Pete C

Are you free-associating?

I only have one, a Mike Nock trio, and it's excellent. The Mike Nock/Marty Ehrlich one looks mighty tempting too.

You betcha. I wasn't aware of the Naxos recording of Ornstein. I'll have to look that up. Ornstein's "Arabesques" is one of my favorite piano suites. I have it on an album called "Past Futurists" by Marthanne Verbit.

There's always the Groucho Marx method.

It's brilliant. And it's amazing how Hines always sounded "modern" without ever changing his style.

I love Deep in a Dream. There's currently a copy on half.com for $5.41. Someone ought to grab it. Mariano was also a member of one of Shelly Manne's best groups, on Swinging Sounds, More Swinging Sounds, & The Gambit.

How are Catherine Deneuve's politics?

Not exactly.

I agree that early on Konitz had a tone that was much closer to Desmond's than his later work. I think a good example is "Too Marvelous for Words" on Konitz Meets Mulligan.

How about a lost tenors thread? Rocky Boyd, Azar Lawrence, Tyrone Washington...

These groups are generally part of a particular church, and probably perform there on a regular basis. One of the best is McCollough Sons of Thunder, in Harlem. They're on the CD I posted above.

HE'S SO EXCITED HE SENT A TELEGRAM STOP

Hey John L, fyi, last time I was in your town I saw a great gospel trombone band playing for tips at Dupont Circle. I watched them for close to an hour.

Have you heard Vernard Johnson? Gospel altoist out of Fort Worth? None too shabby! Great stuff. Any Ayler fan should dig him, as should any Junior Walker fan! ANother great instrumental gospel tradition is the trombone shout bands.

Oh, now I get it. Like the one George W. Bush has.

Disrespect for other people's religion is pretty bad, but religion is worse.

McLaughlin: Extrapolation, Devotion, My Goals Beyond John Surman: Where Fortune Smiles Soft Machine: Third, Fourth, Fifth

I've seen Barron a number of times in a variety of situations, but one of the nicest was the 2-piano gig with John Hicks to celebrate Bradley's 20th anniversary. One of my greatest regrets is not having seen Bill Evans, since I didn't really get into him until after he died.

I think it's a pretty good lineup this year. I'll be there at least 2 or 3 nights. I'm especially looking forward to the Wednesday night lineup. Ninth Vision Festival AT The Center 268 Mulberry and Prince Street May 25 through May 31, 2004 [Edited for current schedule] SCHEDULE VISION NINE Tuesday May 25 7:30 Joseph Jarman Opening Invocation 8:00 Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra celebrates Marshall Allen's 80th Birthday: Marshall Allen alto saxophone flute EVI clarinet, Knoel Scott alto saxophone, Charles Davis tenor, Yaha Abdul-Majid tenor saxophone, Rey Scott baritone saxophone, Michael Ray trumpet vocals, Fred Adams trumpet, D Hotep guitar, Dave Davis trombone, Tyrone Hill trombone, Bill Davis bass, Art Jenkins vocals perc, Elson Nascimento Surdo - percussion, Luquman Ali drums 9:00 Gus Solomons jr dance, Adeena poet, Todd Nicholson bass 9:45 Khan Jamal Quintet: Khan Jamal vibes, Pheralyn Dove poet, Jemeel Moondoc sax, Roy Campbell trumpet, Dylan Taylor bass, Dwight James drums 10:45 James "Blood" Ulmer guitar, Jamaladeen Tacuma bass, Calvin Weston drums Wednesday May 26 7:30 Mark Dresser bass, Ned Rothenberg woodwinds & shakuhachi, Michiyo Yagi koto, bass koto 8:30 Equal Interest: Joseph Jarman reeds, Leroy Jenkins violin, Myra Melford piano 9:30 Henry Grimes Trio: Henry Grimes bass, Marilyn Crispell piano, Andrew Cyrille drums 10:30 Fred Van Hove piano & Johannes Bauer trombone Thursday May 27 7:30 Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber: Greg Tate conductor - guitar, Lisala Beatty, Jerry Darkcloud & Jeremiah Griffin vocals, Satch Hoyt flute, Rene Akan & Thom Loubet guitar, Matana Roberts & Petre Radu Scafaru reeds, Vijay Iyer piano, Bruce Mack synthesizer, Lewis Barnes trumpet, Jason Dimatteo bass, Jared Nickerson electric bass, Chris Eddleton, Trevor Holder & Qusaim Naqvi drums 8:30 David Budbill poet, William Parker bass 9:30 Whit Dickey drums, Matthew Shipp piano, William Parker bass 10:30 Amiri & Amina Baraka Blue Ark: The Wordship: Amiri Baraka poet & vocals, Amina Baraka poet & vocals, Dwight West vocals, Rahman Herbie Morgan sax, Brian Smith bass, Vijay Iyer piano, Pheeroan akLaff drums Friday May 28 7:30 Steve Dalachinsky poet, Ximena Garnica dance, Tim Barnes percussion 8:30 Rob Brown Collective: Rob Brown sax, Steve Swell trombone, Joe Morris bass, Luther Gray drums 9:30 William Parker Quartet & Patricia Nicholson PaNic: William Parker bass, Patricia Nicholson dance, Rob Brown sax, Treva Offutt dance, Lewis Barnes trumpet, Miriam Parker dance, Samir Chatterjee percussion, Kevin Bachman dance 10:30 Mixashawn Hemispheric Principles... the Legacy of J.A. Emidy solo for reeds, voice, strings 11:15 Kidd Jordan New Orleans Band with guest William Parker: Kidd Jordan tenor sax, Clyde Kerr trumpet, Darrell Levigne piano, Alvin Fielder drums Saturday May 29 7:30 Reggie Workman Ashanti's Message - History in the Making: Reggie Workman bass, Gerry Hemmingway drums, Kevin Jones conga, Yayoi Ikawa piano, JD Parran bass clarinet & flute, John Beaty alto sax, Kyoko Kitamura vocals 8:30 Sabir Mateen Quintet: Sabir Mateen reeds, Raphe Malik trumpet, Raymond A. King piano, Jane Wang bass, Ravish Momin percussion 9:30 Milford Graves Trio, guest William Parker, Joe Rigby sax, Hugh Glover sax 10:30 Cooper-Moore Triptych Myth: Cooper-Moore piano & percussion, Tom Abbs bass, Chad Taylor drums, Moo Lohkenn guest vocals 11:30 Joe McPhee Quartet: Joe McPhee trumpet, sax, Harold E. Smith drums, Dominic Duval bass, Rosie Hertlein violin Sunday May 30 5:00 A panel of artists discuss The Artist's Role in Waging Peace: David Budbill, William Parker, Dave Burrell, Kidd Jordan, Marilyn Sontag & Patricia Nicholson 7:30 Tri-Factor: Kahil El'Zabar percussion, Bluiett baritone sax, Billy Bang violin 8:30 Roy Campbell Jr Tazz: Roy Campbell Jr, trumpet, Andrew Bemkey piano, Chris Sullivan bass, Michael Thompson drums 9:30 Dave Burrell Echo/Peace Continuum: Dave Burrell piano, William Parker bass, Sabir Mateen reeds, Steve Lehman sax, William Hooker drums 10:30 Revolutionary Ensemble: Leroy Jenkins violin, Jerome Cooper drums, Sirone bass Monday Memorial May 31 :: Dedicated to Bassists Wilber Morris & Peter Kowald :: 7:30 New York Skyscraper conducted by Butch Morris: Cornelius Dufallo & Rose Bartu violin, Michael Marcus clarinet, Nabate S. Isles trumpet, Reut Regev trombone, Salim Washington oboe, Steffany Griffin viola, Tim Price bassoon, Mark Taylor french horn, Okkyung Lee cello, Matt Moran vibes, Tom Abbs tuba, Mia Theodorakis harp, Shahzad Ismaily & Miguel Frasconi electronics, Andrea Parkins harp & others 8:30 Gunda Gottschalk violin, Xu Feng Xia guzheng 9:30 Gunter Baby Sommer drums, Connie Bauer trombone, Barre Philips bass 10:30 William Parker Bass Quartet with guest Charles Gayle reeds, bassists: William Parker, Henry Grimes, Sirone & Alan Silva Schedule subject to change, for most recent information check for updates at our website. Tickets - $25/night; 7Day Pass - $140 Advance sales Downtown Music Tel. 212-473-0043 email: dmg@downtownmusicgallery.com Press inquiries, please contact Jim Eigo publicist@visionfestival.org. All other inquiries: 212.696.6681 or info@visionfestival.org

I think he's probably referring to the gig Coleman already did this month at Smoke. He's pretty regular there. Smoke's programming is hard bop heaven.

How could you forget it, considering the charming people you met that night.

Bobby is not the one I'm worrying about. It's the other two.

I assume it's DeJohnette, since he'll be appearing with the trio at Monterey.

The Baden 1972 disc is OK, but both played much better on many other occasions. They only appear together on 1 or 2 tunes.

There are a bunch of great big bands working these days. Vanguard, Maria Schneider, Clayton-Hamilton, Charles Tolliver, Tyner, Bob Florence, Gerald Wilson, Chico O'Farrill (still going under Arturo's leadership). I've seen all of them except Wilson. Toshiko only recently disbanded hers. Dave Holland's big band is pretty good, though I prefer the quintet. And some of the European big bands are really spectacular, especially NDR, WDR & Brussels. I've seen Brussels & WDR live. I got to see Basie 3 times, once with Lockjaw and twice with Jimmy Forrest. It was really great to see Machito & Mario Bauza's bands live.