Milestones

Count me as a Jethro Tull fan, big time. That is a band that should have been in a long time ago. Todd Rundgren is an amazing talent in every facet of music and should be in. The Zombies...well, there have been many groups who got together (in whole or in part) decades past their heyday and tour and record; yet ask the man/woman on the street if they know this, the answer is no. And are these groups creative in their reunion years? The answer is usually no. If HUGE visibility and sales are prime criteria, then I'm sure Kenny G. is in some kind of jazz hall of fame.

I'll take Hank over any of these inductees!

Geez, I looked up some info on The Zombies and found they released two albums in the 60's. Two??? I know it was still a time of singles, but TWO albums?

I don't know if many people care. I'm from the Cleveland area and I grew up on Rock before discovering jazz. I've been to the the Rock Hall a couple of times, and all told it's not bad. But inductees at this point...not much happening here, seems to me. The Cure--heard the name, but don't know, don't care. Def Leppard--don't care. Janet Jackson--don't care. Stevie Nicks--good with Mac, but her solo career is not substantial. Radiohead--heard the name, but don't know, don't care. Roxy Music--a few good tunes, but Hall of Fame? The Zombies--ditto. How long were the Zombies around?

What about the last few years? It sounds like he was performing, but not releasing new music. The last new one was Creation, recorded in 2014.

All well said. But I have to say I greatly value much stuff that I've downloaded, though precisely because it used to be rare. For example, almost everything I have by the Great Jazz Trio is in download digital format, and I have quite a few of John Abercrombie's records (especially earlier ones) as downloads. There were hard-to-impossible to find as records/CD's, and even if found they were cost prohibitive. Now such material is easily available for downloading, and at remarkably low cost.

I'm a little baffled by this, as I've had some awareness of records coming out, but I think at least three have been material from 10-20 years ago. I have never followed Jarrett real closely, but I have wound up collecting a fair amount of his stuff, especially the Standards Trio and more recently the American Quartet (sometimes trio). But I get the impression there has been nothing new in about 8 years. I know he's had (and perhaps still has) issues with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

It sounds like Netflix really sucks. I don't really use it, but my wife does (there's wives again). I would have to think there are several other services out there that provide classic movies. I know I've been meaning to watch All My Sons (with Edward G. Robinson) for some now on YouTube.

I just got around to watching the whole video. Interesting stuff on Netflix, as well as some many other things. Good final line: "If we are just going to borrow music, music itself may be on borrowed time." But in a sense I think we are in a good state in terms of preservation. Go to YouTube Music and see what's available in Jelly Roll Morton or Fats Waller or early Roy Eldridge. I submit you will find much more of this music that you could find back in the day browsing through even the most specialized record shops.

I would say that a physical book will last longer in terms of being readable over any kind of musical recording being listenable.

Wives in general have that attitude!

I don't stream very much, but I have downloaded a lot of music. I appreciate great music, and maybe it was greater in the past because of the care and attention it received. Years back I never really collected Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley, but now I have through downloading. But maybe I would have left them pretty neglected had I not earlier been a collector of tangible Blue Note classics. The stuff on the hard drive of my computer...I wonder if it's really there, I wonder it if it will mysteriously vanish. I know I forget about a lot of the albums/tracks I have downloaded.

An absolute classic. The closing scene is as memorable and moving as any I have even seen in cinema. And great clip put up Ghost of Miles. Kubrick made 5 minutes of screen time feel like two hours of pure terror and hell.

Some great stuff there. But I am also very fond of his Blue Note work as a sideman, and there is a large amount of that. Sometime back I created three playlists of his work on Blue Note, as leader and sideman and even some of the more modern dates like the solo and duo records from the 80's and 90's.

I recently discovered John Abercrombie's Night, which has Brecker (sounding might fine indeed) in a prominent role. The late Abercrombie is absolutely superb as player, composer, and alchemist. To my ears, this sounds like one of his best records, though it seems to be seriously underrated.

I don't know much about Kenny's later years. I think he didn't have any official releases as a leader after 1964--and not much as a sideman either. I know health was one issue, but I guess another was adapting to rapidly changing times. I am currently spinning Quiet Kenny.

Yes, and now I feel I must play some KD.

To me the biggest jazz passing, by far, was Randy Weston. Who else have we lost this year?

Didn't see that, but that's some serious football stupidity.

Not a Steelers fan, and I have to say their series of offsides (three straight) at the end of the game was the stupidest football I've seen this year.

Some pretty cool stuff. I'm more 50's and 60s oriented, though I was quite intrigued (and for that matter enjoyed) early fusion. You seem to be concentrating on lesser known stuff--in other words, not Mahavishnu, Return to Forever, Weather Report. Some stuff here also represents the more accessible side of avant garde. I don't think I've ever heard Cedar Walton play electric piano! Could #5 be Leroy Jenkins? I don't know his music at all, but would like to explore it. I like #6. It seems to be in the vein of David Murray, Arthur Blythe, Chico Freeman; but it's none of them. Could it be DeJohnette on drums? The Rascals....just love that group, and I have a growing awareness of how much they brought in a jazz influence (and jazz musicians). Well, I'm not able to guess much on what is still unidentified.

This is pretty obscure stuff as my listening tastes go. I guess I should have known Weston, but this one is not in my collection, and I have to say that it's about as non-Weston sounding as anything he did. I think I'm most intrigued by Sophie Alour.

I would recommend these: Kenny Burrell: On Stage at the Five Spot Cafe Ron Carter: All Blues Jimmy Heath: Little Man Big Band

I've had relatives who lived to 90-years-old. I'm a mere 58, but I'm almost willing to bet that when I'm 90 they'll still be digging up and remixing Miles Davis tracks.

Are we talking about Frances Davis, one time spouse of Miles Davis, or Francis Davis, the writer on jazz?