johnblitweiler

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just bought a replacement copy of William Carlos Williams' collected poems and discovered this on the back cover of Volume 2: "And when the second and final volume of Williams' 'Collected Poems' is published, it should become even more apparent that he is this century's major American poet." - Larry Kart, Chicago Tribune Yes. Still true 14 years into the 21st century, too.

Loretta Young Rosetta Etta James

I'm sorry for Karen's loss. But what fascinating work she does.

JohnGlenn Moon Zappa Zippy the Pinhead

I'd vote for 8 of them.

He and Imogene were the world's funniest. Thanks for the videos, Moms and Jim. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/arts/television/sid-caesar-comic-who-blazed-tv-trail-dies-at-91.html?_r=0

I played a song from it on the radio 2 nights ago.

Old Hickory Paul Pine Mahogany

Any difference between hybrid corn (which I've probably been eating all my life) and GMO corn?

The photographer should definitely be paid unless taking the photo was part of a Columbia employee's job. Seems like the songwriters should get royalties too since their names are next to the song titles on the liners.

finally read Dream of Fair to Middling Women - 25-year-old Beckett with lot of very Joyceish jesting and more jesting rather like Beckett got to later in Watt and the 2 great plays. It's a sort of autobiographical novel about the loutish Belacqua (Beckett's alias) and his lady loves, whom he describes savagely. Light, mostly fun, concluding with a hilarious dinner party scene. Great, masterful writing.

Hill, Andrew Andrews, Ernie Ernest "Bass" Hill

Damn. 'Twould be a shame for Paramounts to be available only in gigantic expensive boxes. Surely Off The Record got Lars' group's permission to reissue the Paramount Olivers. And while that grand Ayler box led me to admire Revenant, I don't know what to make of this. Except that the Fantasy fiasco has led to a dread of movie stars buying jazz record companies.

Chick Webb Mutt Carey Willie The Lion Smith

Abbado used to be a favorite here in Chicago in the 1980s when he conducted the symphony a few weeks each year.

That's good news, David. I eagerly await.

In the 1970s Stanley Crouch praised every and all free-jazz musicians to the skies, no matter how awful or incompetent they were. After Crouch met Murray and Marsalis 30+ years ago, Crouch despised all free-jazz musicians.