ghost of miles

Here's the full Ratliff piece, posted to the Coltrane list. Sounds like there's a good deal of Coltrane soloing:

Chris, I think jazz podcasting will really start to take off soon. I'm looking into it myself right now... even if satellite becomes a huge force in broadcasting, I doubt that it will ever provide more than it does in the way of jazz right now (4-5 channels that are decent but very broad--"Big Band," "American Popular Song," "Classic," "Contemporary," etc.). There's a great deal of opportunity for niche programming when it comes to jazz.

Very sad news. Thanks for posting it, though, Don. I really enjoyed Woode's memories & reflections on some of the recent Sony Duke re-issues.

I'm devoting the first Big Bands of the month to the Ellington Treasury shows from April through September of this year and am prepping right now for taping the May program--man! Who else here has V. 4? The versions of "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Solitude" from 5/19/45 on disc 1 are back-to-back with Al Hibbler, Marie Ellington, Kay Davis, and Joya Sherrill all singing together... wonderful!

Berigan hipped me to a good, cheaply-priced 2-CD set on Collectables: 1938-39 I don't think there's a whole lot of overlap with this and the compilation that you tout, Late (it is a good one--have it myself).

A Krofft production I used to watch as a kid...

Hmm... they're getting some coverage at the end of today's "All Things Considered." Are they kind of Vandermark-ish?

Some earlier discussion here.

Jim, I'll raise your "probable minority" one and add that you write every day--right here on Organissimo. And quite well, too. Seems as if there are three schools of thought: (1) Learn the rules before you break them. (2) Learn the rules. Period. (3) Don't learn the rules at all; you're much more likely to be innovative that way. I probably buy into (1) and am willing to give (3) some time... though it can lead to a lot of untalented obnoxiousness. (And I await my Organissimo colleagues' hepping me to (4), (5), and more. ) And those who set a new style often spawn a bevy of bad imitators. Still, I love and admire Henry Miller, Selby Jr., and some Kerouac and Ellroy just as much as I love and admire stodgier, more stylistically correct folks... and what about Joyce, who overthrew just about everything in Finnegans Wake? Granted, I can read it only a few pages at a time... but it's beautiful, in a mad sort of way. Which is often the way that things are beautiful.

Along the Avenue: Indianapolis' Jazz Legacy Indiana Avenue: From Glory to Decline

Evidently this one came out in late 2003 and just got re-issued on a different label... I stumbled across it b/c of its Elliott Smith cover. And yeah, she's Charlie's daughter... and it's the first thing I've heard from Frisell that I've liked in years, outside of his work on the last Dave Douglas. Great mix of songs, and man, what a great voice she has, too. Here's the track list: 1 Satellite 2:37 Composed by: Smith Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 2 Floaty 6:55 Composed by: Grohl Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 3 Bai-La Taigam 5:22 Composed by: Traditional Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 4 Moon River 2:22 Composed by: Mancini, Mercer Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 5 Yellow 4:39 Composed by: Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 6 I Don't Want to Grow Up its 3:37 Composed by: Brennan, Waits Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 7 The Quiet Room 4:21 Composed by: Haden Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 8 When You Wish Upon a Star 2:34 Composed by: Harline, Washington Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 9 I Believe 6:17 Composed by: Wonder Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 10 John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man 2:40 Composed by: Traditional Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 11 I've Got a Crush on You 3:46 Composed by: Gershwin, Gershwin Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell 12 Throughout 4:02 Composed by: Frisell Performed by: Haden, Bill Frisell More pop than jazz, though I'm getting much less interested in such musical distinctions... just a very pleasing record to listen to.

Thanks for the comments, DatDere and Kinuta--glad you guys like the show. The "Jazz Goes to the Cold War" program will air tonight; we did have it online, but then decided we shouldn't be posting before broadcast (some uncertainty about whether or not that's allowed). It will post to the archives Monday afternoon, per the old routine. Tonight it's on at 11:05 p.m. (9:05 California time, 12:05 a.m. NYC time) on WFIU. Next week: "Jazz Cameos," as alluded to above.

Larry, Is that the case with "If a body meet a body comin' through the rye?" That's the song a kid is singing which Holden Caulfield mis-hears in CATCHER IN THE RYE. I mostly remember transistor radios circa 1970... first song I remember hearing from a couple years later (Jim Croce's "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"). And Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World," one that I liked a lot. My mother playing the piano and singing... and our singing in a first-grade music class, songs that I've long forgotten (one with a verse of "On my bike I go riding along, on a clear or cloudy day"). Also, for some odd reason, the Rolling Stones' "As Tears Go By"... I remember that one making an impression early on.

Just stumbled across this online while Googling for the Parisian Redheads. Didn't realize that NUVO still had it up on the web; anyways, for anyone who's interested: Lost Legends of Indiana Jazz I don't believe that Jazz Oracle had released their Purvis set when I wrote the piece, which is why there's no mention of it.

Old broads. Out here they smoke Mores.

and re-reading Erenberg's SWINGIN' THE DREAM: BIG BAND JAZZ AND THE RE-BIRTH OF AMERICAN CULTURE.

Yup. Geez, Berigan, I'm a Christian and a Democrat. So are some others around this joint... better re-calibrate the ol' thinkin' cap, my man.

He did--Walk With Music, written with Johnny Mercer in 1940--and it flopped.

I love the LOAs too, and the Civil Rights volumes are high on my "to-get" list. Will second MusicalMarine's picks (though I don't yet have the WWII titles); the Hammetts and Crime Novels are great as well. Some other faves: John Dos Passos, U.S.A. (I've gotten the two recent DPs but haven't read them yet) Flannery O'Connor. In a big way; one of the best in the series. The Melville Tales with PIERRE and "Benito Cereno" in it. James Baldwin, both EARLY NOVELS AND STORIES and COLLECTED ESSAYS. W.E.B. Du Bois, WRITINGS. The Emerson volume of essays. Both Hurstons. Sinclair Lewis, MAIN STREET AND BABBITT. Richard Wright, EARLY WORKS. A bunch of others that I have but haven't read yet... yeah, it's a great series.

Hey Dan, that's very, very cool of you. Looking forward to hearing them.

Jesus.. here's another one: Frisell/Haden "Satellite" Click on the "Discs" link and choose the Petra Haden/Bill Frisell title--there's a full-length sample there of their cover of "Satellite." (Petra, btw, is Charlie's daughter.) Man, listening to it got me upset about his death all over again... it's beautiful. So Mehldau, Peyroux, and Frisell have now covered ES tunes--I hope that trend continues.

I would suggest Pat Ewing Jr., as he just transferred from IU to Georgetown... but I think that's IU's gain and Georgetown's loss... whomever we choose, perhaps we should enlist this gentleman's assistance?

Now that is just insane. Actually, just saw in the paper today that this bill may not make it... some kind of politicalfangled general assembly infighting. While we're at it, can we get rid of class basketball? Hoosier hoops just aren't the same these days...

Hey all, I just set up a brief interview with Randy Carmichael, Hoagy's son, for this afternoon... he's in B-town for a performance and a landmark project dedicated to his dad. Any questions you want me to throw his way?

I'll be pretty peeved too if SON OF A GUNN has indeed gotten the axe. Picked up a bunch of Fantasy titles last year... looks like I'd better move soon on the ones that are still on my list.