White Lightning

Well, with Sharon as PM, I wouldn't be surprised if we'll be able to go to Lebanin much sooner than you'd expected...

I agree. I never understood the enthusiasm of some of our (common) friends. His playing is a little too "pretty" for my taste Having said that, I find the first Morricone quite enjoyable.

Premonition Records uploaded 5 lenghty videos of Von Freeman - an interview and 4 full tunes from the Improvisor recording sessions YOU GOT TO SEE IT!! http://tinyurl.com/4yb88

Happy b-day!

Thanks guys! I had a great time yesterday , eventhough yesterday was a scorcher in Israel (35c in Jerusalem!!!!!!!!). The evenings, BTW, in a different thing in Jerusalem: Cool and breezy. What a better way to end the day - relaxing on my roof garden, with a view of the whole of (beautiful) Jerusalem, a cold brown Leffe Beer (my favorite beer) and Gene Shaw's "Carnival Sketches" on the stereo. Onc again - thanks guys!!

Archie Shepp - The magic of Juju from Hirishi Tanno. Now I need to wait for the delivery

What brownie said. A very good set!

Same here.

Don't you hate it when you KNOW a certain tune but cannot tell its name?! The tune was taken from a private recording of James Carter w/David Murray. I know you guys can help! Thanks! first 1 min of the tune

Thanks for the info, Mike. I dodn't know that!

Illinois Jacquet recorded a lovely version of 'Round Midnight on a bassoon on his album The Blues: That's Me! Michael Rabinowitz specializes on the bassoon. I don't know of any other Jazz musicians whose sole axe is the Bassoon. Try and sample both his CDs. Both has some excellent moments:

Happy belated b-day!

I'm lecturing a class of students 'bout Jazz (real fun).It's a 2 to 3 academic hours class, in which I give the historic aspect of the music, we listen to music and discuss it. A basic Jazz appreciation workshop, for students who don't know anything about Jazz. Now we come to the topic of Fusion. Since fusion is not my forte, I'll appreciate some help: tips, explanation what exactly is fusion, recommended listenning, etc. I assembled a suggested tune list. Any comments on the list will be most welcomed: 1. Bitches Brew - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down 2. Weather Report - Eurydice 3. Light as a feather - Light as a feather/Spain 4. J. McLaughlin & Mahavishnu - Birds of Fire 5. Jaco Pastorius - Donna Lee/Continuum 6. Hebie Hancock/Headhunters - Watermelon Man/Cameleon 7. Weather Report - Birdland 8.George benson - On Broadway/The Ghetto what else? Any major artist I failed to include? Should I add anything by Zappa, Steely Dan, Van Morrison, Soft machine etc. ? Is it wise to include G.Benson? Thanks in advance for your help!

Israel is saddened this evening after the funeral of Naomi Shemer. Her songs were the essense of everything Israeli, good and bad. Her "Jerusalem of Gold", written before the 6 days war is almost Israel's second national anthem. "Lu Yehi" become the most identified song of the Yom Kippur war, A song of hope amidst the despair. Shemer's songs are Israel's folk songs. You hear them everywhere you go, sometimes not even realizing it's Shemer's. When I was living in the states, Shemer songs were sang in the temples I visited, again, without even knowing it was her songs. Israel has lost a great one. A truly great one.

True. Mulligan recorded with Teagarden in Teagarden's last recorded show (I think). It was (is?) on a CD called A Hundred Yeas From Today. 2 sets with Pee Wee Russell, Joe Sullivan, Charlie Teagarden, Norma Teagarden and even a spot for Jack, Charlie and Norma's mom - Helen on the piano. A very nice CD, issued by Memphis Archives.

I like the name of a Randy Brecker's tune: "There`s a Mingus A Monk us" from In the Idiom

Just cought up with this mock-umentary series. Brilliant! simply brilliant and hillarious! Folks - get this one on DVD (especially the 1t season). ps, I'm guessing this recommendation is directed towards our non-British friends, since the Brits probably know this series inside-out.

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In fact - it's excellent. Just a nose short of "The Latin Side of John Coltrane", which is great.

I've been listening a lot to Schifrin's "The Dissection and Reconstruction ...Marquise de Sade", since it's the favorite cd of my 1 year-old niece. It's a great album, don't you think? Scifrin is truly a Renaissance man - a very good Pianist (Dizzy can't be all that wrong, can he), composer, arranger, conductor in the Classic, Jazz and soundtracks genres (is "soundtracks" a genre? ) Maybe for his eclecticism I believe he is a bit underrated and/or disregarded in the Jazz world. What do you think? Personally, I like his Baroque-Jazz thingies, along with his piano comping with Dizzy.

No problems here.

Eric, Newk's sides were indeed reissued by Verve on THIS CD. AFAIK, The Teddy Edwards sides were still to be reissued on CD.