ghost of miles

News from Jack Chambers! Late spring/early summer, perhaps? At least we know it's still on its way.

Called Berkeley this afternoon, got an answering machine, and left a message. So far I haven't heard back--but somebody on Amazon is trying to sell a copy for $190.

Unless I missed one elsewhere.... Here's to you, Herbie. I think about you every year on this date and am always grateful for your gentle gift of compositional beauty:

You and Herbie Nichols, man!

"Holy Ghost" is now up on the site.

Go get it anyway... and mail it to me. Curses! Foiled by the moderator--again!

Go for it, Bol--if you don't, let me know and I'll get it! (I have a feeling I know where you saw it... )

Sorry about that, Pryan. Things have been real slow around the holidays, plus I was subbing every day for our regular jazz DJ and doing the big-band programs as well. Truly hope to have the Ayler and the Jan. 1 "Resolution: Jazz From Rehab" online by Tuesday morning.

John P. Marquand, THANK YOU, MR. MOTO. I'd like to see the 1937 film version of this that starred Peter Lorre; supposedly it influenced the cinematography of CITIZEN KANE.

Not to tempt anybody or anything, but Allegro still has almost all of the Heps at $11.99--free shipping on orders over $50--and now there's a coupon code (DOFIV) good for $5 off through Wednesday, Jan. 5. Allegro

I had meant to post this as a recommendation several days ago, after getting the CD for Christmas. It's a collection of Shaw's 1949 classical pieces (Schuller gives them high marks in THE SWING ERA) as well as some rare late Gramercy 5 recordings:

David Baker was going to present it to him 4 days from now. I'm going to have David on in just a few minutes--doing a Shaw tribute today: ArtieonWFIU

I got off the board here at the station around 5:45, halfway through All Things Considered, and went to have dinner with a friend. When I got home there were two messages on my machine, but I didn't check them till midnight--and one of them was news from a colleague that Shaw had died. NPR had announced it about 15 minutes after I left. I was up for hours after that, really upset--more than I probably should be, considering that he lived to be 94 and obviously got a lot out of his life. Maybe it's that his version of "Dancing in the Dark" has practically become a theme song for me this year in the wake of my mother's death, and also that I have an almost irrational passion for his music (I was really excited on Christmas Day because my wife gave me the new Shaw Hep, which contains his late-40s classical recordings). He also figures in an artistic project of mine, so I've spent a lot of time listening to his music, reading about him, etc. Truly the last giant from the swing era... his departure shuts a final door.

The Big Unit to the Yanks? Truly this time? JohnsonYanks

Up for broadcast. Unfortunately it won't be going into the archives--the weekday afternoon broadcasts never do.

With input, inspiration, and assistance from White Lightning, I will be doing a bone 'n bari program today when I sit in for our regular weekday afternoon jazz DJ. Pepper Adams and Jimmy Knepper, Curtis Fuller and Tate Houston, Lars Gullin and Axe Persson, Gerry Mulligan & Bob Brookmeyer, etc.... It runs from 3:30 to 5 (starting 12:30 California time, 2:30 Chicago, 3:30 NY) on WFIU. Much thanks to White Lightning for his help with this program.

No sweat, A... hell, I'm awash in all the Jazz in Paris titles that came just yesterday. Hope you're having a great vacation.

Yes, I, too, noticed Grey's guerilla-strike pattern in the politics forum... and I had the same thought about playing CDs when I read this news the other day, Weizen--in fact, two of the JRVGs I bought from him were the Jutta Hipps, an artist I hear you have some appreciation for. Re: Catesta's earlier comment about board members vanishing, this is something else that I've thought about as well. There was also a simultaneously eerie and touching experience on Jazz Corner a couple of years back, where it was announced that a member was dying... a tribute thread was started... and then I believe the member himself posted. It was a sort of online virtual "farewell."

Ah, I see... that is odd. Well, the mail really has gotten screwed up in the midwest this past weekend from what I understand, owing to the double-whammy of the weather and the holiday. After visiting the DG site several times I finally developed an admirable sense of restraint and stopped myself... besides, I'd ordered damn near every JIP already anyway!

It's probably because I noticed the sale several days after you did, used media mail, and live in a region that just got hit with a foot of snow!

Yes, I bought several JRVGs off him--he just seemed to be very fair-minded in that regard, much like a used book dealer that we have here in Bloomington, who rarely marks up items even though he knows they're worth more than half-off-list.

Still waiting to get the first of three orders that I placed from the Bastards.

Inspired by Allen's masterful work, I've undertaken my own project, THAT BEDEVILIN' SONG: HOW 'WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?' CAPTIVATED A TRAUMATIZED POST-LEWINSKY NATION.

Congratulations, Larry. What was the other one that he named--the Morgenstern?

Yes, I haven't read that interview, but Pepper mentions playing and recording with Rehak during his time at Synanon. AP says the tapes were later destroyed after Synanon founder Chuck Diedrich decided that jazz was an evil music.