7/4

I have a bunch of Scelsi, but it's been a few years since I've heard them. I'll have to dig them out and give them a spin.

April snags...I got way too carried away! Bailey, Derek - Ballads Brand X - Is There Anything About? Brand X - Masques Brand X - Moroccan Roll Brand X - Unortodox Behaviour Braxton, Anthony - Donna Lee Braxton, Anthony - Saxophone Improvisations Series F Coltrane, John - Heavyweight Champion Coltrane, John - The Cats Curlew - A Beautiful Western Saddle Curlew - Paradise Davis, Miles - Miles in Berlin Davis, Miles - Miles in Tokyo DJ Cheb i Sabbah - As Far As, a DJ Mix Motian, Paul - In Tokio Motian, Paul - On Broadway, Vol. 1 Motian, Paul - On Broadway, Vol. 2 Motian, Paul - On Broadway, Vol. 3 Motian, Paul - Trioism Sun Ra - Outerspaceways Inc. Sylvian, David - Gone to Earth (remastered) Sylvian, David - The Good Son & the Only Daughter Tunnels - Progressivity

from the Braxton list:

No.

low brow dave...

The industry term is smooth jazz. I've been calling it happy jazz for 15 years. The term never caught on.

No problem!

I hope so. Don't know. Got me.

But I'm tired, so almost certainly my mistake! On Barking Hoop:

Not me. 23 Standards is from 2003, 8 Standards is from 2001.

This from Leo web:

Kenny G always did seem to be such happy fellow.

Hell, I never even watched a whole game.

only we old fogeys know it! Hell, I'm older than you, and I don't have a clue... same here. (well, BM is a few months older) :rsly:

Name of offender: _____________________ Date of offense(s) _____ / _____ / _______ Musical offenses: Playing loudly during warm up - $10 Sound-checking amp with funk slapping - $25 Loud cursing after mistake - $10 Playing high and fast after mistake - $20 Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes - $20 Asking for "E" tuning note - $25 Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb - $50 Playing written-out walking line - $50 Failure to play written walking line - $75 Writing note names over ledger-line notes - $50 Writing beat numbers under dotted figures - $50 Playing eighth notes - $5 each Playing sixteenth notes - $10 each Playing above 1st octave-immediate dismissal Dragging fast tempo - $75 Dragging ballad tempo - $100 Blacking out during ballad - $200 Ignoring drummer's tempo - $100 Following drummer's tempo - $250 Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me - $1000 Upright player offenses: Showing up before first downbeat - $25 Playing audibly - $25 Faking changes - $25 Slapping - $150 Missing tutti lick, then mentioning bass vintage - $25 Excessive sweating - $25 Pedal point double-stops during horn solo - $50 Asking leader for a solo - $30 Accepting solo when offered - $50 Taking second chorus - $100 Playing solo arco - $400 Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune - $25 Playing "A Train" ending on every tune - $200 Playing extended "A Train" ending on every tune - $500 Electric player offenses: Checking hair between tunes - $15 Experimenting with odd meters - $25 Missing root at end of blistering fill - $25 Playing with a pick - $50 Tuning during ballad - $30 Playing Jaco groove on samba - $75 Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad - $150 Attempting last word on final chord - $50 Achieving last word on final chord - $100 Long gliss down to final note - $200 Equipment violations-electric: Forgetting strap - $10 Changing strings after every set - $15 Using electric tuner - $15 Setting up mic "just in case" - $75 Forgetting to turn amp on - $40 Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip - $50 Asking horn player for help moving amp - $25 Bringing custom-made bass - $10! 0 per string above 4 Bringing more than 1 bass - $100 per extra bass Skull decals on bass - $150 Bringing fretless bass - $500 Criminal bad taste: Telling bone player about all the gigs you get - $10 Asking bone player about their day gig - $10 Sitting behind drums on break - $10 Quoting "Birdland" - $25 Practicing scales during break - $25 Practicing scales during drum solo - $50 Practicing - $150 Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player" - $50 Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" - $100 Bassic stupidity: Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt - $10 Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt - $20 Asking when the rock set starts - $20 Continually asking "where are we?" - $25

Lately I've going the barefoot route, I was told to loose the running shoes.

Since most of my work is solo, I'm generally looking at the guitar. If I close my eyes, I'll zone out and loose my concentration.

I've heard that about New Jersey too.

I visited the Berkley store in 2000 and the LA store in 2003. It's gotta be older than a few years. A left coast friend snagged a Mingus/Partch CD for me about '95-'96 from a bay area store.

There is no ritual, Sunday is just another day. Today it's a Phillip Glass morning. Saxophone The Orphee Suite for Piano (so-so) Early Voice (a few more listens and I should be raving about this) It's 11:47, afternoon should arrive in a few hours with Jazz. :rsmile:

Amoeba