Michael Weiss

August Blume's 45 minute interview with Coltrane 6/15/58 is available here: http://www.slought.org/content/11161/

I heard the Berg piano sonata in a Newark Airport terminal a few years ago. Really puts you in the mood to fly!

the Pimps! Classic faux pas. Love it. Sorry Chris, gotta bust you.

Several years ago, Art hired me to write a four trumpet arrangement of Mox Nix for him for an award he was receiving in LA. I'll see if I can dig it out. It's not the sextet voicings but maybe it will help you. In any event, my ears are pretty good so if you send me a .pdf of your score I'll be happy to look it over.

If there is another "generic" film soundtrack thread please direct me there - I couldn't find it. That said, while it doesn't necessarily merit "best " or "greatest" accolades, I was recently knocked out by Brian Easdale's solo piano pieces from "Peeping Tom." Would LOVE to get my hands on that music! Easdale also wrote the score to The Red Shoes.

Big thanks for doing this.

Thanks for the link. Very interesting. Ah, mouthpieces - the eternal quest.

Tsk tsk!

Little bit of trivia: Leon is Lou Donaldson's godson

Two tracks on High Blues Pressure contain IMO Freddie's most adventurous compositions: "For B.P." and "True Colors."

A legitimate concern, but all I can tell you is Cedar called me early this morning with the news.

Early this morning.

Jackie McLean - Tenor - A Long Drink of the Blues Charles McPherson - Tenor - Bulls Eye (Barry Harris) Johnny Griffin - Alto and Baritone - Blue Stroll (Ira Sullivan) Roland Alexander - Piano - High Step(Coltrane /Paul Chambers Transition date)

Dennis Irwin

"All Night Long" was just on TMC recently. Had never seen this before. What some drummers will do just to get a gig!

I used to play this a lot Fire Eater Prestige 10014 Idris Muhammed, Wilbert Longmire and Leon Spencer

Sweet cat. I used to play with him at the Get Me High Lounge when I was in town with Griff.

This is the first time I played and soloed on a CD that was nominated. Category 86 - Best Instrumental Arrangement "St. Louis Blues" (Brookmeyer) Category 49 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album "Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard" (Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)

What the hell?!?!? Screech trumpet??? This is bizarre in the truest sense of the word. Haven't heard this track, but while Brisbois could play "insanely high," he did not (in my experience) screech. I've always assumed "screech trumpet" is commonly used term for ....insanely high trumpet playing.

What the hell?!?!? Screech trumpet??? This is bizarre in the truest sense of the word.

I'd love to hear this, out of morbid curiosity. My sentiments exactly.

NPR: JazzSet with DeeDee Bridgewater, November 20, 2008 Also from NPR, "Johnny Griffin: In Memoriam"

Wow. Lot o' shit here! Or as Danny Moore used to say, "That's some hellova shiat."

So Templejazz, after all your comments, where were you last Wednesday?

They were joined at the hip! I know that he used to. A regular I met there said he doesn't come out so often anymore. Unfortunately, to my surprise, it wasn't advertised. The gig was part of a masterclass I gave earlier in the day at Temple University's jazz department, who have their own weekly night at the club. So it was mostly students and a few regulars in the house.