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Just got an e-mail from Band Camp: "Next Friday the 20th and Saturday the 21st Be Ever Out: The Music of Henry Threadgill is happening at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. Over two nights, the music of four classic Henry Threadgill ensembles will be performed by groups consisting of original members, current collaborators and some of the City’s most adventurous musicians. Night One features the music of Air and Very Very Circus as performed by the Air Legacy Trio and Very Very Circus Legacy Project. Very Very Circus Legacy Project features: Marcus Rojas, Chris Bates, Brandon Ross, Jose Davila, Miles Okazaki, Gene Lake, Noah Becker The Air Legacy Trio features: Marty Ehrlich, Pheeroan akLaff, Hilliard Greene Night Two features the music of Make A Move Legacy Band and The Sextett Legacy Band. The Make a Move Legacy Band features: Brandon Ross, Darius Jones, David Virelles, Stomu Takeishi, JT Lewis The Sextett Legacy Band features: Frank Lacy – trombone, Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet, Mike Lee – flute/alto flute/clarinet/alto sax, Christopher Hoffman – cello, Ken Filiano – bass, Newman Taylor Baker – drums, Reggie Nicholson – drums Link to purchase tickets below. If you’re in New York next weekend come on through. " roulette.org/event/the-music-of-henry-threadgill-1/

Thanks. I was just going to ask you if that was Bill Smith. And I didn't recognize John Norris until you pointed him out.

I was barely aware of the Beach Boys in their first incarnation. My friend Zal Yanofsky got fired from his job as a rock station DJ for playing the Beach Boys and Buck Owens. By the time I saw them live at Massey Hall there were about 20 Beach Boys but Brian wasn't one of them. (The Captain was, as was Blondie Chapman.) But I did get to see Brian when he toured with his own group and then when he was promoting Smile. My wife got to spend a day with him and his family while doing an interview for a magazine about "lake life". Also saw the regrouped Beach Boys before Mike Love ended that. IIRC every time was an exciting experience.

Thanks.

Ahh.. what's the tool bar in the posting window and where is it?

The Black Bottom! I remember it being a really small place. (I could be wrong-- it was 60 years ago.)

In the early '80s a music publisher I knew went to see the Byrds at one of their reunion concerts and offered to help them buy back their publishing contracts on the songs they'd written if they put up half the money. He said they explained that they were all broke from their freewheeling earlier days and couldn't come up with the cash. He bought the rights himself and a few years later, with the coming of cds and reissues he made a a huge profit. I would hope that they got something for the reissues but as we old know most of the the money from catalogue sales and broadcasts goes to the publishers.

Wasn't Bitch's Brew his highest selling record ever? (Though I think, over time, KOB surpassed it again.)

That's great! (But are you sure it's the last?)

Thanks . I should have checked first: I do have that session on a a cd called "Ellington: the British Connection". (Those Chrongogical Classics are getting rarer and more expensive ever day.)

IS that available anywhere?

Yes. But Did select ever do anything like that?

I think it comes to about 70 recordings including some that were unissued.

I had exactly the same response to Infinite Jest. One of the few books I've never finished after reading 100 pages. (And I love Pynchon). Also agree about MacDonald.

The Harrod book Ghost references lists the extant shows and the Lp releases. A brief comparison of the 2 suggests that a lot-- but not all-- of the Lps are from shows that no longer exist (as far as we know right now).

Saw the Alvin Ailey dance troupe a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed by the opening number "Finding Free" which had music I'm presuming was written specifically for it by Matthew Whitaker. I really liked the music but listening to some of his albums on Spotify do not find them nearly as interesting. Anyone here heard him recently and have an opinion?

I have both volumes. I think Peter Losin's presumption that there was more music than that released here is based on the brevity of the last set. I'm not sure but I'll ask him. Stardust is, I believe, the entire song but it's a feature for Stitt with no Miles.

Rick Moranis said that they were once planning a sequel: "Spaceballs 3-- the Search for Spaceballs 2".

I'm surprised that no one has discussed the Mingus. I really like it. the liner notes led me to expect the bass to be almost inaudible and the bass playing to be weak. I didn't find either to be true. The ensemble playing is really tight (though I may prefer the looseness of the old Workshop recordings) and Danny Richmond is his usual kick ass self.

IIRC he used to perform with "Andy and the Bey Sisters" in Toronto in the '60s.

What does this refer to?

Hey, me too!

Some but not a lot.

I have. So has Miles '65. (I'm presuming you mean the irregularly held Ellington Conferences. There is no international Ellington Society. The conferences are put on by individual groups from different countries. I don't think there's one scheduled at the moment. )

Thanks.