Michael Weiss

Kenny Kirkland, Gene Perla, Don Alias, Bob Mintzer

This is a great interview.

Except for the Left Bank gig with Wynton Kelly in 1967, this is the only live recording I know of Hank Mobley fronting a group in a club. To hear Hank stretch out - for a very long time - on his own tunes - (despite the obvious inebriation) is priceless. I hear Trane's influence more pronounced in Hank's later years as this tape clearly demonstrates, especially on Third Time Around. This is also some of the best Tootie Heath on tape foreshadowing his playing on The Prisoner. I played this for George Coleman a few weeks ago and he was particularly enamored with Tootie's playing on here. The sound might not be ideal but really, who gives a fuck? Maybe my dub is a little better than yours Kevin, but I hear Hank clearly throughout the tape.

Bullshit

It was the night of the Holmes/Cooney fight. The hotel offered a closed circuit TV package.

Murray Wall was on bass. We played in the bar of the Albuquerque Sheraton. One night a fight broke out in the bar during our set. Jon got all offended and stormed off the bandstand leaving the rhythm section to duck the onslaught of flying beer bottles. There was no chicken wire! We played Santa Fe for two nights a couple of weeks later at a place called Club West.

It's been over thirty years. Toured through with Jon Hendricks in 1982.

Heading to Santa Fe, Chimayo, Taos, Jemez Springs in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to the sights, sounds, mountain air and NM cuisine.

Innocently picked a collection of Jayne Cortez poems off the used bookstore shelf today. Opened the book, and right there on the page in front of me, I found myself described in the poem JOHNNY BLOWING AND POINTING HIS MACHETE: Johnny checking his watch and clapping in time with piano player's bouncing shoulders Johnny dancing with his saxophone together they are foreshadowing paraphrasing and shadow boxing (continues) There are references to the Blue Note and a tune of Griff's we used to play, "You've Never Been There." She must have been in the club one night. Now to continue on a topic that probably belongs in the "Weird Shit Happens" thread if there is one: Earlier today at Barry Harris' house I asked him for help on today's NYTimes crossword for a clue, "With lots of animal fat" or something like that. So Barry told me the word "suet", which I wasn't familiar with. He said, "grab that dictionary over there." I reach over to this fat dictionary with over 1,000 pages. I open the book at random, and right on the page in front of me is the word SUET.

Jonathan Lethem: The Wall of the Sky, The Wall of the Eye Sam Shepard: Cruising Paradise

This is my favorite: Trois Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine

Those days are long gone unfortunately. However there are many great and reasonably priced Loire reds (Cabernet Franc) such as Bernard Baudry, Languedoc Roussillon, Rhone, Beaujolais and other areas but you have to know your producers and importers.

Topic already begun here

Thanks everyone.

Today: "Nickname of Jazz's Earl Hines"

I'd have to disagree with you there - specifically in his prime (1950's). Into the 1960s, another story of course.

There was a claim and then a retraction here: http://grownfolksmusic.com/blog/facebook-post-retraction-donald-byrd

You can see why Bud claimed Billy Kyle as an influence.

Look where the beater on the bass drum is!

Barry Harris Trio @Village Vanguard, operating at a VERY high level of artistry, at any tempo, at 83. A real treasure and inspiration.

Jimmy Knepper on the right end? Doesn't look like Pepper on bari. That's the "Theme From Golden Boy"

Breaking Bad is great. Stay with it.

New season of Justified started tonight. Best dialogue on TV, in that inimitable Elmore Leonard tradition.

McCoy in today's NY Times Crossword. Maybe this should have a thread of its own?