Hoppy T. Frog

Huh,a Google search shows he was a Washington DC-area band leader, and founded a precision ball bearing business, died in 2011. A link to his obituary in the Washington Post won't work for me, and won't let me embed it here.

A lot of "Mojo Magazine" jazz at this festival, one reason I've soured on it. I'd be back if they bring Wadada Leo Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, or Anthony Braxton back like in the pre-covid times.

Volume 7 is available on Quobuz today

In the letter to Coleman Hawkins, he puts a lot of emphasis on being a "MAN", which in context, seems to Sonny to mean taking responsibility and keeping healthy in mind and body. Those are always good values to have, but I credit his equating it with "manliness" to the times. I'm sure Sonny would use less gendered language today.

Very early, when I was getting into jazz, I was sort of listening to Sonny chronologically, but the RCA stuff when I got to it, blew my punk rock and 90s techno-trained ears away

Chuck don't release no junk on his label!

I've followed the series on Chandos, I've found stimulating music in them all, but my favorite is Symon Laks.

Yes but some of us (me, ahem) didn't see this news at the time. Obviously, it has a bearing on his legacy.

I'm not as plugged in as you guys, and I must have missed discussion here about his behavior, but Cadence was an absolute formative influence on my listening two/three decades ago, and bought a lot of music by mail order from him. He must have gotten over his antipathy to Anthony Braxton since Braxton is on a number of CIMP releases. I don't recall reading anything negative about Braxton in the years I read Cadence. Update: Just searched the archives and GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Larry, long may you live in healthy mind and body.

In a box set of Carl Seemann broadcasts on the Orfeo label: Strasbourg was, unusually within the Third Reich, characterized by a liberal and tolerant coexistence of French and German culture. This atmosphere was one that was remembered with great fondness on a personal and professional level by those who had lived through it. 😬 I wager not everyone was enamored.

Wish I had also mentioned it was broadcast this past Saturday at theaters around the world.

So I subscribed to this series from whoever is running Nimbus West now, and I've only received two volumes of the series: Live at the IUCC 6/24/79 (a double CD) and 2/25/79 (which says 11/25/79 on the back). Has anyone received more? Also, I didn't notice that Volume 1 (11/26/78) is not part of the subscription series, and is sold out. Does anyone here have a line on a copy?

I have a ticket to see this at the Met in December

dorati doing Messaien? Huh.

Is Hawkins appearing anywhere else in the US? I've never seen him

Today I learned it's pronounced "LAY-vay"! And she's, inevitably,a Berklee grad.

Actually my favorite recording from her was of "Deep River", on a CD that came with BBC Music Magazine a couple years back. This piece is an older one but is fun: Are you worried about the rising costs of funerals?" https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/errollyn-wallen-are-you-worried-about-the-rising-costs-of-funerals?variant=35762063179931

I like how in the 2020 video you can actually see Carla's eyes, I don't think I had ever! They were always covered by that trademark hair (wig?).

so, has anything happened since August? It's been radio silence from them.

One of my favorites

He fit in quite well, I'm not so familiar with Hutchings' work, but I thought it was a great show--except for the moment Don Moye stumbled and fell backwards into the backdrop, that was a heart stopping moment but he was okay.

Rick, it's a magnificent achievement, and fun to read too!

It's a "video magazine"

I was a completist for this series when it ran. Never enough Ellington for me. The music was life.