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Gosh! I can't imagine a year without seasons! Once it was 100 degrees on Christmas Day. True Story. :rsmile:

JLarsen, Stevie smokes Jamiroquai badly, I'm afraid. Just to clarify. In actuality I have heard people say JKay tries to sound too much like Stevie. The first three Jamiroquais are cool to me, but not equivalent to Stevie's talent/musicianship/prolificity(is that a word?). I really dig Santana Caravanserai, especially the first track.

IMO Jamiroquai, when they had their original bass player, were so much better than their radio singles would suggest. Worth a listen, they had this Stevie Wonder-meets-digeridoos-and-drum-n-bass thing going. Some can't stand JKay's singing, but it never bothered me and I like his lyrics.

There aren't discernable seasons in Los Angeles, so listen to what I feel is appropriate on a day to day basis. :rsmile:

I guess that is a far cry from actually calling them jazz...what exactly is this "jazz high" as implemented here?

In my list, I would say I get a jazzy/ish feel specifically from these tracks: Jimi Hendrix "South Saturn Delta" "Third Stone From The Sun" Pink Floyd "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (edit: now I'm thinking no) WAR "River Niger" Isaac Hayes "Cafe Reggio" Curtis Mayfield "Give Me Your Love"(edit: again, no) James Brown/The JB's "The JB's Monorail" Parliament/Funkadelic "I'll Stay" Jamiroquai "Music Of The Mind" DJ Krush--any instrumental Air--any instrumental

How do I love thee Dusty Groove? Let me count the dollars.

Just ordered the Eddie Gale and the Ronnie Foster. I'm regretting not getting the Alphonse Mouzon and the Grant Green already. I'm sure it will bug me until I go back and do it.

I like Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, and the Dead too. I think these cats sort of give me a similar buzz: Jimi Hendrix Pink Floyd WAR Isaac Hayes Curtis Mayfield James Brown/The JB's Parliament/Funkadelic Jamiroquai (1st 3 albums) DJ Krush Air Speaking of the Dead, ever hear this odd release called GRAYFOLDED from 1995? A cool listen, if you haven't: http://www.accessplace.com/gdtc/1041.htm :rsmile: :rsmile:

I'd try, but I don't have the album. I have Juju and Speak No Evil on order--they'll be my first Shorter-led cds.

Man, I love used vinyl. I spent the weekend listening to lps. They sound so good! Heck yeah, I know a couple good places with dollar and 75 cent bins. Can't beat those prices! Go with a few bucks and leave with hours upon hours of music...

I keep every cd as long as it has one track I like. However, if I hate everything on the disc, I will try to trade it for used vinyl. :rsmile:

No good, eh Chuck? It seems like some of the music I like is really taboo 'round these parts.

I really dig his playing on a few 70s Ramsey Lewis funk-jazz discs. Does anyone have any further recommendations for Mr. Eaton?

Oh, the horror. I could watch a Shania video on mute.

Cool, but do any of these lyrics really compare to, say, "Back Door Santa"? "I ain't like old Saint Nick. He don't come but once a year!" or Esther Phillips' "Brown-Eyed Blues"? "I don't mind if you turn me around, just as long as it gets found!" I love that low-down blues!

Interesting to read that Larry was 6'6". A giant in more ways than one . Must have been something for the homeowner who found a trespassing Larry Young tickling the keys in the living room! Looney toons! (Perhaps he/she wouldn't have called the cops had Larry not been such an imposing figure...) I had never heard of the unfortunate way he died. Has anyone heard any further information/stories on how he came down with that fatal case of pneumonia?

So far today: Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson Very Tall Lou Donaldson Good Gracious Grant Green Green Street Herbie Hancock Inventions & Dimensions

I have a few Mickey & The Soul Generation tracks, and they definitely funk it up! Two cds-worth must be funk heaven! :rsmile: :rsmile:

Yep, $10,000.00 for an original Elvis Presley LP, way back in the 1970s. I've never paid more than $25! I don't think I'd ever take it that far.

Have you guys ever seen someone pay more than that for a record? $2800--INSANITY!

Right now: "Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi" Beautiful song. :rsmile: :rsmile:

Mel Brooks' History Of The World Part One featured the Inquisition as a musical. I may have liked that, but I won't be watching Chicago any time soon.

My brother killed heavy metal for me. If he doesn't have a copy of every heavy metal cd ever printed I would be suprised and I heard it so much growing up it got so I couldn't stand to hear it anymore. After years of jazz listening metal sounds less sophisticated than it did when I was a kid. That said, among the few bands I could still listen to of all that 80s metal would be Black Sabbath/Ozzy and AC/DC. My friend does pyro for lots of heavy metal bands including Ozzy and AC/DC, so I've actually seen them both live from backstage which was interesting.

I took a risk once on Harvey Mason Funk In A Mason Jar Japanese Import $21.99--not at all worth it.