vibes

Man, if that doesn't turn out to be enough to drive someone insane, nothing will I was waiting for this. I once made a similar comment at the BNBB at it caused quite a stir.

I had to think about it for a while, but here are some of my "old slippers": Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz, Tribute Lionel Hampton/Oscar Peterson - Quartets/Quintets on Verve Grant Green - Idle Moments

I've been doing the Atkins diet since January, so almost all of the new recipes that I or my wife have tried since then have come from the Atkins website (www.atkinscenter.com). It's a good thing there's lots of recipes on there, because the diet is rather restrictive and the foods that one can eat on the diet (if you follow it strictly) are rather limited. I've had a lot of success with it, so I don't mind. When I get off the diet, my wife bought me the Famous Dave's cookbook (BBQ food, for those of you who haven't heard of the restaurant) and I'm excited to try a lot of the recipes in there.

"Two Bones" is in the box. Good album.

I'd like to see "Battlestar Galactica," "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place" on DVD. Please don't laugh.

As far as I can tell, Walt Dickerson's "Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia" has never been out on CD. I don't have a turntable, and would really like to hear this album. Could anyone provide me a burned CD of this album? I'm willing to pay for the materials, shipping, whatever. Thanks in advance!

GoM, sorry to hear you got hurt, but am glad to hear that you're doing OK. I hope you recover quickly from your injuries.

This morning: Alan Shorter - Orgasm Tina Brooks - The Waiting Game, Minor Move Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame Alice in Chains - Sap Woody Shaw - Rosewood

Saint Vitus, that's a cool picture you posted. Thanks for that.

I use a Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 system for my computer. Well, I did and then moved it to my living room - it works well enough for that. You can find these online, but I'm not sure about retailers, if you're interested in going and listening in. You can get one of these systems for $200 or thereabouts. I use a Sharp minidisc shelf system on my computer now. Sharp shelf systems sound nice, for the price. I've had two of them and have always been very happy with them. Best Buy carries a number of shelf systems and boomboxes for under $200. Listening is always best before buying something. They have lots of different computer speaker systems as well, and you can try all of them out.

I mentioned this in the other "confessional" thread, but I've always had a bit of trouble getting into Hank Mobley. I think it's partially because of his tone - it's just not heavy enough for me. People have mentioned that his tone is in the Lester Young vein, and maybe that's it - I don't care for Lester Young at all, like his music even less than Hank Mobley's. I have a few Hank Mobley sessions, including those on the Mosaic set, but I don't listen to them often. "Soul Station," "Roll Call," and "No Room For Squares" are probably my favorite Mobley sessions. After reading this thread last night, I went and listened to "Roll Call" again, and I think it's the sidemen that stand out more on the albums than Hank himself. I found myself listening more for Freddie Hubbard.

I recommend the Curtis Fuller Mosaic, if you have the means. "Bone & Bari" is probably my favorite session in the box. My favorite Curtis Fuller playing is probably on "Blue Train," however. I think everyone on that album was having a great day.

I bought this one a while back, because I felt like having something mellow, and I thought my wife would enjoy having it. It's not jazz, and that's OK - not everything in my world is or has to be jazz. Anyway, I don't think I've ever listened to the whole CD, start to finish. I've just skipped around a bit. I don't see myself ever listening to it a ton, but it's nice to have around.

Yes! This is one of my favorite box sets. I've been listening to "Glad To Be Unhappy," "Easy Living" and "Bossa Antigua" this week, as well as some other Desmond albums - The Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond Quartet, Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond - 1975, etc. All very nice, very mellow. Also been digging soul jazz/anything with B3/bluesy jazz lately. I just feel like the musicians were really having fun when they were playing the music, and I really need that in my life right now. Work has been extremely stressful for the last couple of months, and I've been spending a lot of time in the office, and I think that's why. Among the albums getting the most play: Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack, Midnight Special, Prayer Meetin' Stanley Turrentine - Chip Off the Old Block, In Memory Of, Common Touch John Patton - Got A Good Thing Goin', Let 'em Roll, Along Came John Larry Young - Into Somethin' George Braith - Complete Blue Note Grant Green - Carryin' On, Alive, Street of Dreams Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue ...and many others.

I used to watch this a lot too when I was a kid. It always made me laugh - the green slime, the torture chamber, everything. Most people know this, but this show is where Alanis Morissette got her start in show business. I do remember her being on there, mainly because of her unusual name. I haven't seen the show in at least 10 years, but would love to see it again.

I'm impressed. I've heard nothing but good things about it.

Mnytime, were you at the Mayo Clinic? I'm in Minneapolis....

Lots of ups and downs for me too, and since I'm 26, this is all pretty recent: 18-20: first couple years of college, and then took a little time off to work. 20-22: spent two years as a Mormon missionary in Hong Kong. A memorable experience, to say the least...But I can't quite give it the thumbs up. 23: went back to college and started working full-time as well. Last two years of college were full-time school with full time work. I did meet my wife then, which was cool. 24: finished bachelor's degree, got married, got a job at Best Buy corporate and moved to Minnesota. 25: pretty uneventful year. Working, learning how to be married, etc. Discovered BNBB, and then Mosaic records, and my finances have been shot ever since.

jacknife, Sent you a PM.

Guilty as charged. There. I said it. Guilty as well.

I'll take choice "A." Very, very dumb...but still pretty hot.

riverrat made some excellent points. I'd just like to follow up on a few of his points: It is true that SACD's do not allow for making digital copies. I use an optical cable to connect my player with my speakers, but the optical line is disabled when playing SACD's. As for burning CD's from an SACD, it would be pretty impractical. Computers can't even read the SACD layer, so if you wanted to make a copy of a single-layer SACD, you'd have to input the sound into a computer through the sound card's analog input, record .wav files, then burn them to a CD. This isn't very practical at all. With hybrid SACD's, however, I've had no trouble creating .wav or mp3's, which can then be used to burn copies. I also remember Greg stating that Sony players had better sound than Pioneer players, specifically (I don't remember Philips being mentioned). I believe this was because at the time, Pioneer had not licensed a certain technology for decoding the SACD's, something related to DSD. I believe Greg said they had recently licensed it and so this wouldn't be an issue. I agree with riverrat on what he said about a K2 mastering versus an SACD. Like I mentioned previously, I have a low-end system and it is very difficult to notice the difference between an SACD and a really good 20/24-bit mastered CD. Perhaps one of the audiophiles on the board could say more about this, someone with a nice, high-end system? I don't buy single-layer SACD's either. I have the "A Love Supreme" single-layer disc, but that's only because I got it for free at work. I only buy hybrids at this time, because being able to make mp3's of my music means everything to me right now - I have an mp3-CD deck in my car, use a 20GB mp3 player at work, and stream music across my home wireless network. Until mp3's or some other digital copy can be made from SACD's, I'll probably continue to only buy hybrid discs.

There's an excellent version that I've always been partial to on "An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet."

cs500, Here's a page that has some information: http://www.daisy-laser.com/tech3.htm I have a combo DVD/SACD player. If you're not an audiophile, buying one of these might be the way to go. The model I bought is a Sony 755, and it retails for $200-249 or so. Best Buy had them, but will not be selling them any more. They will be bringing in Pioneer combo players later this summer. To answer your other questions simply, yes, the sound is supposed to be better. I have a very low-end system and can tell that much from the few SACD releases that I have. For example, the "A Love Supreme" SACD release sounds wonderful to me, especially the bass. Not all SACD's are done well, however. I've read many reviews of SACD releases where there were complaints similar to those you would get with normal CD's. Who does the mastering and what they put into it means just as much with SACD's as it does with normal CD's. Hybrid SACD's will play on most normal CD players and computers. Single-layer SACD's will not. If you want to upgrade (you mentioned the upcoming "Blue Train" release), I'd wait and look for some reviews on the sound before doing so. There isn't a whole lot of music available in the format yet, and if you're more concerned about the quantity of music you buy than the quality of music you buy, then I would suggest waiting until more titles are available. To be honest, the only reason I bought an SACD player and the few titles I have is because of my employee discount at Best Buy. That makes trying new stuff out a lot more affordable.

In some ways, I kinda wish I had too.