Hardbopjazz

What a dumb ass.

Today’s jazz scene it must be truly difficult to maintain a steady band. Up into the 1960s artists would do long engagements at clubs. I saw a web site that listed the shows at the Village Gate for about 6 months. Wes Montgomery played there 4 weeks straight, followed by Cannonball Adderely Quintet for another 3 weeks and the Horace Silver Quintet for 3 weeks and then Monk and his band. At what point did these long engagements cease to happen in jazz? Did this contribute to musicians jumping around and playing with other bands and leaders? This is my take on why group leaders have different musicians almost every few months. A musician needs to make money to survive, so finding gainful employment would mean joining someone else’s band to play at a club this week and going into another group the following week. If this is so, how do you get tight as a working band if you're not playing always with the same musicans?

Hank was full of spunk for someone that recently had open heart surgery. The band played for over 80 minutes.

I can take take this one step more with these scam bastards. I put an on line ad to find someone to adopt a kitten. I don't want any money other then a loving home for him. I've change some of the email in the slight chance this was a legit email. my name is XXXXXX, i am interested in the adoption of your pet which i saw the advert of it on petfinder.com. Let me make a brief introduction of my self with my family, I live with my wife, son and daughter in my own owned house which has a fenced yard. My son is 18 and my daughter is 17 yr older moreso we are a family that so much cherish pets and we are ready to give the pet a loving home. At the risk of sounding too rude i will be very glad to know the adoption fee of the pet, I will like to know the present condition of the pet and since i live in the south carolina, what is the name of the pet ? Kindly let me know if you will provide me banking informaton so I can wire you payment because that is going to be my preffered mode of payment What i am trying to say is that i will bear the shipping cost and give you 200 dollars for the pet if this is enough, and here is my address 425 Bla Bla Rd. No where, SC 29053 and as soon as the pet arrive our home the pictures of the pet will be always sent to you every twice in a month so that you can know that we are going to be taking good care of the pet.A welcome party will be organised for the pet the first day of its arrival to our loving home, Pls email me the picture of the pet if available .looking forward to your kind response as soon as you can. Remain Blessed

Wow, 70 years of some great jazz. I wonder if there is anything left in the vaults that can be issued? Here are three I would like to hear. 1. The Gene Harris Grant Green scratched session regardless how lame it may sound. 2. The Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers session from 1959 with Hank Mobley. Yes I've read th band was high or drunk. I still would like to give it a listen. 3. The Ike Auebec Grant Green session also listed as rejected.

I know at 90 there is a host of health issues one can develop, but what exactly is Hank ailing from?

Vinyl is back. Blue Note

Anything by Cecil Taylor would be what you're after.

When we hit 1,000,000 there should be some bells and whistles and streamers that fall on the person making the millionth post.

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One of the original masters of jazz will be playing this week at Dizzy's. I plan on going this Wednesday. Don't miss out if you're in NY and want something to do. After all, Hank is 90.

That's a dude.

I understand your pain. My dog died from Kidney failure a few years ago. I'm sure you made his year plus a very happy one.

Agreed.

Do you agree with the album ratings that allmusic.com has given to the 3 releases by Organissimo? Or do you say the hell with critics? I do listen to the second album more, so I guess I would hate that one higher. I was just listening to "Brither Ray". 3 1/2 stars Waiting for the Boogaloo Sisters 4 stars This Is the Place 3 1/2 stars Groovadelphia

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When I was a musicians I would often compose tunes from dreams.

A true story from this past July. Over this past summer I caught the Dizzy Gillespie’s All Star Big band at the Blue Note in NYC. James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton and a host of others. There was a couple sitting at my table along with 4 other people. The guy was talking to the rest of us before the show. He claimed to know everything about jazz. Fifteen minutes into the set he questioned “when will Dizzy come on to the stage”. The woman next to me said, “if Dizzy walks on the stage it would make the front page of every newspaper in the world”. The guy seemed to be puzzled. He asked why to the woman. Her answer was simple, “because he’s been dead for 15 years”.

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Many Many more to come.

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As of 9:15 AM on October 24th The stock market in the US didn’t get to open today and it is down a thousand points. All hell has broke lose here where I work. All these banks are in panic mode. I say it is time to buy stocks. When it doe rebound you will be wealthy. But first you need money.

If you have never seen Cecil Taylor, even if he isn't your cup of tea, you should go see him. He is amazing live.

On youtube there is an alternative version of “Tenderly”. I dig this version more than the one on the CD. While I do enjoy the master take, why was this take rejected? Maybe one day when there’s a Mosaic Organissimo it will be included.