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saxophonist ted nash has a delightful, loving, unassuming musician's blog. i thought you might enjoy reading it. My link Lee Konitz is a bad dude 02/16/2012 1 Comment I’ve been rehearsing with Jazz at Lincoln Center this week, getting ready for concerts Friday and Saturday nights at Rose Hall. We’re playing the music of Stan Kenton, and our special guest is the great alto saxophonist Lee Konitz. I first met Lee in the early 80s when he walked across Central Park to a now defunct club named Bechet’s to hear one of his idols, the great saxophonist who made a name for himself in the late 40s playing with “Les Brown and the Band or Renown,” Ted Nash. The only problem was it wasn’t the great Ted Nash, it was me. Barely in my 20s, I was largely unknown, and it was understandable that Lee would make the mistake. The fact that Lee actually stayed and listened to this newbie play a set (although my trio did feature the pianist Kenny Baron) said a lot for him. I have been a big fan of Lee’s for years. If you haven’t heard his 1949 recording “Subconscious-Lee” stop reading this and get your butt on Amazon... And check out this video! Although Lee’s playing has changed a lot - he now plays with much more space and reflection - it is extremely melodic and deeply felt. I love how he balances intellect with the blues. Some of the Kenton arrangements are particularly inventive, especially the ones by Bill Holman and Bill Russo. I really hope you can come check this concert out. 1 Comment What is Improvisation 02/06/2012 0 Comments Sittin’ in with Sutton on Saturday 02/02/2012 1 Comment Had a great time the other night at Birdland! Went down to catch The Tierney Sutton Band for their last set of the week. I was really glad I showed up. I was in one of those “stay-at-home-on-a-Saturday-night” moods, but reminded myself what I ask other people sometimes: a few years from now what are you going to remember - that you stayed home and got some work done, or went to be part of something? The band was playing music from many of their recordings, including their most recent, American Road. The West Side Story arrangements were killing. What I love about this band is that they have been together for almost 20 years, and the kind of trust and intimacy that comes with this long-term relationship really shows. Tierney is like family. Her husband, the great trombonist Alan Kaplan, and I have been friends since we played in the Don Ellis Band together, back when we were practically kids (not sure how old Alan was, but I was 17). When my mother passed a couple years ago, Tierney and Alan were among the close friends and family that were at the wake. I have been reprimanded in the recent past for not bringing my horn down to someone else’s gig (thanks, Wynton!) so I had my alto with me when I walked in the door at Birdland on Saturday. When I saw Tierney she said “Hey, you got a horn with you?” “Of course” I replied, as if I did that every time I went anywhere. On the 5th tune, Tierney announced: “We are going to do something we have never done in all the years we have played at Birdland - have a horn player sit in with us.” I had no idea we were setting a precedent. I figured it happened all the time. She gave me a very generous introduction and I grabbed my 70s Vito alto and got to the stage just as they began Caravan. The band was killing, and being part of their sound felt as if I had played with them for years. Toward the end of the set Tierney called me back up to play a ballad of my choice. I said the first song that came to mind: “My One and Only Love,” not even sure how well I knew it. Tierny turned to her pianist, Christian Jacob, and he just kind of shrugged like it should be cool. Tierny just started singing where it felt natural, and then Christian joined in, followed by Kevin Axt (bass) and Ray Brinker (drums). Between phrases Tierney said “Did I pick a stupid key like B, or something?” showing both her sense of humor and easy-going style. The key really wasn’t important. What was important is that everyone played with such sensitivity and creativity. Particularly Christian, who really knows how to take risks behind Tierney without getting in her way. Glad I didn’t stay at home. ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bringin’ in the New Year Right! 01/04/2012 1 Comment Last night was one of those nights. One of those good ones. Sometimes when I am at a happening that is truly happening, I think “This is one of the best places anyone could be at this moment anywhere in the world.” Frank Wess is turning 90 this month and to celebrate, Dizzy’s Club paid tribute with a gig featuring the “Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars,” led by Roy Hargrove. The band featured some of the best musicians, younger and older, and was swinging like crazy. Jimmy Heath was in the sax section, if that gives you any idea. The thing was that “All Star” as this band was, the audience was just as much so. At the table where Ivette and I sat (as guests of Frank Wess and Sarah) were Lew Tabackin and Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jerry Dodgion, Dennis Mackrel, and Ed Xiques. Sitting across form us was a man named Jimmy Fleet, the son of a Biddy Fleet, who not only taught Frank Wess in the late 30s, but Charlie Parker as well. Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes were a table over. Dave Sanborn was there the set before. This is an example of how musicians love to come out and support those who have helped create and shape this art form, be part of the connection to this rich history. Frank Wess didn’t sit in the sax section, as he did for years as part of the Count Basie Orchestra, but was a featured guest, and came out and swung on three or four tunes. It’s amazing that at 90 he can still play both with the ferocity and tenderness he did fifty years ago.

keyboard player, angelica sanchez, has been in the forefront of improvised creative music for perhaps a dozen years. she is the wife of reed master, tony malaby. the malaby's music is consistently some of the finest i own. guitarist marc ribot has performed in a dizzying list of settings with unbelievable variety and dynamics. this new solo recording threw me. to hear very personal music, having lots of space, is a rare delight, these days, much like enjoying a nice landscape or a fine sweet stout. the late banjo master, earl scruggs often said, "the key to true beauty is simplicity." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pMZeWEfxo

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one of each-- it seems to me that an :rolleyes: :rolleyes: eddie(sic) condom sax or flute should be designed with appropriate pitches, finger holes, materials, and mutes.

indeed, hand made. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: suspicious wives have been known to inventory the devices :tophat: :tophat: . when their counts get off, things get testy......

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now, that is downright disheartening.

my friend's 20 year old daughter, a soph. at a private college, cannot. i suspect it's just a cultural thing. there are probably lots of others......

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Back in the day, "autonomous" meant "needs no horses". Hence the word Auto for cars in German.

my female riders over the years have automsatically offered constant instruction and midcourse commentary and direction. what their future 'backseat' roles will be is unknown at this time.

google is running an entire fleet of autonomous car in california, logging 100,000+ miles. these are cars that drive down california freeways. there is a hands off driver behind the wheel. larry page, a google founder, has a great interest in autonomous vehicles. an autonomous car drives itself. in early research, it was universally accepted that smart cars would need smart highways. this was the great barrier. we don't have enough money, now, to rebuild our interstate highway system. google has proven that you don't need special freeways or roads. LIDAR imagery builds a 360 degree image completely around the car. the computer recognition technology recognizes, cars, fixed objects, moving objects, animals, etc., and in real time, thousands of times per second, and can do a much better job of calculating where to go, what to do, and how fast to go. autonomous vehicles are now ready. autonomous vehicles are safer. humans are bad drivers. 30,000 annual highway deaths would be sharply reduced, it is anticipated. americans love to drive; autonomous vehicles may never be accepted. if this scares you, commercial aviation is already highly autonomous. if you have flown recently, the computers likely landed your flight. of course, we won't anytime soon get rid of pilots. we won't a commercial aircraft to be flown entirely by computer. these systems will incrementally get into cars by adding curve control, the bliss system, blind spot recognition. audi now has a pedestrian avoidance system. night system, which shows pedestrians, is common in high end models. lane assist now can retense the seat belt, slow the vehicle down, and sound an alarm if the car drifts. it won't steer back into the proper lane yet. we don't have autonomous cars for legal reasons, but mostly for cultural reasons. this idea terrifies folks. traffic jams would be a thing of the past; distracted driving is an increasingly serious issue. there are other benefits you may not have thought of. we no longer need to own cars. expensive autos wouldn't be owned, but available on demand. a car could be ordered, driven to your location to pick you up, take you to where ever, and drive back to base. if you need an rv for a week, order one with no need to buy and maintain an expensive model. car ownership is a huge financial burden and also on the environment. in big cities, autonomous cars could solve many traffic issues. owning a $50,000 car, that is idle 95% or more of the time makes little sense. we could save money, the environment, and time. (my notes from a discussion of march 18, 2012 remarks by technical commentator leo laporte) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po4-hcw1H0k

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there are many lucrative avenues for spectacular athletes not available generations ago. his description of mma was sweet.

i find the latter surman-bley recordings, in certain instances, transcendental. i'm profoundly sorry that there weren't more of them.

the boxing writer, historian, and raconteur bert sugar passed away today. the last time i saw him on tv, perhaps a year ago, his cigar was gone. that told me something. the newspaperman's hat, cigar, and gravelly voice, often visited a late night sports show with tony page. bert sugar was real--a real newspaperman, his own man, a writer, and a passionate lover of history. i will miss him. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/29/garden/at-lunch-with-bert-sugar-attention-fans-amazing-facts-fun-fictions.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm By FRANK J. PRIAL Published: March 29, 1995 Sign In to E-Mail Print BERT SUGAR?" "In the back, on the left. In the hat." The waitress pointed through the lunchtime crowd at O'Lunney's, an Irish bar and restaurant on West 44th Street, just off Fifth Avenue. And there, under the hat, he was. Holding court, you might say, with tie askew, stogie in hand, drink close by. His signature fedora, with a wide 1920's brim, framed a high forehead, a long, animated face and a mouth that, it soon became evident, rarely closed. "She said to look for the hat." "Join the party," he said, adding, "You know why old-time newspapermen wore hats in the office?" "No." "Because the old-time newspaper offices had cracks in the floor between the newsroom and the composing room above. When the typesetters dropped bits of lead on the floor they would sift down on the reporters' heads." While his friends and anyone within hearing distance absorbed this revelation, Mr. Sugar charged off on another tack. "I love this place," he said. "I love Irish saloons. O'Reilly's, the old Costello's, Gallagher's. If I had to live my life over it would be over an Irish saloon." Mr. Sugar is, as you may have guessed, a raconteur. After that he is editor, publisher and most of the staff of the influential Boxing Illustrated magazine. He is also a lawyer and a former advertising man. He is a Civil War buff and a Gilbert and Sullivan devotee. He is a throwback to a more colorful era in New York and has been described, probably by himself, as a lineal descendant of Damon Runyon. But most of all he is a living, breathing storehouse of sports history, sports trivia and sports memorabilia, which he collects with abandon. Stuff like Lou Gehrig's uniform and thousands of seats from Yankee Stadium. He also collects nonsports stuff, like a top hat once worn by W. C. Fields, John Wayne's saddle and Ben Hecht's typewriter. Oh, and he writes books -- almost as many as his years. He's 57. Meeting him on the street a few years back, the press agent and wit Irving Rudd said, "Gee, Bert, I haven't seen you since two or three books ago." Sugar titles include "Great Baseball Players of the Past," "100 Years of Boxing," "The Baseball Trivia Book," "Who Was Harry Steinfeldt and Other Trivia Questions" and "The Baseball Trivia Book to End All Baseball Trivia Books. Promise!" (article continues with link)

John Williams & the Boston Pops Orchestra have composed & performed "Fanfare For Fenway", a song celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Red Sox's Fenway Park. My link

[New York native vocalist Catherine Russell, will be the final performance of the 2011-12 season Jazz at Lincoln Center's Singers Over Manhattan series in The Allen Room, March 30-31, 2012 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm. Born of music royalty, her father, Luis Russell, was Louis Armstrong's long time musical director and her mother, Carline Ray, performed with Mary Lou Williams and International Sweethearts of Rhythm. In 2006 her hit debut album Cat, paved the way for headlining jazz festivals and opening for music legends like Steely Dan and Paul Simon. With her fourth and newest album Strictly Romancin' released on Valentine's Day and a recent GRAMMY® nomination, there is no stopping her. My link

......and has been for 10 straight days in northern ohio this midmarch.

Beginning in April,2012, visitors to NYTimes.com will have access to 10 free articles per month instead of 20.

Beginning in April, visitors to NYTimes.com will have access to 10 free articles per month instead of 20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kvhstWKnKM