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I thought you might be talking about guitarist Royce Campbell. Royce I would definitely go see!

weizen, I had a very similar experience last year with a Fantasy vinyl of Miles's Workin'. I noticed that the vinyl was remarkably thin and mentioned it to my "record man". Not a problem, was the answer. Took it home and clunk, pop, skip...yeah, that toaster oven thang. He gave me a new one that worked but, MAN! that's bad!

On second thought. I've seen people lose their composure in a political forum when the discussion gets heated but I have never seen anyone resort, immediately, to insults and namecalling over a simple disagreement about a freaking cd! For that, Oh Great HoundsTooth, you get the Dubious Achievement Award for Bulletin Board Sociopath of the Month. Congratulations! You deserve it dude! I've never claimed to be a reviewer. I leave that to people who are more talented than I, but I do know when something I hear is good. Once and for all, folks, The Promise Land is good. It's a no-brainer. Scott Yanow at the AMG site is a good listener and a good reviewer and I note that he regards the album as "Top-notch hard bop", "easily recommended for fans of modern straight-Ahead jazz." He gave it Four Stars. But, ofcourse, Scott has to have his head up his a** because the Great HoundsTooth at Organissimo, has firmly denounced the recording, "no swing, no sparkle, no nothin'" Brilliant, Crime Dog! Cedar Walton's The Promise Land was released last year on HighNote (arguably the best small jazz label operating today, putting out consistently good music by an impressive stable of fine jazz artists) and the CD went to Number 1 on the JazzWeek national, jazz radio airplay chart. That's 85 jazz radio program directors and jazz programmers all across the United States who report to the weekly chart, but, according to the Great HoundsTooth, are also completely full of sh*t. "I would hate to see anyone waste money on this trainwreck," remarked the Great HoundsTooth. Brilliant again, Tail-O-The-Pup! HoundsTooth, not only have you demonstrated what sort of person you are; you have also revealed that you have no clue about what you are listening to and you have even less of a clue about how to behave on a bulletin board. You have a very rude mouth, you have no manners and you have no ear. Put a cork in it, stay out of Recommendations and stick to the fluffy stuff.

I'm sorry to have offended you jazzhound. I was trying to achieve the opposite. I obviously failed. Now that I've been needlessly accused of being rude and obnoxious, I think I'll bid you farewell, jazzhound. Good luck and good posting.

I was told that Rush Limbaugh has great fun calling Michael Moore "fat". Man, how quickly times change!

Jazzhound, I certainly respect your opinion in these matters but I honestly can't connect with any of your critique of this record. I don't know anyone who hasn't been crazy about it. I said it before, I'll say it again, I thought it was one of the best albums of last year. (I'm not the only one, BTW) No swing, no sparkle, no nothin. Agreeing to disagree isn't a bad thing.

The ever-otherworldly Madrid Jazz festival. Boy, did you nail that! Good memory. The Madrid Blues Festival is a pretty spacey happening too. You could have played the bar at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. They used to have jazz once in a while. From the Albuquerque Symphony to the rodeo. A day in the life of a New Mexico Jazzman! B)

Jim, We were in Santa Fe until 1981. Just wondering where you played in Albuquerque and if you ever drove up north to Santa Fe to play? There was a pretty cool recording studio in Cerrios or Galisteo(?), south of Santa Fe. I knew a few jazz cats who did some work there.

Midnight Train To Georgia at -22? Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Scott, I'm down in SW Colorado but some friends of ours in Bailey emailed photos that look exactly like that. Now that's Colorado snow!

I agree. Good post Jim. I'm not sure where Stefon is coming from in that quote. I heard him play one of his compositions - a tribute to Milt Jackson - at a festival a couple of years ago and it was as moving, full of feeling and bluesy as anything I've ever heard. Maybe he's affected by the blues more than he realizes.

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

However, if the Smarts in any way insinuated that it was because they prayed a lot that Elizabeth was found, and that other missing children who are not found are not found because of the lack of prayer, then yes, I would agree that is very insensitive.

Two more that's toooooo damn big.

Giganto Head. Very scarey.

Being raised Mormon, I've been waiting for all the dogma to come in and it's been surprisingly light, believe it or not. Maybe I'm just getting my news from the wrong sources. Anyway, nothing I've heard in the news or read online has been anything other than what I would expect from any strong Christian family. vibes, I'm also an atheist but I want you to know that my intention was not to slam Mormans. I've probably interrpreted a lot of what I've been hearing incorrectly. I do, however, agree with those who object to the "power of prayer" mantra. If nothing else, I think they're being terribly insensitive to those who have been far less fortunate under similar circumstances. The Smarts and their daughter Elizabeth were very, very lucky, indeed.

I, too, have found myself checking in at the B3-er site first and I suspect soon to be only. I like the feel of this place. I like the ORG and I like the management style. AAJ is okay but I really don't like being told what I can and cannot discuss. Then there's that dipsh*t Pha-rock and the unexpected arrival of some unsavory types from another BBS, who shall remain nameless. (I don't need that again) Damn, that cigar smells good. Now, I think I'll just have another sip of this fresh Guinness draft.

I thought it was one the best albums of last year. Nine tracks, 5 fine, new Cedar compositions and a great version of Body and Soul. Vincent Herring - alto and flute David Williams - bass Kenny Washington - drums I like everything on this cd. Those are getting hard to find.

It's interesting to hear the rumblings of protest regarding the Smart family's constant referral to "miracles" and the power of their prayer. The objection centers around the inference that families whose children have not been found alive didn't pray enough or hard enough. I have to say, the Mormon dogma is getting pretty thick surrounding all of this.

B3-er, For what it's worth the JPEG looks the same for me too. On my s***ty Mac at work and on my PC at home. I've imagined the purple to be the purple of the old JazzOnline. Am I close?

Wonderful to hear some good news, indeed! My daughter called me at work when she heard the news this afternoon. She was elated and so was I. Made my month!

The only board I visited was the BNBB. Now that I'm registered at AAJ and here, I intend to visit both. It's nice to have a solid alternative. This is a cool place! Now if the old politcal junkies would just show up and start things simmering.........