AllenLowe

good idea - I will press him politely but firmly -

when I say limited I mean that he has likely chosen to withdraw because he sees the music as ephemeral, something he outgrew; I also, however, mean exposure to everything back to about 1901 - and yes, if there were still dollar bins, I would have my own and expanding section - it's so bad that I-Tunes has me under "Un-Load" -

Proper offends me (as does JSP on occasion) by introducing digital distortion to so much of their remastering - audible, probably from CEDAR - plus bad de-hissing that leaves the telltale gargling underwater sound - a pity - John R.T. was using CEDAR in his last years, but without digital artifacts -

"Is the thrust of the interview going to be to make a point to him or to get his ideas about that point?" in a word, yes - "I could see this going really well or really badly, depending on which it is..." I've not had a bad interview yet - Marsalis is personally secure enough, I think, not to mind anything I say in this regard - and I fear nothing - "Not sure I agree with the notion of "coveting" African American musical traditions, though... The whole "White Negro" thing is at worst a case of arrested development and at best a part of a growth process that is eventually left behind (the part, that is, not the growth process)...And I'm not so sure that the notion of defending against "white folks wanting to be black" is not part of the m.o. that Wynton has used to make his power plays..." beside the point - I see those African American musical traditions as being part of my own legacy - emphasizing the American here - has nothing do do with white Negritude, has everything to do with listening and understanding -

Uncle Skid - you hit it on the head and it's funny, because I decided this afternoon that our conversation will indeed center on the tradition- one of the things I think I will imply is that the reason he does not like rock and pop music is because he has limited his exposure to vernacular music that comes from that tradition - that the African American musical traditions that many of us covet go wider (if not deeper) than the blues - was thinking I might play him some music if I can drag along some kind of boom box - hope to talk about hillbilly and other country traditions that crossover from the songster tradition to not only the blues but gospel music and string bands of all colors; hope also to make the point that the blues is only one of the streams that these black and white musics come from - we'll see how it goes..........................

close enough - as I told my wife the other night, objects in mirror are larger than they appear to be -

"Okay, why do most Organissimo members dislike you?" because I'm smart, good looking, and have a 12 inch Johnson - you were talking about me, right?

somebody wanted $40 for my first album - on vinyl - not worth it, but I was honored -

hope your invited - he told me he hates surprise guests -

with Peterson, I always worry that my turntable is spinning too fast -

haven't read the book - so will withhold judgement - I didn't say I agreed with him about Kind of Blue - just that I think he's a smart guy who doesn't just say things to shake things up - it's like any critic with whom I have a serious disagreement - I am most concerned about the honesty of the critique, even if it comes out on a different side than the one I'm on - (though since I may be an idiot - see other thread - please take my opinions with caution)

sorry, last 30 years, Sonny can't touch him - just my opinion -

are you sure that's not Don King?

Marc's a good guy, and smart -

you got me -

technically a riff is a short motif of a rhythmic nature - let me add that you have to speak to people who heard it closer to its issue date - I first heard it in 1968, and it came to me as just another Miles recording, but it was clearly a major and important work - not iconic, yet, not legendary, just a beautifully written and performed date.

the Roost stuff is scary, though interestingly his ballad playing is still somewhat undeveloped - sounds better on the Blue Notes - there is an early version of Somebody Loves Me on the Roosts (I think) that I have a feeling is probably the closest thing to hearing what he sounded like in person back then -

some good ones, some bad ones, some strange ones - " why do most jazz fans dislike him." not sure if this can accurately be said of the most successful jazz musician of the last 50 years -

sorry, been busy - promise I will look tomorrow -

I'll pass -

maybe his best studio album -

and we all know that Wynton loves rock and roll - and Chris -

any relation to Bruce Lee?

as some of you know I am working on a film and have alreday interviewed some cultural dignitaries including our own Chris Albertson, Roswell Rudd, Matt Shipp, our own David Beardsley, Jonathon Lethem, Ethan Iverson - well I have an appointment on October 14 to interview Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center; should be interesting and I will be on my best manners. Keeping this civil (wasn't easy getting this interview and I don't want someone from Lincoln Center seeing someone saying something bad and canceling it) - just thought I'd open the floor for questions - REAL questions, not, "what is your favorite color?" though of course if there is enough demand I will ask that -

that's my kind of woman -