Michael Fitzgerald

Carla Bley is a wonderful writer - I agree that the Liberation Music Orchestra arrangements are sublime, rising above much of her other large ensemble projects. It might be the all-star soloists who add so much personality, plus the "concepts" that Haden brings to the table. EOTH is a masterpiece of twentieth century music, something that I keep going back to again and again. I still don't understand everything in it, but I will continue trying. Bley created a new approach to the large ensemble in the free jazz environment (not the only approach, but one). I do hear Ellington and Mingus in there but there are plenty of things that I hear as Carla Bley. I've studied some of her scores and transcribed other things - a beautiful writer. "Fleur Carnivore" is a nice record from 1988 - not a full big band, more LMO size. Mike

OK - now, why does Fantasy have the complete 1957 Newport Jazz Festival tapes? It was officially recorded by Verve - and Norman Granz sold all the Verve stuff in 1960. So, shouldn't Universal have this stuff, at least what was issued by Verve at the time? I know that Pablo has since put out Adderley and Shearing sets that were never issued before. Mike

Herbie is a great talker. I wish all his music sounded as good as this interview. For me he's very inconsistent, even within the projects that allow for more creative stretching. When he is on, he's very very good; but when he is off, he is boring.... BTW, that Miles warmup thing makes me think of - is it Autumn Leaves on Miles In Europe? Mike

McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge? Mike

We heard it was Love Day. Mike

And just think, since 1956 + 50 years is rapidly approaching, this is Sony's last chance..... Mike

You know, this REALLY steams me - Could we issue the stuff separately? Could we? No - let's SCREW those folks who spend BIG money on "Complete Miles & Coltrane" boxed sets. (Who already bought that material several times anyway.) We could sell a single live CD to them - no, don't be ridiculous, package it with a popular studio album. Make that studio album now twice as expensive as it needs to be. Mike

Indeed, TALT appears on the DS album Pearls. Kenny Barron appears on that and one other selection. Mike Wow - until this second I missed the post from Sangrey at 8:14 PM while I was sending my own post. I agree completely - Sanborn can be a great interpreter. Problems involve: bad material not worthy of interpretation and responsibilities that go past interpretation.

How about this: "Photos: I Don't Make 'Em, I Just Take 'Em" Mike

Yes, indeed that is a good one, though a bit non-jazz (but that is its forum, after all). BTW, this is surely NOT the Steve Schwartz we know here from Boston. Though I heartily disagree with the scorn that Bernard Shaw (and apparently Mr. Schwartz) have for the use of musical notation when writing about music. At the appropriate time, nothing could be clearer. And the exceptions to the jazz book pigeonholes, Wilder's American Popular Song and Schuller's The Swing Era - both make good use of notation. They deal with "the music itself" - and rightfully use notation to do so. And it was interesting that the name of Bill Evans did not even come up in this review. Mike

I thought it was going to be "Steal This Book"

Or did you just imagine writing the book?

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Yet you keep talking.

Seth Justman, J. Geils Band - B-3 with 4 Leslies

Not a magazine, it's a hardcover book - you can find on amazon or elsewhere. In the tradition of Scarecrow Press, it's expensive. Mike

At least a significant article in the Annual Review of Jazz Studies (but not the one immediately upcoming, which is all Mary Lou Williams). A Sonny Red discography has already been prepared in BRIAN and hopefully will be made available online following the article's publication. The author is Anders Svanoe, a Wisconsin saxophonist who has recorded with Roscoe Mitchell. Mike

Do you recall which station? A friend is researching Sonny Red and might be able to follow up on this. Mike

The actual double album? Or the Savoy original configurations (North South East...Wess and No Count)? The latter, yes, the former - dunno. I was just listening to this the other day - nice stuff. Mike

And I want to say that he played with Hemphill's saxophone sextet - but I don't see this in the discographies. Maybe it was a live show I saw? Or something live on the radio? Mike

Complete Impulse is NOT complete anymore. But Complete VV *is* - so that would make MY mind up. Mike

I want to say "Afro Blue" - but am I thinking perhaps of another Santana/Shorter TV appearance (and wouldn't you have recognized that)? I have just about all the stuff on VHS somewhere around here - let's hope the tapes haven't aged as badly as Mr. Marcello's in another thread. I should clarify about the "best Night Music show" - I mean *as a show* - there were a number of wonderful individual performances (mostly *sans* Sanborn), but I'm talking as a whole program together. Leonard and Sonny did nothing for me, fwiw. Mike

I stayed up watching all those Night Music shows and there were occasional flashes of quality, but Sanborn for the most part did NOT fit in with the guests. I give him credit for trying and for supporting the Hal Wilner eclectic booking, but more often than not I was wishing that someone else were there who had a bit more taste. Who? I don't know. I mean, it's not like Sanborn had any screen personality, so it could be anybody. Best Night Music show was the first one: James Taylor, Milton Nascimento, Nana Vasconcelos. After that it became a circus with just one act after another. The first show took pains to get a set of guests that worked well together - Milton singing backup for James and vice versa, breaking down into duets, etc. I do enjoy the occasional Sanborn performance - the earlier the better, I guess - Gil, the first few Warner Bros. albums (when he was hanging with Victor Lewis and Don Grolnick). His contribution to McLaughlin's Electric Guitarist album isn't too bad, either. Mike

During the school year there is no time for heavy research, so not much activity. WKCR folks are handling the dubbing of MD and DAT, thanks all the same - will keep you in mind. Another tune I would push for would be "Prelude To A Kiss" which I heard Marshall play many times. Mike

Freddie Redd, for one. Mike