Rooster_Ties

Been AWOL from the board for a while, and thought I'd better check in. Loving DC, for the most part, though I'm still job-hunting. I've been volunteering at one of my favorite local museums (one I'd really like to work for some day), and also doing kitchen-prep at a local food-kitchen. I've lost 15 lbs (hopefully 20 lbs by January) since the beginning of September -- by eating less, and 'power-walking' between 5-7 miles most days of the week, and as much as 8-12 miles in a given day about 10 times a month. In short, I'm loving living in a city with enough great public transportation to go car-free -- though we'll see how much I love it when the worst of winter hits.

The performance here in DC last week with Moncur was nothing short of amazing. Grachan played quite a bit more than I had expected (fairly long solos on every tune, including multiple solos on at least a couple tunes - iirc), and he played more strongly than I had expected. In many ways, I thought perhaps he played better than on the original 2004 release Exploration. (This isn't suggest he was all 'bombast', but I'd heard varying reports on him in recent years.) The local ensemble's performance of the Mark Masters arrangements was spot-on, with several soloists (particularly the tenor-player) who more than ably expressed what I'd only previously known from the all-star line-up on the record. There was also an extra Masters arrangement (of "Riff Raff" from Destination Out) that got left on the cutting-room floor during the Masters album (never appearing on the CD). The evening easily ranks up there with any of the best couple dozen jazz performances I've ever heard.

I've only bought cantaloupe since moving to DC a couple months ago. They were good, but not quite "to die for". I haven't tried the honey dew here yet. My sense (back in Kansas City) was that there were at least some cantaloupe and honey dew grown in the Midwest (I used to see them at farmer's markets, not just in stores) -- but I must confess, I have no idea where they're sourced from out here on the east coast. Anybody know? Are either grown out here? - or are they brought in from afar?

I wish my luck with honeydew melons was as good as it usually is with cantaloupes.

Enjoying the Ted Curson date now - mighty good!

I definitely felt that one too. Was up late on the computer -- took it as a "wake-up call" for me to call it a night, and get to bed!

click: モダン・ジャズ・オペラ 桃太郎 (Youtube) Enjoy? The songs: • Now's The Time • Lotus Blossm • Milestones • Misterioso • Blue Monk • Sister Sadie • Waltz For Debby • 危険な関係のブルース [No Problem (Art Blakey)] • Blues March • Doxy • Five Spot After Dark • Cleopatra's Dream • Comin' Home Baby • 処女航海 [Maiden Voyage] • Donna Lee • Cherokee • Fables of Faubus • 'Round Midnight • Moment's Notice • St.Thomas (Source, at least where I found it.)

I wonder which 20 albums they picked?

I thought "Crooklyn" (1994) and especially "25th Hour" (2002) were both great -- and "Inside Fun" was fun too (if not as weighty). Any body see Spike's "Summer of Sam (1999)?? - I always meant to rent that, but never got around to it. Always meant to rent "Clockers" (1995) too. Iirc, I thought "25th Hour" was one of the best films I saw that year, and I remember Terence Blanchard's score was great too.

Classic typo. CAT. Our CAT ran under the bed...

Another $5 or $10 I can afford -- whereas a "whole 'nother" $35 for the 2nd set is a "whole 'nother" story. I'll try and make both nights, if at all possible.

I'll be there, come hell or high water (or even earthquakes). Might even go both nights, which is really tempting. Although, I'm guessing there are two separate seatings (shows) per night? I've never been to the Caverns before -- do they clear the room between sets? (I was able to stay for both sets at Twins Jazz, without a second fee the one time I heard something there.) At the Caverns, do they let people stay for both sets -- or at least have any discount for buying tix for both sets in the same night? (Much as I'd really like to catch both nights, every set -- I'm suddenly doing the math, and not sure I can drop $140 for 4 sets.)

I was home in our apartment here in DC (Columbia Heights) when it hit, and our building shook one heck of a lot. Seemed like 30-45 seconds in all, but I suspect it was shorter. I'm surprized nothing fell off the shelves, as much as everything shook. Our car ran under the bed, and wouldn't come out for almost 2 hours. Not something I was expecting when I moved to the east coast, to put it mildly.

Great disc, and a bargain at twice the price.

Anybody know the full line-up? (I'm presuming Wayne and Freddie were playing in the same group.)

I absolutely LOVE this date (The Soul Man) -- maybe my all-time favorite "less well-known Wayne" date. I can't quite put my finger on why, but everything just seemed to work perfectly on this date. "Tom Thumb" surpasses Wayne's later BN version, and most of the rest of the tunes are compelling, with Ron Carter's "Tenaj" being especially interesting.

Though the two dates with Dewey are the best (imho), I think I like Foxhole a little better than the Golden Circle sides. Not 100% sure what I think of Denardo's drumming on Foxhole, but that's half the fun of it.

I too am pining for some pre-DSotM material LIVE, especially like this (a track originally from Obscured by Clouds)... link: Pink Floyd - Childhood's End (Brussels 1972) Note: I've got this link cued up to start a little over a minute into the clip, when it starts to get good -- and at least stick around for Gilmour's sublime guitar-work around the 3-minute mark, followed shortly by a great Wright keyboard solo, and then some more great Gilmour.

Am I the only one that think this qualifies?

One way or another, do get Animals. It's probably my single favorite Pink Floyd album (in total), even if there are individual cuts prior that I might like even better.

At least one or two live concerts (in the mid 60's) with that Miles-less quartet, iirc. Not sure if any were ever recorded though, anybody know?

The group recorded live in Berlin in 1976 iirc (Berliner Jazztage) is perhaps my very favorite Woody leader-date. Top-drawer arranging, soloing, everything. Shame it's such a pain to find these days (OOP and pricy used), as I think it's perhaps the perfect intro to Woody for the uninitiated.

Really fantastic news. Major congrats!

'Love Call' and 'New York is Now', hands down. Any/every Ornette is great, but I generally like him a lot better in quartet settings, where I think the foil of another horn nearly always lends to the proceedings. Loves me some Dewey too (at least on tenor - and iirc, he only plays tenor on these two days, a plus!), so my desert island Ornette on BN is definitely one of those two.