Teasing the Korean

Safari - Edmond De Luca - Somerset

The last version of this that I had required an external CD burner. I now have a mac with an internal CD burner. Is there a version of Toast that will allow me to use the internal burner?

Bill's Bag - Billy May - Capitol Dimensions in Jazz (Stereo)

Imus should have been canned years ago for the simple reason that he's an intense BORE. The fact that he makes racist statements on top of the fact that he's an intense bore makes him that much more useless. He'll probably find a way to profit off this situation, so he wins either way.

Since the Cinema Legrand Box Set came out, a companion CD has also been issued: "Le Cinema De Michel Legrand -- Nouvelle Vague" Focusing on his soundtracks for French New Wave films. While some of the main themes appeared on the box set, the new release contains additional music from these films. Available at www.dustygroove.com http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=ppy...p%3Bincl_cs%3D1

If someone played me track 1 in a blindfold test, I would swear it was from a 70s Italian soundtrack by Piero Umiliani or Piero Piccione!

Composer/arranger Russ Garcia turns 91 this week, April 12! He lives in New Zealand now and is still active, conducting symphonies and backing up vocalists. His 1959 Liberty album "Fantastica" is a masterpiece.

I could care less if any of you like or don't like the BBs, but, for the record, they grew up in a lower middle class environment with an abusive dad; hardly an idylic middle class upbringing.

Do you pick up on that in bossa nova and MPB? Most of those Brazilian artists were practically royalty and related to one another in one way or another.

Is the "suburban white middle class" thing people are referring coming from the surf/hot rod lyrics, or from the music itself? I can certainly see this in the early stuff, but it's less obvious from "Today" on, at least in my opinion.

Incredibly, the box set does not include "Let Him Run Wild" - at Brian's request!!! They even address this in the booklet with the box. This has to be one of their best ever records. If you get the box set, you'll still need "Let Him Run Wild."

"Love You" is to outsider art what "Pet Sounds" is to pop music. Absolutely essential.

As I've gotten older, the surf/hot rod songs haven't aged well. I appreciate them for what they are, but don't spin them very often. Non Pet Sounds tracks? The two albums prior to Pet Sounds, Today and Summer Days, are both loaded with good songs (especially the former) which hint at the direction Brian would take with Pet Sounds. "Let Him Run Wild" and "Little Girl I Once Knew" would both fit nicely on Pet Sounds, in terms of lyrics, production, and composition. And the 4 Capitol albums after Pet Sounds are really solid: Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Friends, and 20/20. "Let the Wind Blow" from Wild Honey is stunning. Carl sings a very soulful version of this song on their 70s live album, too. "Friends" is probably their most solid album after Pet Sounds, offbeat and beautiful. I love all the Dennis songs from this period, especially "Be With Me" and "Little Bird." As for the post Capitol (Brother) years, you'd be better off getting the twofer of Sunflower and Surf's Up, if you don't already have it (IMHO).

I also like some of the their late 60s stuff, when they were getting into a groovier swamp bag.

The latin albums on Capitol are good, if a bit predictable after a while. The schmaltzy albums on Capitol have some great cover art! There's usually a gem or two tucked away on those. His Capitol bossa album has woodwind arrangements by Claire Fischer which are similar in style to the Cal Tjader Contemporary music of Mexico and Brazil. I have the MGM stuff on reissue LPs from the 50s and they are the most satisfying overall. And I never pass up any of his solo piano albums, regardless of the year or width of his lapel.

Wildest Organ in Town - Billy Preston - Lame Capitol Reissue omitting back liner notes (but at least it has all 12 songs)...

It spins around and creates a vibrating effect. Most players set the motor on slow; Cartoon composer Carl Stalling and film composer Bernard Herrmann often used it on the fast setting. MG, knowing your taste in soul jazz, I would recommend Cal's 60s recordings on Verve, or some of his groovy albums on Skye.

I have a couple of his straight ahead non-Latin LPs but I never really play them much. There's nothing wrong with them; it just never occurs to me to spin them. When I'm in the mood for Cal, I want the Latin or the groovy stuff.

Macanudo, by Ahmad Jamal, in case you can't see it; and ...which is one of the other few good albums on Crown. Check out the personnel (on the cover)!

Bongo Madness - Don Ralke (w/Buddy Colette on flute) - on the dreaded Crown label (1 of about 4 descent albums they released).

Joao Gilberto - Amoroso (WB)

Sun Ra - Sound of Joy (70s reissue) Gilberto Gil - Expresso 222 (original on Philips)

Why? I mean, I'm sure you must get something out of that or you wouldn't do it - but what? MG I think the convenience of the digital format invites the listener to flip around alot more at will. I know I tend to listen to LPs a little differently than I do CDs, iTunes, etc.

I really love LPs as objects, even if I don't play them (which I do, only I've accumulated too many to play!).

WABC in NY used to put so much reverb and compression on the DJs voices they sounded like God.