The only sure-fire way to make sure that the special interests don't get their way is to show Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans that Americans are standing firmly with the President. But Wall Street lobbyists are flooding in to firm up opposition - trying to carve out loopholes and exemptions for big banks and lenders who have long exploited consumers. The Senate has even scheduled a preliminary vote for Monday at 5:15 p.m. Thanks to strong leadership from the President and Democrats in Congress, the gridlock is starting to crack, and Republicans are slowly giving signs that they'll come on board. As the President said Thursday, "We can and must put this kind of cynical politics aside." For too long, it's been a place where special interests have set the rules and petty partisanship has stood in the way of progress.
The President laid out a bold plan to hold Wall Street accountable, to protect American taxpayers by ensuring they'll never again be asked to bail out a big firm "too big to fail," and to put in place the strongest consumer financial protections ever proposed.īut this fight isn't just about fixing Wall Street. McConnell: Stop standing in the way of desperately needed change to win favor with your Wall Street allies. We need to show Senate Republicans that the American people are watching closely to see whose side they end up on. Instead, the President stood in front of Wall Street bankers Thursday, going to bat for consumers and confronting the toughest of crowds with a strong message: Reform is good for Americans, good for the market, and it's time to get on board.īipartisan discussions have begun again - but Wall Street lobbyists are still swarming Capitol Hill, trying to trip up negotiations and maintain the gridlock that has defined Washington for far too long. He thought President Obama would back down in the face of a unified show of force. Last week, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell got all 41 GOP senators to promise to oppose Wall Street reform. Our records show that you currently live in California's 3oth congressional district. (Creed Taylor & Kenyon Hopkins during the "Shock" sessions) It is not, however, merely a trifle strange." An excerpt: "Creed Taylor, who hosts this more-than-slightly-askew soirée, is a blithely imaginative young man.Mild and unassuming to the naked eye, he has constructed here an album which, to the naked ear, may sound a trifle strange. No wonder he couldn't cry for help!"įor the follow-up "Panic," Creed and Kenyon Hopkins repeated both the same musicians (Phil Kraus was added to the percussion section) and formula, including amazing renditions of "You're Driving Me Crazy," "Heartaches" and "Out of This World." The album design was done by the Viceroy company, with liner notes provided by Jerry Lanning.
One microphone was aimed at his feet for the sound of the shuffling intruder, and the other was poised at his mouth for the sounds of breathing. "A heavy percentage of the gasps, shrieks and groans belong to Keen, and all of the wildly varied sounds were conjured up by him. groans and screens were provided by Toni Darnay (she can be found in a state of shock on the cover of this album) and Gertrude Warner," with extra sound effects added by Keen Crockett. Creed Taylor, who was 29 at that time, assembled an all-star cast, featuring Phil Woods (lead alto sax), Jerome Richardson (second alto & flutes), Ray Beckenstein (soprano & bass sax), Ray Alonge (French horn), Barry Galbraith & Mundell Lowe on guitars, Milt Hinton on bass, Osie Johnson on drums, and percussionists Joe Venuto & Brad Spinney.Īs Zinng points out, "the female voices. There are also amazing versions of "Gloomy Sunday," "Spellbound" and specially Alec Wilder's "It's So Peaceful in the Country". David Drew Zingg signed the liner notes, and Kenyon Hopkins wrote the arrangements and most of the compositions. Sub-titled "Don't Dare Listen To This Music Alone," "Shock" had his cover art conceived by Matt Schutz, with front cover and liner pics by Tony Triolo. Later, he joined Verve, A&M, formed his own CTI and the rest is history. In the late 50s, Creed was working as A&R at ABC-Paramount, where he would found the Impulse! label in 1960. Two cult albums by The Creed Taylor Orchestra - "Shock" (1958) and "Panic: The Son of Shock" (1959) - were reissued this week on a single CD released by the Righteous label.