connoisseur series500 Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Figured by now everyone has voted. I took the highest vote getters judging by total votes (Sonny's Crib-9, etc) and am now placing them in the final poll to determine the big winner! Please note that there were four cds which had 4 votes, and I had to kick one of them out in order to meet the limit of 10 for the poll. The four were: Byrd/Watkins, TRANSITION SESSIONS; Wayne Shorter, ETCETERA, Larry Young, INTO SOMETHING; and Hank Mobley, STRAIGHT NO FILTER. Since Mobley's SLICE made it to the final, I felt that SNFilter would be the logical one to be kicked out. What else could I do? Our board members seem to have a love affair with Tina Brooks. He has three cds in the final. TRUE BLUE and SONNY'S CRIB had the most votes in the preliminary rounds with 9 each. This is it, everyone. The big final. Big Ben says.....VOTE!! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 9, 2003 Author Report Posted May 9, 2003 Hmmm, this will be very interesting. I voted for BASRA. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 It's fun to be the first guy to show up at the birth of a new poll... right after the author has voted. You voted for that Conn 500? I just sold off the JRVG of that one...yech!. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 I thought you were supposed to keep your vote a secret??? You turned yourself in! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 9, 2003 Author Report Posted May 9, 2003 Yah! Yah! I know who Weizy voted for. I kept mine but it hasn't hooked me yet. Then again SONNY'S CRIB got a crate-full of votes and it hasn't hooked me yet either. Gonna have to give that one a few more spins. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 I think I missed your first cattle call on Conns or I woulda made sure that the Jutta Hipp w/Zoot one was on there.....hey, maybe you can slide it on this here list while we're the only ones watching? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 9, 2003 Author Report Posted May 9, 2003 Only ten allowed; otherwise, I woulda been slipping in lots of stuff. No 10'' Conns here either. That's another poll. Quote
Soul Stream Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Larry Young's "Into Something." Hands down. People say "Unity" is his masterpiece. It might be. But for me, "Into Something" is his masterpiece. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 I must confess that I only have five of these, so my choices were cut in half. Still, I've been trying to find my ears ever since Minor Move blew them off, so it was an easy vote for me!! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 9, 2003 Author Report Posted May 9, 2003 It's a fascinating race so far. Quote
Clunky Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Love 'em all, but it's Basra all the way for me, lets face it they are great choices. Quote
Brad Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 True Blue for me. If not that Back to the Tracks. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Picked Basra in support of our troops. Quote
desertblues Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Glad to see I'm not the only fan of "The Transition Sessions"! As much as I love the other finalists (hard to not choose True Blue) the Transition Sessions has it all: Great Music Great Sound Rare Tracks (2 discs worth) Byrd, Watkins, Silver, Joe Gordon, Burrell, Blakey, Taylor and a guy named Mobley (all at their early best) This one has become my all-time favorite Conn! Quote
BruceH Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Basra is the ONLY one on this list I don't have...and it's winning! Is it THAT good? I had to flip a coin to vote. Quote
Big Al Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 ET CETERA! Nice to see that one in the running. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 10, 2003 Author Report Posted May 10, 2003 Basra is the ONLY one on this list I don't have...and it's winning! Is it THAT good? I had to flip a coin to vote. Afraid it is that good, Bruce. Glad to see that others recognize it too. Quote
Ed S Posted May 10, 2003 Report Posted May 10, 2003 I went with Slice of the Top, but I hated picking just one out of this bunch. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 10, 2003 Report Posted May 10, 2003 Stupid question time...I just realized my "Minor Move" isn't a Conn, but a TOCJ; does this disqualify my vote? Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 10, 2003 Report Posted May 10, 2003 I voted for ETCETERA, but from this particular set of 10 conns, BASRA would be a close second for me. Quote
Guest Mnytime Posted May 10, 2003 Report Posted May 10, 2003 Back to the Tracks was my vote, which I would follow up with Shorter's ETCETERA and BASRA. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 10, 2003 Report Posted May 10, 2003 'True Blue' it is but, really, every one of the shortlisted items is great .. Quote
JohnS Posted May 10, 2003 Report Posted May 10, 2003 Well I finaaly made up my mind, I'm going for the "Transition Sessions". It was "Byrds Eye View" that got me into hard bop and Mobley more than 40 years ago so it means a great deal to me. Quote
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