Teasing the Korean

Of course. But the montage has remained as one of those options, and I was simply pointing out its conventions and cliches as it has evolved. No malice was intended toward forum members working in the film industry.

I know. It doesn't change? Of course it does. How many movies today show a denim-clad couple in the woods while a Bread song plays in the background, unless it's done ironically? I just realized I failed to mention the travel montage...

It's a section of the film. It has no dialogue, various shots, music in the background. It is used to convey things happening and time passing without boring the audience while things happen and time passes. There must be thousands of films and TV show episodes using montages. "House" has one every week and it's always the low point of the show. In 20 years, though, it may be the most compelling aspect, as it will date the show, much as ads in vintage magazines are more interesting than the "real" content.

They are often featured in Hollywood films or US TV shows.

In the late 60s and early 70s, we had the love montage. This featured a couple, typically clad in denim and cowboy boots, walking through the woods, with soft focus shots of sunlight filtered through the trees. The scene would be scored with flute and acoustic guitar, or maybe a Bread knockoff. In the late 70s and (dreaded) 1980s, we had the action montage. This typically featured the underdog protagonist trying to accomplish a major feat in an impossibly short amount of time. It was typically scored with forgettable steroid fake-rock. It was recently parodied to great effect in “Team America.” Today we have the introspective sensitive montage. It features individual characters in succession looking introspective and sensitive. It is scored with a flavor-of-the-week indie rock band doing a faux introspective sensitive song. Well, that just about does it for our montage retrospective. What kind of montage will come into vogue next?

Gimme a chance to spin my vinyl copy and we can discuss it, if you want to.

No, she had a killer voice and was a big part of the UK mod/R&B scene. She had a number of UK hits but only one in the US.

No, some pledge special focusing on hit songs from films. She sang "To Sir with Love" and looked and sounded terrific.

I couldn’t believe how great she looked and sounded! What’s she been up to all these years?

I have a thing for jazz concept albums depicting the many moods of the concrete jungle. I have most of the ones that I'm aware of, this being one of them.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/2...n.ap/index.html The link has pictures Tiger, orangutan babies bond as inseparable playmates Story Highlights • 5-month-old female orangutans and tiger cubs live at Taman Safari zoo • All were abandoned by their mothers shortly after birth • The four have lived side-by-side for a month without a single act of hostility • Tigers and orangutans are both endangered species CISARUA, Indonesia (AP) -- Call them the odd couples. A pair of month-old Sumatran tiger twins have become inseparable playmates with a set of young orangutans, an unthinkable match in their natural jungle habitat in Indonesia's tropical rainforests. The friendship between 5-month-old female baby primates Nia and Irma, and cubs Dema and Manis, has blossomed at the Taman Safari zoo where they share a room in the nursery. After being abandoned by their mothers shortly after birth, the four play fight, nipping and teasing each other, and cuddling up for a shared nap when they are worn out. "This is unusual and would never happen in the wild," said zoo keeper Sri Suwarni, bottle-feeding a baby chimp on Wednesday. "Like human babies, they only want to play." The four have lived side-by-side for a month without a single act of hostility, she said. Indonesian tigers and orangutans are both endangered species, threatened by rapidly shrinking habitats. Conservationists estimate there are fewer than 700 Sumatran tigers still alive, while fewer than 60,000 orangutans remain in the wild. Around 90 percent of the jungle has been destroyed by illegal logging, poaching and cut-and-burn farming practices on Borneo and Sumatra islands. The exceptional friendship will likely be short-lived, said veterinarian Retno Sudarwati, because as the animals grow up their natural survival instincts will kick in. "When the time comes, they will have to be separated. It's sad, but we can't change their natural behavior," she said. "Tigers start eating meat when they are three months old." Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

How could I have forgotten that axiom? Thanks for reminding me!

Amoroso is out on CD with another JG album from around the same period (no Ogerman). I was reading some Amazon reviews and lots of people don't like Ogerman's string arrangements. Oh well, I must be a square! CO's presence on bossa albums is always a plus for me.

Mine is a record cover fu@#-up. I framed and hung a perfect copy of this: It wasn't secure enough where it was hanging, and not only did it fall and break the glass, but a shard of glass marked up parts of the cover, scraping off the image. Mostly just a few small sections of the background, but a tiny part of the lady's ample bosom as well. Sigh...

What's this one like?

Any info on the films or composers on Jazz et Cinema Vol. 5?

Any thoughts on David Shire's score?

Are you sure the mono KOB was a fold down?

I have some early Percy Mayfield stuff on LP and I really like it. Not to change the subject, but has the Jimmy Scott Tangerine album ever been released, and if so, what is the title?

I have a nice Joao Gilberto LP on WB called "Amoroso," with arrangements by Claus Ogerman. Does anyone know if they recorded anthing else together? Ogerman was ubiquitous on the bossa scene for a while there, but I know that Gilberto also recorded sporadically at certain points in his career. Just curious...

In fairness, it should be added that fold down mono mixes of 2 track stereo mixes can work very well IF the engineer is good and knows that this is the intention from the get-go. Many Van Gelder Blue Note monos were folded down from the stereo, and listening to them both ways, I'm convinced that he set his levels on the stereo recording based on how it would sound in mono. The bass and the piano come up in the mix a tad when you fold down those stereo mixes, and they sound better. Also, just because a mix is folded down doesn't mean the engineer may not do some individual tweaking to the left and right to make them sound right in mono. Folddowns were (typically) disastrous, though, with three track recordings featuring a left, center, and right channel.

Maybe I should ask this in the Politics forum, but imagine if the US had a statesman as cool as Vinicius...

Weird stuff I just got this! I was kind of expecting this to be a cheesefest, but it's amazing how straight they're playing it! Some of the arrangements make them almost unrecognizable as Stones tunes! I love "Lady Jane" and "I am Waiting!" It sounds like late 60s/early 70s TV music! Which is a good thing, of course!

...visual sound STEREO Joe Pass - The Stones Jazz All Rolling Stones covers! on World Pacific.

How is this? The actual soundtrack for "A Patch of Blue" is often listed as a favorite by Jerry Goldsmith fans, but it's never done that much for me.