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I like them both, but I like the cohesion of Water Babies' versions best. I think that Wayne was likely thinking very differently about music in general, perhaps these compositions in particular, between and during these sessions. . . .

hooommmmm. . . I think I could agree with that statement if "Duke Ellington" or "Louis Armstrong" or just plain "JAZZ" were substituted for "hard bop"! Hard bop ain't toppin' my list!

Art Taylor KILLS on this one. That is one very tired drumset by the end. As a former drummer, I dig this one. Dex has a fire lit under his ass!

I think that Kofi and Electric Byrd are two really solid Byrd dates. I dig 'em. . . I like Ethiopian Nights too, and after that. . . well I have most of the others, and listen to them now and then, but Kofi is a keeper.

Ronnie Smith. . . I think he's related to Raurence Brown.

I was really overwhelmed with choices, but went with my heart and voted yes.

I heard from Jim Dye that he is doing alright. Happy Birthday Bill!

I'm with SS. The RVG sounds great to me!

I've learned to really dig him. Something about his playing used to really GRATE me. Not sure why or specifically what. BUT I am a decided fan now. That footage with Roland Kirk is AMAZING!

Water Babies.

I've listened to their release a half a dozen times. I like it. It's sound is bold and forceful and I think the guys can PLAY. The recording is geared to feature their "hard" sound and is very dynamic and full. I hardly go and see anyone. . . . If they were appearing again in town at a reasonable price I might spring to see them. Would be interesting to see them perform. . . .

Now I find myself anticipating the next Jazz Oracle Records releases with the same excitment! "Grey Gull Rareties" is on the way to me now! Hotcha!

They're as good as they appear. This is the material that used to be used on ESP, plus I believe a bit more. The performances are great. The sound is a bit smoothed over than some other releases, some would prefer this, some wouldn't, but it's not something to stay away from.

Nads, we'll just have to continue to disagree about Hendrix, I think he's miles above many classical and jazz and rock players in creativity and sheer accomplishment. We'll just have to continue to disagree about your tunes too.

I love Hendrix (who could produce amazing guitarwork with a clean and full sound as well as the flights of fancy freakouts that he pioneered). . . . That said, I like my jazz guitar classically clean when combined with other acoustic instruments. In an organ set up or alongside some electric keys. . .okay, get some dirty on there I don't mind Sparks, et al. But I've really not played a lot of the Scofield funky cds, etc. for years and years, they fall flat to me, but Green and Burrell and Grimes etc. in full blown jazz mood are a delight. So I guess I fall into the traditional jazz guitar camp for jazz.

It means the end of the AAJ board! I remember how he felt that Jimi Hendrix was an awful guitarist. And when I heard his playing the first time I thought "And you think Jimi is bad?"

I don't know. Not losing any sleep over it!

When I lived in Swaziland one of the most popular bottled drinks. . . turned out to be sortof a buttermilk and orange juice combo. It was really . . . not what you want to give a twelveyearold with a big thirst. . . . But over time, I learned to like it. Life is weird.

I hate to say it . . . I really like tofu. And eggplant. Tofu and eggplant in a brown spicy sauce. . . uh yum yeah!

Yes, it's definitely a porch-story type of thing. And I haven't pieced it all together, but it's funny and touching too. A nice reorganization of his style. . . .

I kindof have been out of the Neil Young trip since the end of the seventies; I think Zuma and Time Fades Away would have been the last lps I bought, and I haven't really revisited his work in a long time, though I respect his work and I think he's quite a stylist and I can really support how he's gone through his adult working life. . . . Likewise I dig his idiosyncratic guitar work, and as much as I like his electric, I like this sort of elder acoustic statesman thing I've seen him on lately, and agree that the way he strums those Martins is quite appealing. I've had a Martin, and I love the deep resonant sound some of them have, and the bright ringing sound some others have. . . . It's a hard taskmaster of an instrument, it's very much a garbage-in-garbage-out machine! The electric set of the cd is good, but I prefer the acoustic version. . . it seems more realized, or rather it seems more the reality that Young had for the material in his heart. . . .

Okay. . .I'm not sure that I dig the cd itself, the Crazy Horse version of this new "concept album" from Neil. . . . BUT the video, a live solo performance from Dublin, is a real trip! The same material, but some rambling introductions that almost tell you something about the scope and intent of the work, and some great nearly hypnotic long strumming pieces on two beautiful-sounding Martins. . . . It's a very entertaining listen. Young seems to be almost going Faulkner here. . . . It's more a novel than a musical work in some important ways!

It's co-led I guess, and a bit of a jam, but a very nice session. Each of the main soloists (Tommy, Trane, Kenny) have such a lyrical sound. . . . It's swinging beauty.

I know it's not Dorn. . .yeah, his sound was like a drought in comparison. . . but the Masked Announcer, the real uncredited one . . . I dunno. . . I think he's in the mix.

It's that damned Masked Announcer!