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What was great was that George, Don Pullen and Dannie Richmond continued the legacy of this group with their own George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet.

Food poisoning, perhaps??

Yeah, that Thompson album is interesting. He's played a wide variety of music, actually. Bev knows more about him than I do, but he's quite talented. Another interesting album is the Henry Kaiser/Leo Smith "Yo Miles!" 2-CD set. Basically a tribute to Miles' electric years - yet updated.

I was hoping that the Artie Shaw "Self Portrait" box would be on sale. No go.

Was it something like, "I love jazz, it's so relaxing"? I agree pretty much with what everyone's saying about the "relaxing" image of jazz. Aside from the smooth radio tunes that people associate with jazz, they also hear "jazz" in restaurants. It's "cool", it's "mellow", its for eating! I was just trying to remember the last instro radio hit. I'm thinking it was probably "Rock-It" by Herbie Hancock, or Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" from Beverly Hills Cop. It's been a while.

How about this instrumental album with Brian Auger? Robby Krieger - "No Habla"

Test your music skill! Here's an interesting page from the NY Public Library's Music Division site. They aparently have a huge photo collection and obviously can't identify everyone. They need help. Worth checking out periodically to see what they're looking for. NYPL

I don't understand the name change. This was originally called "San Francisco Moods".

I have a vinyl version of this, but after hearing the new re-master with all the solos intact, I will probably never listen to the LPs again.

FWIW, I have the "Tommy Flanagan 3" LP from this series.

DH-ing wouldn't help Griffy because his latest injury was running the basepaths (like most of his injuries, actually). Maybe he should learn to pitch. I never EVER thought I would see Ricky in a Dodger uni.

While not exactly history, this is a good source for 'all things jazz' in the Bay Area - JazzWest

Good choice!! Those are both monsters! A couple of my favorite EMusic downloads.

Joe Morgan speaks out! A great All-Star Game? Yes, but it always counted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Joe Morgan Special to ESPN.com I'm glad the 2003 All-Star Game turned out to be exciting, but I'm glad it's over for at least one reason: If I hear the slogan "This time it counts" one more time, I might jump off a bridge. The phrase referred to the inaugural All-Star Game that awarded home-field advantage in the World Series to the winning league (in a two-year experiment). It was TV hype to attract All-Star viewers. It was in FOX's promos, and it was even emblazoned in large letters across the outfield fence at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Tuesday night. But that slogan was and is an insult to all the great All-Stars of the past. It's a slap in the face to Pete Rose, who bowled over catcher Ray Fosse for the winning run in a classic All-Star moment. It's a slap in the face to Willie Mays, who played 13 innings once to help the National League win. It's a slap in the face to the late Ted Williams, who played entire All-Star Games to try to help the American League win. All of a sudden it counts now? It always counted to the players who were true All-Stars. The media tried over and over to get one of the 2003 All-Stars to say that this year's game would be different than past games because of home-field advantage. But to a man they said they'd play the game the same way they've always played it -- to win. In fact, the main difference in this All-Star Game was not how the players approached it but how the managers approached it. Rather than trying to get every player on the roster into the game, the managers tried to win. I've said before that the All-Star Game should be managed as if you're trying to win a pennant-race game, and that's basically how it was managed this year. Tuesday's game -- a 7-6 American League win on a pinch-hit, eighth-inning home run by Hank Blalock -- would have been great regardless of any home-field incentive. The pitchers dominated early and the hitters dominated late. It offered everything you could ask for in a baseball game.

Since you mentioned John Barleycorn, you might want to look into the new Winwood CD. It's got some of the same flavor, yet more contemporary. Especially since it's basically a B3 trio jamming. Also, I don't remember if Fotheringay was mentioned in those other threads, but I might as well throw it out here. It's a very nice Sandy Denny vehicle between Fairport stints.

I only saw a few scant moments at the end of tonight's All Star game, but I couldn't be more turned OFF by the incessant hyping of this time it counts BS. I don't think I could have handled it through an entire game. They would have easily lost at least ONE viewer.

I had the misfortune of actually watching some of "Rocky & Bullwinkle" (the movie) on cable and was appalled at the "shading" - not to mention how bad the film was, anyway. Suckus Maximus - inDEED!

Wow. Bruce. The Remains! Good call. Jim - I hate to say this, but I think "Good Lovin'" is one of the all-time great singles. It's near-perfect, actually. "Groovin'", OTOH, is not one of my favorites.

From a purely practical point of view, you should go with the Chico Hamilton because it is on the "Running Low" list. I haven't heard it, but the previous comments here make it sound mighty intriguing. OTOH, I do have the Gerald Wilson set and it's VERY entertaining. Definitely worth getting at some time, for sure.

I only got the CD recently although I've had the vinyl forever. It really is a great album and a classic of it's time. If you like "Arjen's Bag" (which I do), it's worth picking up the "Joe Farrell Quartet" album on CTI. There's another version of it, but called "Follow Your Heart". This album features Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and John McLaughlin, so it's quality stuff.

Pretty wild. Very creative.

If it's any consolation, the album cover of the vinyl is the same as listed here, but the label has: Side 1 1. Goin' Down South 2. Prints Tie 3. Jazz Side 2 1. Ummh 2. Procession 3. A Night in Barcelona What happened???

Jimmy Vass on alto sax AND flute. B)

... speaking of EMusic. I just discovered "The Lyres". A GREAT punk/garage band from the late 70's/early 80's. If you like the sound of The Seeds, ? and the Mysterians, The Standells, The Remains, etc. this band has all the chops yet updated by a decade and a half. A TOTAL "Nuggets" experience, for sure.