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I disagree. Ignoring homosexuality makes heterosexuals comfortable and homosexuals invisible. I think "acknowledging", perhaps after the individual is deceased, is different from "outing", while they're still here and vulnerable to the hatred and violence of our world. Also, I don't believe artistry is asexual, it's the culmination of everything the artist is, including their sexuality. To quote Homer Simpson, We're here. We're queer. We don't want anymore bears!

He recorded two dates for HighNote last fall, Jeremy Pelt's The Talented Mr. Pelt and Eric Alexander's Don't Follow The Crowd.

It's a repacking of these two Storyville recordings: Recorded live at YBC TV Hall, Yamagata, Japan, March 14, 1978, it features: Art Pepper, alto saxophone Milcho Leviev, piano Bob Magnusson, bass Carl Burnett, drums

Honesty goes a long way.

The piano trio has continued to evolve since the 1960s. Perhaps you should listen to what some of the "newer" voices are saying. I certainly hear a lot that makes me want to come back for more.

Katrina, the storm, was nature. Katrina, the disaster, was man-made.

For the life of me, I can't hear anything resembling that on this recording. What I hear is a pleasant and proficient sound that won't offend, but also won't inspire.

"It's gonna take an ocean of calamine lotion?" I never heard of that being a remedy for the clap. I agree. It's a stretch. Do you think they were going to write about needing penicillin, or maybe the fact that it hurts when you piss? I don't need to examine the lyrics to decide if it could be about the clap or not. I believe the guys who wrote it when they say the song was inspired by STDs. Just because they had to write it knowing full well what could be recorded and aired on the radio doesn't mean that their description of the inspiration isn't true. Let's not forget the fact that the song's lyrics work quite well without any underlying meaning. With two older brothers warning me about the perils of dating and of girls in general, Poison Ivy served as a reminder of what could happen to you if allowed yourself to get too close.

According to Songfacts: The song is about a femme fatale who is beautiful but dangerous, and much like poison ivy, can get under your skin and make you sick - or at least that's what we thought until 2009, when Leiber revealed in "Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography": "'Poison Ivy' is a metaphor for a sexually transmitted disease - or the clap."

What's the fascination with artists who died tragically in war?

Not quite. If you're unfamiliar with the "Andorran Connection" in jazz reissues, you might want to do a topic search on this board.

The price increase on ECM titles isn't confined to eMusic. For example, December Poems is now $9.49 on Amazon.

Please excuse my ignorance, but why doesn't Cadence publish the magazine online? Wouldn't their operating expenses be greatly reduced, past issues be much easier to obtain, and the occasional missing/damaged issue be a thing of the past? I certainly would be willing to pay a reasonable subscription price for a digital edition of this magazine.

In case anyone wants to watch this episode of POV online, here's the link: The Archive

I guess I now see it as a son preserving his father's legacy, something he's been doing for a few years now. Maybe the tone of the conversation turned a little sour, but the underlying message is still the same: the music of Woody Shaw II is being treated with respect and will hopefully reach new listeners at the same time as it is enjoyed by those of us have heard it before. Good luck shawoody.

Ah Berigan, tireless defender of the right to be ignorant and ill-informed.

If it comes from Fox News/News Corp, it's got to be true, right? After all, they're the ones who reported that the Taliban was training monkeys to shoot Americans.

Today, I read unconfirmed reports that Winehouse had been planning to adopt a child. While her death was a tragedy, there may have been an even greater one had she lived.

Ah, how I love it when people misuse the tools of my trade for bullshit "studies" like this one.

Maybe that's when the drugs kicked in!

So, you won't have to buy the Mosaic Boxset for those ridiculous prices anymore. All of the music will be available again and REMASTERED BY SONY!

What do you expect from a bloody numismatist?

I've been dismayed by the deluge of dubious reissues by face-less labels like Master Classics, Unique Jazz, Home Of The Stars, etc. I have to admit it brought a smile to my face to see the cover art for this recent drop from Jazz Co:

Hopefully, the place where Mr. Peek rests for eternity won't be playing America. That truly would be hell.