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  3. Buddy Rich Big Band

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    I've had a love-hate relationship with Buddy Rich for decades. I really admire his work as a youngster with the Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, and Tommy Dorsey bands, but really couldn't warm up to his 1960's & 70's bandleading years, even though I saw the band twice (in 1966 and 1970). It all seemed to about Buddy's aggressive, over-the-top showboating. and of course there are the infamous candid tapes of Buddy chewing out the band, which cannot endear one to Buddy's personality. :-)

    Recently I've been picking up the jazz video boxed sets from Jazz Icons, and in one of the sets there is a 1978 concert by Buddy and his band at the Northsea Jazz Festival. I had put off viewing this one until it was the last one in the set, and last night we finally sat down with it. I have to say that I was totally blown away! The drive, the precision, the sheer virtuosity was tremendously exciting, and on his own terms, there just isn't any musician on the planet who could generate excitement like this. Say what you will about Buddy's brand of music, watching this video was a treat.

    Agree completely about that DVD.

    Imagine how good it would have been if it had been well-recorded. Camera work is great; sound quality not so much. The brass section was not mic'd properly.

    Interesting - I run my TV through my stereo system. I thought the sound was quite acceptable. Not stereo, mind you, but crisp and clear. I guess we all hear things differently.

  4. Buddy Rich Big Band

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    I've had a love-hate relationship with Buddy Rich for decades. I really admire his work as a youngster with the Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, and Tommy Dorsey bands, but really couldn't warm up to his 1960's & 70's bandleading years, even though I saw the band twice (in 1966 and 1970). It all seemed to about Buddy's aggressive, over-the-top showboating. and of course there are the infamous candid tapes of Buddy chewing out the band, which cannot endear one to Buddy's personality. :-)

    Recently I've been picking up the jazz video boxed sets from Jazz Icons, and in one of the sets there is a 1978 concert by Buddy and his band at the Northsea Jazz Festival. I had put off viewing this one until it was the last one in the set, and last night we finally sat down with it. I have to say that I was totally blown away! The drive, the precision, the sheer virtuosity was tremendously exciting, and on his own terms, there just isn't any musician on the planet who could generate excitement like this. Say what you will about Buddy's brand of music, watching this video was a treat.

  7. Doc Pomus

    in Artists

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    Perhaps I'm wrong, but I always thought that Mort Shuman was mostly the music guy and that Doc Pomus was mostly the lyricist in that collaboration.

    Actually, you are right. Don't know why I assumed the opposite. :shrug[1]:

  9. Ever see an old LP where the LP itself was sealed?

    in The Vinyl Frontier

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    That's the way Columbias used to come.

    Ah, thanks! Perhaps Dad is a bit fuzzy on this. Chuck, what if anything protected the old 10 inch LPs? I never see a paper or plastic sleeve in those, or the really old 45's....

    Columbia (and subsidiary labels Epic, Date, et al) were sold this way from approximately 1963 until 1968, the record sealed inside the plastic inner sleeve.

    The only label that ever provided inner sleeves on 10-inch LP's that I can recall was Capitol. 7-inch EP's rarely had inner sleeves, but I've seen a few European EP's that came with inner sleeves.

  11. Levon Helm, R.I.P.

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    Not much to add to all the sentiments expressed, but I can't let Levon's passing go without a comment. I loved the Band - saw them in 1969 and again in 1970, and bought all of their albums as they came out. They were just about as good as it gets.

  12. Benny Goodman featuring Anita O'Day

    in New Releases

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    bought the FLAC download. Excellent sound given its age and terrific performances, IMO. Anyone else heard this?

    I've got the CD - very good sound quality. An OK performance - nice to hear O'Day with the Goodman band, although she's only on a couple of tracks. For some reason, "Sing Sing Sing" is mistitled "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" (BG does quote BMBDS during his solo).

  13. LF Chocolate Williams LP Hi-Lo 1402

    in Offering and Looking For...

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    I'd think so too. Jepsen lists only two tracks under this number (the sole entry as a Chocolate Wiliams leader date). One of the two tracks (Lady Gingersnap) is on the Savoy twofer "The Modern Jazz Piano Album" (SJL 2247), whic AFAIK is not a particularly rare album.

    Two more tracks from that date (on Hi-Lo 1403) which are also on that Savoy twofer start the Herbie Nichols leader entries in Jepsen's discography.

    It is definitely a 78. I had a copy years ago.

  14. Dick Clark (American Bandstand) Passes

    in Miscellaneous Music

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    Anybody from my generation grew up with Dick Clark on TV. In the late 50's my friends and I watched American Bandstand religiously after school. His later forays into mainstream TV, from the game shows, New Years' Eve celebrations, and his hosting and producing TV specials such as TV Bloopers, may have turned off younger viewers, but to me he was the guy who introduced me to the greatest of rock & roll, giving us our first glimpses of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and countless other legends.

    RIP, old friend

  18. Guess who?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Jack's right, as usual.

    I heard a radio story about Kathy Ireland becoming a megabucks business mogul, was kinda surprised, and looked for pics. I wouldn't have recognized her.

    Ireland was another model-turned-actress. I saw her guest star on a few television dramas, on which she demonstrated the usual poise and attractiveness with a lack of acting talent. Was surprised to learn relatively recently that she was a very successful entrepeneur in the clothing business. Apparently she does have a brain.

  24. An opportunity to say thanks

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    I remember rec.music.bluenote. Is that still around? Not being moderated, there were some raw exchanges there, but I learned a lot. As I continued to do at BNBB and now here. Like others have said, I feel no need to look at All About Jazz or other sites...my time is limited and I enjoy the postings here. Fortunately, jazz carries on, even though recorded sales seem to be dying. Other than the dwindling postings about new releases, the tenor seems much the same as before.

    I was an active participant at rec.music.bluenote (under my real name Jack Woker) from around 1995. Saw it slowly fade away in the early 2000's, partially from the influence of some idiotic trolls who hung out there, and mostly due to the demise of Usenet, whuch my server stopped offering a few years ago. I've enjoyed my time on this board, but I have to confess that I'm not as active as I used to be.

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