BillF

If you're interested in other media's coverage of jazz in 1959, there's also this: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/1959-jazzs-vintage-year/ Can't find any sign of it on DVD.

It's a very old pose, though

Laszlo Biro Ronnie Ball Paulie Walnuts

Twin Peaks Dave Pike Bobby Fischer

NPR's Jazz Profiles: Zoot Sims

China Boy Sally Bowles Jug

Tinkerbell Stinkerbell Johnny Rotten

Hamiet Bluiett Geraldo's Navy Tom Cruise

Four Brothers Brothers and Other Mothers Lady Chatterley's Mother

Jimmy Garrison Charles Forte L Sprague de Camp

Primitive Cats Tiger Woods Jimmy Forrest

Last night's Pharoah Sanders gig has me digging out my old Coltrane/Sanders vinyl!

Please tell us how it was Bill! Really great session which left the audience rapturous! Here's a review of their performance at Cheltenham the day before: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/entertainmentnews/JAZZ-FEST-REVIEW-Pharoah-Sanders-Cheltenham-Town-Hall/article-3507733-detail/article.html To this I'd add that the classic John Coltrane quartet was everywhere in evidence, with Tyner, Jones and Garrison echoes in the superb accompanists. Age didn't seem to have lessened Pharoah's ability to play tonally superb post-Coltrane tenor and most of the tunes were Coltrane associated: "Giant Steps", "Naima", "My Favorite Things" and "I Want to Talk About You" - "A Nightingale Sang" being the exception. Each of the two sets ended with "The Creator Has a Master Plan" from Pharoah's 2003 album of that name. On these he took competent vocals, and here lies the big difference from Coltrane's serious intensity - Sanders is a great entertainer who includes a good deal of hokum in his act - strumming the tenor like a guitar, singing into the bell, getting sounds out of a bottle and doing a groovy dance (despite being a bit unsteady on his legs!) As someone who saw Dizzy in action several times, I took all this in my stride and the club audience loved it. Finally summoned back onstage by unending applause, Pharoah ended up in a bear hug with a large man in full African gear who'd been prominent in the audience. A night to remember!

Tonight's the night! http://bandonthewall.org/events/3059/

Here's the link: http://www.jazzwax.com/2009/01/jazz-at-massey-hall.html

Jazz Record Requests from BBC Radio 3 Now playing: Emily Remler, "Sweet Georgie Fame"

Jazz Library from BBC Radio 3: Bobby Wellins

David Soul Spirits of Rhythm Holy Ghost

Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair Jim "Doris Day" Gray Jimbo "Bacardi Brigadier" Simpson

Kenny Napper Max Headroom Mr Bump

Bedward Sleepy Stein David Blankett

Jedi Knights (UK religious group) Fly By Knights (Bob Florence composition) I P Knightley (author of The Rusty Bed)

Joe Castro Raoul Dufy Duffy