Uncle Skid

"Deal with it or ignore him": well said, and good advice, Al. (and for the record, I enjoy (most of) Clem's posts -- the ones I understand, anyway... )

That's one I'll be searching the used bins for... Spinning right now: The Earl Hines Time/Life box. Also nice!

Circle - Paris Concert (ECM)

I'd be far more impressed if the web looked like Jesus.

Since you didn't specifically mention your support for the RIAA, we'll have to assume that you are in non-compliance with all rules and regulations regarding the use of digitally-encoded music files. Your subpeona will be forthcoming.

Jazz Talk Tent Events 6:30 — 7:45pm: Blues Towns: Detroit / Chicago – PANEL DISCUSSION Bob Porter, Bob Koester, Larry McCray, Robert Jones

Been on a Vijay Iyer/Rudresh Mahanthappa kick lately... both of these records are sounding pretty darn good to me...

Don't know what to say other than that which has already been said... Sorry for your loss -- I've always been a "cat person"... and I know how tough it can be.

Left over from last year, or ready for it to snow in Cleveland? drinking right now: wine from a box... not too bad!

Skid thanks Aloc for posting this... tuning in now!

You mean the cranky old guy part, right? I heard a rumor that Chuck will be the cranky old guy for free!!

I don't listen to the commentaries much either, but I learned all kinds of interesting facts on the Godfather and Godfather Part II tracks (commentary by Francis Ford Coppola). The severed horse’s head was real!

I admire Matthew's bravery: Wham?? I've always had a soft spot for George Michael's Careless Whisper, cheesy sax solo not withstanding. As far as a "pop" song goes, it really stands up well after almost 25 years.

Saw the one and only Randissimo tonight, in a slightly different context than usual: playing with Sweet Japonic. Great show, out on the deck, perfect weather, cold beer.

That Carlin book is pretty funny, but I remember thinking in a few sections. Just starting "Forces in Motion: The Music and Thoughts of Anthony Braxton", by Graham Lock.

This appears to be the audio from this DVD.

Picked up two OJCs at the local used CD store:

Very nice update, David! One minor quibble: the link to this forum says "One of the best jazz discussion groups on the Web, tending to focus on 1950s and 1960s jazz"... While I totally agree that it is one of the best, I think that one of its best qualities is that it *doesn't* focus only on 50/60s jazz... while the roots of the board seem to have evolved from that wonderful era in jazz, there's plenty of discussion going on about music from both earlier and later than that time frame.

Once again, common sense from catesta. It really does seem to be about funds directed to the wrong places, rather than a lack of funds. Good to see you on the board again, Big Deal (Don).

Good idea, Dan. This also reminds me of how my Mosaics tend to gather dust after the initial purchase. I have nine of the "big" sets, and the one I return to most often is the Andrew Hill. The Tristano/Konitz/Marsh comes in a close second. Byrd/Adams also gets occasional play. Call me a heretic, but I'm still not overly enthused about both the Anita O'Day and J.J. Johnson sets. I'm starting to believe that both sets, although "complete", suffer under their own weight. Between the two sets, that's 16 CDs.

Why the skepticism on the Rothko show? Looks like the DVD is already available in the US.

Simon Schama's "Power of Art" on PBS, originally on BBC. I know very little about most of these artists, and have only caught two episodes (Turner and Rothko). Those episodes were both very interesting and enlightening, and accomplished what I would presume to be one of their goals: I would really like to see these works in person. Looks like the (PBS) broadcast run may be ending soon... I'm hoping the entire series will be available on DVD eventually. Anybody else a fan?