CJ Shearn

can't say I enjoyed his music but he was a definitive influence on electronic music, and even video game music as well.

"Follow The Red Line" is a fantastic album, and I do like the sometimes technoish rhythms going on in spots, but I LOVE that four on the floor Smith starts hitting during Potters solo on "Pop Tune #1". Tho funnily, as I started listening to the album first thing I noticed was Nate Smith was playing a DeJohnette encore ride

RIP Cecil, I have only really heard him on the JOS, but he plays burning, ripping bop lines on "Blues No 4" definitely. Think I will pull that out now. Great player

Pat Metheny and Mike Stern play Sadowsky's, Pat can be seen playing a solid body nylon string on the "Secret Story Live" DVD. Sorta odd because his nylon string of choice is made by Linda Manzer, and before that he often played an Ovation I think, right Joe?

Stanley is probably my favorite tenor player of all time. I grew up on stuff like "Midnight Special", "Bacvk at the Chicken Shack". I really love his playing on JOS' "Off the Top", and the "Fourmost" series of albums as well, and on "Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert"

I agree. I hate such forms of storage.

it's a great album, bought it a few months ago.

talking about the original 2 LP recorded in 1976, released the following year. Any extra material? just got the 2 CD French reissue, and if Legacy reissues it in the US I know they'd probably add bonus material.

I have the Miles and Monk Monterey sets, need to give them a whirl. A darkly funny version of Stella, Jim? what do you mean?

Bought it as a cut out, thinking if it sucks real bad no big loss...... But I was real surprised, I bought the album for the supporting cast (mainly Lovano, Carter and DeJohnette) Kennedy's jazz chops need maturing and at times he walks the line between stiff and swinging, but "Expansions" has one of the best Jack D. grooves I've heard in a long time. Anyone else here like this album? I hope it opens more classical fans to jazz and Blue Note if they pick it up.

wow..... those were great, not unlike academic scholars going at it--well, jazz history for me and my interest in it approaches the academic, but wow. OK has a big ass ego, I don't doubt he's produced wonderful things like "Monk's Music", the Tyner Milestone stuff, but Leonard Feather whose liners I find entertaining, his ego there was nuts.

sounds like it'll be a interesting release, if the whole concert is recorded think it'll be a 3 disc set?

"Wind Up Bird" is awesome read it in college for a class. There are numerous jazz references there, including a great reference to Eric Dolphy where the main character says explaining something to another character would be like explaining a Dolphy solo.

RIP, as I've been saying all day, Joe along with Lyle Mays (definitely influenced by Joe) took jazz synth playing to a whole different level, making it sound very organic and real. "Brown Street" is a great album

I'm not a fan either but what a voice, and very sad.

And they are releasing thew 2fers with those crappy 70's LP covers too.............. Thats really crappy the Burrell doesn't have the bonus tracks of the OJC

I wonder if a live Metheny trio album from that trio will come out then, my guess is no b/c Pat would be involved in the process like he is for all his albums, he has a new trio album hitting February which I'm excited about

hehe thanks.

how are the JRVG versions of Midnight Special, and "Back at the Chicken Shack"? I plan to pick those up when the domestics are released, those need an upgrade badly!

I got mine today. Listened for about 10 mins, I'm most happy I have new phones, but they sound nice, very airy and I can hear more details in cymbals and such. They probably need burn in time tho.

ordered them cuz my Sennheiser HD 202's shorted out unfortunately. Now I have a Technics receiver and not a headphone amp, so what kind of sound can I expect from the Grado's? I know several have praised them here.

happy birthday Pat! looking forward to the expanded Secret Story reissue on September 25th.

yes it does. Brown Street is a great album, dare I say I like it better than most WR. But I guess this puts on hold Joe's one off Syndicate show w/ none other than Wayne Shorter, September 6th in Paris

thanks guys.