Hey, RB! Long time no see. Thought you bailed.

I probably saw you there and didn't realize it! I was on the left side about 3-4 rows back, right in front of Perry Robinson. It was a great night! Walter Perkins showed how a quality musician can adapt to any situation, he being steeped in the mainstream and moving "out" a bit with this set. I did think he tried too hard to insert "avant gardisms" into his solo and was a bit too bent on following Parker's lead rather than staking his own claim during Robinson's soloing but overall I thought he played well. How did you like it? Buy the CD and grit your teeth and while you're gritting your teeth, repeat this mantra: The music's the most important thing, the music's the most important thing, the music....
Ah heck, we've all been told how accurate the CD is. It must have been the recording or the mastering or the RE was on drugs or the moon was too full or the sun got in his eyes - ANYTHING but the CD!

Someone on this site (Skeptic, if memory serves) once posted that it found it funny that vinyl freaks are so prone to mentioning how they prefer vinyl while digiphiles seldom if ever brag about the sound they get. The answer to that is - they have nothing to brag about!!!!!