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David Ornette Cherry died in the early hours of November 21, 2022 after performing at the Barbican Concert Hall at the London Jazz Festival, giving the performance of his life, surrounded on stage by his family and renowned Chicago Ethnic Ensemble in a tribute to David’s father, trumpeter and world/jazz composer, Don Cherry.... https://www.orartswatch.org/mr-music-remembering-david-ornette-cherry/

Maybe the piece was written by ChatGPT, If you have not heard of ChatGPT, it is a new AI chatbot that, in a few seconds, can write a paper on any topic for students. More info here: https://thewalrus.ca/chatgpt-writing/

I watched this cartoon when I was very young. Back then, I had never heard of Shorty Rogers - but there he is in the credits, "Music Shorty Rogers":

Shorter and Milton Nascimento:

If anyone would like to read Hazel Scott's testimony before the Committee of Un-American Activities (U.S. House of Representatives), from back in 1950, here it is: https://www.hazelscott.com/1950hearing

Here's Hazel Scott and Lena Horne:

The guitar player stepped aside and there you go...

So much to read - the review that gave the "Rating: None. All." to Coltrane's Kulu Se Mama album is in the 15 June 1967 issue, page 32; etc.

Knowing the Score - a documentary on conductor Simone Young. As she says in the film, “What does being a women have to do with conducting? My tits don’t get in the way.” https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/11/simone-young-on-tar-conducting-and-living-with-perfect-pitch-it-can-be-a-nightmare

If you have not heard already, the great Celia Cruz will be on a US quarter this year: https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/mint-announces-2024-american-women-quarters-program-honorees Here is Celia performing in Africa in 1974:

The Trouser Press archive is online: https://trouserpress.com/magazine-covers-1/

from magazines that mentioned punk rock - even TIME magazine mentioned Television (along with Sex Pistols, Ramones and others) by mid 1977

One example from the Kofsky interview that I had in mind was when Kofsky mentioned Viet Nam. You can hear the interview at

Frank Kofsky tried to do something similar when he interviewed John Coltrane.

"A record-pressing plant on Teeside is to double production after a successful first year in business." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-64288025

The "dollar bin" is where you can find LP covers that you might want to hang on a wall.

I saw Jeff Beck perform in concert when he toured with Santana - great show. RIP

Hard to forget the song that includes the voice of Irene Papas...

I feel fortunate I read Jorge Luis Borges when I was in high school. One day during those years, I also watched a live TV interview of Borges - he answered every question with an extraordinary range of anecdotes, stories, humor, observations, etc. - an unforgettable interview. However, I believe Borges can be read at any age.

“But Monk’s wholly original songwriting is his most lasting legacy. Taking intro, verse, refrain, bridge, coda, and “hook”—all the humble nonlinguistic bones of song—he bent them toward his own specific needs and vision. In this sense, he becomes part of a broader renaissance of American song in the second half of the twentieth century.” https://thebaffler.com/salvos/jazz-is-freedom-grimstad

Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy" is now in the public domain. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-30/column-these-historic-works-are-coming-free-from-copyright-why-did-it-take-so-long

Seven days of official mourning in Sao Paulo

I read the autobiography and the Meehan book many years ago, and I remember the Meehan book seemed to repeat some parts of the autobiography. But if you are a fan of Bley, go ahead and read the Meehan book I have not read the Cappelleti book, but I will if I find it in a library. I would pay no attention to "s**t reviews on Amazon".

In the 23 October 1961 issue of Billboard, Jimmy Jungerman wrote: “The Jimmy Giuffre Three tour Germany and Austria in October and November. They start in Frankfurt, Germany, and will visit Rheda, Essen, Kassel, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Graz, Linz, Vienna, Austria; Homberg, Dusseldorf, Bad Homburg, Stuttgart, Bonn, Cologne, Saarbrucken, Tubingen, Mannheim, Nuremburg, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Aachen, Bremen, Hanover, Germany”. Somebody needs to write a (800-page?) biography of Giuffre.

Take another look at Richarlison's "scissor kick" goal: