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Peterw Mar 27 2011 at 12:41 PM	Hi all... Just a note that the new Yellowjackets album came out last week. Called "Timeline" it is a great album. Bobby Mintzer and Jimmy Haslip solos are terrfic. Definitely a title worth picking up.
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mario toni Apr 04 2011 at 5:31 PM	Got the album! It is great, but my YJ favorite album is still "The Spin"!
john Apr 03 2011 at 8:57 AM	I see they are playing Ronnie Scott’s in London later this year. Could be an interesting setting for them. Cheers John
Peterw Apr 03 2011 at 7:33 AM	For anyone interested in a couple of great recordings from them checkout Blue Hats and a live recording called "25" i is a concert recording celebrating 25 years as a band. I picked it up in a used bin at the local cd store and it completely turned me on to them. It is fantastic.
Tom Rudd Mar 30 2011 at 10:01 AM	Well, you guys made me a believer. Just listened to Altered States and Dreamland, excellent jazz recordings. Years ago i heard one of their pop funk things that was kind of generic and I never went back. That’s what I love about the Garage you can learn so much about music form different people. Cheers everyone!
dgaw59 Mar 29 2011 at 3:21 PM	The conversation about the Yellowjackets reminds me of a past crtitque of some of PM’s music: it sounds "lite" but it’s not "lightweight..."
HAMBONE Mar 29 2011 at 11:50 AM	The first time I saw the YJ in 02 the concert was being sponsored by the Philly cool jazz station. Befroe they came out the host DJ gave a little intro, at which time he said they were "too real to be cool jazz and to cool to be real jazz" I wasn’t sure what that meant, but I guess he meant they weren’t easy to label, whcih I would agree with. Their early recordings were pigeonholed as cool jazz, but after hearing them develope over the years I would call it contemporary jazz, as I would Pat’s music.
thehague Mar 29 2011 at 10:32 AM	Not smooth jazz, at all. Listen to - say - Greenhouse. This will prove you wrong definitely. Most of their albums are more than excellent.
Dazedcat Mar 29 2011 at 9:16 AM	I’ve personally always liked the Yellowjackets. Of all those "contemporary jazz" groups (Spyro Gyra, Rippingtons, etc.) I always thought they were heads above the rest of them. Great band.
Tom Rudd Mar 29 2011 at 8:17 AM	Good point Jazziz. I have to listen to more and reassess my perception of this group.
jazziz22 Mar 29 2011 at 4:22 AM	Have the new YJ’s release, "Timeline" - love it, excellent jazz ... Tom if the YellowJackets are smooth jazz then PMG may have to be considered even more of a smooth jazz group, but we all know that is NOT the case ... I believe over the years the ’Jackets could arguably be considered to have more of a jazz sound then PMG, now let me be clear PM and PMG are my favorite artists ... anyway just the idea of labeling an artist is probably not a good thing, especially when dealing with musicians that are this talented ... also, the YellowJackets live DVD’s are worth getting ...
thehague Mar 28 2011 at 12:59 PM	Ah, good news indeed. Thanks!
Tom Rudd Mar 28 2011 at 8:12 AM	Just checked out a few samples, sounds great. Have to be honest, I don’t own one Yellowjackets recording. I always thought of them to be dare I say "on the smooth side" But this disc proves me wrong. Some pretty serious jazz here. Thanks for the heads up.
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