By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:18 pm:

IF IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY...THEN DENNIS IS SURE TO BE FLATTERED WITH A NEW CD RELEASE BY PAUL JACKSON JR!!!...PAUL...ONE OF L.A.'S TOP STUDIO GUITARISTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES...HAS JUST RELEASED HIS NEW CD..."STILL SMALL VOICE"!!!...ON IT...I JUST HEARD THE FLAGSHIP CUT..."IT'S A SHAME"!!!...A TOTALLY SMOOTH JAZZ VERSION OF THAT TUNE...TAKING IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL!!!...PAUL DID TONS OF WORK FOR MY BROTHER IN THE 70'S AND 80'S...AND ANYTHING WITH HIS NAME ON IT IS INDICATES A "BIG NAME" L.A. STUDIO SESSION!!!...PLUS...FOR ALL YOU PHILLIP BAILEY FANS...I REMEMBER BRUCE TELLING ME THAT PHILLIP SANG AT PAUL'S WEDDING CEREMONY (WHICH MAY HAVE KEPT ME AWAY HAD I BEEN INVITED)!!!...CHECK OUT THIS CD...I'M GONNA BUY IT THIS WEEK!!!...STUBASS

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:31 pm:

HEY STU,I'VE HEARD THAT CUT NAD IT IS BADDD!

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:35 pm:

I MEANT TO SAY AND IT IS BADDD!SORRY ABOUT THAT SPELLING,DID YOU KNOW THAT CARROT JUICE DOESN'T DO A D@@@#%%^&$$$!!!@??((*&M THING FOR YOUR SPELLING!!

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:35 pm:

Stu:
I'm sure Phillip Bailey would've sung something like "I'll Write A Song For You" at your buddy's wedding - "Reasons" would've been out of place (and anyway, what did Phillip ever do to give you the hives? ).

Anyway, I'll check out Paul's CD. It would've been nice if Dennis Coffey had done a jazz version. After all, he is on the original.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:53 pm:

VERY BADD R&B!!!...HEY KEVGO...I'LL ALSO FESS UP HERRE WITH A LITTLE PHILLIP BAILEY STORY!!!...FELLOW BASSIST...TONY BLANCHARD...NICEST GUY IN THE WORLD...WHO IS A STOREHOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SOUL MUSIC AND STUDIO MUSICIANS SOLD CARS FOR ME AFTER LEAVING HIS VEGAS BAND GIG!!!...PHILLIP CAME INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY A CAR...AND TONY ENDS UP TAKING CARE OF HIM!!!...TONY...A BIG EW&F AND PHILLIP BAILEY FAN...AND KNOWING TONY...I'M SURE HE GUSHED A LITTLE AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PHILLIP...SAYS HE WAS A TOTALLY ARROGANT AND POMPOUS INDIVIDUAL...AND REALLY BURST TONY'S BUBBLE!!!...IN ADDITION...I JUST DISLIKE PHILLIPS FALSETTO STYLE AS RELATES TO LEADS...ALTHOUGH SOME OF HIS BACKGROUND WORK IS GOOD!!!...I LOVE EW&F...AT LEAST THE CUTS THAT MAURICE LEADS!!!...STUBASS

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 11:28 pm:

PS TO KEVGO!!!...YOU'RE RIGHT...AS RELATES TO DENNIS...OR ANY ORIGINAL ARTIST RECREATING THE MATERIAL THEY PLAYED ON...ALTHOUGH PAUL JR. I'M SURE GAVE THE TUNE A DIFFERENT TWIST (VERY SMOOTH JAZZ) VERSUS DENNIS' MORE FUNK ORIENTED TREATMENT...BUT HERE'S A PROJECT CONCEPT FOR YOU KEV!!!...WITH YOUR VAST KNOWLEDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC...FIND THE MOST RECOGNIZIBLE RIFFS...FIND THE MUSICIAN'S THAT PLAYED THEM (WHEREVER POSSIBLE)...AND LIBRA RECORDS COULD DO A CD OF THOSE MUSICIANS DOING A LEAD TRACK BASED ON THE FAMOUS RIFFS THAT THEY CREATED!!!...YOU CAN SEND MY 10-PERCENT TO MY OFFICE!!!...STUBASS

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 06:02 pm:

THE MUSICIANS ON THIS OUTSTANDING CD..."STILL SMALL VOICE" INCLUDE...PATRICE RUSHEN (PIANO)!!!...JEFF LORBER AND BILLY PRESTON (KEYBOARDS)!!!...ABE LOBORIEL (BASS)!!!...GERALD ALBRIGHT (SAX)!!!...SHEILA E (PERCUSSION)!!!...HARVEY MASON (DRUMS)!!!...JUST AN OUTSTANDING COLLABORATION OF L.A. MUSICIANS!!!...SORRY TO BELABOR THIS PROJECT...BUT IT'S WORTH IT!!!...STUBASS