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I didn't know much about Carl other than his performance on Freddie Hubbard's "Gleam", but I enjoyed his contribution to that recording. Who else did he play with? played a lot with Gerald Wilson's Big Band.

really sad to add the name of saxophonist, Carl Randall. may he R.I.P.

i read some very positive-sounding quotes from the new owner and only can hope they come true.

i care that the great, deserving, awesome talent, Gregory Porter was nominated! 18. Best Traditional R&B Performance Real Good Hands Gregory Porter Track from: Be Good [Motema Music]

i believe Ralph is still around and playing. i'll try and get more specific info for you.

as of yesterday, four band/crew members were still in the hospital.

latest i've heard is that Marcus and his band and crew are bruised and banged up, as well as some having cracked ribs. unfortunately, Rebekah, his roadie for umpteen years, has a problem with her spleen so will be remaining at the hospital for awhile. obviously, all but the driver were very lucky.

WOW!! very interesting. and i'll bet you anything that no royalties are being paid to any of these artists!!!

he fought a very long, courageous battle. RIP, Mr. Hagman.

Clifford, you've got to hear his work. he was a brilliant musician since a teen. there's lot of videos available. quite definitely a tragedy as he just recently turned 22!

i am afraid to hear the answer!

i used to have every Black Jazz vinyl. will have to check in my closet!!

may a wonderful man and musician rest in peace. sincere condolences to his family and friends. the jazz community will miss him.

no, he does not. he has emphysema.

very sad. i remember in the '60s, he used to drive a taxicab when he wasn't playing gigs. i pray for him and his family.

i'm in, for sure!! many thanks, Jim!

now that makes much better sense to me. couldn't imagine English with Dionne!!! thanks for the clarification.

OMG, this is the first i've heard of this marriage!! i'm cracking up. you're talking about Bill English the drummer? i remember him in NYC in the '60s. i think he's been gone for quite awhile.

i'm ordering mine! it's going to be like "deja-vu all over again"!! i was there for a lot of the Mingus gigs and concerts during those years, as well as Monterey. precious memories i will enjoy "re-living"!

i thought the price was closer to a million, no?

to add insult to injury, he probably looks even more annoyed as he's posed in front of a shoe-shine machine!!! OY!!

almost looks like Miles.

and not really off the point: JALC is streaming the most wonderful evenings! just finished watching Charles McPherson, Tom Harrell, Willie Jones III, Jeb Patton and Dean Johnson. people from all over the world were watching and listening. it was very cool.

Don't know about Esperanza's education efforts, but if Wynton's teaching is along the lines of his numerous pronouncements/strictures over the years about how jazz has to be played and how it should not be played, more's the pity. BTW, Wynton has been out there encouraging and inspiring the youth for some time now, no? How many notable youngish players can one name who owe a significant debt to his example/tutelage? I may be blanking on this, but I can't think of a single one outside of the guys who have played in his small groups or the LCJO. And I don't think of any of them as particularly notable figures artistically, certainly not compared to other players of their general age group who came up elsewhere and otherwise. You could add James Carter and Rodney Whitaker to the list, but, really, the education activities are not about a list of other pros who have come up under his wing. It's about the thousands upon thousands of kids he's reached through clinics and encouraged in many other ways (paying for instruments, sending music, etc) the Essentially Ellington initiative, the JaLC school curriculums that get jazz into classrooms in ways that non-music teachers can use and more. I've seen all of this at work in Detroit and environs, including seeing him take time in the poorest neighborhoods you can imagine for elementary school kids. I've also seen him bend the ear of administrators, politicians and philanthropists stumping for music education in ways that do in fact make a difference on the front lines, or at least they have here. I'm not entering the debate here on aesthetic issues, the future of jazz questions or the is-WM-good-for-jazz argument or anything else. Leaving all of that aside, on the education front, my own view is that there is no argument to be had. If more powerful artists across the spectrum -- I'm talking classical, jazz, theater, visual artists, writers, etc. -- put their money and time into these kind of endeavors that way he has, we'd be better off. Mark Stryker speaks the truth, y'all!! you guys better listen up and get educated to what Wynton has been doing and continues to do! thanks, Mark, for being far more specific than i could be.

Don't know about Esperanza's education efforts, but if Wynton's teaching is along the lines of his numerous pronouncements/strictures over the years about how jazz has to be played and how it should not be played, more's the pity. BTW, Wynton has been out there encouraging and inspiring the youth for some time now, no? How many notable youngish players can one name who owe a significant debt to his example/tutelage? I may be blanking on this, but I can't think of a single one outside of the guys who have played in his small groups or the LCJO. And I don't think of any of them as particularly notable figures artistically, certainly not compared to other players of their general age group who came up elsewhere and otherwise. Esperanza has been a Professor at Berklee College of Music for years now! youngest professor ever there. and i guess you also aren't aware of all the education programs that Wynton has for young kids which have been in effect for years at JALC, aside from his teaching travels around the country and world. and the programs in New Orleans as well. just an observation but i think your "needle is stuck"!!