ghost of miles

We're re-broadcasting John Gilmore: Away From the Spaceways this week (see "carriage" on the links page for broadcast times and web streams around the country), but it is already archived for online listening (where I've also added a video of Gilmore playing in 1965 with Art Blakey). Next week: "The Wayne Shorter Songbook."

Saw the Gene Shaw sitting on a display runner today at Landlocked Music and snagged it--also special-ordered the Lorez Alexandria. Hoping to listen to the Shaw later on this afternoon.

Looks like a great playlist, Steve. I'm not familiar with that Lucy Reed side--will have to check it out. Last night on Afterglow I featured music from The Last Waltz (thank you, Newbury Comics! )

Thanks much, JS--some very useful advice in there.

And grinding some "happy pills" into new kitty's dish, perhaps? When I do bring Amelia out into the house, I'm going to try walking her around on a puppy leash at first. (We also have a really big house, which will help, I think.) Our biggest concern is that temperamentally she may not be suited to live with other cats. She's estimated to be two years old, so her personality has already formed to a large extent. I'm going to check with our county shelter, but I wanted to solicit advice from the wise gents and ladies of the O as well. (So you're saying that buying all of the forthcoming autumn Mosaics is absolutely the ticket to peace and happiness among the kitties? )

Hey all cat-loving jazzers and jazz-loving cats, any tips or advice about introducing a cat into a house that already has several? In the past we've gotten through the normal 1-3 week period of adjustment without too many problems, but yesterday we brought home a two-year-old black part-Siamese female (rescued from the south-central Indiana floods earlier in the summer) who loves people but who has a reputation for not getting along with other cats. We're keeping her in the bathroom for now and won't try introducing her into the household for at least another week or two--and then only gradually, in stages. We had one accidental "encounter" this morning when Mabel, an extremely friendly, outgoing cat of ours (who seems to dig jazz too, btw, which is all but a necessity for happy living in our house ) managed to dart through the bathroom door and run right up to the new cat (tentatively named Amelia), eliciting growls and hisses from the newbie. I know that's pretty much par for the course, but our concern is long-term socialization and adaptation, and I wondered what others' experiences here might be. Thanks much in advance--all here were a fantastic source of support and wisdom when Lily went missing for several days a couple of summers ago.

On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47 is now archived for online listening.

At the end of World War II bandleader Duke Ellington was coming off an artistic and commercial zenith, and he’d managed to keep most of his talented orchestra intact during the war years. But economic and cultural changes, along with stubbornly persistent racism, would challenge, provoke, and inspire Ellington as he continued to pursue his unique musical vision while working to stay financially viable. On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47 features lesser-known Ellington compositions such as “Lady of the Lavender Mist,” “Magenta Haze,” and “Air-Conditioned Jungle,” as well as a Carnegie Hall concert performance of the atonal/stride-paino “The Clothed Woman,” singer Al Hibbler’s anthemic performance of “I Like the Sunrise” from The Liberian Suite, and one of the few recorded numbers from Ellington’s score for the failed Broadway musical Beggar’s Holiday. Historian and Ellington expert Michael McGerr offers insights into this period of Ellington’s career as well. The program airs tonight at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU, at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville, and at 11 p.m. Central Time on Oklahoma Public Radio. It also airs Sunday evening at 10 p.m. EST on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. It will be archived Monday morning at this link: On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47 which also includes a clip of Ellington performing his "The Perfume Suite" in 1947, accompanied by a cast of dancing puppets that emerge from perfume bottles.

Looks like it's definitely coming back--Anthony Horowitz has posted for a second time on his blog that he's writing new scripts. No confirmation yet of the cast returning, but I can't imagine that he'd be forging ahead unless ITV had some sort of commitment from Michael Kitchen.

Another vote for the Getz, which I picked up this past Tuesday.

It appears that Hapworth might be coming out in January. (A big "might," I suspect.) I've posted a piece that I wrote about Salinger and Hapworth back in 1998, when the book was originally slated to come out: Play It In the Closet: the Return Farewell of J.D. Salinger

Missed this thread--just picked up the issue today and came here to post about the great Hancock article, with no idea that it had been penned by a board member. Fantastic work! Made me pull out the Warner CD anthology reissue for another spin. Dug the articles on Rivers and Lalo Schifrin as well.

Thanks, EKE BBB, will definitely check that out. Another one: Jazz Lives

Lon, best wishes for many more years of listening, reading, viewing, and other pleasures...thanks as always for your presence on the board.

I'm definitely still going to get the Mosaic as well. Looking at the set-list posted upstream, I have some of this material on a handful of Chronological Classics and the BRAGGIN' IN BRASS compilation, but there's a good deal of DKE music that I've never heard before.

Ordered two of the Ellingtons yesterday--one for myself and one for a friend whose mother just passed away. Thanks much for this thread.

Apologies if I've posted this before--it's an article I wrote back in 2001 for the now-defunct Bloomington Independent about R.E.M's 1986 stay in Bloomington, where they recorded LIFES RICH PAGEANT: R.E.Memory: R.E.M.'s Bloomington album

Funny thing is that for a long time some band members allegedly looked down on FABLES (with Bill Berry, no "allegedly" about it--he once bluntly stated that "FABLES sucked"). I don't think they had a very good time recording the album, which may have influenced their earlier opinions about it. I really like it and enjoy Joe Boyd's production work, which I think is perfect for darker-atmosphere songs like "Feeling Gravitys Pull" and "Auctioneer."

We'll be re-airing "Jazz and Jack Kerouac" this week (see the links page for broadcast times around the country), but it's already archived for online listening. Next week: "On a Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After the War, 1945-1947."

I desperately desire to free this hostage NONAAH...but will probably wait until the ransom gets a bit of a discount. Very exciting news, Chuck. I'll definitely place an order once you're shipping them out.

Poisoned to death!

I read an interview with Douglas a couple of years ago in which he mentioned (with a more bemused air than I would've mustered) a fan handing him a cd-r of one of his releases and asking him to sign it.

Great news if it pans out...and the odds that we'll finally see Peter Pullman's Bud Powell bio seem to have improved in the last few months as well.

Hey all, the Night Lights funder that goes out to radio stations this autumn will be called "Race for the Vice-Prez," focusing on saxophonists of the 1940s and 50s who emulated Lester or who were sometimes/often compared to him. Besides, say, Paul Quinichette, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims, and Getz, who would you place in this category?

If you think I can remember from nearly 41 years ago, you're giving me way too much credit. I do recall however seeing her a few years later at the Westbury Music Fair (recorded by RCA Victor, don't know if it was ever re-issued on CD) in '68 the weekend following the assassination of Martin Luther King. It was very much a somber evening and she did an original song composed in his memory which was very good. Anyway, I can at least take out the LP and let you know what she performed that night if you're interested. Pretty sure the "MLK Suite" (as it's labeled) from that particular night is the one included on SUGAR IN MY BOWL: BEST OF NINA SIMONE 1967-72. Pretty cool that you were actually there to see and hear her that night, Marty.