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there was an article in the Business Section of the L.A. Times today (i believe) which was about all the layoffs at the paper in various departments. Maybe not an example, but a trend: Christian Science Monitor Ends Daily Print Edition "The cost-cutting measure makes The Monitor the first national newspaper to essentially give up on print." Newspaper Circulation Continues to Decline Rapidly "The long decline in newspaper circulation over the years continues to accelerate, with sales in the spring and summer falling almost 5 percent from the previous year, figures released on Monday show, deepening the financial strain on the industry." The Media Equation Mourning Old Media’s Decline By DAVID CARR It goes on.

Oh yeah...ECM. I think he has a bit of electric mandolin in there for the soprano guitar parts. Later I'll make a list of straight ahead gtr albums by him that fit the thread. I haven't heard it yet, but I do have a copy of the book of arrangements. Very cool!

Speaking of Joementum...you were discussing the Raney duets. Have you thought about writing some guitar duets like that? I totally dig his and John Abercrombies guitar orchestras on Characters. Just guitar.

fixed. yer too fast for me Joe.

It's flipped out going through my neighbor hood and seeing six month old photos. There was lots of building here before the great crash of October 2008. I checked out a customers building to see who's car was in the lot and there was scafolding on the building that I've never seen, so those shots are at least 20 months old. .

October 29, 2008 Music Review Return to Crumb’s World, With Crumb Along for the Ride By ALLAN KOZINN George Crumb and his music are getting a second wind these days. In the 1970s Mr. Crumb’s colorful, idiosyncratic chamber works were all the rage: no self-respecting new-music fan, particularly of college age, was without the Nonesuch recording of his “Ancient Voices of Children” (1970), and his string quartet “Black Angels” (1970) was an unusually elevated and searing Vietnam War protest. Earlier and later scores rode on the coattails of these works, but by the mid-1980s Mr. Crumb seemed to have faded from view. In recent years new works have become plentiful again, old ones are reappearing on concert programs, and among the increasingly frequent recordings of Mr. Crumb’s music are a dozen discs (so far) on the Bridge label, which plans to complete its comprehensive Crumb survey before the composer’s 80th birthday, in October 2009. some mo'...

I don't see George Van Eps mentioned, I have a couple of his solo albums. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. Ted Greene - solo guitar (it's his only album) Both of these guys are guitar gurus, having written lots of material on guitar harmony and chord voicing. * As previously noted, Jimmy Raney & Tal Farlow is essential.

Forgot about Eddie Jobson. .

there was an article in the Business Section of the L.A. Times today (i believe) which was about all the layoffs at the paper in various departments. Maybe not an example, but a trend: Christian Science Monitor Ends Daily Print Edition "The cost-cutting measure makes The Monitor the first national newspaper to essentially give up on print." Newspaper Circulation Continues to Decline Rapidly "The long decline in newspaper circulation over the years continues to accelerate, with sales in the spring and summer falling almost 5 percent from the previous year, figures released on Monday show, deepening the financial strain on the industry."

Time for an unpopular music section in every newspaper. .

I wouldn't confuse them! I did too, at the Does Humor Belong in Music? show on the Pier. I may have heard him in Ponty's band too, but I'd have to do a bit of research to be sure. It was a long time ago.

That's a shame, I like the hot instrumentals more. Zappa needed the money. It's too bad he never had a regular violinist in the band again. Ponty was only in the band a short time and others like L. Shankar and "Sugarcane" Harris seem to have been only guests. I really liked the combination of violin, trombone and clarinet on Swedish Sensation (aka Stockholm In Bondage).

I just woke up...did I miss it? My head hurts....hic. That's right Chuck, theee.

Hic. How many fingers am I holding up?

I promise I won't hold it against you Lazaro. .

I'm not sure his blogging is good for Jazz, blogging or the Princeton Record Exchange.

Zorn isn't on Naked Lunch either. It's a Howard Shore soundtrack with Ornette. (I hope you don't think I'm bustin' yer chops. Whatever...) edit: reminds me of the time I wrote that Ornette was on Conference of the Birds.

What records he made with Zorn? I don't think there are any. Zorn was on Night Music and Sanborn (I think) played Spy vs. Spy (Ornette tunes) live, maybe once. .

This cover was my initial exposure to the world of Donald Roller Wilson.

I tried playing alto for a while. Now I play guitar.

interesting Rainey thread here.

CD Universe: Results for Label - Sony Classical Great Performances

Barry Galbraith and mo'... :rsmile: