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  1. Before & after w/ Misha Mengelberg

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

    Posted

    Take a look at this interview.  I find Mengelberg the most entertaining and informative interviewee around.  He is candid, outrageous, and interesting the way that Artie Shaw used to be.  Except perhaps more so.  And I find myself agreeing with him about late Ellington, late Cecil Taylor, Dave Holland.

    Somehow I've neglected to check in with JazzTimes for many months. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I just listened to/read the first three Mengelberg clips. Very cool. Very refreshing.

  5. I think we're back online!

    in Forums Discussion

    Posted

    Wow.  That took me awhile to figure out.  Anyway, everything is transfered.  For some reason when I transfered the site from the old server to the new via FTP, it added capital first letters to some directories / file names, which was causing problems with the board software.

    If you're having any problem, let me know, please!!!  Thanks!

    :party::party::party: Yipee!!!

    I've been browsing around for ten minutes now and it's working great. Very fast response. :tup

    This will be a test of the reply function ... and of my favorite new smilies:

    :crazy: <--- me when the board was down.

    and something for jazzmoose: :rofl:

    Thanks for all the hard work!

  8. The new "Pay-It-Forward" Music Giveaway Thread!!&#33

    in Offering and Looking For...

    Posted

    Thanks for the PM, Claypone. Sorry I couldn't reply while I was away. Having that Crispell on its way to me was a good reminder that it's time I posted a long-overdue update and supplement. I have the following available, all in fine condition:

    Kenny Barron - "Spirit Song"

    Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Antiguo"

    Laurindo Almeida - "Outra Vez"

    Roy Hargrove's Crisol - "Habana"

    Turtle Island String Quartet with Paquito d'Rivera - "Danzon"

    Sid Phillips & His Band - "Hors d'oeuvres"

    First with PM will get.

  11. Booker Ervin Blue Notes

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    " the piano chair is occupied by a gentleman by the name of Bobby Few.  I don't recall ever hearing of him before.

    A few years ago I heard part of a solo piece by Bobby Few (didn't catch the title or album) that blew me away. I've been keeping my eyes peeled for more from him ever since. Apparently he didn't record much. But I'm sure there are plenty of folks hanging around here who can fill us in on what the best sources are for more from this guy.

    Bobby Few recommendations, please!!!

  12. Anyone catch the Mingus Memorial broadcast on WKCR

    in Jazz Radio & Podcasts

    Posted

    I'm so glad WKCR was able to pay off their creditors. There's no other station doing what they do. The Mingus Memorial Broadcast was wonderful. They played stuff I never heard before. I'm glad I made a donation 2 weeks ago.

    I agree on all points. Now I hope they use my money to upgrade their Real Player server. During the last half of the Billie Holiday marathon, transmission deteriorated so badly that I couldn't get through even one tune without the connection being dropped. Same thing with the second half of the Mingus broadcast. When I could bear to listen to it, the MP3 stream held steady but sound quality left a lot to be desired.

  13. Any good online deals for blank discs out there?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    I live in the land of Ritek. I just bought a spindle of 50 for the equivalent of about $9.20. So, if your talking about a 100-disc spindle, $17 looks like a good deal. (In Taiwan we normally pay a premium of 20% for things that are manufactured here. Makes no sense, but that's the way it is.)

    I've burned over a thousand Riteks (under various brand names) and never had a bad one. They all still play well, and ripping from them hasn't been a problem, although extraction can be a little slow on the oldest ones (five or six years old, I think). One reason I like them is that every machine I've put them in will read them, which is not the case with some of the pricier discs.

    That said, I should acknowledge that I've been buying my blanks from the same hole-in-the-wall vendor for many years. They seem to know all the manufacturers and factory numbers, can identify a good lot from a bad one, and pretty much guarantee what they sell -- if I were ever to get a bum disc, I know they'd replace it. This is rather different from buying from a huge chain operation in the U.S. that might have gotten a deal on 'irregulars.' Still, though, it might be worth a try.

  16. Billie Holiday on WKCR

    in Jazz Radio & Podcasts

    Posted

    Chris, earlier I rose to Phil's defense .... or, more accurately, defense of his presence on the station. Although some of the points I made may well be correct, I would now rather be wrong -- Phil has finally gone over the top as far as I'm concerned. After hearing the endlessly repeated references to "my book" and his cheap-trick literal scream for help in the middle of "Embraceable You," I went ballistic. :rmad: I started to pick up the phone to call and tell them to get that guy off the air, but I held back and instead waited to see what the reaction would be. To my great amazement he generated a huge amount of pledges in a few hours. Could it be that a large segment of the audience likes the sensationalist talk-radio approach?

    Yes, 15 days is excessive, or so I thought at the outset. After a week of fairly steady listening, I'm surprised to find myself still enjoying it, although I'm now turning it off for hours at a time.

    Thanks for the funny story, Allen. :lol:

  17. Billie Holiday on WKCR

    in Jazz Radio & Podcasts

    Posted

    Hey guys-- I don't have a problem w/criticism of Schaap-- I just feel it should take a reasonably organized form.

    ... <snip?> ,,,

    I just don't want the trouble w/Schaap (better or worse than "The Trouble With Harry"? YOU make the call...) to get in the way of the to me VERY IMPORTANT issue of saving WKCR.

    now for some coffee-- you guys want any?

    c

    strong and black, please.

    Thanks for the nice summation.

    You all are over there and also have access facts to shoot down Phil's errors. If they're so egregrious and frequent (and they may well be -- I have no way to know), is there some forum where they can be exposed in a way that would do some good?

  19. Billie Holiday on WKCR

    in Jazz Radio & Podcasts

    Posted

    I hope WKCR survives its current crisis, but they really need to either dump Phil or remind him that it's not all about him.

    That's my opinion--let's hear from others who have listened.

    Okay, I'll bite. I don't hesitate to tune Phil out or turn him off, when I find him irritating. (In fact, I did a mental tune-out when he was on this morning.) But, as tiresome as he can be, I just don't think he's that big an issue. Actually, now that you've prompted me to think about this, I am, to my surprise :o , prepared to argue that he's good for the station. (Yipes! Did I say that?!!)

    Mirabile dictu, some people enjoy him. After all, he was, according to reports I've seen, the biggest fund raiser during the last drive (although I have suspicions about that 10 grand that came in on his watch, dedicated to him and Max Roach). A few of his pleas were, I thought, very eloquent (unlike what I heard this morning). From that perspective, Phil is a plus.

    I agree with detractors who say he's an egotist and a revisionist. But isn't that obvious to anyone who listens with a bit of attention? About the third or fourth time I heard him expounding on something, it was clear what he was up to -- even though I was ignorant about the subject matter, I knew not to swallow his line, at least not completely. Seems to me that jazz and the jazz world is healthy enough to deal with these attacks on accuracy. On this very board there's enough credibility, knowledge and influence to set things right when it's needed.

    Although I don't know Phil (and may be assuming too much), I've known several people like him. I even worked for one once. The error, if you want to call it that, is an excess of enthusiasm and a childlike ego, not an ill-meaning intent to subvert.

    My view is that a certain amount of friction or controversy is necessary to keep an organization from stagnating. Not too much, not too little. I think Phil provides just about the right amount -- keeps listeners debating and, no doubt, keeps things lively behind the scenes.

    That said, I agree completely with your suggestion, Chris, that Phil be reminded that it's not all about him. Ben Young is the real star in my book, and there are several others I enjoy hearing almost as much.

    I'm interested to hear what others have to say.

  24. Che banned?

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    Not many here (any?) here old enough to get my previous post.

    Old enough that it took some minutes of ransacking my memory to retrieve "Devine."

    I'm not sure opening that cabinet in the brain was such a good idea -- images of Two-Ton Baker and Garfield Goose came flying out.

    :blink:

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