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  5. Buddy Rich as singer?

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    Buddy's singing is, uh, average, to put it kindly. Not much in the way of vocal chops, kind of a jivey delivery. At one point he announced that he was hanging up his drumsticks to pursue a career as a vocalist, but that idea didn't last. Much better drummer than singer! :cool:

  6. The Vault is about to be opened...

    in Miscellaneous Music

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    (there are also two video performances under "video" - both look to be early 70s, I wonder if anyone can identify the other players?)

    Andy Bey (vocal), Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet), Mickey Roker (drums) are all easily recognizable. I would guess that the guitarist is Richie Resnicoff, and the tenor is Harold Vick. Although we never see the bassist, it is probably Bob Cranshaw.

  8. Movie: Johnny Cash's Walk The Line

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    I completely agree, but Diana Ross's soundtrack album to "Lady Sings the Blues" was a big seller. There's money to be made off of uninformed moviegoers. :cool:

    Jack, do you remember the Lennie Tristano letter to down beat (several years prior to "Lady Sings the Blues") where he proclaimed Diana Ross "the best jazz singer since Billie Holiday"?

    I do - it raised my eyebrows then, but today there are Tristanoites who echo Lennie's "approval". I kid you not! :blink:

  11. "No singer on earth is more woman than Betty Carter."

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    I never really "got" Betty Carter until a friend who was a big fan took me to see her. Her body movements correlated with the lines she sang, and I was blown away. That said, I like her early to middle period recordings (1950's - 1970's) best - Epic, Peacock, ABC, United Artists, Atco, the first couple of BetCars, and the Roulettes. I had the opportunity to interview her on the radio back in the early 1980's, and she was a tough cookie. Once she realized I was a fan and actually was familiar with her work, she warmed up and we got along fine. She said that Roulette had ripped her off pretty badly, and urged people not to buy those records, but now that she's gone, I gotta say that "Now It's My Turn" is one of my favorites. :w

  13. Movie: Johnny Cash's Walk The Line

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    I agree 100% that he's no Cash and they never should have released a CD of his vocals - who would even buy such a thing when real Johnny Cash CDs are available? I think Phoenix's vocals work well in the context of the movie, but there's no reason to hear him aping Cash on the radio.

    I completely agree, but Diana Ross's soundtrack album to "Lady Sings the Blues" was a big seller. There's money to be made off of uninformed moviegoers. :cool:

  15. Movie: Johnny Cash's Walk The Line

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    Phoenix's decision to do the vocals was a bad one and, and, I'm willing to bet, attributable to simple actor's vanity -

    From all accounts, it wasn't Phoenix's decision, but the director/producer's. Phoenix was apparently reluctant to do them; it had nothing to do with vanity. For what it's worth, I'm glad that he did them rather than dub in Johnny.

    I was apprehensive about this going in, but got used to it pretty quickly, and really didn't find it to be a distraction. Phoenix does really well in mimicing Johnny's on stage moves, btw.

  17. Movie: Johnny Cash's Walk The Line

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    Check out the films Election and Pleasantville. Witherspoon is top notch in both.

    The more I think about Walk the Line, the more I think that Witherspoon practically stole the movie from Phoenix.

    Those were OK, as was one of her first films, Man In the Moon. I was thinking more of The Legally Blond films and Sweet Home Alabama. I agree that she pretty much steals Walk the Line.

  22. Seeing Fakes, Angry Traders Confront EBay

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    Admittedly, the feedback system is flawed. I used to give positive feedback as soon as I received payment for an item. Several times, however, I encountered unreasonable ballbusters who gave me a hard time, and I was unable to retract the feedback. Waiting until the buyer has received the item ensures that both parties are satisfied before any feedback is exchanged. Once the seller and buyer are both happy, then feedback can be exchanged. Of course, I'm one of the honest dealers, so these kinds of hassles have been few. -_-

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