ghost of miles

Thing is, I actually prefer this board. I guess I sometimes feel nostalgic for BNBB as my doorway to jazz discussion on the Internet, but... hardly ever think about it that way now.

And six posts in there's mention of DEEP getting banned from another jazz board!

Mosaic says they are again interested in possibly doing a Konitz Verve set--I, for one, am crossing my fingers and hoping that it eventually comes to pass.

For Impossible & other interested parties, an update on the new Kill Rock Stars comp. I have or have heard about 3/4 of it, but I'll be buying it... press release from KRS & the family w/tracklisting follows:

I would not have figured you for a Lucinda fan, Clem. I'm mostly familiar with the SWEET OLD WORLD/CAR WHEELS era & like both those albums lots... kinda so-so on ESSENCE & haven't really followed her since, but I'd be curious to hear this new one.

I cast my vote for Mr. Wilson. Maybe THE big band of the 1960s... and there were some very good ones.

Slap those skins and have a good 'un!

Arthur Blythe's last name?

Thanks much for the review, blind-blake, & welcome aboard as a poster.

Glad you liked it, Jordan. I wish I'd been able to get in a bit more of that Buddy audiobiography, but between the Isoardi clips & the music, didn't have much time... he sounds gracious when he talks.

I'm not a subscriber, but what Randy posted makes me even less inclined to pursue that path. Sounds like satellite will go the way of cable-TV--conditioning folks to the idea of paying for what was once free (partly through expanded offerings that may well be contracted at some point; partly on the premise of no ads or fewer ads, then eventually escalating the # of ads that are running). My primary interest in satellite right now is how it affects us landlubber-industry-types down the road.

I had a ball playin' that gig.. By the way, the "Heart Of The Forest" CD is available on the Muse label... Hey, we have a copy of that in the station library--just pulled it & will listen to it later this week. Thanks for the tip, Randy.

Have a great day, US--hope to meet you one of the next times I'm up the Michigan way.

Joyous returns, Hans.

"Come On Down to Central Avenue" is now archived.

What you're describing, Larry, is something very similar to what my grandfather went through in the late 1970s and the 1980s... our family household was the beneficiary of several hand-me-down sound-systems as his ear continued to "adjust." Somehow it's rather reminiscent of that Steve Martin "Googlephonics" sketch.

Another article out today on this, posted shortly before announcement of the merger: So how do they word/structure it to avoid an antitrust kibosh? Although this administration has been more than friendly to the idea of media monopolies, that last quote from the FCC chairman doesn't seem to leave much room for maneuvering.

Satellite radio's XM, Sirius to merge NEW YORK - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. have agreed to merge, the two companies said Monday. The deal would consolidate the only two companies in the emerging business of subscription-only satellite radio, and is sure to face tough scrutiny from federal regulators. Investors and analysts have been speculating about a deal for months. The two companies said in a statement that Mel Karmazin, the CEO of Sirius, would become chief executive of the new company while Gary Parsons, the chairman of XM, would remain in that role.

That's one I've long wondered about (got rave reviews in its day) but have never heard. What sayest thou? I really dug 'em. I think he played "Feelin' Groovy" and "Scarborough Fair," though it was late & the coffee was beginning to lose its hold... seemed to be more improvisatory action going on than I'm accustomed to in some of those late 1960s/early 1970s pop covers.

Been listening to this, and it's a nice variety of Herbie-as-sideman picks--with Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams, a cut from the live Dolphy on Blue Note, "Round Midnight" with Sonny Rollins, a couple of cuts w/Desmond on the Paul Simon album... very enjoyable, interesting late-night mix.

Thanks for the tip--a more readable page IMO than the one at AAJ. I'll bookmark it.

Bill Kirchner & I are on each other's radio-show e-mail lists, & I thought I'd pass along the info for his program tonight on WBGO: Good concept... I'm doing something similar for Monk this October. Link for WBGO is here (also looks like they've wrapped up their fund-drive).

Isoardi's new book on Tapscott and the 1960-2000 L.A. jazz scene, THE DARK TREE, is well worth checking out (some previous discussion here), along with (should go without saying) Horace's autobiography, which Isoardi helped edit. The new book comes with a CD of previously-unreleased Horace/Arkestra music; I'll play a couple of those cuts on the show next weekend. Isoardi's a really cool guy, speaks with a lot of concise and obvious passion, and did quite a lot (at Horace's request) to preserve and document that whole scene (he says it was actually more challenging than Central Avenue, because there was much more coverage of Central Avenue in the black L.A. press... no kind of media reportage/documentation from anyone on Tapscott and UGMAA, etc., until the last few years of Tapscott's life).

The Lee Morgan-Wayne Shorter Vee-Jay box. Been several years since I pulled this one out... find myself really enjoying Clifford Jordan on HERE'S LEE MORGAN.

There's another version of this story in Steven Lasker's notes to the new Duke Mosaic... that Blanton was playing with Fate Marable's band at the Club 49 when Duke came through St. Louis that autumn, and that Duke asked Marable if he could sit in w/Blanton. Ralph Porter, a bandmate of Blanton's at the time, said that Ellington and Blanton immediately hit it off on the bandstand..."The tune ended and Marable called out 'How do you like my bass player?' Duke coyly said 'I was just going to ask you the same question.'"