White Lightning

Thanx for the post, sailor!

Ghost, I instantly thought of that Haden-Bley album when considering to write the Anti-War piece. I refered to the Liberation Music Orchestra as "LMO" in my initial post. If you're still looking for that Goodman in the Soviet Union album, email me. Barak

I was thinking of writing a short piece about Jazz and war: I was thinking about enlisted Jazz such as during WWII (I'm referring to both the Army Bands and the propaganda music that was recorded during that period) I was thinking about Jazz in the cold war era - State dept. tours However, I don't want to neglect the Anti-War Jazz. Naturally, I was thinking LMO. I was also thinking about the 2 Vietnam albums by Billy Bang as an aftermath and also about our very own Gilad Atzmon. I was also thinking about Jon Jang's work, especially his "Tiananmen" and "Barbed Wire" Then I ran out of ideas and I turned to you guys for help. Any other significant anti war Jazz albums/songs were created? Do you know of any on-line articles about anti war Jazz? Is there a "Jazz Guernica"? If not - why not? Why there aren't any more Anti War protest in Jazz? What about Iraq? Bosnia? Rwanda? More anti Vietnam protest? Thanks!

KERBLOG - Mazen Kerbaj's blog. beirut + free improvised music + comics + bombs + drawings. Please have a look at his blog and show you support for his horrible situation. Let's keep the people behind the politics in our thoughts and our prayers.

I'm very sorry for your lose, Kevin.

Sad news. He was way too young. I was hoping to catch him live someday. I really liked his Delmarks CDs. Today I'll sping some of them.

I can think of three I used to like and not anymore: Jan Garbarek ECM's Keith Jarrett Terumasa Hino

As for the booklets of the sets that are place on the racks - I bought a couple of empty mosaic boxes and I keep them there along with the boxed sets (see red arrows at the attached pic). It doesn't make much sense? I plead guilty

I keep some mosaic sets in their boxes. others - I just place them on the cd racks.

Happy 35th birthday EKE BBB!!!

I love this session and this thread has given me an excuse to take it out of the shelf and give it a spin. I never did mind James Spaulding. In fact, I always thought his playing is very interesting and challenging. What's the objection all about, his Alto Sax acidic tone?

I'll add Brookmeyer's Traditionalism Revisited to make this a winning triumvirate.

Thank you, guys!! That means a lot to me!! We celebrated my birthday dining at a very nice restaurant. My mother babysat our 4 months old daughter Ophir. It was a wonderful evening. Attached is a photo of Ophir I took a few moments ago. Isn't she cute?

Fantastic news, David! As a proud cats owner, I could really understand what you and your wife were going through. Give her some prime cat food!

The 10"s Conn is being played in my house very often. It's a great CD. I also think that anyone who loves Curtis Fuller's sound should listen to Watkins. He's a major influence on Fuller's sound

Congratulations Jim!

Happy 43rd Anniversary Ann & Chuck!

The answer will always be a multiplication of 9. all the 9 multiplications were assigned the same hieroglyph.

Well done, Johnny E

Jack Teagarden Capitol sessions vol.3. Love it!

Many happy returns, Bertrand!

Happy birthday Pete!!!

The World Saxophone Quartet Played a Jimi Hendrix tribute yesterday (May 27, 2006), here in Jerusalem. Jorge Sylvester(ss, as); Tony Kofi (as); David Murray(ts); Hamiet Bluiett(bs); Jamaladeen Tacuma(el-b); Lee Pearson(d) Here are some pics I took during the soundcheck: Bluiett. Lee Pearson in background David Murray Tony Kofi Jorge Sylvester Jamaladeen Tacuma Murray, Kofi & Bluiett