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Chet Baker on trumpet with saxophnist Stan Getz at Stockholm's Södra Teatern in Sweden in February 1983, backed by pianist Jim McNeely, bassist George Mraz and drummer Victor Lewis.

This is from the Kongsberg Jazzfestival in 1979, Chet Baker is backed by pianist Michel Graillier, vibraphonist Wolfgang Lackerschmid, bassist Jean-Louis Rassinfosse...

I have yet to pick this up but I can recommend several other books if you wish. I’d also recommend reading the following series in the New York Times, if you’re interested. It’s terrific. Vietnam 67

You and I lived through those times — I was living in Washington then — and he indeed was the kind of public servant rarely seen anymore.

Mr. Nattering Nabob of Negativism was 40 years too early!

The article indicates that the law is sometimes referred to as the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act,” because it kept the first Disney film featuring Mickey, Steamboat Willie, under copyright until 2024.

This is a fairly interesting -- and important -- article about the effects of the legislation Congress passed in 1998, which extended copyright protections by 20 years. The law reset the copyright term for works published from 1923 to 1977 — lengthening it from 75 years to 95 years after publication. Time is now up on works published in 1923 and copyrighted works will be in the public domain. New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out

Yes, B & W. It gives it more of a realistic look. It’s considered an influential movie in its techniques, especially the documentary style of filming the movie and its quick cuts. See Roger Ebert Review.

An impressive person. Obviously, a terrible loss.

I wasn't able to go this time. Speaking for me, this wasn't the best time to have an open house.

Thanks for the article. A great read.

Listened to this one recently.

From Jazz Profiles, this is the booklet for that evening. Booklet - My Groove, Your Move

I've only cracked the book but Woody Shaw III does write the afterword.

I did not know of Ms. Ervin until I saw this video -- she was an important figure in Tucson jazz -- but the depth of feeling when we lose a figure in our music or our lives comes through in this brief video. RIP Ms. Ervin.

Jazz Wouldn’t Be the Same Without Them. But Few Applauded These Hidden Figures This article, which appeared in today's Times is a little bit a book review of Sophisticated Giant, but mostly a look at Maxine Gordon and women "doing their work — the kind that has been done by essential figures off the bandstand to keep the jazz ecosystem healthy since its earliest years, typically without historical recognition."

Welcome to America, where if a dollar is to be made, we will make it!

The Words of Artists who Died in 2018

Belated Happy Birthday wishes!

It’s an amazing book. My wife got it for me also.

The anticipation builds and then it’s over quickly.