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Now hear that in your mind's ear intoned by someone who's just inhaled helium..

At least the Faulkner book is written in relatively short chapters. Try reading Proust, say, during your commute. You'd get through about one SENTENCE per trip...

Hey! That's the thread that finally got me posting here, after being a lurker for a while. As Bob Hope used to sing, "Thanks for the memories.."

Just finished The Last Avant-Garde: the Making of the New York School of Poets, by David Lehman. I'm getting more interested in poetry in my middle age. I'd also recommend Lehman's earlier book The Perfect Murder: a Study in Detection (a Guide to the Best Mysteries Ever Written). It's a nice overview of the world of detective and crime fiction.

Ever hear of a cat called Duke Ellington? Check out his recordings from, say, the 1920s to the 1970s and you'll hear a LOT of Hodges, on the tunes that made his reputation as just about the best alto player this side of Charlie Parker. (There are those that prefer Hodges to Parker, and I can't blame them.) Mulligan dug Ellington, too.

This sounds VERY tempting...

Not a bad way to go, though, back in the saddle and assured of posterity. R.I.P. Ibrahim.

I've listened to it again a couple of times since my last post, and I must say the this is really a very rich album. I'd have to agree with Steve Reynolds's comment above that this is one of the great recordings of the past 20 years. Every time I pull it out, which has been about once or twice a year for the past ten or so years, it gets multiple spins. And I've returned to this at least as much, if not more, than any other disc of the past 20 years. Also agree with jlhoots that this is my favorite Trovesi of those that I've heard. And alejo, I emphatically agree with your general characterization of the disc at hand. I'm going to give several spins more and then report back.

I agree that he's a very good writer, with a rare sense of humility in the face of art and life. I've read all of his previous books and will definitely get this one down the road.

Nice photo! Good question.

Just got to "Decoder." Wow! This might be my favorite. I'm a sucker for tricky funk rhythms. I must add that you guys have a way with titles, too ("Meet me @ 11," and "Jimmy Smith Goes to Washington").

Let me know if you ever play anywhere near Boston (I'm talking anywhere in New England), and I'll pitch a profile or review to the local rag I write for.

Count me as the ultimate latecomer, but I finally got your first disc. I'm giving it a second listen right now, and I must say that YOU GUYS SMOKE! This is one FOHNKY recording. Jimmy Smith meets The Meters. DOUBLE FOHNKY! Plus, the ballads do what ballads are supposed to. I'm not even the biggest B3 fan, but I know quality when I hear it. There's some serious musicianship here, allied with some serious taste; that is, you guys know what NOT to play as well as what to play. And then there's Grooves galore. The band is tight where it counts and loose where it counts. And I must say, Jim A, that your bass-work is amazing... Not to slight Joe G and Randissimo in any way. Can't even cite a favorite so far, as each tune has its charms, charms that I can already tell will grow on me. I've known you guys as exemplary hosts, but had no idea what excellent musicians you were... (Though with the likes of Nessa, Sangrey, Fitzgerald, Free For All, etc. hanging around here, I might have expected as much...) I hope I don't have to wait long for another disc....( ) (I guess that's the GOOD part about being a procrastinator )

As for the nominal thrust of this thread: this is what I've always HOPED would be there when I visited the Mosaic site. 'cept now we'll have to spread rumors about something else. ← I didn't think of that!!! ← Ah well, then there's THAT, too...

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure I've got a handle on why THIS one turns me on. Not that I'm proud of it. (Though I'm not really ashamed, either.)

I'm not exactly sure why, but that picture kind of turns me on. I love cooking almost as much as I love jazz.

Don't Wolff it down!

Happy Five-O Lon!

I always liked that one, too! Props to Pops!

I do remember renting Blue Monday years ago, but don't remember anything about it. Must be the result of trying to blot out the memory of seeing Sting in a film. (There was a NY area dj who used to refer to him as "Stinky". That's stuck with me & that's what comes into my mind whenever I hear or see his name.) ← I guess it's not terribly original, but I've often called him "Stink," myself.

People Time is a great record. I think I'll skip Gattaca, though. I do want to catch up with Ghost Dog. I can't believe that no-one's mentioned the sound track to Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, yet. Ornette with strings! Anatomy of a Murder has been mentioned, but I just want to give it another big . Not just for Ellington's score and appearance in the film, but also because it's just so damned entertaining, with an excellent, ambiguous script, and an amazing cast of veterans (Jimmy Stewart, Eve Arden) and newcomers (Ben Gazzara, George C. Scott, and Lee Remick).

That, I think, is a highly cogent statement not easily dismissed. There will always be those who will fliply dismiss the bands "change of direction" as being motivated strictly by money, but it's not that simple. A cynic often sees the reality of a situation without always understanding the truth behind it... "Territory musicians", eh? I like the notion. A lot. ← That quote caught my attention, too. Definitely food for thought.

Nice!

One of my all-time favorites. Great on tenor and one of the finest soprano players of them all. His music lives on. R.I.P. Lucky.

Yeah, I remember that ending as a "bummer" too. The film ends with a sort of pseudo-Brechtian flourish. As I recall, you hear the sound of an alarm clock, and then the Larry Fishburne character looks right into the camera (that is, right at us in the audience) and says, or yells, "Wake up!" It's been a long time, but I seem to recall that the rest of the cast then joins him and yells "Wake up!" into the camera too.