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Decca DL 8679 (FSR 1986) - Various: Showcase for Modern Jazz - directed by Howard Lucraft -

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1921-1934 Thoughts on Whiteman's music (as opposed to public persona)?

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I'm an epic four years late to this, but my friend Steuart Liebig was in this band. I really like Georgia Blue, but the line on this group is that they were transcendent in a live setting. It's great that this recording is still out there. (That entire YouTube channel is a treasure trove, incidentally.)

Re Rodby, he was in the houseband at the Jazz Showcase where he played with Art Pepper... In July 1977, Art Pepper took him with him to NY for that famous run at the Village Vanguard... Rodby played the Tuesday and Wednesday nights (not included in the box set) until he was replaced by George Mraz who appears on the recordings... According to the liner notes of the box, it was Elvin Jones who insisted on a different bassist...

I've heard of that guy (I think). Looking forward to receiving my copy.

Agreed. According to information on Bandcamp, the New World issue is working from Jonathan Horwich's digital transfer.

Wilbur Campbell is an intriguing presence, so I'm in for it on CD.

This is a good film.

McCoys playing is great but I really dislike those voices

Season one. My wife doesn’t get it and I just keep laughing. A classic.

February 7, 2026: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth February 14, 2026: Shelley Carrol & Brad Leali, UnityFest, San Antonio February 17, 2026: Peter Bernstein Quintet, Parker Jazz Club, Austin February 19, 2026: Bruce Saunders Quintet with Peter Bernstein, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin February 20, 2026: Shemekia Copeland and Ally Venable, Granville Arts Center, Garland February 21, 2026: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Branford Marsalis Quartet, Robinson Fine Arts Center, Plano Davy Mooney, Dan's Silverleaf, Denton February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston February 24, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, Parker Jazz Club, Austin February 25, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio February 26, 2026: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Trio, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth March 5, 2026: Pat Metheny, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio March 6, 2026: Pat Metheny, Paramount Theater, Austin Jackie Venson, Windmills, The Colony March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston Jackie Venson, Windmills, The Colony Ashwani Shankar, Amit Kavthekar, Kuchibhotla Sai Giridhar, Dhananjay Hegde, Kathak Rhythms Studio, Plano March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas March 14, 2026: Bnois King, Blues and Tattoos Festival, Gainesville Larry Lampkin, Troy's, Arlington March 20, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin Chirag Katti (sitar), Windmills, The Colony March 21, 2026: Sunny War, Anne Harris, Sable Sisters (Kaia Kater), Buffalo Nichols, Jake Blount, Justin Robinson, Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth Chirag Katti (sitar), Windmills, The Colony March 22, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston March 26, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith Clone Row, Isaiah Collier, William Hooker Quartet, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 27, 2026: Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Ghost Train Orchestra: The Music of Moondog, Jeff Parker Expansion Trio, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Ned Rothenberg, Nik Bartsch, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Thomas Fujiwara: Dream Up, Saha Gnawa, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 28, 2026: Darius Jones Trio, Either/Orchestra, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Mary Halvorson, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, , Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Patricia Brennan Septet, Shabaka, Yasmin Williams and William Tyler, Incerto, Electrical Field of Love, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 29, 2026: Brandon Woody's Upendo, Chicago Underground Duo, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra Plays Eithiopiques, Julian Lage Quartet, Marc Ribot, Matt Mitchell's Zealous Angles, Miles Electric Band, Nels Cline: Lovers, Openness Trio, Tom Skinner,, L. Shankar, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee May 30, 2026: Jackie Venson, Beer City Music Hall, Oklahoma City April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Majestic Theater, Dallas April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas Samora Joy, Austin City Limits April 4, 2026: Samora Joy, Tobin Center, San Antonio Melissa Aldana, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston April 11, 2026: Rakesh Charaurasia (flute) and Amit Kavthekar (tabla), Matchbox4, Houston April 12, 2026: John Beasley's Unlimited Miles (John Beasley, Mark Turner, Sean Jones or Marquis Hill, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Williams, Terreon Gu)), Eisemann Center, Richardson April 23, 2026: Nicholas Payton featuring Butcher Brown Presents the Supreme Blue, Monty Alexander "Jamericana", Charlie Musselwhite, Kyle Roussel, Kenny Neal, Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Nidia Gongora (Columbia); Yusa (Cuba), Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Jamil Sharif, Peter Harris Presents Firm Roots, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 24, 2026: Hiromi's Sonicwonder, Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Andromeda Turre, Astral Project, Parlor Greens (w/Jimmy James), Tribute to Ragtime Piano Legends feat. Terry Waldo, Tom McDermott, and David Boeddinghaus, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Sevana (Jamaica), Joy Clark, Wendell Brunious, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 25, 2026: Mahmoud Chouki, Louis Ford, Little Freddie King, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 26, 2026: Ron Carter Quartet, Catherine Russell, Roger Lewis and Baritone Bliss, Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Derek Douget, Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal, Chris Thomas King, Tuba Skinny, People Museum, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 28, 2026: Robert Cray, Empire Theater, San Antonio April 29, 2026: Robert Cray, Heights Theater, Houston April 30, 2026: Isaiah Collier (The World is on Fire), Steve Masakowski Family Band, Sasha Masakowsti as Trash Magnolia, Helen Gillet, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 1, 2026: Terence Blanchard with Ravi Coltrane; Charlie Gabriel; Victor Campbell, Stephen Walker, D.K. Harrell, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Jackie Venson, Main Street Crossing, Tombull May 2, 2026: Dianne Reeves; Uptown Jazz Orchestra; Alexey Marti, Leroy Jones, Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers feat. Dr. Michael White and Shaye Cohn, Larry McCray, Leyla McCalla, , New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Kenny Garrett, Jazz and Blues Market, New Orleans Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (sitar), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin May 3, 2026: Herbie Hancock; Jason Marsalis, Trumpet Mafia featuring Keyon Harold, Jackie Venson, Lila Ike (Jamaica), Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin May 17, 2026: Lucia, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston June 6, 2026: L Shankar (double violin), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin August 22, 2026: S. Akash (flute) & Vivek Pandya (tabla)/ Manas Kumar (violin) and Ojas Adhiya (tabla), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin October 10, 2026: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Stafford Center, Houston October 11, 2026: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Austin October 18, L. Shankar (violin), Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Swaminathan, Amit Kaythekar (percussion), Matchbox4, Houston

The music on this 4 CD set has aged marvelously.

Jazz in Plano... BRANFORD MARSALIS JAZZ QUARTET February 21, 2026 | 8:00 PM ROBINSON FINE ARTS CENTER This concert is sponsored by Tammy and Charles Miller and Back by popular demand, Jazz legend Branford Marsalis returns to the Plano Symphony stage, bringing a few friends along for the ride. The Branford Marsalis Quartet is Branford on saxophone, Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and Justin Faulkner on drums. Announced in early 2025, the Branford Marsalis Jazz Quartet will debut their first album with Blue Note Records, which will be an interpretation of the 1974 Keith Jarrett album Belonging. The Quartet will perform a few songs from the album in addition to original compositions to be played with the full orchestra and a selection of jazz classics.

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Just finished this one. Happen to be handling Spinoza with my students these weeks as well. Together with Nietzsche Spinoza is my big philosopher hero. He was about 300 years ahead of his time. To be honest I'd say a lot people could still learn a lot from him. Now I am almost finishing this one. I have a very weird paradoxally feeling with it: on one hand I think it's pretty boring, on the other hand I want to keep reading it and it's very relaxing to do so. Interesting stuff... From wednesday I will be in Ghana for 9 days with my students. This ones coming with me: I am really a rookie in African philosphy so time to dive into it. I am familiar with Achille Mbembe but it stops right there.

Price reduced. Pics available upon request (please pm me an email address and I will email photos). The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume 2 23 LP, Mosaic, 1989 Limited Edition of 2500 copies. Everything is in Excellent to Near Mint condition - outer box, 2 inner slipcases, records, booklet. This is a very nice copy. All records are flat and play fine. https://www.discogs.com/release/8460405-Various-The-Complete-Commodore-Jazz-Recordings-Volume-II $145 (+ $16 insured media mail shipping for this very heavy box set) U.S. shipping only. I can only ship on the weekend. Pay pal friends/family.

Reading the Kalevala for the first time. I'm not sure what I was expecting - probably more Ossian goes to Iceland. I wasn't expecting a wry Scandi Hiawatha. Really enjoying it in the Bosley translation.