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Will the word "gumbo" be used in this doc?
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That Wynton Kelly Trio video was great!
Jim - I started noticing earlier this week that many videos were gone. Is there a copyright lawyer combing the site? Plus there are so many dupes (and dopes) hanging around the system.
Question - other than subscribing to certain channels, is there a way to search by term and date range of upload (ie "jazz" "july 20-august 4") to find something new?
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BUMMER IN THE SUMMER!
Last week it was Syd Barrett. How many more influential rockers are left?
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LONDON (Reuters) - Barney the guard dog went berserk at a teddy bear exhibition in England and ripped the stuffing out of Elvis Presley's beloved bear Mabel, exhibitors said on Thursday.
Wookey Hole Caves, a popular holiday destination in Somerset, southern England, was drawing children with its display of 1,000 precious teddy bears, including Mabel, beloved bear of the King of Rock and Roll, singer of "I just wanna be your teddy bear" and "You ain't nothing but a hound dog."
But, said General Manager Daniel Medley, it all went horribly wrong.
The collection was so valuable that the insurance company insisted the exhibitors guard it with dogs. Barney, a sleek and handsome Dobermann, was dutifully dispatched.
"The security guard was doing his normal patrols at the site. He let the dog in, and the dog went on a rampage," Medley told Reuters.
"He started with Mabel, took a very large chunk out of Mabel almost severing her head, and then went mad. It took about 20 minutes to bring him out."
Dozens of other bears were shredded too.
Mabel is the property of Sir Benjamin Slade, a local aristocrat, who says he paid 40,000 pounds ($75,000) at auction for the bear.
Sir Benjamin is "hopping mad," confessed Medley.
As for Barney, "he's going to be retired to a farm where he can chase chickens," Medley said. "We've told the security company we don't want anything nasty to happen to Barney, but we don't want him back."
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When Legacy reissued Second Winter, they included a 2nd disk with Live at Royal Albert Hall, 4/17/1970 that includes an early version with double drums.
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Did Edgar and Johnny ever perform together?
This one is the best
Johnny Winter & Edgar - Together - Live
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One of my favourite "rock" tunes ever. And one of the best porta-keyboard solos ever. What doesn't he play on this tune? Jim you could pull that off, no? You still have your sax? These guys are having the time of their life (at first glance it looks like Spinal Tap though)
Now Edgar plays a Triton
Originally just a jam out tune for Edgar, it was revamped with the advent of the synthesizer. “‘Frankenstein’ was not even supposed to be on the album.” Edgar recalled the editing process that led to the birth of the song title. “The tape was draped over the back of the chairs and couch, and we said, here’s the main body! We were laughing about how the leg bone is connecting to the hipbone and the drummer, Chuck, said, ‘Wow, it’s like Frankenstein.’ As soon as I heard that, I was like, wow, that’s it!” -
... I'm trying to get the tape to Wynton, but I understand he's busy with his Oil company investment portfolio at the moment.
I know a lot of great, deserving jazz musicians that could use that money!
Does that mean Grouch got burned too?In 2003, he persuaded representatives from Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, whom he had met at a social gathering, to invest in his venture. -
This is about all I could find for cuban piano. Still ...
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Stan Getz!
Wow - forgot how gorgeous Astrud was.
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I'd figure we'd might have a topic for Rhodes (and other vintage keys) players here as well, although it's not an organ.
could a melodica thread be too far behind?
Sure
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I recall removing the guide pin felts completely on my Mark II, or at least some in the problem ranges where I had stickiness. This would be the front of the keybed, not in the middle "hinge". It made the action sound louder, but this was never amplified with the pickups.
Dat - I also spent a long time adjusting the tines to my liking. Someone had given me a wah-wah type of pedal and so I was testing the tine vlumes with that. I can't recall the name of the pedal now, but it would have been the same one Jan Hammer and Joe Zawinul would have used in the early 70s.
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A lemon wedge with hefeweizen is acceptable
no it's not
It is 32C this eve as I leave for home. I will put a wedge in tonight as I sit on my balcony. Some situations call for the citrus!
cool the beer, ditch the citrus. If you want the latter, drink lemonade.
it's 32°C here as well.
I did do it without the lemon. I missed it on the second pint. I'm only talking about a very small wedge - 1/12th of the lemon.
Maybe it's just us Canadians
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A lemon wedge with hefeweizen is acceptable
no it's not
It is 32C this eve as I leave for home. I will put a wedge in tonight as I sit on my balcony. Some situations call for the citrus!
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I usually add a slice of lemon to my wheat beer - sometimes a small slice of orange. Unnecessary for Blue Moon or Hoegaarten as they have some orange in it.
I'd take the Belgian fruit stuff in the summer, but I've had some unpleasant mixes. I hate apricot.
True on the Unibrou - just had one 2 weeks ago. It was raspberry wheat. Here is another fine local beer
Of course after 3-4 beers of anything - you are no longer enjoying it purely for the taste.
I have a cold Erdinger Weissbier waiting for me at home.
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What a weird co-incidence. At lunch I passed HMV and realized today is the launch of the Pink Floyd DVD - Pulse.
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When I read the first paragraph of SC's post, it immediately reminded me of some of the great speeches Ignatius J. Reilly gave in the book A Confederacy of Dunces.
Maybe the Swift quote is relevant here: "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
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Damn
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Tommy Flanagan Trio - Tin Tin Deo
live in Tokyo, Japan, November 10, 1991.
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Newly added - note for note version of Summertime as heard on "Bam Bam Bam"
Just watch my man at the piano - Gene Harris!
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I am just pissed off now here at work. This venue was the only place in the city to hear top-name performers. Among other things I was at the Geoff Keezer trio recording taping that was done there in 1991. And just a few weeks ago to see a friend launch his CD to a packed crowd.
http://jazzelements.com/index.php/07/06/to...huts-its-doors/
Toronto’s Famed Jazz Club Montreal Bistro Suddenly Closes
Jazz fans in Toronto got a shock yesterday when they discovered their beloved club the Montreal Bistro has shut its doors for good. The club has been a jazz institution for more than 25 years and closes just one year after the Top O’ the Senator, Toronto’s other long standing jazz venue.
Home to both established and emerging artists, the Montreal Bistro was often compared to New York’s Village Vanguard for its richness of talent and the notable recordings captured there.
The Montreal Bistro was run by owners Lothar and Brigitte Lang, who were recently honoured for lifetime achievement at the National Jazz Awards. Industry speculation is such that the Langs were having a lease dispute with their landlord and chose to fast-track a discussed retirement as a result. In brief emails to the Toronto Star Lothar wrote: “After a long fight to overcome several severe setbacks and with no immediate help on the horizon, we had to close…. We wish the circumstances were different. It is not easy for all of us to realize that after 25 years we just lost our livelihood.”
A note on the door informed customers of the closure. “Dear Patrons, The Montreal Bistro has closed its doors for good. Thank you for all your support and loyalty for so many years,” read the typewritten note taped to the door of the Sherbourne St. venue yesterday.
Many view the loss as irreplaceable, although many argue it is not a reflection on the music itself. None can deny the Montreal Bistro breathed Canadian jazz history, presenting such legends as Oscar Peterson and Phil Nimmons, as well as nurturing the early careers of such up-and-comers as Diana Krall and Joshua Redman.
Thank you, Brigitte and Lothar, for taking a chance on jazz.
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I see the website is down now too, so it must really be happening. But I got this text by using the wayback machine archive:
Since 1983, we have been very fortunate to present some great Jazz in Toronto.How can we forget Oscar Peterson's surprise gig followed by Marian McPartland and George Shearing? I 'm still smiling. Other special highlights include Clark Terry, "Sweets" Edison, the Kenny Barron Trio w/ Ben Riley, the Geoff Keezer Quartet, get this...w/ Joshua Redman, Christian McBride & Leon Parker. The list goes on, Diana Krall, Lew Tabackin, Jay McShann & Jim Galloway, Ray Bryant, Kenny Wheeler, Dick Hyman & Ralph Sutton [two Pianos,… just magic !], Cedar Walton, Tommy Flanagan, Junior Mance.
Need more? Doc Cheatham, Ranee Lee, Joey DeFrancesco, Bill Mays & Ed Bickert [what a duo!], John Abercrombie, Bob Berg, Wallace Rooney, Fred Hersch & Don Thompson, Nat Adderely, Moe Koffman, Joanne Brackeen, Rob McConnell, Oliver Jones, the backbones of every jazz club Peter Appleyard, Gene DiNovi, Phil Nimmons and of course all the other great JAZZ MUSICIANS who put a smile on our faces!
So tell your friends and spread the good word, yes, Jazz is alive and well at the Montréal Bistro.
And don’t be confused – it’s the Montréal in Toronto!
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Montreal Bistro closed it's doors this morning after 20 years!
What the? I was just there last month. Lothar had given his reassurance that he'd be open. That's just terrible news
Last year it was the Top of the Senator that closed up.How did you hear this?
Lindsay Lohan....
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“I’ve been trying to go to Iraq with Hillary Clinton for so long. Hillary was trying to work it out, but it seemed too dangerous,”
the 20-year-old actress says in an interview in the September issue of Elle magazine, on newsstands Wednesday.
Lohan add that she would prepare for her trip to Iraq by taking shooting lessons with her security guard.