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  5. 2022 NEA Jazz Masters; Clarke, Harrison, Hart, Wilson

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    12 minutes ago, JSngry said:

    How does one "align with" a group? Is it a question of actually belonging to a group, or is it a question of showing up on a Venn Diagram of shared beliefs? If it's the latter, how much of an intersection is needed before the alignment is considered irrefutable proof?

    I don’t know. Ask Nate. That’s how he put. Maybe he’s being cautious. I’m just not a fan of someone who “aligns” with people advocating political violence. Certainly she shouldn’t be getting a government grant.

  6. 2022 NEA Jazz Masters; Clarke, Harrison, Hart, Wilson

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    22 hours ago, bertrand said:

    She has other reasons to disqualified. It is an award for accomplishments in the field of jazz. As such, she is not deserving as she has aligned herself with individual(s) who have demonstrated hatred or contempt for multiple groups well represented in the Jazz community: African-Americans, Women, Transgenders, Disabled people, the Military and others I am sure. Being a 'jazz master' implicitly suggests you respect all members of these groups and distance yourself from those who don't.

    All the more baffling as she is a member of two of these groups.

    It is an award, not a job. Your personal views can disqualify you. My two cents.

    Glad I’m not the only one who feels this way. I called her out—not even by name— in a response to Ethan Iverson’s tweet about the award, saying one awardee was undeserving. Iverson’s response was to block me. 🤔 

    Nate Chinen pointed out that she aligns with groups that oppose the NEA, but has been supportive of the NEA Jazz Masters. Not sure how that works.

  10. Artemis

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    1 hour ago, bresna said:

    I finally got around to picking this up yesterday. What a beautiful record. This is going to warrant repeated listens.

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    Strange CD artwork though. Just the blue edges with Blue & Note and the word Artemis at the top. Here's a picture from discogs but I don't what those metal strips are for.

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    My copy doesn’t have those strips or the sticker.

  13. RIP Chick Corea

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    3 hours ago, Milestones said:

    Here's a man who passed away at age 79 and I would argue that the work of his final two (2) decades was as strong as anything in his career.  It's amazing in size, diversity, and quality.

     

     

    I totally agree with this.

  16. The Grateful Dead Dark Star

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    I basically abandoned rock when I abandoned the Dead. Jazz has filled that space ever since. Only now, during the pandemic, have I really bothered to revisit this, even avoiding this thread until today.

    There seemed to be some magic in the past, but those days are over.

  17. The Grateful Dead Dark Star

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    1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

    I've had a lot of tapes. . . none have sounded better to me than the official versions!

    I get the revisionist comment. . . but I stopped with Brent. . . by 1980. Just never got into him, and I jumped off the bus and stayed off as far as anything the Dead did after that. Followed some Garcia Band after that, but not a lot.

    6-28-74 is one tape I like better than the CD, which sounded very thin.

    I get not liking Brent. The first half of the 1980’s is probably my least favorite era. There was a lot of deification of Brent later on. But frankly, there was a fair number of people who were happy for a change. All the complaints about ‘90’s Dead strike me as Monday morning quarterbacking, so to speak. It had its detractors at the time, but, as your comments demonstrate, so did every era.

  18. The Grateful Dead Dark Star

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    Funny to read some of these comments. With a couple exceptions (Egypt 78 and Austin’71) I stopped buying this stuff after 2002. Bad blood and greed soured me on the Dead. Interesting that some people stop with Brent’s arrival. There’s been so much revisionism over the past 20 years.

    Also, I swear some of my Maxell tapes from way back sound better than the official releases.

  25. Source for OOP Mosaic sets

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    3 hours ago, Dub Modal said:

    Getting the same thing. I'm guessing the fact they're releasing and advertising them one at a time means they sell pretty quick. Following them on twitter or insta is probably the only way to get a quick update and purchase. Doesn't seem like these are sticking around very long. 

    They’re not on the website itself. Click the Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter icons. They are there.

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