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Also, I don't think anybody said that the documentary was in Dutch. Oddly enough, I thought it was just weirdly-accented English at first, which just solidifies my belief that Dutch is just misspelled English.
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Cedar Walton plays Strayhorn from 1988
Hoppy T. Frog replied to chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez's topic in Artists
"Jazz Ball". Heh. -
How's that again? or Mother, Juggs, and Speed.
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NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONON Sorry, 5 Guys is shit. If you're in the DC area (the home base of 5 Guys) it's Ray's Hell Burger, where you can get marrow as a topping, among other things (just gimme bleu cheese).
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Trip To Philly Coming Up
Hoppy T. Frog replied to sidewinder's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
There was one on Passyunk that was selling some records in bad shape, but I was able to find a few diamonds. Mayhaps it was Beautiful World? Oh, and by all means eat at Jim's Steaks on South Street and John's Roast Pork. -
Because of what it is wearing.
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Recent Down Loads And Additions From E - Music
Hoppy T. Frog replied to Soulstation1's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Holy moly, just heard this one the other day at a friend's and immediately ordered from Dusty Groove. Sooooooo good. iT'S FACKIN AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME. Holy moly, just heard this one the other day at a friend's and immediately ordered from Dusty Groove. Sooooooo good. iT'S FACKIN AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME. So is other stuff on the Soundway label. Holy moly, just heard this one the other day at a friend's and immediately ordered from Dusty Groove. Sooooooo good. iT'S FACKIN AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME. Holy moly, just heard this one the other day at a friend's and immediately ordered from Dusty Groove. Sooooooo good. iT'S FACKIN AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME. So is other stuff on the Soundway label. How'd I do that??????????????????? That's an awesome quirk of the new software if I don't say so myself. -
Jordi Pujol -- unintentionally hilarious,
Hoppy T. Frog replied to Larry Kart's topic in Miscellaneous Music
True: In Catalan, there is no translation for "copyright infringement". -
Which Mosaic Are You Enjoying Right Now?
Hoppy T. Frog replied to Soulstation1's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
Lester Young w/Basie Disc 1, and sitting in 200$ worth of pudding. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. -
RVA JAZZ FEST Friday 2/6/2010
Hoppy T. Frog replied to .:.impossible's topic in Live Shows & Festivals
You guys getting snow down there? Everything in DC is cancelled, it seems. -
RIP John and RIP CODA I think I'll go read some of the 60s-70s back issues I have.
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Oh god, some of those are hilarious! "Oscar Predator".
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ebay madness re: vinyl
Hoppy T. Frog replied to slide_advantage_redoux's topic in The Vinyl Frontier
A particularly egregious misleading description: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120526170251&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 "Cover EX has some slight signs of wear". O RLY? -
That makes more sense. I was wondering what they would have done for 30 minutes in that era? Benny suddenly goes altissimo followed by chanting?
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Lloyd McNeill, DC Jazz Flutist
Hoppy T. Frog replied to clifford_thornton's topic in Miscellaneous Music
His website makes no mention of his musical endeavors. Edit: Oh yes he does. -
FS: Coleman Hawkins Complete Keynote
Hoppy T. Frog replied to Pete B's topic in Offering and Looking For...
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BTW, I saw Jon Abbey thanked in Ben Ratliff's "Jazz Ear" (no snickering, it's good light bathroom reading). Funny, cause on "another jazz board" he was chased off for calling jazz a "historical genre".
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Murry Wilson shot Brian while wearing women's clothes?
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I have all his albums, because I find his music intriguing, and I really like Mahanthappa (saw him live with Amir El-Saffar and it was beautiful--very emotionally moving if anyone thinks this scene is "Too smart for you"). One problem with all his previous albums, except maybe Mother Tongue, was that they felt like work to listen to. It might be a result of the CD-era tendency to make an album as long as possible. However, the new one actually is fun to listen to. It has melodies (kinda!), and it's more memorable than the other albums. This sounds like a backhanded compliment, I know. But give it a try. I will say that I think the much-lauded Mike Ladd collaborations are TERRIBLE. I couldn't sell them back to the CD shop fast enough.
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It already has been - in, among other places, the deep underground of the "DJ culture" which is slowly beginning to influence some jazz, quiet as its kept. Which is why "justifying" the relevance players like Eric Alexander is like justifying VCRs. Otherwise, I rest my case. Revisit this thread in ten years. I'm not convinced that "DJ culture" will be influencing anything. "DJ Culture" itself is way past its peak popularity and general cultural influence. As a musically adventurous teenager I was big into that stuff over 20 years ago, and was devouring English music magazines in the late 80s when English yoof were having guerilla raves in fields and warehouses. In 1988-91, that stuff was the future, and the music seemed genuinely innovative and exciting, either because of its association with what seemed like a genuine grass roots underground, or maybe it genuinely was innovative and exciting. A few years later "electronica" seemed poised to become an overground chart phenomenon in the US (Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, etc). It didn't. (Also, a lot of the music being marketed by the majors sucked.) Jazz artists tried to come to grips with it, like Ben Neill (judgement: he sucked. I had a hard time selling his big-label CD back to a used CD store--no one wanted it). The acts got dropped, the festivals collapsed, or changed musical emphasis, the CD compilations with cheesy covers slowed to a trickle, even the magazines dedicated to the phenomenon folded, and kids moved on to something else. What I'm trying to say is that although you may have discovered it recently, the "DJ culture" scene is so over, that whole scene and the music involved might as well be Dixieland at a Shakey's Pizza. It ceased to innovate, and it is no threat to the authorities like those English raves in 1989. (Look up the Criminal Justice Act). I'll give you a good old-fashioned unsubstantiated Clementine pronouncement from on high: The future of "jass" is the Taylor Ho Bynum/Mary Halvorson/Peter Evans type of scene where they play whatever the hell tickles their fancy, jazz n'pop n'folk and METAL whetever they hell they feel like playing in whatever musical configuration they choose, yet they can still bring mad chops and discipline it to a Braxton composition. Walkin' with Jesus in Exurban Maryland, Hoppy Edited to add METAL IN CAPS
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trust me, this sun ra limbo lp is crazy
Hoppy T. Frog replied to chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez's topic in Artists
This article in Ebony seems to imply she is real: http://books.google.com/books?id=deBupr5jEw4C&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=Roz+Croney&source=bl&ots=mxt04-IpJP&sig=gf2yMkSeRWx7W-iM8dC1-HBMN8E&hl=en&ei=LFJFS8K-JIuRlAfe8s0N&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBUQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Roz%20Croney&f=false -
What's the story here? Is Jarman out of the Ensemble again?
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Shelly Manne: Live at the Black Hawk
Hoppy T. Frog replied to neveronfriday's topic in Recommendations
Is American Jazz Clasics similar to Lonehill and Gambit, a European label reissuing 50 year old + material? I saw Sonny Stitts Plays Jimmy Giuffre is coming out, but I would prefer a Japanese (or US) reissue. Thanks, Baker Yes. "American Jazz Classics" is one of those public domain "Andorran" labels.