ghost of miles

"Hey man, is that Freedom Jazz?" "Yeah man!" "Well turn it up, man!" Up for rebroadcast this 4th of July weekend: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/freedom-jazz/

Ellington Treasury V. 18 now available on Amazon UK, along with the 1963 concert and the Strayhorn box: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Treasury-shows-Vol-18-2CD/dp/B00KBEY3XK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1404066803&sr=1-1&keywords=duke+ellington+treasury+18 I'm holding out for Amazon USA, since I have points to use... I want to get all three of these.

Up in memory of: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-horace-silver-songbook/

http://online.wsj.com/articles/yankees-cling-to-the-175-million-life-vest-called-tanaka-1403051828

Just Benny Golson and Sonny Rollins, I think.

I really shudder to think of where the Yankees would be in the AL East standings if they didn't have Tanaka in the rotation.

Duke Ellington, COMPLETE CAPITOL RECORDINGS. Supposed to be a weak period for Duke, but I still love a lot of the material in this set.

B3seven!!!

Pretty sure he was the last surviving member of Ellington's Blanton-Webster band: http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-herb-jeffries-20140526-story.html#page=1

V. 18 is imminent, and more, including a Strayhorn box set: http://www.storyvillerecords.com/news/3-new-duke-ellington-releases-ready-19052014

Up for the Sun Ra centennial today: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/second-magic-city-sun-ra-in-chicago/

Just picked this up used at Landlocked Records in Bloomington yesterday--looking forward to listening to it, and happy about the Blue Lake/Hope College connection (my mother attended Hope for a couple of years in the mid-1960s).

Late to the party--take a victory lap!

Via the Songbirds listserv:

Just got this as a special order at Landlocked Music here in Bloomington... listening to disc 1 right now while at work. Really digging not just Freddie's playing, but the band in general... going to feature this on the "Jazz From Indiana" Thursday edition of the afternoon show this week.

Can't seem to stop listening to Weather Report's "Cannonball": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7XwwcvjUFg

Happy birthday, Larry... many thanks, as always, for your insightful and invaluable contributions to this board. On another topic completely, just came across this forthcoming release today--I'm sure you're already aware of it, given the author: http://www.amazon.com/The-Invisible-Bridge-Nixon-Reagan/dp/1476782415

The American League East is a .500 logjam: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/ EDIT: Tampa Bay's game is still going on right now, but pending that result, the combined record of all five teams in the AL East is currently 101-101. Can't get more .500 than that!

Revisited the RCA dates today and concur with both Late's assessment of "Lush Life" off Strictly Powell and Gheorge's verdict that Swingin' With Bud is the stronger of the two--he really does sound nearly back to form throughout it. Definitely worth checking out for Powell fans, and both albums are now available on a single CD.

Dan (and any others who care to weigh in), what do you think of Coldwater Flat?

Matisse at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Art Interrupted: Advancing American Art and the Politics of Cultural Diplomacy at the IU Art Museum: http://www.indiana.edu/~cahi/events/art-interrupted/

Happy birthday to one of the best jazz DJs in the world! You are a model and an inspiration, sir... I hope that you have a splendid day (and night).

Wasn't Ashley Kahn supposed to be putting out a book about Blue Note? Any word on whatever happened to that?

A new Night Lights show up for online listening, featuring special guest Phil Ford, author of the book Dig: Sound And Music In Hip Culture: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/dig-dig-jazz-hip-phil-ford/ With music and spoken-word performances from Charlie Parker, John Benson Brooks, Fred Katz, Ken Nordine, Del Close, Thelonious Monk, Jack Kerouac, Cab Calloway, Lennie Tristano, and the cast of The Nervous Set.