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Although I've never been a huge MJQ fan... I think I probably will get this set and try to give them another try....
You must have plenty of green to spare if you're ready to spring for a Mosaic box on a group you don't dig.
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Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids and the Long Con that is Breaking America by Matt Taibbi
Using much colorful language, Taibbi basically excoriates Wall Street investment bankers who have acted (and continue to act) fraudulently without fear of reprisal due to a Congress and Federal government that are in collusion with the perps. An entire chapter titled "Biggest Asshole In The Universe" is devoted to Alan Greenspan, damning him for purposefully and stupidly eviscerating much of the regulation that existed before he became chief of the Fed. The result of this collusion is described as a giant "casino" that effectively has destroyed the savings of many Americans while rewarding the super wealthy for considerable graft and corruption. An entertaining, if somewhat depressing, read.
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...there were periodic scenes of wanton cruelty (Cogburn kicking the Indian natives off their seats on the fence two too many times)...
Geez -- it's a period Western, and Cogburn was not only of his time but also was far from a nice guy (and at that point in the film I think we needed to be reminded of that by those acts of casual inhumanity, in case we were beginning to sentimentalize him). He should have patted them on the head/chucked them under the chin? Also IIRC, the household those kids were part of was under the aegis of a bad guy who probably had aided the very bad guys Cogburn and Mattie were in pursuit of.
As far as the other wantonly cruel scenes you're probably thinking of, to me they all seemed very much of a piece with the rest of what was going on. In fact, the movie as a whole seemed a lot less cruel and violent than I expected it might be, certainly less so IIRC than Eastwood's "The Unforgiven" (which admittedly was a movie that set out to be much darker in tone).
"The Unforgiven", that's a great western, easily the best of that genre in the past 20 years.
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Christian McBride and his Inside Straight band (Steve Wilson - as, Warren Wolf - vbs, Peter Martin - p, Carl Allen - d) will be appearing at the Miniaci Performing Arts Center of Nova University this coming Saturday night. Tix for non-South Florida Jazz members are $40. Great venue!
The link:
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A big fan of Coen Brothers films (Miller's Crossing, Big Lebowski, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou, the underrated Burn After Reading and quite a few more), this offering left me cold and also gazing at my watch from time to time. Bridges was unintelligible a good portion of the time, there were periodic scenes of wanton cruelty (Cogburn kicking the Indian natives off their seats on the fence two too many times), and a few scenes that either bored or didn't work at all (Cogburn repeatedly throwing provisions up in the air, all to show an unnecessary and quite unbelievable prowess with the gun). Yeah, the young actress was quite good, but so what? Comic exaggeration is a part of many wonderful films and certainly with Coen Brothers endeavors, but not this time IMO.
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This morning I listened to the 1949 Metronome All-Star recordings of "Victory Ball" and "Overtime" (the long takes), a great session recorded on the day I turned 4 years of age.
Thanks to one and all again for your birthday wishes.
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I found a way of filtering Jarrett's piano playing and grunts many years ago, it's available for free, works perfectly and saves a lot of money once attached - and it does't negatively affect your nuts or any other parts ...
But for those who prefer a more technological solution, Allan's device should be the way to go ...
So what's your less technological solution?
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I want to take this opportuinity to announce that I have developed what I call "The Keith Jarrett Filter." It's an audio attachment involving 17 wires that you connect to both your HIFI set and your body and allows you to filter out his grunts and groans.
One wire goes from the rca out jacks on your amp, 3 more to your left testicle, 8 more to your right ear, 4 to your left ear and one needs to be surgically attached to your left lung -
this was all very scientifically developed and based on the frequencies reflected in Jarretts odd and gutteral gruntings - this filter can also be used for certain Bud Powell recordings, but at your own risk.
price: $199.95 All major credit cards accepted
we supply the nurse and doctor to wire you personally. Act now. Operators are standing by:
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It works!!! I've just used it on a couple of Lionel Hampton and Errol Garner LPs and am totally satisfied. Will order another one for my brother who wants to filter out Kurt himself when he puts on an Elling disc.
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You really can't go wrong at that price.
Of course you can "go wrong". You're talking about running this player's needle across your LPs. If it's a crap cartridge/needle, it might play fine the first time, but the next time you go to play that LP, it might be ruined. The ION TT does not have a very good cart.
Haven't you ever ruined an LP by playing it with a cheap needle? Back in the day, I used to loan LPs to friends. After I got back a couple that looked white-ish and realized it was ruined, I stopped loaning them to that friend until he got a new cart.
Do like I do. NEVER, ever, loan out your LPs. I have LPs that I bought in the early '60s that still do not have as much as a fingerprint on the playing surface, much less a scratch, etc. When, in the past, a friend or an acquaintance wanted an LP from me, I made them a cassette, now of course, I can make CD-Rs from LPs. So I'm more generous with my time and equipment, but lend out an LP? Never.
Also, if you ever have to sell a few, which I had to do a few years ago, top dollar is paid for clean LPs.
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Harry James & his Orchestra, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, October '52
Grew up on this stuff, but after so many years of digging post Dizzy trumpeters, I find James' molasses-soaked tone a little tough to digest. The opening "Ultra" however is a kick, an obvious re-working of "How High the Moon".
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All the obits I've seen state he was 65, not 74. One obit lists his DOB as Nov 23, 1945. In any event, I was upset to see he had passed away. I always liked his droll, low-key sense of humor and wit.
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Eugh. Another one whose work I always found to be horribly overrated. I'm a HUGE Peter Sellers fan, and I NEVER liked any of the "Pink Panther" films. I'm a huge Truman Capote AND Audrey Hepburn fan, and I HATE what Edwards did to "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
Never saw a single Edwards film that I liked. I found him crude in the extreme.
Rest in Peace, though...
Crude, sure. Try his underrated "S.O.B.". I recall laughing pretty hard in the movie theater when that one came out.
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I've followed jazz since the 70s. I have seen many shows, and in the 30 plus years I've only asked for two autographs.
Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver.
Anyone here collect autographs of jazz musicians? If yes, who do you have?
I have a couple which I didn't have to ask for. Many years ago, Joe Henderson came to my apartment for dinner with a copy of his latest LP, "Black is the Color" which he signed at my girlfriend's request. Years later, a friend gave me a copy of Eric Nisenson's book on Sonny Rollins which Sonny had signed, making that an especially nice birthday gift.
The only time I specifically asked someone in the jazz world to sign something was sometime back in the '80s when I went to the Vanguard with a copy of owner Max Gordon's book, "Live at the Village Vanguard" which he not only graciously signed, but wrote some lengthy prose on the frontispiece.
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I second the recommendation of Needle Doctor. They're very helpful if you want to call with questions.
I'll third the recommendation. Just spoke to Patrick there who gave me some good advice about a substitute record cleaning solution for my VPI LP cleaning machine and also about obtaining a new cartridge in a particular price range. Extremely helpful and knowledgable.
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Listening to Side B, Eddie Costa (piano, not vibes) Trio augmented by Rolf Kuhn (clarinet) and Dick Johnson (alto sax). (Side A of Wallington trio is excellent).
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I met Boris fifty years ago, when Bill Grauer sent me to his apartment in search of an album's worth of Fats Navarro. Boris' place didn't look as neat as that photo of his daughter in the NY Times piece. I recall it as a fascinating jumble of stuff that one wanted to spend hours exploring. There was a lot of equipment, none of which looked up to date, and tons of acetate discs. I recall that Boris had figured out a way to encode his discs so that only he could copy them. Anyway, I left there with some 1948 broadcasts that featured Fats and Tadd Dameron. It was released on the Jazzland label.
Similar story here. I visited his apartment circa 1970, in the vicinity of 1st Avenue and 10th Street, saw an unbelievable number of tape decks and equipment and left with a Crown playback deck which I still have (although it hasn't worked in years). More importantly, I also left with six acetate discs of Mingus at Birdland (1961-62) from which I made open reel tapes for myself and a Mingus fanatic in England. Indeed these tapes have been the source of all the copied tapes and ensuing CD-Rs that have been circulating the globe lo these many years. BTW, I still have the acetate discs but haven't attempted to play them in years.
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I strongly recommend the mid '70s Steeplechase recordings, specifically TETE!, CATALONIAN FIRE (these 2 were released on a double Steeplechase CD set, titled HOT HOUSE), and TOOTIE'S TEMPO. I'm convinced these are the best of his trio recordings.
Also, nobody has mentioned the Steeplechase dates he did as a sideman for Anthony Braxton, titled IN THE TRADITION, Vols 1 & 2 (also available as a double Steeplechase CD set). His playing particularly on the lengthy track "Lush Life" is just terrific, a real personal favorite to listen to.
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All the Dizzy cuts from Vol. 1 & 2 came out as a 2-CD set that's still(?) in print. Can't do a lookup right now, but Google Dizzy gillespie Village Vanguard Live and it should show up.
The Farrell/Stamm/Corea/etc material came out on a Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon BN CD that contained both material from Vol 2 & Vol 4(?). Again, I'm at work and don't have all my stuff at my disposal.
Vol. 3 was a "West Coast" version with some good Harold Land all over it.
It's all actually pretty good overall. Definitely "jams", but from a time when that still had at least potentially positive implications. Good/great players (including Ray Nance!) playing well. What's not to like?
I have Vols. 1, 2 & 4 on LP. Don't know why I never picked up V3. In any event, when it comes to the Dizzy material on Vols 1 & 2, the double CD contains complete unedited tracks, i.e., a couple of the tracks on the LPs were somewhat abridged. One other thing, I LOVE the 2 CD set, wonderful Diz, Chick, Nance, Pepper A, etc.
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He was a very funny guy. I recall a time when Gifford told a story about when Kathie Lee had told him that she was expecting. A short period of silence, then Meredith says, "Don't you worry, Frank, we're gonna catch that SOB who did this to her". Gifford really liked Dandy.
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OK, I'll take Montreal 65
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Since there is a difference of perception regarding Jarrett's appearance on PIANO JAZZ, Here's perhaps a better example of the questionable behavior Jarret can exhibit:
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I was there, at the VV, when this was recorded, and I have a pretty good memory—so I sold my copies (I had 2, one still sealed) for a dollar each.
It's only paper and vinyl.
And an original Honus Wagner baseball card is only a piece of paper.
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I've had the "Happy Bird Blues" LP for many years (red double jacket with a photo of Bird on the front) and I recall that there's a fabulous version of "I May Be Wrong" on it which has great solos by Bird and Wardell, so why isn't this track mentioned? Or is my memory faulty? (I'm not at home now so I can't verify what I'm sayin').