Joe G

Pull up a chair and grab a drink; the more the merrier!

I like that Brecker album, but that photo... looks ripe for some fun with captions!

Good to hear from you, Dan! Thanks for checking in.

I've been hit up twice in the last two weeks with the running out of gas story. The first time I simply didn't have any money on me. Yesterday the guy made it a point to tell me he was from Mississippi; even showing me his driver's liscense. I'm thinking, what difference does that make?

Check out the albums he did with Wes Montgomery: Full House, and Smokin' at the Half Note. Kickass. Boss Guitar is good, too; especially if you want to hear him in an organ trio.

> > Hello Jazz lovers, wherever you are! I continue to be a fly on the > > windshield of the jazz industry. (HA!) I presume you know that Bud > > Shank was fired from his post as founder and guiding light of the > > Bud Shank Workshop in Port Townsend, WA. He has been the 'man' there > > for 25 plus years, assembling one of the best teaching ensembles > > ever! But now they want a younger man with young ideas! Outsourcing > > the wrong guy folks! It only takes forever to learn this music thing > > and even longer to come to terms with this jazz thing. And they want > > a younger guy. Any damn fool can play when they are 20, or 30, 0r > > 40, 50, 60. But try cutting the mustard when you are in your late > > 70's! Now anyone that can do that has acquired knowledge that no > > younger person can ever hope to learn. > > > > The jazz existence, or any existence is not about getting somewhere > > it is all about the voyage. No one can ever master life, only > > experience it and contribute something to making the world a better > > place to be an artist. ARTIST is the key word. If you want to be a > > practical musician, great. Get some gigs and have a good life. But > > if you want to be a jazz musician, the requirements are more > > stringent. An awareness of world culture is a good place to start! > > Learn something about food and wine, learn a language, read a book, > > paint a painting, see an O'Neill play, stare at a sunset. Write a > > Rondo for heaven's sake - be somebody. And no matter how long you do > > it you will barely touch the surface of this passion called life, > > the jazz life! You have to be a warrior - Bud Shank is a warrior! A > > tough one who has survived. What he has to teach is incalculable to > > measure. And they want a younger guy. How about Norah Jones to teach > > jazz singing? Yeah! Right! > > > > Bud and I have been doing many gigs together, Toronto festival, > > North Sea and others. We broached Concord records to try and secure > > a one shot record deal for Yoshi's in November. They said that > > instrumental music doesn't sell anymore! Imagine! A company founded > > on instrumental music, great music, decides that it doesn't sell > > anymore. I am mad as hell and will continue to rant and rave about > > these things until my last breath. > > > > Culture in America is going to hell in a hand basket. (I love that > > saying - don't know what it means but love it still.) Keep the song > > alive. Until next time stay well. And thank you for being a part of > > my thing! > > > > Phil Woods

You know, I was in Denver this last week, and we checked out a pretty cool cd store (Twist and Shout for those who might be curious). I found not one, but two different releases (one German) of the album Bley did with Jaco and Metheny. Now I'm wondering why I didn't pick one of them up. Anyone heard it?

IIRC, it's McCoy.

I read the BFT in the bookstore today, and now I think I need to get that autobiography! 5 stars!!

No doubt!

Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Let me say it once again. Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, That's the town that "knew me when." If you'd like to have a logical explanation How I happened on this elegant syncopation, I will say without a moment of hesitation There is just one place That can light my face. Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York, or Rome, but Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, My home sweet home. For an awesome rendering (and I do mean rendering) of the melody, click here.

Y'all know about Gary Indiana down there too, ay?

If anyone likes flamenco guitar music, check out Cositas Buenas, the latest from Paco DeLucia. Bad-ass. I got it last week along with the new ones from Sco and Mclaughlin, and the remaster of Boss Guitar. A feast!

This is really weird. I'm posting this through the homepage, as I can't get to the main forum page.

Holy shit - that's a match made in Metal Heaven! When the video of Tazina doing her Powerslave routine was over, I was startled to realize I had unwittingly pulled all the dollar bills out of my wallet!

Yeah, but as much as it happens here, it must be fun... I suppose some people think so. But then again, some people think that toughing your genitals feels good.

Numi Temple of Heaven organic green tea and dark chocolate by A. Korkunov

Hey look! Chuck Nessa on the corner!

Hanging up my argumentative hat now. B-) Toughing? OUCH!

Can you clarify? (In other words: Who you callin' a sucker? ) The real game, as I see it, is transcending duality and separateness. Which is often easier said than done, as we can see by this thread...

That's the name of the game.

I agree that hurling insults is unneccesary and unproductive. But I, too, take issue with the idea that we are born in sin. I believe - no I know - that the core of our being is untarnished, complete, pure innocence. It's in those moments when I am in touch with that part of me that I am liable to realize, "This is who I am!" I never think that when I'm acting rudely or thoughtlessly. So forget the guilt trips and let's get on with it, man!

What's love got to do with it?