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Well, this is the most recent talk about KG's latest, so I'm putting my comments here: Energy wise, this is the best Garrett since Pursuance or Songbook. Those two, along with Triology, in my humble opinion, are the best that he's done. Compositionally, though, this lags behind songbook (can't compare it to a disc of stuff he didn't write). There's not a head in the bunch that leaves me thinking, "damn! what a great composition!" All in all, what I'm hearing right now is a disc that's a lot of fun to listen to, but one that'll probably sit on my shelf for a while after the buzz wears off.

Heatwave, please tell me about your favorite jazz artist. I would love to know a little more about your jazz interests, here on, well, a jazz board.

Did you come here just to belittle people about baseball? As his "bitch" I'd like to say "it sure looks that way." Uh Dan, anytime someone disagree with you about anything regarding baseball, you immediately tear into a personal vendetta against them. You ripped MartyJazz a new one earlier in this thread because his predictions didn't jibe with your knowledge. You're constantly belittling JazzyPaul about his White Sox, for no other reason other than they had the nerve to win the World Series after they had offended the baseball gods way back when. You've belittled my Rangers and I've taken it all in stride because I know what a mediocre team they are. But God forbid anyone insult your beloved Red Sox, especially based on what you know. Heatwave hasn't been very nice to you, but I don't blame him. You weren't exactly welcoming to him when he first started posting here. Jeez, he says something negative about the Sox and you take it as a personal attack. Lighten up, fercryinoutloud! So what if it was baseless? SO FUCKING WHAT???? If the Red Sox are THAT important to you, you need to get a life. And I know I've raised your blood pressure by posting this which will no doubt cause you to refer to me as "dipshit," "asshole," etc etc etc. Be my guest. You've already called me (and the other baseball-loving posters on this thread) a "fucker," so, really, I don't care anymore. You're not the victim here, Dan, so quit acting like you can't understand why someone's pissing on your shoes after you've shit in his backyard. One, I've never ripped Marty a new one. I would never do that to someone I know personally. Two, the phrase "so long, fuckers" was lifted from a movie and I presumed that people understood the reference, particularly when I added a frame from the movie as reference. Lastly, I would never tear into you, Al, because again, I "know" you and have a decent level of respect for you. Notice how you didn't for a second even try to respond to your belittling of the defending world champions. Don't worry, Dan, I forgive you.

There are some missing chords in that chart. didn't someone post a link to Steve Swallow's site with the lead sheet for that one somewhere?

...........and there's a great version of it on this: best ECM record to ever go out of print.

In defense of the nefarious Real Book, all I can say is: Como En Vietnam.

I'll be splitting time between tents representing my two places of employment. Anyone wishing to say hi is more than welcome. And I specifically got people to staff around me during Organissimo's set so I can check it out!

salt on Watermelon? ewwww.... salt on tomatoes, however...

between the White Sox getting their slump out of the way a little earlier this year, sweeping the Tigers and having FOUR GAMES against KC, I think we'll fare a little better than some certain Florida dwelling people around here might have hoped.

MLB: Chicago White Sox. Will only root for Cubs if they make it into post-season. However, if the Cubs and White Sox ever make it to the World Series again, I'm bringing my Guillen jersey and living in Kansas for two weeks. NHL: Philadelphia Flyers. NFL: blasphemy for a Chicagoan, but I just can't get into football. NBA: I hate basketball. MLS: Chicago Fire.

Hey don't feel bad. The Sox are in third place for the first time since, 1998. I could at least always take solace in the fact that we were right on Minnesota's heels or something (well, we are still on their heels, I guess), but fuck, third place? We need pitching. More hitting would be nice. An owner and GM willing to drain the league of all of its good players with all of that extra money that they're charging for seats to see the world champions now would be grand as well. It's too bad that I can guarantee that Ken Williams isn't perusing the baseball thread on a jazz board. Right now we're a paper tiger.

It's good to see the graphics department at 32Jazz getting work again, though.

Sample Questions From The Application: nicely done, Dan. You know, we did our best to help your cause last night. The least you can do is say thanks.

looks good my man! did you get the article? What do you think?

I don't know if I've shared this story before, but it's well worth telling, IMHO... I was 14, and had just checked out a book from the public library called Stairway to Hell: The 500 best heavy metal albums of all time. #1 was Zeppelin IV, #2 was Appetite for Destruction, and #'s3-24 were all albums that I owned and would have ranked similarly given the opportunity to do so. #25 (in the first edition, anyway) was Bitches Brew. Well, I agreed with the guy's first 24 choices, may as well pick up #25, right? Well, I buy it on tape at the local record store that I would end up working at 3 years later. Tape 1 side one was the song Bitches Brew, and I thought it was absolutely terrible. Screw this noise, and screw this Miles Davis guy! Well, three months later or something, I'm looking through my stash for something to play. I grab the second tape of Bitches Brew (the sides with John McLaughlin, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down, Spanish Key, etc) and HOLY SHIT! I went berzerk. Then I heard about this Tony Williams guy that my drum teacher was telling me about. Emergency followed. Then the 60's Miles Quintet stuff. Then Cannonball's sextet stuff. Then Blakey. Then Wayne. This stuff was fascinating. And then came The Dead. So, I'm so entranced by Live/Dead that I forget about all of those jazz tapes and CD's that were accumulating in my room. Until I started working at that record store. The Lost Grooves compilation on Blue Note had just come out, and the two outtakes from the Alive! album really killed me. From there on in, I was a jazz fan for life. And here I am, 17 years later, talking all about it.

Her acting in "PHC" was fine, but I thought her singing was completely unremarkable. I'm shocked that she actually has a career as a singer. She sounds like a high school kid in a school play. She grew up with my dad and is a very nice girl. Lay off. award for best post of the week goes to Catesta. Well Done!

I just MC'd Fred's show at the MCA in Chicago last night, and he was on F-I-R-E! Tatsu Aoki has got this thing going on when he plays that's just great. He bobs and weaves and just generally looks like he's having the greatest time ever up there. Isiah Spencer is a mutha behind the drums, and Fred, of course, is Fred. Fred seemed pretty excited about the whole venture, and some Velvet Lounge groupies (who I recognized, but didn't know) were handing out info sheets about the new place. So, hopefully some of the people that came to escape the 115 degree heat will make their way down there!

Sure, there are lots of factors at play probably in every situation. That said, the one that's about to cheat could do one of the following (kinda) honorable things: 1) Leave no doubt as to why you're unhappy. Enough of the stupid dropping hints shit. Make huge poster board signs that say "Our marriage sucks and this is why..." 2) Before you actually cheat, get counseling. And be honest about your feelings. 3) If that doesn't work, get the divorce procedings underway before tappin' that ass. If a cheating spouse has done those three things, then fine, they're not at fault. If not, then I really and truly hope that they get theirs in the end, because they really have done a completely and totally shitty thing. And the single guys that are the "ahem" victims of cheating wives? Screw you too. There are more than enough single women out there. Seeing this thread, right after getting married has made me realize that communication is key in any marriage, and that whole thing of "you can do it if you want to" usually means, "don't do it." Paul, I wish you the best.

Yeah right. And I'm sure that if the White Sox had sell-outs from a fan base happy to pay the highest ticket prices in the league, and therefore had the revenue for payroll, you'd go looking for another team to root for. I call "bullshit". Of course I wouldn't. But the White Sox aren't and the Red Sox and the Yankees are. So fuck them.

yes, i meant the red sox but really what's the difference? same team to me! Ouch, even I feel Dan's pain after that one.

well, here's one reason: the Tigers are the best team in baseball right now, the Twins are right behind them and they are playing each other right now, yet who is on the national ESPN game tonight? the Yankees!! Who was on the Fox game yesterday? The Red Sox! Yes, it's not the teams' fault, but I hate it when the networks always show the same teams every week! Do they actually think everyone east of California wants to see these same teams week after week? What does it take to put the Tigers or Twins on the game of the week? And the Mets have always been a favorite team to hate. Just because they are the Mets! One of the greatest baseball moments for me was Sept 99 when Chipper single-handedly eliminated the Mets from the NL East race (kinda like Beltran is doing now to the Braves!) That's a fact of life about the networks wanting east or west coast teams. As far as the Tigers this is the first time they've been good in about 30 years so I don't there is going to be a huge outpouring for the Tigers. If they play well for a couple of years, well, maybe. As for the Twins, they're a small target team, not much following I'd bet outside of the midwest or Minnesota. Rather be hated than ignored 22 years, dude. And obviously, midwest baseball has been the place to be for a few years. St. Louis was making some noise for a bit, obviously the White Sox ruled last year, and now the Tigers are looking insane with both the Sox and the Twins in hot pursuit. I think it's time that the midwest teams start getting a little more respect. I think our teams have earned it by this point. Except for the Royals, of course.

Here's the real question: Where do you live? Where can you get to? Syms is great, but their old motto says it all: an informed shopper is our best customer. In my experience, you better know what you need before you hit their doorstep. I've gotten all of my tuxes there, but not before I learned EXACTLY what I needed. Their help is there to stock and to ring you up. At least at the one I went to, they didn't seem to be there to help you through the shopping process. If you live anywhere near an outlet mall, count your lucky stars. Brooks Brothers, Hart Schaffner Marx and Bachrach all have outlet stores out there. All three can get you phenomenal deals (just got a bachrach suit for $100), and 6'5 isn't out of the realm of possibilities (said Bachrach had double longs all over the place). Go to a GOOD tailor, and don't be afraid to spend bucks there. If you catch deals like the ones I've caught, you'll end up with a tailored Italian suit that had my co-workers going, "holy shit!" for about $150. Add to that the fact that you can buy shirts and ties there on the cheap and you can work out the following scenario: two tailored suits: $300 five shirts: $50-100 five ties: $50-100 1 pr. black shoes: $25 1 pr. brown shoes: $25 home dry clean kit:$10 1 bottle febreeze: $3.00 _________________________ $463-563 you now have a week's worth of suits, and no one will notice that you're getting by on two suits. Go to the Salvation Army and get really plain ties, and you've just saved yourself at least $45. Go to Steve & Barry's for your shirts and you've saved yourself at least $20. Shoes, you're kinda stuck with. The bottle of febreeze isn't an option either. Of course, one suit and a couple of shirts to tide you over while you're interviewing works too. The other place to find great deals are suit banks. There are a few out there. It's like a high end clothing swap. They only take in good suits, and so they only sell good suits. Friends have gotten Tommy Hilfiger suits at the local one for under $200 out the door (including tailoring). I nailed down an Armani for $340 when I was playing with a couple of vocalists all the time. I justified it by saying that if I had to play Wave the exact same way three-four times per week, I should at least get to look good doing it. Lessor suits can be had for lesser cash. There are a couple of California designers who send their work to Taiwan to be assembled that actually make pretty damn good suits. I got one of those suits for less than $100, and for a spare, rarely use it, 5 button jacket, vest and pants, it was a great deal. All of this said, GET THE BEST SUIT YOU CAN FOR THE MONEY!!!! Remember that shitty suits are "more expensive" in the long run because they have to get replaced more often. A classic black suit may never be cutting edge, but it'll never go out of style either, and as long as you can fit into it, you'll always have a suit. And if that suit was well made enough not to come apart at the seams after a couple of rough dry cleanings (learned this one the hard way), you'll get the money you put into that suit back out of it. At which point, that $150 bachrach outlet suit, or that $300 Brooks Brothers outlet suit might as well have been free three or four years down the line when it still looks as good as the day you bought it. All of this is worth exactly what you paid for it.

I dislike all three for the same reasons: 1) They're all trying to buy their way to the series. I'm sorry, but putting together all-star teams and spending nine figures to do it takes all of the fun out of it. Those three teams exemplify everything that is wrong with baseball. 2) They're not the White Sox or the Cardinals.

No, we don't. But Dan's upset because his boys got dropped last year by the lowly White Sox, and we didn't even need to bring Bucky Dent out of retirement to do it. I mean, if my really expensive build-a-team got swept by the real life version of the Major League movie, I'd be upset too. Now, instead of realizing that I'm just pulling his leg, Dan will blow a gasket in... 3... 2... 1...

With all due respect, I don't think anyone is missing the point. I just think there are differing opinions on the relative merits of Grant's later work. So be it. What does it really matter anyway? Those who dig it great. Those you don't fine. Buy the album and find out for yourself. I respectively disagree for this reason: the people who don't like it generally don't like funk. I've yet to find someone who deeply appreciates funky dance music who doesn't dig this stuff. However, jazz fans far too obsessed with various points of "jazz tradition" give Grant a bad rap because he wasn't doing in 1969 what he was doing in 1964. And they all say the exact same thing over and over again. It's like listening to a broken record: "repetitive riffs and back beats" "pet licks" "one chord vamps." I mean, at the very least, expound on the argument for once. I really, honestly don't care if people don't like it. However, they fail to see the beauty of it, which means that they're not listening. They're not noticing that it's an apples and oranges kind of a game, and to compare 1969 Grant to 1964 Grant is silly. They might as well be two different players with the same tone. And if you dig one more than the other, that's cool and fine and dandy. However, to compare the two is to deny an artist the ability to change up what they do. And that is completely stupid. I might not like Miles Davis after Jack Johnson, but I don't begrudge him for trying to do other stuff. And I wouldn't dare try to compare We Want Miles to Miles Smiles. It's too different for a comparison to even matter. So they both stand on their own merits. I choose not to listen to We Want Miles, and I choose to listen to Miles Smiles A LOT. I see roughly the same thing with Grant Green. And, by the way, MBL...Jan Jan kicks ass.