ghost of miles

Putting that one on as soon as the first Herbie Nichols Project CD ends. He had a nice touch as a composer and Lullabluebye has several of my favorites.

This is devastating. I loved him as a player and really liked him as a person--got to meet him and have lunch together a couple of years ago while I was in New York (and also got to see him play as part of Maria Schneider's orchestra at Birdland that trip). I just saw the news on a jazz listserv and let out a shocked groan. Feels so premature to be talking about his legacy, but part of it's certainly the role he played in elevating the profile of Herbie Nichols' music in the 1980s/90s and beyond. When I had lunch with him he was really excited about having just recorded a previously-unknown Nichols composition, which iirc was supposed to be part of a various-artists Nichols tribute of some sort... not sure if it ever came out. I was just eyeballing his recent Monk box-set the other day and thinking that I needed to revisit it soon... now perhaps sooner than I thought, for the saddest of reasons.

Disc 3:

... and on to some late-period OP w/a well-seasoned supporting cast:

Finally got around to watching this classic and favorite of my father's. Riveting and lived up to its legend for me... also loved all of the late-1960s San Francisco atmosphere and location shooting:

Revisiting one of the first Bobby Hutcherson CDs I ever bought (and feeling nostalgic for anticipation I used to feel for the Connoisseur series in general):

Jerry Goldsmith’s score for L.A. Confidential: Great set! One I’ve been meaning to revisit lately.

Yes! Thanks for reminding me of this one... need to revisit. Right now:

Thanks to Dan for the original post and Jazztrain for recently reupping the thread, thereby hipping me to this CD. On my second time through and man, what a gasser, as Pops would say. Prime Kelly indeed.

Newly-released sequel to this label’s prior (and excellent) compilation Dust On The Nettles:

New York Review of Books has published several English translations of Jean-Patrick Manchette’s novels since this post (15 years ago, mon dieu!). And Fantagraphics just brought out two Graphic-fiction volumes of Manchette/Tardi collaborations and adaptations. Both volumes and a copy of Nada will be landing on my doorstep sometime this week... looking forward to exploring the world of Manchette!

Is that you, Yogi?

Saw this post quite early today and wonky Internet connection prevented me from replying, so I'll just say it now--great to see you around these parts, MG! Hope you've had a swell holiday.

The album (along with Jazz Giant) that made me fall in love with Bud. Right now, this nice collection of 1920s/early 30s jazz:

I'm envious! It certainly held up last night when I listened to it for the first time in many years. Amazing to think that Roddy Frame pretty much wrote it between the ages of 15-18. Until just now I'd never heard Aztec's 1981 debut single... not bad for a 16-yr-old, surprised it wasn't included as one of the bonus tracks on the deluxe version of High Land that came out a few years ago:

Yes! I listened to that several times after purchasing it and keep meaning to revisit. Right now, one of the musical staples of my freshman year in college:

U.S. deaths top three million in a single year for the first time, up 400,000/15% over 2019 and counting. Yeah, a little more than "just another strain of the flu" (as I heard an American citizen interviewee say on NPR the other night): U.S. deaths top three million so far in 2020 Largest single-year percentage increase since 1918. Official Covid death toll for U.S. as of this morning is around the 320,000 mark.

Highly recommended for those interested in Moe Asch! Making People's Music: Moe Asch and Folkways Records

Posting this week's Night Lights show a bit early, given that Christmas falls on Friday. Joe Pass, Paul Desmond with the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Judy Holliday are among the featured artists. Have Yourself A Very Quiet Christmas Happy holidays and all that jazz, David