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  5. WDR-WTF?

    in Miscellaneous Music

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    1 hour ago, sgcim said:

    They've all been deleted. Basically they were as complimentary as is humanly possible, and then mentioning how it was much superior to the one I paid $40 for and drove into another state for. I guess i should know better than to compliment anything. It's bound to be dissected, and some ulterior repercussion extracted from it.

    I'm confused. Your say your comment was deleted (in fact, "They've all been deleted") and yet you're able to quote their response verbatim. What am I missing?

  6. WDR-WTF?

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    12 hours ago, sgcim said:

    LOL! Here's the post they made:

    WDR BIG BAND
    "Does this really belong here? It would be desirable if there were many more different ways of engaging with PW's music. But your objection that one German band and only one American band is dedicated to PW's music doesn't change the situation and gives a negative flavor."

    Do you understand what the MFs are trying to say?

    Would you please post your original comments? It's difficult to understand their response if we don't see what they're responding to.

  8. Mingus Takes Manhattan - Complete Birdland Dates (legit release)

    in New Releases

    Posted · Edited by sonnymax

    Participation in jazz correlates strongly with education and income. Nearly half of those attending jazz performances, for example, are college graduates; over three-quarters have had some college education. Those earning more than $50,000 a year (≈ $98,700 in 2024) are more than twice as likely to attend performances as those earning less than $25,000 (≈ $50,320 in 2024). In this respect, the audience profile for jazz resembles that of the other benchmark arts activities, for which the highest rates of participation are found among the most affluent and highly educated. “Jazz in America: Who's Listening?” National Endowment for the Art, 1995

    Jazz audiences are predominantly affluent, well educated, young, and ethnically diverse. “A Literature Review of Research on Jazz Audience” Jazz Arts Group, 2010

  15. The Worst Masterpiece: "Rhapsody in Blue" at 100, by Ethan Iverson

    in Classical Discussion

    Posted · Edited by sonnymax

    I'm not here to change anyone's mind, but I rather like the original composition. It's the orchestrations of the piece that I dislike. Grofé orchestrated it from Gershwin’s solo piano version shortly before it's 1924 premiere. In addition to the original solo piano arrangement, Gershwin made a 2-piano version that included parts left out of the solo arrangement. In 1926, Grofé orchestrated it for a larger orchestra. Grofé would orchestrate it again for full orchestra in 1942. This is the version used on most recordings over the next 30+ years. In 1976, Michael Tilson Thomas reintroduced the original jazz band version.

    You can get a sense of Gershwin's original idea from this recording of piano rolls:

    Here's an example of Gershwin's 2-piano arrangement:

    And MTT's modern recording of the original jazz band version:

    I enjoy most the piano versions (solo and duo), and to a lesser degree the original jazz band arrangement under the direction of MTT.

  19. Frank Gordon RIP

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    RIP, Mr. Gordon. If you haven't got it, go get it!

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    FRANK GORDON, trumpet; BOBBY WATSON, alto sax, flute; ARI BROWN, tenor sax, flute; JAMES WILLIAMS, piano; RUFUS REID, bass; CARL ALLEN, drums. New York, June 5 & 10, 1985. SOUL NOTE SN 121096 CD.

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  20. 2023 Donations

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    On 12/11/2023 at 10:10 PM, GA Russell said:

    Is there an alternative to PayPal?

    On 7/21/2023 at 2:59 AM, Jim Alfredson said:

    I was receiving them through the DONATIONS window. But I just removed it because it bothers me. My PayPal is b3groover at hotmail dot com. You can send money there or PM me if you want to send Venmo, Cash App, or a physical check.

  23. Michel Sardaby, R.I.P. (1935-2023)

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    32 minutes ago, adh1907 said:

    Incidentally, Five Cats Blues, is I understand Sardaby’s first release, from 1967 and is a live recording. Anyone know where it was recorded? There is no info in the sleeve notes. 

    According to the 2006 Sound Hills reissue: Recorded at The Ame'ricain Culturel Center in Sainnt Germain-Des-Pre's, October, 1968.

  24. Denny Laine (Moody Blues/Wings) dies at 79

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    Posted · Edited by sonnymax

    Denny Laine, the British star musician who co-founded the iconic rock bands The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, has died.

    He was 79. 

    Laine died "peacefully" Tuesday morning at his home following "health setbacks" from interstitial lung disease, his wife, Elizabeth Hines, shared on his Facebook page.

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