Pete C

The lofts and musician-run labels of the '70s constitutes a golden age, IMO, contrary to the dominant Marsalis-Burns narrative.

Are you sure it wasn't Peter Falk he was talking about? Here it is: http://between-dreams.deviantart.com/journal/When-We-ll-Worship-Jesus-by-Amiri-Baraka-241368881 As a jewish atheist, I don't really understand why an adherent of one of the Abrahamic sects would kvetch about Jesus. I mean, can't you just replace Jesus with Mohammed in the poem? "we'll worship jesus when mao do," -- Is Baraka still a Maoist or pro-Mao?

I'm a big fan of Ford Madox Ford, and in one of his memoirs I found a blatantly anti-semitic remark. I mentioned to a friend I was disappointed and he said, "Yeah, but if you stopped reading all the anti-semites you'd be missing a lot of great literature."

At least three.

Curtis Knight Lonnie Youngblood Jimi Hendrix

Bingo Bud Abbott Lou Costello

Well, you wandered around and finally found somebody who... I'll raise you Al Hibbler, who I generally don't like, except the date with Rahsaan that's so surreal it's brilliant. I'm not so hot on Earl Coleman's recordings with the original boppers (though it's a great voice), but those albums he did for Xanadu in the '70s are excellent.

I trust that assessment comes as the result of a thorough and extensive reading of the published writings of all those in question. Especially if somebody goes searching for that name on a jazz board!

Rhetorical question: would a right-wing rant, employing similar rhetorical devices, rhythms and structure (I use the word loosely), be similarly welcomed?

Sweet Mama Stringbean Carrot Top Mr. Potato Head

Hot Lips Houlihan Sally Kellerman Loretta Swit

Even without the "offensive" content, I'm surprised that at least three intelligent people here would consider this even partially a "good poem."

Is that true? I can't stand the stuff, but why would anybody buy anything bigger than a tall if that's the case?

Probably because he's the head of Starbucks!

Digby Fairweather Uncle Weatherby Tex Antoine

Gena Rowlands John Cassavetes Ben Gazarra

B.B. King Bibi Netanyahu Bebe Neuwirth

Ole Bull Cow Cow Davenport Tony Oxley

It may not prove he's an anti-semite---just a muddled thinker and a nut case.

So, you're a gun runner?

Yes, but who is Client 9 on this board?

Were you there at the same time as Howard Schultz? Based on your birth date you probably overlapped. And did you know Harold Bakst?

You could preview it for free by streaming.

I always loved his Haydn concerto. I'll give him a slight edge over Wynton

Damn, I'll be away from Baku that week.