ghost of miles

it is, you saw through my photoshop mock up. here's the original I think they were actually dancing to "Four Brothers."

it is, you saw through my photoshop mock up. here's the original a brewery? No wonder they all look so happy!

cool beans! better be archived as I believe 11 pm your time is sleepy time my time. I just found out that Night Lights will indeed be archived. I'll post a link to that as well, once we have it established.

Berigan, your allusion to SAYONARA reminded me of Truman Capote's famous profile of Brando, "The Duke In His Domain," which appeared in the New Yorker in 1957. (Anybody interested in Brando should check it out.) Capote interviewed him during the making of that film; its director, Joshua Logan, tried desperately to keep Capote away from Marlon, but ultimately failed. Brando was known for closely guarding his private persona, but Capote enticed him into talking freely & openly about his childhood, his problems with his alcoholic mother, etc. When the article came out Brando was quite angry and reportedly said, "I'll kill him!" to which Logan replied, "It's too late now, Marlon... you should have done that before you talked to him."

Agreed, DoubleM. Some of my faves off that record are "Plainclothes Man," "The Fix Is In," and "See You Later." Anybody who loves mid-90's Elliott in particular would be well-advised to pick up that record. I still can't get over those EITHER/OR outtakes... man, great stuff that he left in the vaults. Wonder if Kill Rock Stars will ever put it out as a regular CD.

Max Roach's WE INSIST: THE FREEDOM NOW SUITE Sonny Rollins, "The Freedom Suite" I also like to play Sinatra's "The House I Live In" on the 4th. As you can see, I tend to bring a certain civil-rights tinge to my 4th programming...

Either Eddie Harris' "Freedom Jazz Dance" or Miles' version of it (from MILES SMILES). Jackie McLean's LET FREEDOM RING (although his title is actually referring to the advent of free jazz, but it's such a fantastic album... sounds good any time!) Re: Duke, there are at least a couple of live versions he did of "The Star-Spangled Banner" floating around--during WWII he frequently opened shows by playing it. Charlie Haden did "America the Beautiful" a couple of years ago, but I much prefer Brother Ray's version.

Hey medjuck, I'm programming some music for my new program, which debuts tomorrow on the eve of the 4th of July. It will include Duke Ellington's version of "Rhapsody in Blue" (a perennial Independence Day number for picnic-with-the-Pops affairs) and Charles Mingus' "Freedom" (not necessarily "patriotic," at least by the conservative definition of the word). Off the top of my head: Peggy Lee/Johnny Mercer, "Freedom Train" Anything by Louis Armstrong (whose "symbolic" birthday remains July 4) Paul Robeson, "Ballad for Americans" (not really jazz, but a 4th fave of mine) Damn, there's much more, but I can't remember... I'll post whatever else I think of.

That's enough out of you. I always wonder how the guy can type straight with all that beer in his tummy and all the bottles strewn about his keyboard. Amazing! He has all those women to type for him, you know... You mean to tell me Catesta is actually sitting with his feet up on a desk, quaffing down beers, and dictating all of his posts to a bevy of beautiful women who dutifully type his every word into the computer, all the while gazing at him with looks of reverence and adoration? What a life!

Until recently I avoided the Funny Rat thread precisely because of its length...(maybe it's time for "Son of Funny Rat"?) but a couple of weekends ago I did make my way through the first 43 pages, and I intend to finish reading it during some other slow time at work. Definitely a good thread to read/be in if you're at all interested in modern improv & free jazz. It would be cool to see more threads about individual artists.

Oh man, thanks so much!

One of my favorite Brando films is his first (I think), THE MEN. He plays a WWII vet who's been paralyzed as a result of a bullet wound. Unfortunately, it's a film that seems relevant once again.

Larry, agreed. I read that Kael piece years ago... it puts me in mind (and Kael may have actually referred to this scene in her article) of Hoffman's reprise of the "How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties" routine.

Strange timing for me, because just last night I was thinking about doing a program devoted in part to the score for THE WILD ONE... and the other day a friend and I were talking about the film version of THE UGLY AMERICAN (one of Brando's lesser-known films, I think... or at least one that I rarely hear discussion of).

Just appeared in Yahoo's news box: Brando

Oh, definitely, it's been proven. Now excuse me... more women are knocking on my door.

If I created a monster I would name him Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. B) I think most of us in this thread can safely & confidently agree that the size of one's post count certainly does matter.

I'm gettin' both of 'em... now who is it who actually does the Shorty Petterstein piece on that one Bruce CD? It's not Bruce, right? Definitely going to play that Welk track!

Full name Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen.

Thanks for the recs, Jazzman! I'm going to pick up some Bruce material when I order from Fantasy next week.

I wish that I had... I plan to play recordings by both on my new show. Anita O'Day was a friend & fan of Lord Buckley & talks about him in her autobiography. Anybody else here read DeLillo's UNDERWORLD? If so, what did you think of DeLillo's Lenny parts? (A couple of his characters are portrayed listening to Bruce in a nightclub.)

Be sure to throw in a provocative comment about Middle East politics as well...

Ouch! Jerry, I don't think they are including the second Sam Rivers concert, which is too bad... only the MILES IN TOKYO material.

Taped the first program of Night Lights the other day; it will air this Saturday, July 3 at 11 p.m. on WFIU. The opening theme music is Mary Lou Williams' "Miss D.D.," from BLACK CHRIST OF THE ANDES; the closing theme is Gerry Mulligan's "Night Lights" (1963 version). Program 1 includes Charles Mingus' "Freedom," Duke Ellington's "Rhapsody in Blue," Miles Davis' "Freedom Jazz Dance," Nina Simone's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," Jackie McLean's "Omega" Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Volunteered Slavery" and more. I'll up the link again on Saturday.

Wow--the board crashed right before I went to bed last night, and evidently revived right before I came to work this morning. Good timing for me, anyway...