Late

No man — not possible. We've been house-hunting for way too long now, and in a seller's market no less. Oh, wait. Wuzzat?

... me too. But then we wouldn't be American now, right? And, besides, dig Gwyneth!

Dig — and Sean Combes just put in a plug for them! Puffy like Starky!

... reminds me: I still have to get the Starker recordings of the Cello Suites.

Annette Benning (no time to do her hair; on valium) just introduced Yo Yo. He's playing BATCH. S'not bad.

Hey ... it's least active because of the Macademia Awards! Hard to not be g l u e d to that American heartbeat.

OK you guys, but if you turn it on right now (quick!), you'll get to see Salma Hayek. Meow!

If you put it on mute, then you can make up your own acceptance speeches. S'fun!

Not only is the music great on this Select, but the remastered sound — thanks Malcolm! — is superb. The unissued quartet session with Cecil Payne is dyno-mite. If you dig this set and don't yet have the Weston OJCs ... time to snag those before their (eventual?) bon voyage!

Today it was: Blur, Beck, Kinks, and Jon Spenser Blues Explosion. Not bad, mind you, I was just having a heavy Bud Powell jones. But a guy must be democratic with the stereo and what comes out of it ... right? Actually, my wife's introduced me to a fair amount of rock music that I otherwise wouldn't ever hear.

... just read the subtitle of this thread ... I guess this morning I am fairly inactive. (Must be because we're listening to my wife's music this late a.m.)

Hey ... just like in that Tom Cruise movie "Vanilla Sky"! Remember? There's a holographic version of Coltrane playing "My Favorite Things" for the birthday party scene — taken from, I think, that German television production. How could that be holograph-ed?

Steve Lacy Quartet Columbia (unissued) NYC, probably early 1964 Roswell Rudd-trombone; Steve Lacy-soprano saxophone; Lewis Worrell-bass; Dennis Charles-drums Eronel Tune 2 Think of One unknown title ---------------------------------- Steve Lacy Quartet Verve (unissued) NYC, September, 1964 Roswell Rudd-trombone; Steve Lacy-soprano saxophone; Lewis Worrell-bass; Dennis Charles-drums Locomotive Hornin' In Comin' on the Hudson I Mean You

This seemed like a good thread to bump up to discuss Hill's work between his Blue Note periods — 1971-1988, I think. From this time frame, what albums do you revisit the most? The East Winds? The Steeplechases? The Soul Notes? Other?

The Cry! is just as strong to my ears as Firebirds. The latter adds the density of Bobby Hutcherson's vibes, and the former (without vibes) has a somewhat stronger focus on the horn soloists. Simmons' feature on "Bojangles" is the highlight of the album for me. Great playing. Around this time, Simmons gigged briefly with Charles Mingus, and his improvising on "Bojangles" seems at times Mingus-esque to me. The album's also beautifully recorded, with Gary Peacock's bass especially prominent in the mix. A big .

Congratulations, David! ... from the above link ~ "Linehan Press is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of Passing Through by acclaimed poet David Gitin. This book, a collection spanning thirty years, is Gitin's eighth book of poetry. Passing Through is Gitin's first book in sixteen years, representing his largest collection since 1979. It includes six poems never published in book form in addition to revisions of earlier work. David Gitin, born in Buffalo, New York, was influenced by the work and friendship of Allen Ginsberg, Charles Olson, and Robert Creeley before moving to San Francisco in the mid-60s where he co-founded Poets Theater, edited Bricoleur, produced radio programs for KPFA in Berkeley, and associated with many of the Beat poets and legendary musicians of the time. Then in 1974, after living in the rural town of Cotati, California, and Madison, Wisconsin, he settled in Monterey, California, to teach Creative Writing at Monterey Peninsula College. He also worked as a jazz disc jockey at KAZU for nineteen years and often performs his poetry in collaboration with musicians. Among his hundreds of publications, Gitin's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and Poetry Nippon. His recent work can be seen in The Anthology of Monterey Bay Poets 2004, The Café Review, Voleur de Feu, Big Bridge, and others. Refer to the 2003 Monterey County Weekly article "The Beat Goes On" for more background on David Gitin."

I know ... that's the only occasion when Miles recorded on a "left-handed" trumpet. I had two copies of the original vinyl of this. Sold one for a hand-held calculator about a year ago.

This one was famously re-done:

Thanks Joe. One review I read of the Verve album is that it has "Raymond Scott" elements. Sounds interesting. Surely there are some Canadians here pouring over this thread?

Absolutely.

Let's have a glass of wine and listen to Disc 3?

Up, to go with the recent "Who's Crazy" thread ... (where I mistakenly referred to Dean Blackwood as Dean Blackwell). Guess that makes me the one who's crazy.

Wow, that's something else. Is that Brown's first ESP album you're talking about Tony (or an entirely unreleased album)? I wonder if that 18 minute track will be an alternate take, or a new tune?

(Sound of Horshack laughing.)