Michael Weiss

At the Met: Balthus, Cats and Girls This piece was amazing: William Kentridge's five-channel video installation The Refusal of Time (2012), a thirty-minute meditation on time and space, the complex legacies of colonialism and industry, and the artist's own intellectual life.

I was at that concert.

The drummer (except for one cut) on Wayne Shorter's High Life.

I got a little bit of a head start so I'll chime in to get things rolling. It ain't much, but from a quick listen through: 1). Sounds like Walter Davis, Jr. I know I've heard this tune before but don't remember the name of it. Is that also a young Kenny Washington? 3). The first tenor solo sounds like Frank Wess. Can't ID anyone else. 4). I have no idea who this is. I like the composition, not the bass solo. Wish the pianist played a little more. 7). Jacquet playing Body and Soul on bassoon. 8). Sounds Keith Jarrett-ish. Is that him? Sorry, that's all I got.

Broadcast on CBS now. Bill O'Reilly? WTF?

A very serious, no-nonsense uncompromising musician, held in unquestionable high esteem by the entire NY jazz community. Dwayne had overcome yet continued to battle serious health issues for several years. I don't know the circumstances surrounding his death, but had just seen him perform with Peter Bernstein last Thursday. He was only 43. I had the pleasure of working with Dwayne on several occasions over the past twenty years. RIP

Check out Yusef on 'Teef from Sonny Red's Breezing on Jazzland. The whole solo is here: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Sonny_Red_Breezing_A_Story_Tale_The_Mode_Images?id=Bnr4pvbpi7q5n3qshtwte6v3uq4&hl=en

Mark Stryker's obit

Stefano Doglioni doesn't play like Eric Dolphy but he plays the shit out of the bass clarinet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhjBa5qsaAM

You need to post your source.

This quote (in the NYTimes obit) speaks volumes: “I have never thought of music as a challenge"

Bon Anniversaire!

Couldn't find previous posts about this, but stumbled across it on youtube. Very poignant. http://youtu.be/c8blCAKyFD8

In 1973 (age 15) on advice from my high school music teacher: Horace Silver/Blowing the Blues Away. Followed by Four and More and a Coltrane double-LP reissue The Atlantic Years. Over the next couple of years: Return to Forever: Light as a Feather, Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy Billy Cobham: Spectrum, Crosswinds Mahavishnu: Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire Herbie Hancock: Headhunters, Thrust Weather Report: Mysterious Traveler Sun Ra: Jazz in Silhouette Thad Jones/Mel Lewis: With Joe Williams, Central Park North, Consummation, New Life Trane: Ascension McCoy: Sama Layuca, Trident, Echoes of a Friend Miles: Jack Johnson Elvin: Genesis Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life Joe Farrell: Moon Germs Ahmad Jamal: Impulse Years reissue

9/28/13 "Dat_____" (classic jazz song)

Barcelona: - The Sagrada Familia is awe inspiring. You must buy tickets in advance to reserve a time slot, but you can stay as long as you like. Well worth it. - La Boqueria (the market) is a top destination, just off the Ramblas. There are many delicious food stalls. The seafood one in the back (#220), "Bar Boqueria" is killin'.

I'm at the Village Vanguard this Monday with the big band. Wednesday and Thursday at Measure @Langham Place Hotel with a trio.

Art Tatum in todays NYTimes: "blind jazz piano virtuoso"

It seems amazing that there has been no knowledge of the existence of this recording until now. Are you absolutely sure beyond a reasonable doubt that you're hearing Bud Powell and not George Wallington?

WMA format doesn't seem to work with Macs, or at least mine.

Donald Byrd playing with Bud is worth the price of admission regardless.

I'm not finding any reference to this recording on Google. Can you add more info please?

Check out Hawk's tie!

The three tracks on the Gil Evans Into the Hot on Impulse is some of the most accessible IMO.