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That one makes me fly, what a vibe, beautiful music.

Kurtis wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-_b8gKFh50

The groove is so solid.

moar goat footage from the mater of ceremonies

^^ Pretty amazing footage here during the trades!

vinoyarey wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xqvh98FOb0

This confirms Vinnie is an extraterrestrial.

This confirms Vinnie is an extraterrestrial.[/quote]

It's almost futile to say what constitutes a Top10 of Vinnie's most impressive recordings or boots.

I've been listening to Big Drum the past week. But this bootleg from Catalina Bar & Grill of the same
group from Nov 21, 1989 and I am convinced this might be Vinnie's most impressive outing.

Given that he was reading the music and he had to take control of the band, as the sax and trumpet
played out of sync purposely ( music called for this like Miles and Wayne--NEFFERTI ) Vinnie had to hold it
together and simultaneously infuse each tune with the most busy, sophisticated phrasings AND solos.

I have collected many bootleg performances of Vinnie throughout the years from his days playing outside gigs
while @ Berklee (1974-76) to his Culver City rehearsals with Zappa in Aug 1978 till 2023. And this bootleg from
1989, Buell Neidlinger Quintet impresses me most.

The music is not easily categorized as swing, straight 1/8 th note but was wonky, arranged by
the leader (Buell)

Vinnie's busy, dense, over-the-top playing ( what the leader wanted) NEVER GETS IN THE WAY !

"and a boot from Catalina Bar & Grill of the same group from Nov 21, 1989"

is this online somewhere?

Steve Holmes wrote:"and a boot from Catalina Bar & Grill of the same group from Nov 21, 1989"

is this online somewhere?

I have searched but cannot find it online.

I also tried with no luck

So classy...