ghost of miles

Wasn't she just performing in NYC? I seem to recall much recent enthusing about her on Yahoo Songbirds. Thanks for the posting, Pete--I definitely need to check her out.

Happy birthday, Ms. M--please come back soon!

Jim, Isn't this the schism that Ellison et al identify as emerging in the mid-1940s with bop? (Pace Mr. Jones/Baraka's assertion--not without validity--that bop could be danced to--but I'm interested to see you putting forth a modern variant of this line of thought.) Rhythm's at the heart of nearly every musical revolution, but I'm no longer sure it's going to save the world.

Catching some of it right now, Joe (circa 9:30, just got out of the studio)--sounds really good! (Cool to hear you w/a bassist, too.)

"John Gilmore: Away from the Spaceways" is now archived.

A few more Elliott songs have turned up on the Internet. The above article says Kill Rock Stars is planning a spring 2007 release of rarities that ES recorded for the label.

Thanks for the heads-up, Joe--I should be done with taping by then & will definitely try to catch this!

I also can't use Bloomington as a good test example, because we have a # of young musicians here attending the IU School of Music--but at most jazz shows I attend here, the age demographic skews heavily towards older... except for the avant-garde shows, which nearly always seem to have the most diverse audiences.

I know I'm gonna sound like the proverbial stuck record (er, uh, make that the proverbial skipping CD), but if jazz endures (and I think it will), it is not going to sound much like what we've come to expect "jazz" to sound like. For better and for worse.

PM sent re: BROTHER JACK and Shirley's SOUL SISTER.

Red Rolfe--only baseball player I know of who ever wrote a sports column for The Daily Worker. Hard to disagree with much of what Messrs. Kart, Nessa, and Clem say above, but lately I've been spinning the BIG TWO V. 2 Storyville with Marsh a lot and thinking about hunting down V. 1.

Up for broadcast in just a few minutes on WNIN-Evansville and about an hour on WFIU (at links posted above). Also a quick note that this same show will indeed air tomorrow evening at 10 p.m. EST on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio, as they have pushed their fund-drive back to early November. Tune in early for a Fats Waller documentary that they're broadcasting at 9 p.m. as well.

This week on Night Lights it’s “Away From the Spaceways: John Gilmore.” Tenor saxophonist John Gilmore, who influenced John Coltrane and helped to pioneer the challenging techniques of 1960s avant-garde saxophone, spent most of his career with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, recording outside of Sun Ra’s band on only a handful of occasions. (Much discussion of Gilmore in the thread I started here while working on this program). His powerful, edgy style combined aspects of hardbop and outside playing; we’ll hear examples of it with pianists Andrew Hill and Paul Bley, as well as recordings that Gilmore made with McCoy Tyner, Elmo Hope, Pete LaRoca, and Art Blakey (a rare broadcast version of the ballad “I Can’t Get Started”), in addition to his 1957 Blue Note date with fellow tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan. “Away From the Spaceways” airs Saturday, October 21 at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU and at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville. It will be posted Monday afternoon in the Night Lights archives. Next week: "Down at the 90th Floor: Dick & Kiz Harp."

I dunno--my experience listening to Byron has increasingly been that the idea's more interesting/appealing/what-have-you than the record that follows it.

From Ran's e-mail newsletter: I love I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE--great underrated 1940s horror/noir film. Not the first time I wished I lived in the Boston area!

A 75-trumpet salute for Mr. A!!!

Is the Oct. 25, 1926 date listed in AMG correct for date of birth?

PM sent on the McCann.

Another option: if you ever come across a cheap copy of LITTLE JAZZ: BEST OF THE VERVE YEARS, pick it up. It's a good one-disc overview of the material that later came out on the Mosaic set. Certain musicians didn't resonate for me upon first, second, or even third listen, and then eventually something clicked (although I fell in love with Eldridge's sound right off). Roy might not ever "click" for you, but be prepared for a happy payoff if some day he does!

Picked up SOUL OUTING in the recent Concord blowout and ended up playing it three times today... one of those records I come to with nonchalant expectations and then find myself pleasantly compelled to put on again. Any chance MANHATTAN FEVER will ever get reissued on CD?

Glad you caught the Roche--one of the better recent ones IMHO. Some suggested older shows, if you haven't heard them already: Teddy Charles: the Early Avant-Garde, Jazz Goes to the Cold War, Songs Everlasting: Don Pullen & George Adams on Blue Note, or Nina Simone on Philips.

I think the possible analogy I drew before the playoffs--the 2000 Yanks--is even more apt. Same horrible September, same nearly invincible October. have you forgotten how the White Sox did their best to give away the division to the Indians? No, but I prefer to think in NY analogies. A Detroit-Mets series would be great.

This program will re-air this evening at 11:05 EST on WFIU. It will also air at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville, where it will be followed by Afterglow, featuring the Pacific Jazz recordings of Gil Evans. It will also air Sunday evening at 10 EST on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio (tune in beforehand to catch Lazaro Vega). This program and its sequel, "The Jazz Workshops Part 2," are already archived and available for listening under the dates of October 16 and November 27, 2004. Next week: "Away From the Spaceways: John Gilmore."

I think the possible analogy I drew before the playoffs--the 2000 Yanks--is even more apt. Same horrible September, same nearly invincible October.

Saw it on late-night TV a few years back... struck me as very self-indulgent. Much prefer Ornette's soundtrack, which I snagged as a Borders musicseller around the same time (re: Chuck's post, didn't the guy who made the film say something to the effect of, "Ornette's music was too beautiful," or some such? )