T.D.

Agreed. Someone on the board (inclined to say Chuck but memory fails) reassured me on that front at least a couple of years ago.

[Emphasis added] Good points, +1 on closing paragraph

RIP and respect for the magazine, label and contributions to music. No comment on the elephant in the room beyond "it influenced my feelings".

Definitely enjoyment and upbeat energy on a dreary semi-snowy day. As great as Horace is and as much as I enjoy his music, occasionally I can get the feeling that his albums are kind of over-arranged, if that makes sense. But today I just had fun! Next a mini-Stitt binge, details TBA if I get the energy.

Horace Silver binge: Blowin the Blues Away, Horace-Scope, Finger Poppin, Stylings of Silver.

Alex Ross, author of The Rest is Noise? No doubt about which G. L. it would be.

Recently bop and neo-bop Barry Harris: Newer than New, Chasin' the Bird, Preminado, Magnificent! and the 4 Rob Schneiderman discs I have: Back in Town, Glass Enclosure, Radio Waves and Dark Blue

That's one of the "Free America" releases with interesting cover art. I have this particular album, which is a bit strange (less piano than you'd expect), but an excellent pickup.

Not so bad. There'll be another coupon offer before too long. Risk is significant items from the cart selling out in the meantime. As a chronic fence-sitter, it happens. I'd spent a bunch of money before year-end and understandably hesitated.

Yesterday I intended to place a cdjapan order, had a cart ready in advance. But I overlooked the time difference, and the coupon I intended to use had expired (midnight 1/15 Japanese time). Oh well, I did save the money.

Randy Weston Select.

Facebook post dated today says the big 2024 tour starts this week (1/18, Houston). Jan is southern US, March Europe, April-May northern US. Which suggests his health is OK. But check the tour schedule before booking your dinner. 🧐

There was definitely a thread about this. Some years ago, I'd guess 3 but not sure if it'd have been offered during height of Covid, so maybe more. Too lazy and don't care enough to research, but I halfway wonder how much the price has gone up since then. [Edit / added] Looked at the site and not sure the offer has changed since the previous thread...may be unchanged for all I know.

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn (blind pig digs up a truffle, etc...) sometime. 😄

I was going to say precisely that! I believe I ID'd the track.

Sick this weekend, have to miss it. Ate dodgy (in hindsight) take-out at work Friday afternoon, was totally out of commission for 36 hours, not yet 100%.

Other Hazeltine Trio tribute albums I like are Alice in Wonderland (Evans) and Cleopatra's Dream (Powell).

San Antonio 135-99 Charlotte. Somebody had to win. Hard to think about Wembanyama when his team is 7-30 (after a 2 game win streak). Some really bad teams in the league this year.

San Antonio 130-108 Detroit. Somebody had to win.

This is a really deep subject which I'm not qualified to answer (not being a big harpsichord listener). Maybe best to visit a classical forum. There you could find threads of scores of pages devoted solely to Bach WTC harpsichord recommendations, for instance.

I really want to go to this, weather permitting. Big storm expected Fri/Sat...if I don't get flooded or have extended power loss, expect to go. I've never heard anything by gabby, but she's recently been praised on the avant-garde new releases thread. Big group (maybe incl. people who rarely play together), improv,...will be interesting to hear the rehearsal and show back to back.

From Michael Bisio: It’s our first show of the year! Creative Improvisers Ensemble at Handbell Studio, Kingston NY Sunday Jan 14 3-5pm In honor of Karl Berger, Peter Apfelbaum leads the Creative Music Studio Improvisers Orchestra featuring vocalist Ingrid Sertso. Audience is invited to the open rehearsal from 3-4pm, performance to follow from 4-5pm. Peter Apfelbaum - conductor, tenor sax, piano Ingrid Sertso - voice and poetry Chuck Ver Straeten - voice Bill Horberg - flutes Steve Gorn - bansuri, clarinet gabby fluke-mogul - violin Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello Chris Pasin - trumpet Kim Brooks - trombone Lee Odom - alto sax, clarinet Jessica Jones - tenor sax Tony Jones - tenor sax Bill Ylitalo - baritone sax, piccolo Julia Haines - harp Stuart Leigh - guitar Mike Gassmann - guitar Brittany Anjou - vibraphone, piano Michael Bisio - bass Ken Filiano - bass Tani Tabbal - drums Joakim Lartey - percussion Billy Martin - percussion Marianne Osiel - oboe, english horn

I don't know the dynamics or economics of Brooklyn concert booking, but I'd think the Sorey event might have considered bigger venues. Roulette, only about a mile away, holds 400. The nearby Brooklyn Academy of Music spaces (whatever they call the main theater, plus whatever they now call the Majestic) are probably too large. In my day (80s-early 90s), the Gowanus neighborhood where Sorey is appearing was far from appetizing. Not really dangerous, but bleak and scary...nervous trip by subway/foot and in those days taxis didn't want to go from Manhattan to Bklyn. Brooklyn has really gentrified since then.