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  2. Neo-bop / Young Lions records that you still listen to

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said:

    Feels like a very different type of music.

    I do agree, but at some point someone (with questionable judgement perhaps) stuck Osby in such a list.  He laughs about it in this interview: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VE0KuENK5akJ:www.jazzweekly.com/interviews/ndpt1.htm+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-b-d

    (I knew I wasn't completely imagining this.)

  5. new Japanese Enja series in Jan

    in Re-issues

    Posted

    On 12/25/2020 at 8:33 PM, ejp626 said:

    ...and migrated to Amazon.co.jp where they had a few copies of Waldon's A Touch of the Blues left.

     

    A Touch of the Blues showed up crazy fast - it was mailed out on the 26!  I'm a little sorry I didn't add another CD or two to see about combined shipping, though my wallet thanks me for my restraint... 

    Anyway, I'll be checking this out this afternoon.

  6. The Best Books You Read in 2020

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    While it wasn't a complete artistic success for me, I thought Rushdie's Quichotte had a lot going for it.  Probably the best book I read was Camus's The Plague and the best book I reread was Atwood's The Edible Woman.

    I did reread some key Thoreau essays, and I have to say I get more conflicted each time.  The strain of extreme individualism that Thoreau embodies is ultimately extremely corrosive.  I also feel he comes across as cold-blooded and somewhat provincial (trying to be an island and proving Donne wrong) in his famous bit in "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For": "And I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper. If we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed by accident, or one house burned, or one vessel wrecked, or one steamboat blown up, or one cow run over on the Western Railroad, or one mad dog killed, or one lot of grasshoppers in the winter,—we never need read of another. One is enough."

    Now this essay tries to reclaim Thoreau by saying that he didn't really mean it that way (and he was mostly against the commodification of the news), but I find the apologists wrong-headed: https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/summer/what-would-thoreau-think-our-24-hour-news-cycle

    I see no reason to believe he didn't mean what he actually wrote, and he simply wasn't that interested in other people and their fates.  I do agree he would be completely aghast at today's society.

  7. Irish People Try Krispy Kreme Donuts For The First Time

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    I agree with Dan.  I've never found KK remotely appealing -- to the point that I would pass up free KK donuts left in the lunch room.  (This was somewhat common when KK was just breaking into the Chicago market.)  Somewhat ironically there are still a handful of KK outlets in Toronto, though vastly outnumbered by Tim Hortons', while, sadly, there are no Dunkin Donuts franchises anywhere in Canada at all.  There was one hanging on in Montreal as late as 2018, but its franchise was not renewed...

  9. Return Of The Film Corner Thread

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    Watched Gilliam's "Final Cut" of Brazil for the first time in many years.  I forgot that it is a Christmas movie, much like Die Hard...

    I did remember the gifts/bribes for officials, but forgot that they were presents.  I definitely didn't remember one of the chief officials dressed up as Santa Claus!  In my defense, I think this was in the European & Final Cut, and I have only seen the Final Cut twice (counting tonight).  Growing up I saw the US theatrical release several times, and I don't think that particular scene is in there, though I could be mistaken.  Never taken the time to watch the upbeat "Love Conquers All" version, but there are supposedly quite a few differences and it is much, much shorter (though with a marginally expanded role for DeNiro).  Maybe I will one of these days.

  11. LF: Graham Collier Septet - Deep Dark Blue Centre

    in Offering and Looking For...

    Posted

    I came to this material a different way around - through the UK reissue house Whatmusic.com.  What was a bit peculiar about them is that they only had a few British jazz titles.  They mostly were reissuing Brazilian music, and I was turned on to some amazing stuff at very reasonable prices in the early 2000s.  The CD and LP version of Deep Dark Blue Centre are both sold out, but there is a nice mini-essay by Collier still archived on the site - http://www.whatmusic.com/info/productinfo.php?productid=169&menulevel=catalogue&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whatmusic.com%2Fcatalogue.php

    I don't know if I still have my CD copy.  Probably so, but it would be hard to put my hands on it right now.  I am pretty amazed at how much unissued material by Collier is on iTunes and Spotify, and I'll be listening to a lot of that over this week thanks to being prompted by this thread.  The most intriguing is a suite that Collier wrote inspired by Lowry's Under the Volcano!

  12. Return Of The Film Corner Thread

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Matthew said:

    Soul. I'm in the minority, I didn't think it was all that great and I did not like the animation for the film. I'll have to watch it again, but I was underwhelmed at my first viewing.

    Soul | Disney Movies

    My kids have aged out of Pixar films, but I saw the trailers and was completely underwhelmed.  This is not a movie that appeals to me on any dimension.

  13. new Japanese Enja series in Jan

    in Re-issues

    Posted

    It does appear that there is a bit of a sale on at Record Store Merurido, but I am just not able to navigate the menus even with Google Translate.  I gave up and migrated to Amazon.co.jp where they had a few copies of Waldon's A Touch of the Blues left.

    In the process of doing all this, I found out that Waldron's What It Is is available for pre-order (shipping on or around Jan 27), so I decided to get that as well.  Kind of an expensive day, but that's sort of par for the course around here...  I assume there will be another large batch coming out at the same time, but I promised myself not to even look...  ;)

  14. Return Of The Film Corner Thread

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    I held off for the longest time but finally got a Blu-Ray player.  I needed to make sure I found one that would play Region A and B.

    I've been hanging onto Criterion's Tati Blu-Ray set for some time now and finally broke out some of the discs.  Some of the bonus features are incredible.  There is a slightly different version of Jour de Fête from 1964 with hand-colored elements, which is what I watched tonight.  And then back in 1995 they were able to print a color version of the entire film!  (Tati shot the entire film with two cameras but the color version (very experimental) couldn't be developed into viable prints at that time.)  It's not quite as earth-shattering as if they found true color negatives of a Chaplin or Keaton film (rather than Ted Turner's colorization process) but pretty close.  I'll probably watch the color version over the weekend.

  16. How old are YOU?

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, AllenLowe said:

    thanks guys; we are actually waiting now for a report from what they call "the tumor board" on treatment, etc. They don't think it has spread and it appears to be related to what I had last year. We're a bit freaked out, but hoping it's manageable. I should know a lot more in the next day.

    Sending good vibes your way.  Feel better soon!

  18. COVID-19 III: No Politics For Thee

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    The lockdown in Toronto and Peel is being extended and "tightened" in unspecified ways that we find out on Monday.  I know that people are very weary and are longing for their old lives back.  I've heard that office workers may be told unilaterally that they need to stay home, but I hope that doesn't happen.  The city of Hamilton is entering lockdown on Monday as well.

    Very glad and still a bit amazed that the vaccines have arrived so early.  This came at a truly ground-breaking pace, but it will still be a long winter, even with light at the end of the tunnel (late spring maybe when a reasonable number of people have been vaccinated and we can do a few outdoor social things again?).  Please don't listen to this "expert": https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/brazil-s-bolsonaro-warns-virus-vaccine-can-turn-people-into-crocodiles-1.5237678

    The vaccine will not turn you into a crocodile...

    As hard as it is, I think it is still best not to travel to see loved ones over the holidays and just celebrate twice as much next year.  Hoping that everyone can stay safe and still enjoy the holidays (in moderation)...

  22. Live Streaming Concerts

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted

    On 12/8/2020 at 1:21 AM, BFrank said:

    Looking forward to that Dave Holland show.

    Agreed.  Likely will listen in both nights.

    Saw Dave Holland at the Chicago Jazz Showcase at the "family matinee" on Sunday.  After the set, I was able to swing by the bar with my son and say hi and thank him for the music.  A nice memory. 

  25. Jazz in the 90s

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Greg Osby put out a lot of material, mostly on BN.  In addition to Banned in New York, it may be worth checking out The Invisible Hand with Jim Hall and Andrew Hill!  (This was released in 2000 though it was recorded in 1999.)

    It does look like a lot of the newer artists/groups l follow mostly were starting in the early 2000s.

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