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Bill Evans' audition itinerary.

I hope not. It was WAY TOO HARD for me. Apparently.

I just picked that one up. Excellent playing and arrangements.

I'm up for it tonight. Anyone else?

Sounds like the CSO made a good hire! I'll bet he/she tears it up on rhythm changes, though! EDIT: Why did you remove that last comment? I agree, trombones have been known to make "skunky" sounds (and smells, too!)! Sometimes even on purpose!

I believe that is the bassoon you're referring to (aka the "farting bedpost"). Most orchestral trombone parts consist of several hundred bars of rests.

You know, the state of Iowa just passed legislation that makes the trombone the official state instrument. Of course, there are no jobs for trombone players in Iowa........

Sorry to hear about that, Glenn. They're part of the family and it's hard to say goodbye. At least she's not in pain any more, although I know saying that doesn't really ease your pain much. The day is quickly approaching when I'll be moving away from KC, and I'm really starting to dread saying goodbye to my dog- he'll be very well cared for (by my ex), but I'm sure going to miss him. We sure get attached to our animals, don't we?

You'd think they could make one kind that accomplishes all three goals. I sprinkle it on lemon bars.

Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Buddy DeFranco, Louis Bellson and Clark Terry have all been featured at various times (of course Clark was also a regular in the band). Yes, that was great, and there was a flicker of hope that the show would continue to feature great jazz artists. That flame was quickly extinguished unfortunately. I often have expressed the desire to see some kind of DVD collection of the many jazz artists and other great musical performances from the earlier years of the show. There were also some very funny moments- interviews (Buddy Rich was always a good guest) and other things, like the "Stump The Band" bits and the times when Johnny would give Doc or Tommy Newsome (RIP, Tommy) a hard time. I sure miss that show.

I've always like this one- "Jungle Strut" has forever been on the juke box at the Green Mill in Chicago.

Amen. It will always be some of my favorite JJ.

I thought I remembered that Peter Weller was in this one. I believe he plays some jazz trumpet/cornet, doesn't he (not in the movie, but in real life)?

I have this box and enjoy it often. A varied collection representing many eras, and much great music

Good luck, Jim.

Happy Birthday Niko!

H a P p Y b I r T h D a Y j O e G l O s S ! ! ! Have a great day bro! Hope you do some fun stuff! Enjoy the remainder of the 30s. That's all I'm gonna say!

chewy? Posting in the baseball thread?

So, in "chew-bonics" is that 35 cents?

ART FARMER LIVE IN TOKYO Art Farmer Meets Jackie McLean Live at Yubin-Chokin Hall; Tokyo: April 27, 1977 Art Farmer (flhrn); Jackie McLean (as); Cedar Walton (p); Sam Jones (b); Billy Higgins (d). a. Constellation (Charlie Parker) - 10:32 b. What's New (Bob Haggard/Johnny Burke) - 4:47 c. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (Dave Mann/Bob Hilliard) - 3:40 d. Love Letters (Victor Young/Edward Heyman) - 9:00 e. Moving Out (Sonny Rollins) - 10:05

I saw this group live last weekend, and I must say it was absolutely SMOKIN"!! If you ever get the chance to see this band live, do it! John Clayton's beautiful composing/arranging is firmly rooted in the Basie/Thad tradition, but seems to be finding its own niche. Jeff Hamilton is one of the most (if not THE most) swinging big band drummers ever and plays with a lot of joy and humor. This band burns and has a great time doing it. I'd never seen them live, it was really something. John Clayton conducts (there is another bassist in the band, but Clayton plays on several tunes) and that in itself is something to watch. I had just finished about eight hours of adjudicating high school and college bands and was pretty fried- the last thing I was in the mood for was MORE big band. Well, after the CHJO played a 90 minute set I felt as energized as if I'd just had about eight hours of sleep! And afterwards there was a jam and I had the opportunity to play with Hamilton (we played together some on Woody's band) and some of the guys from the band and it was a ball. In this era of bands like Maria's (which I do love!) it's nice to hear the more traditional style of bands like Basie's being kept alive and continuing to evolve. Great soloists in the band- the first soloist on the first tune was 88-year-old Snooky Young, and he threw down the gauntlet. I mean, Snooky's a big part of jazz history- he's played with Jimmy Lunceford, Basie, Hamp, Thad & Mel and the Tonight Show band, and the cat can still roar! Also great were Clay Jenkins (trumpet), George Bohannon (trombone) Jeff Clayton (who plays some Cannonball-soaked alto) and especially Rickey Woodard on tenor who really tore it up. John Clayton's writing is absolutely beautiful. The band can whisper or roar, and they had the audience in the palm of their hand from the git go. A great evening. Check them out if you get the chance! (Our friend Duke City was there, too. Maybe he'll add something )

I don't remember if we've discussed this already, but is there a reasonably-priced printer that does 11x17 copies? It would be nice to have when copying parts for arrangements (to avoid having to tape two 8 1/2x11 pages). My goal in life is to not have to go to Kinko's so often.