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FFA....I'm so proud of you my friend....and so motivated by you that I got my ass to the gym, signed up on a membership and am going at it myself! Yo da' Man!

Skitch was the "good bitch of the North"...not a Margaret Hamilton type of vibe at all....very Glenda-like!

RIP Skitch "the bitch".......

Michael Lewis, saxophonist with Happy Apple, is quickly becoming one of my favorite "younger" players. I find his playing to be steeped in history and soul, spiced with harmonic adventurousness...well worth a listen. I really enjoy "Fat Kids Wednesday" as well, with Michael, JT Bates on drums and Adam Linz on bass. New side with Don Cherry tunes is wonderful.

Pauly, Didn't know you recorded with Woody Guthrie??!!

But seems like with the Jazz At The Maintenance Shop date it would almost be possible to write a polite, well-composed letter to PBS convincing them to show it on that weekly jazz show they have. I believe that these videotapes are owned by Iowa Public television, produced for them by John Byers in the late 70's or VERY early 80's...help me out Free For All. I've asked friends at the company about these tapes many times and Woody's estate controls these....now that WoodyIII is taking care of business, I would not doubt that we will see them in the very near future!

Sounds like as hang to me WD45!

Does anyone have any info on this??? Sounds interesting....

I stayed up very late as well to catdh Sanborn's "Night Music" show....caught some very interesting music and mix of musicians. One of my favorite moments from this show was a short clip of Miles before a cut to commercial. Miles, in his gravelly hoarse voice said, "I've had a sore throat for 25 years...."

Spoon.....I heard that this McKee guy was pretty smokin'! Wish that I didn't have a colonoscopy scheduled that day!! I'd be there checking it out!

Free For All... Did you know Martin Bnks when you lived in Austin? If so, can you tell us more about him....got to admit, I'm clueless.

Good to see Thad on the list....very underrated trumpet player as far as I am concerned! A great player who played like he wrote..... Let's not forget Kenny Wheeler and his very distinctive sound and approach....his 70s recordings on ECM, in my opinion, helped create the "sound" of the label....and I'm sure that we're all hip to his writing as well!

Free For All.... Ha, you and Wynton!

I'm glad to see CT on this list. I usually can identify Clark after a couple of notes. He was "my man" as I grew into being a trumpet player/musician. Thanks to Free For All, Blue Mitchell became instantly recognizable, not only for his sound but his soulfulness as well. I think Lester Bowie also has a very unique sound, not to mention approach and should be included on my "trumpet only" list and I can always indentify Dave Douglas from a mile away. I would also add Paul Smoker to my list...man, HUGE sound and an undeniably unique vocabulary!

Free For All.....you're killin' me!

Bev, It was my pleasure to share with you and the rest of the board my weeklong "hang" with Kenny. I am revisiting a radio show that we performed on together as I write.... A buddy of mine from Brooklyn played in Kenny's Big Band at the BlueNote quite a few months ago. He warned me of Kenny's "curmudgeon-like" attitude. Upon meeting at the airport, I realized that this attitude was mistaken for acute shyness. He, as you stated, was VERY hesitant to admit his place among the heirarchy of jazz (creative music) trumpeters, not to mention composers. I didn't take this to hedge upon self-doubt...just the attitude of an artist who thinks that he has much more growth to achieve before he's finished. He mentioned liking the big band music of Basie and Woody Herman quite a lot, but was drawn to Duke because of the elegance and "orchestral" components of his (and Strayhorn's) writing, which explains to me the direction that his own large ensemble takes. I also feel that "Gnu High", released in the 70s helped define the "sound" of ECM, the label. I know that many of you will have thoughts on that!.......Beautiful Man...Beautiful Music.....

I had the wonderful opportunity of spending seven days with Mr. Wheeler last month when he did a comp/performing residency at the university that I teach at. He is one of most soft-spoken, kindhearted and humble individuals that I have met in many years....the man is truly a reflection of the compositions that he writes. In one of our first conversations, he told me that while he knew that he created an original voice and approach to the trumpet, his fondest wish was to be able to play bebop to the same standard. Quite a statement from a master musician...one eye on the horizon and one eye on what came before. He spoke of the awful time spent as strictly a studio musician in London....his adventures in the free jazz scene in London:..."walking into a club and hearing this musical chaos that was not attractive to me at all, sitting in that night, playing a 20 minute schizophrenic solo, much to the enjoyment of those around me, continuing to jam with these folks until I realized that I had something to say in this genre, but never putting my harmonic playing on the backburner." At 74 years old....born in 1930, his sound is as rich as on any recorings to date. "Angel Song" being one of my favorite sides (Konitz is all about melody on this...Frisell as well) is full of this melancholy mood music that is attractive to Kenny because, "it makes me feel happy". "Dream Sequence" is a cd of his that he turned me on to that has much of the same repertoire as "Angel Song", but recorded with a different cast of characters ten years earlier and also has a much different "spirit". A 'gotta have' for Kenny fans! "Free For All" and I played a Kenny Wheeler arrangement or two for big band (Maynard's band in particular)back in the HS days and I never expected that his developement would be so far reaching in the future!

I too am a Woody Shaw fanatic of the highest level! Living in Iowa in the 70's, I remember the Woody concert at the Maintenence Shop in the ISU campus, although I showed up a day late. I saw the rebroadcast of the show quite a few times and remember being in awe of what the man could do on the horn...his angularityof line, lyricism and dark luscious tone were stunning. The time that I spent in NYC was spent seeing Woody as many times as possible....and NOTHING on record compared to seeing him live! When he would play the Vanguard, I would show up very early and listen to Woody warming up....georgeous long tones and very "Woodyesque scalular exercises. Let's not forget the Eric Dolphy side, "Iron Man" featuring a very young Woody...the man, besides Booker Little, was the one cat that could play "in" or "out".

Free For All....Oh Gooey One, You KNOW my AC will be jamming by that time. This world has enough "greasy" brass players...no need for another!

Free For All.....Why not come over and hang with your Bro this year??!

B-3er.....Sorry about that! I heard the recording that you sent and it was burnin', but I know that the director gets packets from all over the place for spots on the program. To keep the sponsors happy, we almost have to go with the "names" and some local acts to start each day of the fest. Being a regional musician as well, I feel your pain and frustration. Hope to have you at the fest soon......

For a full view of this years festival, go to : www.iowacityjazzfestival.com Friday July 2nd Main Stage 6:00 p.m. United Jazz Ensemble 7:30 p.m. Orquesta Alto Maiz Saturday July 3rd Main Stage 2:00 p.m. Kevin "BF" Burt and the Instigators 4:00 p.m. David Berkman Quartet with Dick Oatts 6:00 p.m. Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana 8:00 p.m. Stefon Harris and Blackout 10:00 p.m. Soulive Sunday July 4th Main Stage 12:00 p.m. Grismore/Scea Group w/ Anthony Cox 2:00 p.m. Guaranteed Swahili 4:00 p.m. Terell Stafford Quintet 6:00 p.m. Patricia Barber 8:00 p.m. Yellowjackets

A trombonist, who comes from the Rosolino/Fontana school of hardbop deserves, in my humble opinion, some wider recognition. He now lives in KC and posts on this board from time to time. Lyricism and total control of the horn along with a boundless wealth of ideas. Burnin'! Do a search on AllAboutMusic.com for Paul McKee and check out his stuff.