CJ Shearn

I got mine from Abstract Logix. I thought the album otherwise is only available at their US tour until the summer when it gets wide release. What I've heard so far as a cursory listen, it's great though I'm still really digging the new RTF album a lot. Kenny Garrett's playing on the FPB record already shatters most of what's on "Sketches of MD", which after seeing Maceo Parker live tonight, I can take for what it is, a good funky record.

my copy should be in the mail today, however the album has Vinnie Colaiuta, not Blade. I'm digging the new RTF album personally.

congrats!

it's a horrendous album, I've heard it. JOS playing keyboards and a lot of anonymous sounding funk

Larry Goldings' Caminhos Cruzados is a good one too, just dug that out.

definitely for me one of the most dynamic bass-drums teams ever. The Miles stuff, the way PC and Philly laid a groove down was magic. And of course the way they work together with Hank on "Workout" is great too.

best deal ever for a CD, picked up SMV "Thunder" at the next to last day of CC being open for $1.51!

I just picked this up last night. It's a fun duet between Chick and Hiromi recorded at the Tokyo Blue Note in September 2007. Chick sounds very inspired on this and I've become a big Hiromi fan, and perhaps more than her own albums she shows what a creative improviser she is. Great "Bolivar Ba Lues Bolivar Are" on here.

pulled this out right now. It is a killin record.

I missed this the first time. This will be cool.

damn, heard soundclips, I gotta get this soon when funds allow.

damn, let's hope BN fixes this before I pick up "One Step Beyond"

damn.

fantastic news these are coming out. :

WTF? when the Fearless Leader set is out?

I like Art Blakey's recording of that too

kind of odd for a 1961 stereo BN, others like the "Here Tis" RVG are much wider.

yeah I remember growing up having a few of those weird albums, London maybe that were purely to show stereo separation, they must have been records from the 50's. I guess I'm so used to stereo it's hard to imagine an album in surround.

I need to play "Rabo De Nube" again for sure

I'm curious. Was it viewed as a huge realistic sonic breakthrough how surround and SACD are now? or was it sort of like "what is this?". I mean the super wide spread sounds awful nowadays like how some of the early stereo BN's sounded

monkboughtlunch, I have the '99 McMaster of "Grant's First Stand", listening now after I read your post, it's narrower stereo than most BN's of the era but it's not collapsed mono. I'll keep the version I got which sounds fine IMO

boxing and mixed martial arts, the NBA

interesting article. Thanks!

well said Lon. I think the trio has really worked on an approach to free playing that is very accessible, especially in the area of vamps. One of the things I like about "Straight No Chaser" on "My Foolish Heart" is that rather than play it typically as a straight blues it turns into a collective improv, and all three of those guys have played in that vein so it works. Even the more out things like on "Always Let Me Go" are unique for their accessibility

back to the subject that was brought up above Keith and groove, the groove that the trio gets into on the outro of "Solar" on the "Live at Open Theater East" DVD (reissued by ECM as disc 1 of "Live in Japan '93/96") is unreal.