Hardbopjazz

It's like, "I didn't start the forest fire, the Cigarette did when I trough it on the ground". Still breaking the law in my opinion.

Ther's over 990 jazz records seeded there. Safe to say, almost all are commercially available.

In another thread I was discussing the Jimmy Smith documentary “Jimmy O Smith.” I found someone that has this film. He is willing to give me a copy. He doesn’t think it could be seeded on dime. He had tried to find out if there is copy write on this film, but hasn't gotten a direct answer. He doesn’t want to violate the dime's rules on material that is protected by law. I agreed. But he offered to put it up on http://www.demonoid.com/. I never heard of this place. I went to the site and people are openly trading commercially available music. How does a place like that stay up and active and not shut down? Aren't record company's lawyers aware of of places like this? http://www.demonoid.com/

Can I assume all of you across the pond know about Martha Stewart and why we here in the US make fun of her?

Every jazz Christmas CD always seem to have Dexter Gordon's version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". It is a great version of that tune.

Stick to what you know best, and that is being a bitch. Would you buy a jazz record she puts her name on? I wonder if she really knows anything about the artists that are on this CD?

This may be getting issued. The person that has it, wrote to me, that it just might be coming out on DVD. It was rebroadcast last year on TV and may be making it to a store near you. If it is not being issued, it will be seeded on dime, otherwise we will need to go and buy it when it gets issued. Either way, it seems to be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Well I finally found someone with this film. In fact he's has transferred this to DVD. Those on dime, it may show up there soon. I will keep you posted.

I comparing just this summer. So far it hasn't been a good draw for jazz. By the way Dan, Lou Donaldson is in the mail as of this morning, 2 copies. I still need to get the Stitt working.

These are two questions for all the guitar players here. Flat wound or round wound? Which do you use, and what gauge? When I use to play, it was always Guild Flat wound at 13 gauge.

Is it doing any worse/better than usual? Guy I think worse. I go to live shows quite a lot. This summer it has been the thinnest in terms of audience. The jazz standard is a bit pricey, but the Vanguard and the studio museum of Harlem are more affordable. Andrew Hill was only 15 dollars and there were a good 20 seats open. I am planning on seeing Cedar Walton next and then Charles Toliver. Walton is at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola and Toliver is at the Iridium. I will check on the turn out for these. Maybe the state the US economy has something to do with it. People need the money for gas. But I've also went to a few Jazz Mobile shows which are free, and they too were not as full like in past years.

This past July I've gone to a few different shows. Andrew Hill a the Museum of Harlem, Lou Donaldson at the Jazz Standard, The Heath Brothers at the Village Vanguard and Greg Osby at the village Vanguard. All the shows were great, but they were all only about half filled. Last night at Vanguard, the second set for Greg Osby, there had to be a total 35 people. Is jazz really losing its following? NYC you would think it would be swinging at these clubs. How is live jazz doing where you live?

Today is Charlie Christian's 90 birthday. WKCR is doing a birthday broadcast for his 90th.

If it is still on, I'll be there.

I plan on seeing Greg Osby this Wednesday at the Village Vanguard. I might even go again on Friday.

Well, maybe I will see you there. It looks to be a wonderful show with all these great musicans performing. The only thing that will stop me is if it pours like it did 2 years ago.

It is also going to be downtown. Saturday's it is always up in Harlem. Sunday's it is in the Village.

There's a great show coming up in NYC and best of all it is free. 14th CPJF Chico Hamilton, George Coleman, Sonny Fortune Quartet & Greg Osby Saturday, August 26, 2006 From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Marcus Garvey Park The 14th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival offers an extraordinary and FREE line-up. City Parks Foundation is proud to announce that the 2006 festival also includes special celebrations for Chico Hamilton’s 85th birthday. The two days of free concerts take place in parks in the neighborhoods where Parker himself lived and worked. Chico Hamilton Drummer Chico Hamilton’s career stretches from the birth of be-bop, through West Coast cool to the present. While still a high school student in the ‘40s, he jammed with young players like Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet and Charles Mingus. As a member of Gerry Mulligan’s “piano-less” quartet in the ‘50s, he gained a reputation for his innovative rhythmic sense. Hamilton’s own mid-‘50s quintet broke barriers both for its multi-racial make-up and it’s dynamic take on cool jazz. That group gained immortality from its appearance in the seminal music documentary Jazz On A Summer’s Day as well as a supporting turn in the gritty noir drama The Sweet Smell Of Success. Hamilton has continued to be a prolific artist. This year alone he is releasing a total of five albums—astonishing for anyone, let alone a man approaching 85. George Coleman Tenor saxophonist George Coleman brings the entire spectrum of African-American music to his art – from straight R&B (as a young man he played for both Ray Charles and B. B. King), to advanced bop (he was an integral part of Max Roach’s group in the early ‘60s), to avant-garde inflected jazz (his two-year stint with Miles Davis’ classic mid-‘60s quintet with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams). For the last thirty years, Coleman has concentrated on leading his own groups. His powerful tone and limber improvisatory skills make him among the most sought after performers in jazz today. Sonny Fortune Quartet Elvin Jones, Mongo Santamaria, McCoy Tyner, Buddy Rich and Miles Davis are only a few of the jazz greats to whom Sonny Fortune has lent his formidable talent over the last forty years. An accomplished instrumentalist on tenor and baritone sax, clarinet and flute, Fortune is also a great composer of adventurous bop tunes and beautiful ballads. In concert, his integrity and sure-footedness are a marvel: Downbeat said he “can go inside or out without losing his audience” while Jazz Times described him as “the embodiment of the sound of surprise in [jazz].” Greg Osby For saxophonist Greg Osby, there exists a region of musical independence, expression and interplay that he calls “the zero zone.” It’s a seldom-experienced intensity of playing, but it’s one to which he is always striving (He even named one of his albums after it: 1998’s Zero). Osby conjures up a spirit of wonderment and possibility by using traditional song structures as a jumping off point for wild flights of fancy – long flowing phrases punctuated by Monk-like bursts of energy. Reviewing last year’s trio set Channel Three, The New York Times said “Refining a small-group sound that in performance is truly thrilling …Mr. Osby is at the top of his game.” ** Directions to Marcus Garvey Park : Located just south of the 125th Street shopping corridor along the axis of Fifth Avenue in Central Harlem, Marcus Garvey Park is easily accessible by public transportation. Take the 7th Avenue Express number 2 or 3 trains; the Lexington Avenue number 4, 5 or 6 trains; or Metro North to 125th Street. The M1 bus passes along the park and the M7, M60, M98, M100, M101, M102 and Bx15 buses all stop just a short walk away.

There's a great show coming up in NYC and best of all it is free. 14th CPF Chico Hamilton, George Coleman, Sonny Fortune Quartet & Greg Osby Saturday, August 26, 2006 From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Marcus Garvey Park The 14th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival offers an extraordinary and FREE line-up. City Parks Foundation is proud to announce that the 2006 festival also includes special celebrations for Chico Hamilton’s 85th birthday. The two days of free concerts take place in parks in the neighborhoods where Parker himself lived and worked. Chico Hamilton Drummer Chico Hamilton’s career stretches from the birth of be-bop, through West Coast cool to the present. While still a high school student in the ‘40s, he jammed with young players like Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet and Charles Mingus. As a member of Gerry Mulligan’s “piano-less” quartet in the ‘50s, he gained a reputation for his innovative rhythmic sense. Hamilton’s own mid-‘50s quintet broke barriers both for its multi-racial make-up and it’s dynamic take on cool jazz. That group gained immortality from its appearance in the seminal music documentary Jazz On A Summer’s Day as well as a supporting turn in the gritty noir drama The Sweet Smell Of Success. Hamilton has continued to be a prolific artist. This year alone he is releasing a total of five albums—astonishing for anyone, let alone a man approaching 85. George Coleman Tenor saxophonist George Coleman brings the entire spectrum of African-American music to his art – from straight R&B (as a young man he played for both Ray Charles and B. B. King), to advanced bop (he was an integral part of Max Roach’s group in the early ‘60s), to avant-garde inflected jazz (his two-year stint with Miles Davis’ classic mid-‘60s quintet with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams). For the last thirty years, Coleman has concentrated on leading his own groups. His powerful tone and limber improvisatory skills make him among the most sought after performers in jazz today. Sonny Fortune Quartet Elvin Jones, Mongo Santamaria, McCoy Tyner, Buddy Rich and Miles Davis are only a few of the jazz greats to whom Sonny Fortune has lent his formidable talent over the last forty years. An accomplished instrumentalist on tenor and baritone sax, clarinet and flute, Fortune is also a great composer of adventurous bop tunes and beautiful ballads. In concert, his integrity and sure-footedness are a marvel: Downbeat said he “can go inside or out without losing his audience” while Jazz Times described him as “the embodiment of the sound of surprise in [jazz].” Greg Osby For saxophonist Greg Osby, there exists a region of musical independence, expression and interplay that he calls “the zero zone.” It’s a seldom-experienced intensity of playing, but it’s one to which he is always striving (He even named one of his albums after it: 1998’s Zero). Osby conjures up a spirit of wonderment and possibility by using traditional song structures as a jumping off point for wild flights of fancy – long flowing phrases punctuated by Monk-like bursts of energy. Reviewing last year’s trio set Channel Three, The New York Times said “Refining a small-group sound that in performance is truly thrilling …Mr. Osby is at the top of his game.” ** Directions to Marcus Garvey Park : Located just south of the 125th Street shopping corridor along the axis of Fifth Avenue in Central Harlem, Marcus Garvey Park is easily accessible by public transportation. Take the 7th Avenue Express number 2 or 3 trains; the Lexington Avenue number 4, 5 or 6 trains; or Metro North to 125th Street. The M1 bus passes along the park and the M7, M60, M98, M100, M101, M102 and Bx15 buses all stop just a short walk away.

Thanks for clearing this up.

Since the Hammond company is long defunct, are there any organs being made today that come close to the B3?

HAs anyone herad his playing? There is a concert on July 28th in Westchester, NY Pierson Park, Tarrytown. I probably can't make it.

Tuesdya, it was Lou Donaldson. Friday it was the Heath Brothers. Tonight, Lou Donaldson again.

I am planning on seeing Lou Donaldson this coming week. He has Kyle Koehler playing B3. I have not heard of him before. Does anyone here know about him?

Has anyone here heard of this place? It is new to me. A co-worker today tells me she just got a grand piano for free. When I asked her how, she told of this site. People give away stuff they no longer want. The couple she got the Bösendorfer from was retiring to Arizona and didn't want to bother selling it or taking it with them. Shit! It has to be worth a good 8K I would guess. She just paid 700 to have it moved to her house. Neither her or her husband play, but it "Looks Cool" as she said. www.Freecycle.org