Jim Alfredson Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Posted April 7, 2010 The DVD is up: http://www.big-o-records.com/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=26 Only have 12 copies right now. Not sure when/if we're going to get more.
Noj Posted April 9, 2010 Report Posted April 9, 2010 My copy of Alive & Kickin' plus the DVD just arrived in the mail! Thanks Jim, Joe, and Randy. Randy's killin' it on the first cut!
GA Russell Posted April 9, 2010 Report Posted April 9, 2010 It has the same sound as This is the Place, but the band seems tighter to me. It never stops swinging, yet someone who is not into jazz would enjoy it too.
bertrand Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 Got mine today. I heard 3-4 tunes so far and this CD kicks some serious butt. The DVD will have to wait until next week. Bertrand.
WorldB3 Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 Jim, Mine showed up today, can't wait to crank it up! Thanks.
BFrank Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 My copy of Alive & Kickin' plus the DVD just arrived in the mail! Thanks Jim, Joe, and Randy. Randy's killin' it on the first cut! What Noj said ...
CJ Shearn Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 isn't it great the telepathy between Randy and Jim on his first few bars soloing on "Senor Buffet?" Randy just finishes the phrase for him.
WorldB3 Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 My copy of Alive & Kickin' plus the DVD just arrived in the mail! Thanks Jim, Joe, and Randy. Randy's killin' it on the first cut! Randy's killin it on the whole disc! Awesome mix and sound for a live disc, great job all around.
Noj Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 My copy of Alive & Kickin' plus the DVD just arrived in the mail! Thanks Jim, Joe, and Randy. Randy's killin' it on the first cut! Randy's killin it on the whole disc! Awesome mix and sound for a live disc, great job all around. All three of them are! So enjoyable, start to finish. The closing track, "Pumpkin Pie," is an amazingly beautiful performance.
Ron S Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 Mine arrived today. I'm extremely upset that I got mine a whole day later than these other guys--ESPECIALLY Aggie.
medjuck Posted April 10, 2010 Report Posted April 10, 2010 Both cd and DVD have landed. Can't wait to hear/see them.
Aggie87 Posted April 11, 2010 Report Posted April 11, 2010 Mine arrived today. I'm extremely upset that I got mine a whole day later than these other guys--ESPECIALLY Aggie. Nyah Nyah!
roger4554 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Posted April 12, 2010 I got my “alive & kickin’” CD in the mail last week and got a chance to play it last night. Excellent! When I opened the package I was expecting to see all new tunes like maybe “Shake Yo’ Thing” or whatever it is “Yo” gots that comes next after “Stomp Yo’ Feets” and “Clap Yo’Hands. Instead I was surprised (but not disappointed) to see eight of the nine tunes were ones that I already had on your three previous CDs. As I listened to the tracks I noticed how different they were from the original recordings. One of my ways of spending an enjoyable evening is to fix myself a Jim Beam and water, put on my headphones and play those three CDs one after the other. Over time every lick and every chop has become ingrained in my head. But hearing these new versions confirmed what I had noticed from your live performances, that those old tunes keep evolving and maturing. Even the three selections from your most recent CD “Groovadelphia” had a fresh take. Although “Groovadelphia” was a very successful CD and did well on the charts, I hope that “alive & kickin’” does even better and that new audiences will come to discover and enjoy those old classics that your fans have known and loved all along. Kudos guys… well done!
randissimo Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 I got my “alive & kickin’” CD in the mail last week and got a chance to play it last night. Excellent! When I opened the package I was expecting to see all new tunes like maybe “Shake Yo’ Thing” or whatever it is “Yo” gots that comes next after “Stomp Yo’ Feets” and “Clap Yo’Hands. Instead I was surprised (but not disappointed) to see eight of the nine tunes were ones that I already had on your three previous CDs. As I listened to the tracks I noticed how different they were from the original recordings. One of my ways of spending an enjoyable evening is to fix myself a Jim Beam and water, put on my headphones and play those three CDs one after the other. Over time every lick and every chop has become ingrained in my head. But hearing these new versions confirmed what I had noticed from your live performances, that those old tunes keep evolving and maturing. Even the three selections from your most recent CD “Groovadelphia” had a fresh take. Although “Groovadelphia” was a very successful CD and did well on the charts, I hope that “alive & kickin’” does even better and that new audiences will come to discover and enjoy those old classics that your fans have known and loved all along. Kudos guys… well done! Miles Davis believed that the best recordings were the ones where you wrote the music, played it in clubs and concerts for awhile, then after playing the tunes like wearing shoes until they're broken in, you go into the studio and record it. Too often music gets written and is recorded before it has a chance to really be learned and developed. My 2 favorite albums are our first one and this live one because the spontaneity is there. The tunes we recorded on Waiting For The Boogaloo Sisters was almost for me like playing live because we had played regularly at Founders and other places, and had developed the material. Decoder is still my best solo work on our albums.
Alexander Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 I got mine today! Can't wait to give it a spin!
CJ Shearn Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 Randy are you using Aquarian heads on that kit like Jack?
mr jazz Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 cd and dvd in da house. looking forward to listening/watching
Alexander Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 First three tracks sound AMAZING! Can't wait to hear the rest later!
CJ Shearn Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 I am.. Love those headz! they sound really great.
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