Adam

This reminds me of a film starring Matthew Broderick, I think, but what was the name of it? Oh, no, that was War Game. What was the one with the black surveillance helicopter, probably from the late 80s?

I'm not sure if there is still a Hamburger Hamlet on the Sunset Strip.

Thanks! I'm a subscriber but it seems to take a while to come, so I will take advantage of this...

I quit believing in lists a long time ago, especially those in weekly periodicals.

Is this the BIS in question? http://www.bismusic.com/homei.asp Or this? http://www.naxos.com/labels/bis-cd.htm Or something else?

I've seen her a few times -definitely a performance artist with songs. But the first couple of shows I saw I liked, and the last one wasn't that interesting, and this one sounds less so. i was debating whether to go see at UCLA's Royce Hall on April 10, but I think I can safely pass. The audience would also largely consist of safely liberal West-siders who will give Laurie a standing ovation at the need to show how knowing they are. (I hope that I will not simply end up being the same.)

The Dodgers played there for a few years when they moved from Brooklyn. "Moon shots" meant something else there - named for Wally Moon's short "blasts" over the LF fence. An old computer game (Earl Weaver baseball) included the park (or maybe I "built" it) and it was always a nutty experience. A couple of pictures here and some details, though surely better can be found through more digging. Yeah, my brother and I wanted to go to one of those games, but they sold out before we noticed that the tickets had gone on sale. Maybe we should get scalped seat. A I ended up going - my brother got handed 4 $2 tickets to the game at work, way high up, so we went with my 6 year old nephew and our Mom (also a Dodger fan). It was fun for a while - lots of special guests being introduced, but no one was taking the game seriously., When my nephew pooped out at the 6th inning, we were all fine with leaving. We were very high up and it was rather cold for LA, wind blowing too. They had a bunch of the 1958 Dodgers there, including Don Newcombe and Duke Snider. And then the world champion 1959 Dodgers -a few more including Chuck Essegian, whom my mom went to high school with. But the left field fence at 201 feet was really something else. The Dodgers played the game with 2 outfielders and 5 infielders basically. They next out in left was 60 feet high, and while we there one Red Sox hit a homer over it. A Dodger hit one over after we left. But people were hitting drives to the left-center "gap" that would bounce off the wall at 250 feet and they would be stopped with a single. It was wacky. There's also no way that 110,000 people actually were there. They may have sold that many tickets, but we were in row 83 for example, and almost everything around us was empty.

The Dodgers played there for a few years when they moved from Brooklyn. "Moon shots" meant something else there - named for Wally Moon's short "blasts" over the LF fence. An old computer game (Earl Weaver baseball) included the park (or maybe I "built" it) and it was always a nutty experience. A couple of pictures here and some details, though surely better can be found through more digging. Yeah, my brother and I wanted to go to one of those games, but they sold out before we noticed that the tickets had gone on sale. Maybe we should get scalped seat. A

Sorry, not Adam Hill, but hi! Good point - I always thought it was a strange business model, although I inferred it to mean that he doesn't want to hold onto stock due to lack of space. The last listing of upcoming titles though implied (and I need to look at the dates again to make sure that it wasn't a posting from 2004 :-) ) that he is re-pressing some in-demand titles such as "The Dark Tree." Hopefully that will prove wise, and give everyone more of a chance to get them.

Here's what I think, and I say this with love - I think you all are expressing self-centered views and exhibiting a true lake of empathy. :-) I think, based on direct correspondence, that Werner is aging, tired, willing to pass on his business to a caring person but hasn't found anyone, running the operation close to single-handedly. I think that given the limits of time and money, he puts out as much as he can. I think you all are giving no thought at all to the time, cost, and work that is actually involved in putting out a reissue (or a new release). He has decided to stress new music rather than reissues to help prove that this music continues to evolve, and that not everyone making it are 60 years old or more. I think if one of you wanted to come in and take over the work needed to reissue things he would be delighted to have you. I think he puts out more than enough reissues to satisfy my bank account and the time available to listen to them. I think he listens to the market and cuts his wholesale or consignment prices drastically after a period of time to make sure that the CDs sell and that more people can get them. Show me another niche label like his that has $5 sales for new CDs. ECM? Emanem? FMP? Ogun? If you have the energy and desire, you can probably ask to take over Hat and make an offer. I think his efforts come closer to being heroic than to anything else, but he is a human being with limits and faults and aging ears, but all of our ears will dim with age.

I rather like Joan Osborne's version of "Man in the Long Black Coat" and PJ Harvey's "Highway 61"

I like the hello from former mayor Tom Bradley at 2:28

Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Neil Young all play guitar, piano, and harmonica, and sing.

I saw a commercial for some concert in south Florida. Can't even remember who the headliner is but Elvis Costello and The Attractions are opening. Elvis Costello and the Imposters (not the Attractions) are opening for the Police on the Police's upcoming round of US concerts.

2/21 @ 8pm / SERIES: Jazz on film Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together is a portrait of three great New Orleans pianists and how they influenced one another's music. The three keyboard artists – Tuts Washington, Professor Longhair and Allen Toussaint -- are featured playing together for the first time in a rehearsal for a joint concert. The rehearsal turned out to be the only time the three ever played together, because Professor Longhair died two days before the scheduled performance. The video documentary takes viewers through the very personal and sacred New Orleans tradition of a jazz wake and funeral procession for Professor Longhair, which was taped at the encouragement of his widow, Alice. Also included is the previously planned concert with Toussaint and Washington, who turned the event into a tribute to Fess. Dir: Stevenson Palfi, 1982, Video, 76 min. Tickets - $10 2/28 @ 8pm / SERIES: Jazz on film Passing Through Lauded by critics as the best jazz film ever made, Passing Through is a vivid and lyrical meditation on the indelible role of music in the struggle for civil rights. With the vital spontaneity and aesthetic consideration of a masterful jazz composition, the film follows Warmack, a promising young musician, on a spiritual quest toward inspiration and cultural excavation. Warmack's relationship with his grandfather is the heart of Passing Through-- Poppa Harris, a musician himself, provides Warmack with the sort of guidance that leads the film's central journey to its poignant, essential message. Director Larry Clark never released this film commercially-- in his words, it was made for the revolution. Upon its reemergence, Passing Through’s remarkable rarity and quality prompted several festivals to screen it as a special event, including Locarno and Cannes, and its inclusion in this series is a truly exciting chance for us to bring you as close to a lost classic as you’ll find in the film world. Presented by Arthur Magazine. Dir: Larry Clark, 1977, 35mm, 105 min. Tickets - $10 www.silentmovietheatre.com

Exactly. That's why we all gotta fly to LA. Hi all, I showed this at Los Angeles Filmforum a couple of years ago, It is rather good, and I'm glad they are re-screening it at the Silent Movie Theatre. the filmmaker Larry Clark is not the photographer/filmmaker of "Kids" etc Larry Clark, but another filmmaker who was at UCLA in the 1970s with Charles Burnette, Ben Caldwell, and others (while Shirley Clarke was teaching there), and, has more recently been teaching in Santa Cruz. I've had a more elaborate thread on these jazz film screenings in LA elsewhere. It is only a print - not on DVD. The Filmforum screening a couple of years ago was the first LA screening in more than 10 years. I could suggest it to programmers elsewhere, and maybe you can get it played - at least in SF, Chicago, NY. Adam

nothing on Wolfgang's Vault. Wolfgang's Vault keeps focusing on the rock acts. Since it was a Graham event, tapes probably do exist. It would make sense to write to Wolfgang's Vault to ask them to look into them and post them.

Loved that song. Can still sing it. Never knew any other versions. I might still have a 45 of it.

Why does that article give the year of the Berlin Olympics twice as 1938 and once as 1936? '36 is correct. I never knew that the Brits gave Hitler a salute in the Opening ceremonies.

The new stadium will be called CitiField(insert subprime joke here), but as I've pointed out to some Met fans, if they play lousy it will be known as Shittyfield. Where is it being built, and how class-dividing is the design?

heck, I didn't know that the Mets were building a new stadium.

Actually, every film, even the sound ones, are played with the sound turned off. :-) Reminder: Filmforum co-presents with Cinefamily "Ornette: Made in America" (1985, 85 min) by Shirley Clarke. on Thursday February 7, 8:00 pm. Part of CineFamily’s Jazz on Film: Capturing Creation series. Shirley Clarke was one of the key figures of the American independent film movement, whose films The Connection (1961) and The Cool World (1963) both had strong jazz elements. Her final film Ornette: Made in America (1985) is a documentary portrait of Ornette Coleman’s life, upbringing in Fort Worth, and return to that city with two different sets of work in 1984. Los Angeles Filmforum, copresented with Cinefamily, at the Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave (South of Melrose) Thursday Feb 7, 2008, 8:00 pm. Park at Fairfax High School across the street. General admission $10. www.lafilmforum.org or www.silentmovietheatre.com Feb 9, 2008 issue: ---------------------- Filmforum presents "Imagine the Sound" by Ron Mann on Sunday February 10, 7:00 pm. Filmforum commences an intermittent series of documentaries focusing on avant-garde and free jazz, with the Los Angeles appearance of the new revival of Ron Mann’s vital film Imagine the Sound (1981/2007). A marvelous film as thoroughly designed as The Last Waltz, for jazz fans and documentary fans, it digs deep into the side of improvised music not yet touched by Ken Burns and Wynton Marsalis. Featuring Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Bill Dixon and Archie Shepp. Los Angeles Filmforum, at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, at Las Palmas. Sunday Feb 10, 2008. 7:00 pm. General admission $9, students/seniors $6, free for Filmforum members, cash and check only. www.lafilmforum.org. The Egyptian Theatre has a validation stamp for the Hollywood & Highland complex. Park 4 hours for $2 with validation.

"fresh seawater"??? Next it'll be salty fresh water.

Hi all, The film I co-produced, "Operation Homecoming," was nominated for an Oscar this morning for feature documentary. It's also out on DVD now. Catch the feature version, not teh PBS version. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/movies/2...amp;oref=slogin Hope you all can see it. Should be on Netflix as well, and maybe we'll get some more theatrical showings, at least in NY & LA.

JAZZ FILM "IMAGINE THE SOUND" AT LOS ANGELES FILMFORUM ON FEBRUARY 10, 2008 January 18, 2008 –– Los Angeles, CA – Showcasing the work of jazz musicians Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Paul Bley, and Bill Dixon, the Los Angeles Filmforum, the city’s longest running experimental screening series, presents Imagine the Sound, a documentary by Ron Mann, on February 10 at 7:00 pm at the Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Sunday, February 10, 2008, 7:00pm Los Angeles Filmforum, Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Blvd, at Las Palmas Los Angeles CA 90028 www.lafilmforum.org For reservations, email the name & number in your party to lafilmforum@yahoo.com. $9 general; $6 students/seniors IMAGINE THE SOUND (1981, color, 16mm/35mm screening from DVCam, 71 min) Featuring Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Paul Bley, and Bill Dixon Filmforum commences an intermittent series of documentaries focusing on avant-garde and free jazz, Personnel: Cecil Taylor: piano; Paul Bley: piano; Archie Shepp: tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals; Kenny Werner: piano; Santo di Briano: bass; John Betch: drums; Bill Dixon: trumpet; Art Davis: bass; Freddie Waits: drums. The first feature documentary by Ron Mann (GRASS, COMICBOOK CONFIDENTIAL) is an eloquent tribute to a group of highly celebrated artists that helped forge the avant-garde jazz of the 1960s. Critic and film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has said IMAGINE THE SOUND “may be the best documentary on free jazz that we have.” The film features articulate interviews and dramatic performances by pianists Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, tenor saxophone Archie Shepp, and trumpet player Bill Dixon. Not since Scorsese’s The Last Waltz has a music documentary been so thorough and compatible with its subject. Alongside the dynamic performances, the film captures the diverse history and politicized roots of this unique musical genre. REVIEW: But its true subject is the innovative, free jazz work done in the Sixties, and by extension the determination of these artists to break down the musical barriers that characterized that decade. One could point to any number of reasons why the film works so well, from Robert Fresco's exquisite cinematography (prior to IMAGINE THE SOUND, music documentaries were shot entirely on the fly, and looked like it), to the charm of its subject. The film's real genius, though, probably resides above all in its structure and editing. Mann and his collaborators have given us a near perfect précis on how and why free jazz developed, and the context from which it emerged, but they've also been wise enough to foreground the music without either relying on it too heavily or, worse, cutting it short. -- Steve Gravestock Production Notes: 71 minutes. 1981/2007. Digitally restored from its original 1981 release format in 16mm, mono (optical) sound to HD(High Definition), 5.1 stereo; the sound was remixed on ProTools from the original 35mm stereo recorded master and 16mm magnetic dialogue tracks. Los Angeles Filmforum is the city’s longest-running organization that screens non-commercial experimental and avant-garde films and video art, documentaries, and animation. Filmforum began in Pasadena, and 2008 is the start of its 32nd year. It has long included jazz films in its screening series.