Started going out to hear live jazz in 1963.
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I've been meaning to submit this lady for some time, and I keep forgetting.
Angie Dickinson?
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Also, if folks have not yet testified re: Jug (a-lug, Jug-a-lug) & Stitt road band, why might that be?
Simply because there aren't that many people on Organissimo who are old enough to have heard that band? Stereojack perhaps.
I'm not that old! I did see a reunion of Stitt and Ammons in 1970 at the Monterey Jazz Festival, right after Ammons got out of the joint. Stitt was playing the Varitone, and Jug carved him!
I saw Stitt several times, and for my money, he usually played well. The last time I saw him was in 1982 in New Orleans, and I recall vividly reacting emotionally to a lovely rendition of Stardust, a tune that he had probably played a thousand times. He was dead a few months later.
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Guess who?
Adrienne Barbeau. Yes, the full body shot would have been helpful.
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One last try, and then I'll reveal the mystery guest.
I've already gone to IMDB armed with the clues you provided, GA, so I'm disqualified from the guessing. But let me say this - you'll be lucky to get a winner on this one!
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So what's the latest?
Post #56 in this thread is the most up-to-date news. We'll be around for at least another year.
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Too easy! What do Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart and Broderick Crawford have in common?
Quinn and Basehart were both in Fellini's "La Strada". Might Crawford have also appeared in a Fellini film?
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I got to see Bert in solo performances twice in recent years, and it was absolutely spellbinding. A brilliant performer.
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William Basehart?
I believe it is Richard Basehart.
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My hint is this - there is a Lee Majors connection.
I'm gonna say Linda Evans.
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I've never seen the attached cover until today. Is it the original cover? (Or a 10" cover?) Reid Miles designed it.
Definitely a 12 inch cover.
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Just saw it last night. Very moving and inspiring! Having played in stage bands in high school, I was very impressed with the level of musicianship.
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No surprise. He's only been appearing about once a month for the past year or so.
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Nicely done! Zooey is indeed adorable and the show has a nice laid-back vibe.
Thought that was pretty lame to be honest. We'll see what it's like without Wayens, Jr.
I agree with Lon. Deschanel is cute, even adorable, but she tries to hard to be goofy on this, and it's irritating. And the less said about the three roommates, the better.
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Watched the season premiere of Harry's Law. I think it's going to be a good season.
Sorry, but I have to disagree. The "store front" locale of the show and the connection to the neighborhood was the main appeal of the show. This year they've dropped the neighborhood characters, and transformed it into another slick lawyer show, replete with a cast of pretty people. The addition of the insufferable Christopher McDonald as a regular cast member doesn't help either. As much as I like Kathy Bates, I think she's going to buried before long.
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Here's one.
Ann-Margret
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The CD I have of In the Vernacular sounds poorly mastered. I wonder if the flaws are in the original source.
I doubt it. I've got the original LP, and although the vinyl ain't the greatest, the sound is good.
Guess who?
in Miscellaneous Music
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Can't see it!