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  1. Play ball! 2019 MLB season thread

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    I *think* we'll nose it out against the Twins, but the whole "Yankees have dominated them" narrative makes me really anxious.  And it's a 5-game series.  NY better get it in gear after that fizzled-out ending of a season.  

    Two games up in a 3 of 5 and I'm still nervous.  The Twins looked really good in our previous matchups with them.  Now that they're home, they should perform better.  Should the Yanks prevail, as is likely, the Astros are quite formidable.  In order to beat them, the Yanks would have to make their great starters work so that the relief staff can then be attacked.

  2. Songs You don't want requested

    in Musician's Forum

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    A great musicians joke when it comes to requests:  Guy comes to a party, sees a piano, sits down on the bench and begins to play very lyrically, up and down the keyboard, but nothing recognizable.  Hostess comes over, says "You really play well, do you take requests"?  Guy replies "I only know two tunes".  Hostess: "Which ones"?  

    Guy: "Happy Birthday" and "Lush Life". :D

  3. MLB 2018: let the games begin!

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    If Dave Roberts brings Ryan Madsen in again with runners in scoring position, he deserves to get wiped out by the Sox.  Asked to bail out Kershaw in Game 1, Madsen failed and again tonight he failed to save Riu who left with the bases loaded, two outs and a one run lead.  So Madsen allows 5 Boston runners to score yet has a World Series ERA of 0.00 having stunk up the joint twice.  

  5. Gary Burton-Makoto Ozone Duo, March 4th 2017

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted

    This duo will be appearing at the Miniaci Arts Center (Nova University) in Davie, Florida this coming Saturday, March 4th.  It's billed as a "Farewell Concert", perhaps Gary is retiring.  Worth attending if you're in southeast Florida as I've seen this duo before and enjoyed it immensely.  Tix are $40 + handling for all seats in the house and it's a fine venue anywhere you sit.

    The link:  http://southfloridajazz.org/

     

     

  7. Favorite Monk tributes (single artist)

    in Recommendations

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    Back in November 1981, I very fortunately attended the evening concert of an all star gathering of musicians honoring Monk who was known to be in poor health at that moment in time.  Indeed, Monk passed away 3 months later.  The afternoon and evening concerts were titled "Interpretations of Monk", the four sets eventually being released sometime in 1994 on a four CD issue by DIW that I purchased immediately on sight.  I note that it's currently available from various sellers on Amazon for upwards of $95.  The front line for all four sets consisted of Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd and Charlie Rouse.  Richard Davis was the bassist throughout.  The drummer consisted of Ben Riley on the opening set of each concert, Ed Blackwell on the closing set of each.  The pianists were Muhal Richard Abrams (1st set), Barry Harris (2nd) afternoon concert; Anthony Davis (1st set), Mal Waldron (2nd) evening concert.  The variety of tune listings give an indication of how much work and rehearsal went into these concerts:

    Disc: 1

      1. Announcement - Verna Gillis
      2. Introduction - Nat Hentoff
      3. Crepuscule With Nellie
      4. I Mean You
      5. Ask Me Now
      6. Gallop's Gallop
      7. Blue Monk
      8. Four In One
      9. Poetry - Amiri Baraka

     

    Disc: 2

      1. Introduction - Stanley Crouch
      2. Monk's Mood
      3. Evidence
      4. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
      5. Thelonious
      6. Well, You Needn't
      7. Announcement - Verna Gillis
      8. Ruby, My Dear

     

    Disc: 3

      1. Light Blue
      2. Eronel
      3. Bye-Ya
      4. Pannonica
      5. Off Minor
      6. Epistrophy

     

    Disc: 4

      1. Announcement - Verna Gillis
      2. 'Round About Midnight
      3. Let's Call This
      4. Reflections
      5. Friday The 13th
      6. Rhythm-A-Ning
      7. Epistrophy

     

  8. Steve Turre: "The Bones of Art" at Nova Univ

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted · Edited by MartyJazz
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    South Florida Jazz will be presenting Steve Turre at  the Miniaci Arts Center of Nova University on Saturday, June 11th.  Turre will lead a three trombone front line that includes Frank Lacy and Steve Davis.  The concert is titled "The Bones of Art", in that the sextet will be performing music associated with Art Blakey.  Tix are $40 plus a $7.50 handling charge that can be eliminated if you show up at the box office to purchase tix at least 30 minutes before show time.  These concerts are well attended but seldom sell out.

    http://southfloridajazz.org/cms.php?id=180

  10. Miles Davis on Lincoln commercial

    in Artists

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    Don't know if this has been posted anywhere else on this forum, if so I apologize, but I'm watching a baseball playoff game and during a commercial break, I'm hearing Miles.  It's a Lincoln car commercial with Matthew McConaughey and the soundtrack sounds to me like it's from "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud", the Louis Malle 1958 film aka in English, "Elevator to the Gallows" in the U.S. or "Lift to the Scaffold" in the UK.  Anyone else corroborating this?

  11. Sonny Rollins complete live at the village gate 1962

    in New Releases

    Posted · Edited by MartyJazz
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    Have been listening to this the past few days and am continually being knocked out.  '60s Rollins is heaven for me and there are some absolutely fantastic takes on this compilation, e.g., all the takes of "Oleo" plus single takes of "Lover", "Three Little Words", etc.  A dream come true to hear Newk at length during this particular period of his marvelous career.  BTW, Billy Higgins' support - fabulous!

  12. Cécile McLorin Salvant

    in Artists

    Posted

    Don't see the white eyeglass frames as an affectation or anything else for that matter.  Close your eyes and keep your ears open to the voice.

    Caught her at the Miniaci Arts Center at Nova University in Davie, FL, this past May.  Performance was uneven, partly because she is arcanely eclectic, e.g., choosing an Ethel Waters obscurity that left me cold.  However, when she sings more familiar material, e.g., "I Didn't Know What Time it Was", she swings.  Her stage manner is wonderful, her explanations as to why she chose each number were definitely appreciated by a very receptive audience.  Thumbs up!

     

  13. Great Charles McPherson Interview

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by MartyJazz

    Michael Weiss goes back a while with McPherson. I'm recalling the time around 1990 when I saw Michael lead a quintet featuring McPherson and Tom Harrell at Alice Tully Hall. Went with a few non-jazz friends from work whom I convinced to go. Everyone enjoyed it - wonderful concert.

  14. Sonny Writes a Piece for the NY Times Magazine

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

    Posted

    I could easily picture all the streets Rollins discusses as I was raised on the lower east side of NY and lived on Grand Street for many years before moving out as a young adult. My mother and sister still live on Grand and I get to visit the old neighborhood from time to time. I recall a friend, Jeff Hittman, who also lived on Grand who told me one day that he knew Rollins, and that Sonny had helped him with sax lessons years ago. Sure enough one time we went backstage after a concert Rollins performed at SUNY in Purchase NY and when Sonny immediately greeted Jeff by name and they started reminiscing, I realized that Jeff wasn't just telling imaginary stories. :smirk:

  15. Airegin

    in Recommendations

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    Not my favorite (I'll take the original, ultimately), but a very, very, very nice jam on this tune regardless.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf7VrutWYRA

    This is a GREAT version. Tubby cooks his ass off!

  18. Big Band tribute to Horace Silver

    in Live Shows & Festivals

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    Attended a concert last night at the Lake Worth campus of PBSC and really enjoyed it. The orchestra featured visiting pianist Stephen Scott and has quite a few stellar local players who improvised beautifully in such Silver originals as "Sister Sadie", "Nica's Dream" and the highlight for me, the closing "Nutville" with a terrific upper register trumpet solo by Kevin Wilde. Many of the arrangements emanated from the Buddy Rich, Rob McConnell big bands, etc. The good news for jazz fans who live in southeast Florida is that this concert will be repeated at the Palm Beach Gardens campus on Tuesday, March 3rd. The link:

    https://palmbeachstatenews.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/tuesday-nite-big-band-to-swing-to-solid-silver

    Do check it out. Admission is only $15!!!

  19. Jackie McLean's 1960's Blue Note Recordings

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    The idea that "Swing Swang Swingin'" is a step backwards makes me laugh. Is Jackie any less intense there than on the other dates mentioned, excellent though they are? I don't think so.

    Also, has anyone mentioned "New Soil" (I know, recorded in 1959 but surely part of the early '60s sequence stylistically)? When that one came out, Jackie's fierce, stripped down solo on "Hip Strut" was a revelation to a lot of us, quite unlike anything he or anyone else had recorded before, I beiieve. And that "abstract" Pete LaRoca solo on "Minor Apprehension"!

    Just got into this thread today and was quite taken aback at all the knocks on "Swing Swang Swingin'". Finally I see your reaction to this unjustified criticism and certainly I fully agree with your take on this terrific album. Have loved "SSS" since I first heard it back in the late '60s and consider it an essential JayMac cooker as well as many of his other BN-led dates mentioned above.

  20. Lew Tabackin cooked at the Arts Garage

    in Live Shows & Festivals

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    Saw Tabackin in a trio setting at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, FL last night. Had never seen him before and have made a promise to myself that if I own at least two CDs by a jazz artist, I would try to check out that individual if he or she would come to my proverbial neck of the woods. In any event, he is a very strong player with a huge sound on both tenor and flute and my wife and I greatly enjoyed seeing him perform. He did especially good renditions of "Love Letters" and "I'll Be Seeing You". He also has an offbeat way of speaking to the audience that can make you laugh, to wit, "We have a request to play 'Body and Soul' and we're going to play it anyway".

  24. Rollins and Cherry

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    (snip)

    Coda: what do folks think of the material with Paul Bley?

    I enjoy Rollins' work with Bley, particularly the private recording of the group at the Newport Jazz Festival in which after the opening piece, Berlin's "Remember", the group is joined by Coleman Hawkins and terrific lengthy versions of "All the Things You Are" and "The Way You Look Tonight" are performed. Far superior to the RCA studio album of the two tenor masters cut a couple of weeks later, although "Just Friends" and "At McKie's" are quite good. I don't think Bley's unusual comping is Hawk's preference, but Sonny is enthused in this context.

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