Michael Weiss

I played with Marchel in the early 70s while in high school, and since then, everytime I'd return to Dallas. We played several gigs together throughout the years, including a duo just six months ago. Had no idea he was even sick...WTF! Marchel was a beautiful straight up guy and a wonderful player. RIP

New Yorkers come by and say hello. This time around I'll have Paul Gill and Dennis Mackrel.

I'll be giving a composition workshop on Saturday at 4:00pm in the Sutton Place Suite: Get More Out of Your Tunes: Transform Your Songs Into Full-fledged Compositions Here's a link to the schedule: JazzImprov Live 2007

This looks like being the latest (from 1979) reissue, on vinyl: Can't trace a CD appearance! That's what I thought. What a shame. I use that record (along with solo Bud and solo Barry Harris on Riverside) as a primer for my piano students learning how to play solo without striding.

Was the 1956 solo Savoy ever released on CD?

I had the pleasure of playing with C Sharpe on several occasions in the early to mid eighties. Beautiful guy.

I'll be playing with Slide at the Vanguard the week of Sept 25-30. He'll have a four trombone group with Steve Davis, Jonathan Voltzok and Max Seigel.

I'll have a quartet this weekend at the Kitano, this time with Bob Sheppard, Ed Howard and Kendrick Scott. Sets at 8:00 and 9:45p. Kitano website. 66 Park Avenue at 38th Street.

At Northsea tonight: Benny is playing with Griff, Reggie Johnson, Kirk Lightsey and Doug Sides right after us .(Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) tonight. Earlier - Steely Dan. Should be a great night.

Hi Jim, All saxophones read treble clef. Baritone: transpose up an octave + a major sixth Tenor: transpose up an octave + a major second Alto: transpose up a major sixth Soprano: transpose up a major second Trombone (bass clef) is non-transposing Trumpet: transpose up a major second You owe it to yourself to buy a book!

This is no chant and it ain't no lullabye. It's about as soothing as the CD player in your next room playing Trane from the Half Note on One Down One Up with auto repeat... while you're trying to sleep. Ain't no love song either Yeah, thanks. We're talking about a litany of ornithological insults. This bird is relentless (Insert Rodney Dangerfield joke here). It reminds me of the Star Cafe jam sessions. After a tune had already been going on for half an hour, I. Digme would stride in off the street, take out his horn and solo forever. I'm a rhythm section slave! Musically, this mockingbird is a MF. Got a wide-ranging vocabulary. Got all the car-alarm sounds done pat. Okay, I dig you... now shut the fuck up.

I'm as fascinated by mockingbirds as Messiaen but, as they say, not in my backyard. For the past week we've been harrassed by one bird, camped out behind our apartment building. It sings all day (no problem) and then again, like turning on a switch, around 1:00am, blowing a six-hour nonstop solo. And this fucker is LOUD. WTF!!! I wanted to post a soundclip but the file's too big.

Fried Buzzard

Just can't let those two hours of fame go to waste. http://streams.wgbh.org/online/play.php?xm...late=wgbh_audio

I love that.

Rich plays on Lampert's own SteepleChase recording,Venus Perplexed. Larry you should check this out. Steve is also going to have a release later this year on Bridge Records.

I heard Hank play at the Angry Squire on November 22, 1985, with Duke Jordan and singer Lodi Carr. I don't remember the bassist and drummer.

Check out Stanley on Joe Farrell's CTI, Moongerms.

I'll be conducting a workshop, probably something composition related. It's great to see another player in the jazz convention arena.

Happy Birthday!

Some Other Spring

Maybe bump into some of you? July 4 -- Imatra, Finland July 5-6 -- Ghent July 8 -- Rottenburg am Neckar (a little south of Stuttgart) July 10 -- Assisi July 14 -- Northsea Festival, Rotterdam July 16 -- Ancona July 17 -- Albinea (just south of Reggio Emilia)

Barry told me that Coleman Hawkins said (instead of playing "chord changes") "I play movements."

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I heard Miles at Paul's Mall in the summer of 1974. That shit was LOUD. Miles had his hand signals going.