Adam

That's great. I showed it as part of a Shirley Clarke retrospective in 1998, and have a VHS tape from them. Milestone Films intends to release it on DVD at some point as part of their Shirley Clarke DVD series. They issued The Connection already (with Jackie McLean, Freddie Redd); are working on Portrait of Jason; and Ornette would be next. I like this film; others have issues with it. It is of its time, and has some long interview segments with Ornette, lots of playing by his bands in Fort Worth, and a few reenactments of "young Ornette" walking around in Ft. Worth. Does the Caravan of Dreams still exist? The producer of the film was associated with them, and I think they own the rights to it, or whatever that organization has become.

Dear Friend, Due to financial restrains resulting from a decline of orders the CD-factory we have been working with since 1988 is forced to close down. This unfortunate development puts us in an uncomfortable position as up till today our stocks have been administered by this company, packing and shipping the orders according to our dispositions. We are looking for a replacement. As for this we are looking for a factory offering top quality at competitive prices, being in a position and ready to administer our stocks and to make the shipments on our behalf. We have the choice of two factories in Switzerland which we consider offering the best prices and service. As for the digifiles we can continue working with our current printer who would deliver the data to the chosen CD-factory. The situation we are faced with forces us to withhold the launch of new CDs. We hope to have the following release ready by mid to end of November, 2012: hatOLOGY 718 Samuel Blaser Quartet As The Sea with Marc Ducret, Banz Oester and Gerald Cleaver (New recording from November 2011) Barcode 7 52156 07182 2 It's that kind of trust that turns lack of rehearsal from disadvantage to advantage, lending it an exhilarating edge that comes from being placed in a new situation without any kind of safety net. Record producer/ambient music progenitor Brian Eno wrote, in his Oblique Strategies, "Honor thy error as hidden intention"; clearly a modus operandi for Samuel Blaser and his group. That this group can navigate Samuel Blaser's challenging composite of form and freedom with such effortless aplomb speaks to its growing chemistry, each member's ability to listen, and a collective musical background that extends far beyond the jazz tradition. – John Kelman, June 2012

David S. Ware's longtime manager Steven Joerg, the family's official spokesman, has authorized the following statement about his client's passing. ===== Last night, saxophonist and composer David S. Ware succumbed to complications from his 2009 kidney transplant at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was 62. His remains will be cremated and a musical memorial service will be organized for a later date. Ware's official biography and complete discography are available at <http://www.aumfidelity.com/david-s-ware.html> WKCR 89.9 FM in New York is paying tribute to Ware with an 18-hour memorial broadcast <http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/david-s-ware-memorial-friday-noon-6am-saturday> that began at noon today (EST). Listen online at <http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/> An August 2011 documentary film, produced by David Lynch Foundation Television, is available for streaming in its entirety at <http://dlf.tv/2011/david-s-ware/> Ware's last recording, Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2011 <http://www.aumfidelity.com/aum074.html> (AUM Fidelity), documents his final live performance. "Precessional 3", the closing track from that release, which came out in July, is available for posting via SoundCloud at <http://soundcloud.com/aum-fidelity/03-precessional-3>

Would it be appropriate for you to contact Bluiett, raise the question, and ask him for a dub to check it out?

That's been on my short list to get for over a year now... I have these as well, and second the rec... Adam, buy that set. It's a stunning set, well compiled and researched. The second set is good too, but not as good as the first. Also, this: Fire in My Bones has arrived, and disc 1 so far is all that it's been cracked up to be. Funny, that Nuggets of Gospel box has also been on my list for a year or two.

I'd be interested in tango, although honestly I would end up getting only a few. I know tango people here in LA, and took lessons, so maybe they would also be interested.

A national tour is good. I remember going as a boy to the original unveiling (or one of them) of the first test Space Shuttle Enterprise at Edwards Air Force Base, I think in the late 1970s. Full circle. But the shuttles had more flights in them.

The Endeavor flying over Los Angeles today, my video: http://www.youtube.c...eature=youtu.be

That's been on my short list to get for over a year now... I have these as well, and second the rec...

How About "School of Thieves" for the album. :-)

For which? Willoughby might well have been smart enough to retain copyright on all of his photos, and not sign any normal Work for Hire contracts, but it's all conjecture. And my guess is for the other book that they licensed the photos. However, it is an academic text analyzing them, so they could fall under Fair Use.

Commentary on the Willoughby book: http://jazzlives.wordpress.com/tag/big-jay-mcneely/ And a website for the book: http://www.jazzbodyandsoul.us/home

How about the Blues set?

The documentary is "Searching for Sugar Man." played in Los Angeles a week or two ago, and I missed it, alas. Hope to catch it somehow soon.

I'm excited by this and will get it. Just throwing a hypothetical question out there. If you had a Mingus set with a hole in it, wouldn't you first think of checking the Mingus Archives at the Library of Congress? Why didn't they or Sue think of that?

http://tinyurl.com/cnb8gya http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2012/07/30/mort-du-realisateur-chris-marker_1740096_3246.html It is hard for me to express how much his films, and how he viewed the world, history, thought, culture, and the possibilities of cinema have affected me. If you haven't seen a bunch of his films, set out now to view them. More than Le Jetee, his global seeking essay films and his political films are remarkable. Several are available in the US on DVD from Icarus Films, and La Jetee and Sans Soleil from Criterion. Rest in Peace. The world will be a poorer place. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. (P.S. No jazz in La Jetee)

Probably 9/11 plane 2, and the 1992 LA riots. Heard Nixon's resignation on radio, and assassination attempt on Reagan announced after the fact by loudspeaker in a school class. Sports, for me, native Angeleño, probably Kirk Gibson's home run game 1 1988 world series, watching on big screen in common room in college dorm, no one else caring, me yelling.

And the Olympic flame is not visible outside the stadium. Dummies.

Saw it, will get, but haven't yet. Anyone else get it yet? Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz by Benjamin Cawthra (Oct 1, 2011) One I did get which is a nice photo book is a new one with Bob Willoughby's photos & comments: Jazz: Photographs and Recollections by Bob Willoughby (Jun 15, 2012) It includes his classic photos with Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium from 1951 as well It's selling pretty cheap, but it's a nice hardcover slip-covered book with ribbon and it seems like pretty good quality paper.

Time to get Carter-Bradford. Debating the Benny Goodman or Braxton. Need to see if that's the Duke set I have or the one I don't.

My receiver died and I need a new one. Running into issues finding one. I think I'd like under $1000. Inputs needed for Turntable, CD, Blu-Ray, VHS, Cassette Stereo out is all I need at this time. An HDMI input would be nice but isn't necessary. There's an Outlaw, the art deco one, 2150, that seems perhaps about right, but it is one short in inputs (nothing for VHS, unless I can use the Electronic processing input for it, but I'm not yet clear that I can.) Any recommendations? Not looking for (can't afford) top of the line.

tigers in the wild glaciers in Greenland? CDs

Congrats! And how can they announce this poll in June? Still half the year to go.

Big Jay McNeely. Started out in jazz with a BeBop trio Sonny Criss & Hampton Hawes, but changed over to R&B.

I'm mixed on it. Side question - why did you put an apostrophe in the thread title in the word "Changes"? It's not a possessive.