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  2. Happy Birthday DTMX

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    Belated thanks to everyone. Haven't been around much this year what with work and family but still enjoy dropping in to see what's going on. Always enjoy the music and general discussions, even if I don't participate. Organissimo is still one of my quick-fix-step-away-from-work websites that brings a bit of light into a gray workday. Best to all! Doug

  9. World's worst sax player

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by DTMX

    I was driving to work one morning about 5AM and put the radio on WREK, Georgia Tech's radio station. Listened for about 5 seconds and said "that's the worst saxophone I've ever heard in my life". Then about 10 seconds later I realized I was listening to myself on a CD that I had sent them a couple of years earlier. :(

  12. Edgewood Sax Quartet

    in Musician's Forum

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    Jeff - this is some good stuff! And the recording is really good too, considering that it was not intended for release. I've got a lot of professional recordings that don't sound this clear (and I'm listening through headphones/earbuds).

    I won't be able to attend the WonderRoot gig, but hopefully I can catch a performance somewhere down the line.

    BTW: I always thought Ornette's "The Legend of Bebop" would sound good in a sax quartet arrangement. Don't know why that song never caught on as a standard.

  20. Sam Rivers RIP

    in Artists

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    Indeed Sam Rivers was a special guy and an unpretentious one to boot. Several years ago, in 2003, I had the privilege of catching him play live along with Jason Moran and the Bandwagon at Spivey Hall at Clayton College outside of Atlanta. Together they performed songs from the album “Black Stars”. It was a great concert.

    After the show, Sam was kind enough to sign an autograph for me. We had a brief conversation and he revealed that he had driven from Orlando to Atlanta that day just for the show, and that he was intending to drive back again later that night after greeting the audience. Imagine that; at age 80, he drove both ways to Atlanta just to perform one show with Jason Moran.

    LWayne

    That was a great show.

    Yes, it was a great show. And I remember Sam coming out to collect his instruments after the show and he had a look on his face like "I thought we were going play more - where'd the band go?" :shrug[1]: (answer - to the meet & greet after the show).

    Saw his trio at a church at Chandler Park in Atlanta. Obviously a very cool church - Derek Bailey played there once as well.

  22. subcontrabass saxophone

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    I have this recording. I bought it after seeing Jay Easton perform at a Christmas concert at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. He did a meet-the-members-of-the-sax-family type of presentation with a small orchestra backing him up (including a contrabass clarinet (the 'paperclip') in the woodwinds section). It was mostly holiday favorites for the kids although he did play a really nice piece by Walter S. Hartley (the name escapes me). One thing that I thought was funny was when he went backstage and came back out with the contrabass sax there was a big 'ooooooh' from the crowd and one kid tried to hide behind his mother.

    And the song he played on the contrabass sax was "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch".

  25. Michael Franti

    in Artists

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    Saw Disposible Heroes of Hiphoprisy (the name itself was almost enough) a few times - great live experience.

    Then followed onto Spearhead but began to feel he was losing his bite a bit, which i'm sure he wasn't but my tastes were diverging from his output. I'm glad to hear he's still making good and presumably intelligent (for he was always so) music - bet the current socio-political situation gives him much to deliver on

    Ditto. Loved Disposible Heroes of Hiphoprisy and Spearhead's Home. After that, he just didn't seem to have the same edge. Great voice though - one of the best.

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