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My copy of Dorothy Ashby's Afro Harping suffers from this affliction. Aggravating. The spindle is TOO solid to press at all. I have to pry the cd out and bend it as described.

American Cheese was made for the purpose of In-N-Out Burgers. Wouldn't accept my 3x5 with any other queso.

To me the cut looked wide and deep, as well as splitting in two directions at the end like crow's feet. He also had a small cut developing below the eye.

Sonny Criss, Wayne Shorter, and Woody Shaw.

A few that I've enjoyed: First season of South Park Beavis & Butthead Anyone remember Amazing Stories? That's one I'd like to see again.

A non-swimmer in deep water. Worked nights as a janitor while going to school.

Ouch, the wrath of Soul Stream. "Screwed over again." Does this sort of thing happen often with musicians? I find it odd that Mr. Patton would be so uninvolved in the final product that he would feel as though his creative input had been misused.

Burned a copy off my mom months ago, listened to it maybe twice. It isn't bad, isn't great.

I've just recently been getting my first of Ammons' material. I love the song "Jug Eyes."

Yeah, what happened to PFunkjazz? I remember him getting in a verbal tussle with some newbie at the old board. loverofjazz is now victor at AAJ. You know, the strange dude from Utah who likes muscular ladies and posts about jazz birthdays.

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Hi Leanne, Black Star is Mos Def/Talib Kweli/DJ Hi-Tek. I really dig Mos Def, and though I haven't heard the tune you're talking about, he has made quite a few that sound like you describe. He did a collaboration with Ronny Jordan called "Brighter Day" that was cool. His song "Umi Says" is somewhere between rapping and singing and spoken word, and his production is always top notch. Really I would recommend the entire first Black Star album and Mos' solo album Black On Both Sides, they are both as good as hip hop gets. Another track where Mos does his "almost singing" is "Foundation" with DJ Honda. You may also dig Cee-Lo, check out his album Cee-lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections. Particularly the song "Gettin' Grown" comes to mind. His work with Outkast on the Aquimini album is fantastic, and have a listen to the song "Held Down" with De La Soul where Cee-lo incorporates a gospel sound with hip hop. Talib Kweli is also worth a listen, the track "Joy" off his latest album is a personal favorite. He did a track with Morcheeba called "Let Me See" that is pretty cool for this rapper with a singer combo. Common's collaboration with Jill Scott "I Am Music" has a particularly jazzy vibe. Mos Def also has a track with Jill Scott called "Love Rain" that is pretty cool. Erykah Badu fits right along these lines. Her two studio and one live effort are both outstanding IMO, and she has also worked with Mos Def, Cee-lo, and Outkast. A whole lot of hip-hop from the early days is jazzy because, well, they sampled jazz. A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory or De La Soul Is Dead are both impossible to go wrong with if you remotely like hip-hop. The benchmark of all sampling is the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique. Sorry to ramble, hope I helped...

Tried to just put down the first ones that came to mind at each instrument: Ron Carter Mike Clark Woody Shaw Stanley Turrentine Wes Montgomery

Should there be a thread for BN cds people find underrated?

I've gotten a couple recently that are pretty cool: Margie Joseph and Bobby Patterson. Joe Tex "anybody want the girl with the skinny legs?" I've always dug the Isleys, Bill Withers, and nearly all of those mentioned here, but I must admit to not having any Otis Redding or Sam Cooke, and very little Ray Charles. SLEEPING!

They never could equal or surpass the song "Fool's Gold." :rsmile:

Johnny "Guitar" Watson Lone Ranger Mike James Kirkland Hang On In There Muggs Dust The Guitar Artistry of Baden Powell McCoy Tyner Trident John Coltrane Soultrane

There was something about the simple look of the previous home page that made it seem "underground," not decorated or user-friendly--sort of cool for that reason. I'm sure it has been asked before, but did any board members write any of the reviews on the Mosaic site? If so, which ones?

Good thread for me, since my only turntable is an old shelf unit. Both cassette decks and the radio are broken, but the turntable still works!

Yes.

18 is a gang 'round these parts, watch your back.

1776--I was born 200 years later.

Thanks Rooster--I've barely scratched the surface with Zappa having gotten Hot Rats this year. New territory for me.

Wow, another vote for Ike Willis!!! I haven't heard any Ike Willis, to be honest. What about other new cats? D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott...

All of the above plus Al Green, Syl Johnson, O.V. Wright, Betty Davis, Millie Jackson, and Gwen McRae.