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Yes where? I'd be interested to read that... I read it on a link from here somewhere. It was more of a pithy aside in something more general. But it was along the lines that Braxton played up to and cultivated the 'professor' persona because it was the best strategy available to him. I'd like to read it again to get the full picture, but it was definitely an important insight he made. Even if with the fullness of time many might see it from the same perspective as well.

I love Matthew Shipp. He is my favourite asshole Someone give him a weekly platform somewhere. Where was that really interesting thing he said about Anthony Braxton posted?

Let me rescind on post number 11

Craig Ferguson on late night TV taking the piss now You can always rely on a Scotsman

Dusty Bin Slim Dusty (anyone remember 'A pub with no beer'?) Da Barstids I do. But you shouldn't. It must have been a hit. The Wizard Of Id The Wizard Of Oz Germaine Greer (Oz magazine).

Dover Vera Lynn Paul Lynde

Well in the age of Celebrity TV and the glorification of everything shallow and useless, the Royals have managed to re-invent themselves. Somehow they've come up smelling of roses again. A perfect fit for the times. England and the rest of the world are in love with them. They even make the headlines in the States if I'm not mistaken. I can't imagine a time now where the buggers aren't around.

I don't think it matters what they call him. Prince Charles has stated that he'd be George VII. So let him be Wilfred. Or Osama. Or Elizabeth. MG I like it. King Elizabeth. The first cross dressing trans-gender King.......errr......ummmmm...........Queen.

Perhaps you may have some ideas for the new arrivals name? May I start the ball rolling with, Prince Wilfred after Wilfred Brambell from Steptoe and Son.

Looks like the times got printed more post 65ish.

Bloody horrible cover. Looks like an 'impression' of a switchblade to the gut, Does the music resemble this?

Manet of course, was neither strictly an Impressionist, but rather more connected to Courbet and Realism. He became Impressionist more by association and a willingness to cross fertilise stylistically as an 'elder statesmen' with the bourgeois radicals of the movement. There would be parallels in Jazz with Hard Bop players who developed affinities with the younger Fire Music or New Thing players, but I can't think of any off hand now. John Patton? Joe Henderson?, but his less user friendly music was still very user friendly in a harder edged sort of way.

Thanks for the link. I enjoyed the listen. It did sound a bit like two very, very, very, good musicians, in communion with each other in a rehearsal room - with a speaker system picking up transient interference from a Gospel radio station. The latter track was the same - except substitute Gospel radio station with Chinese one. I was listening through the compromised technology of my internal Macbook audio though. What was also interesting, however, was the interview stuff. Where there was an almost apologetic tone for introducing a Black-centric Music Culture into a "European Jazz' context. And then, further embarrassment was flagged, when the interviewer proclaimed basically, that, 'there was still something relevant to be mined from said traditions! The marginalisation process has obviously moved to 'what was'. Weight of numbers I suppose.

Not sure about that. One difference was that Blue Note payed the designated musical aggregations two days? rehearsal time. So the musicians were able to be more analytic and prepared perhaps. Most Blue Note and Prestige sessions were recorded at Vangelders, although Vangelder says he had different recording set ups for BN and Prestige. He has said the differences were the result of paying attention to what each producer wanted to hear. Perhaps Vangelder himself preferred the Blue Note sound he achieved over the Prestige ones. I think the song lengths are fairly consistent across both labels. Although BN might have favoured the 2/3 split and Prestige the 2/2 split. Perhaps if it was more determined by personal and what material each musician bought to the session for consideration?

Nobody likes getting that middle finger. Use it at your own peril.

When did it draw some criticisms? By whom? Did Herbert Morgan withdraw from the mainstream? Local legend perhaps? Educator?

I knew someone would know all about those photos. Serious is good. Pity the last photo in the ad is serious too.

They still made a perfect album.

As far as I can remember, they over shot Idle Moments and Duke Pearson said they knew that would be going on the album - so they had to re-do another tune in shorter time. I can't remember whether it was Jean De Fleur or Django?

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The album version.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8JDuuGVCdA

And wonderful liner notes by Duke Pearson!

You'll be speaking the same language in no time.

'You don't have to study the saxophone as you do other instruments'! That's what they told me about the guitar....

Don't you hate it when that happens'.