mjzee

Hey, I work with what I'm given.

The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia would have turned 71 on Aug. 1. On Thursday and Friday at Davies Symphony Hall near Garcia's old home turf, the San Francisco Symphony will perform about 15 Garcia-related pieces arranged by Steven Bernstein, Sean O'Loughlin and Chris Walden. Warren Haynes will be out front singing and playing guitar, including, on occasion, Garcia's Wolf, handmade in 1973. The idea for what's called the "Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration With Warren Haynes" began with Garcia's estate, which contacted Mr. Haynes—a superb guitarist best known for reviving the Allman Brothers Band and for his group Gov't Mule—to guide a project in which Garcia's compositions and favorite pieces would be performed by full orchestras. Accustomed to working with rock lineups, Mr. Haynes at first suggested 50 songs either written by or associated with Garcia, who died in 1995. They settled on a playlist of 23, a more manageable number. More here: WSJ

You open the file with Amadeus, then save it to WAV. However, I believe Amadeus works only on a Mac.

Just finished listening to Alone Together. Wow; very powerful. Just these two guitarists: Rose setting up a frantic pace on rhythm, and Pat more than matching him. They really use the sound of the electric guitar: it's a treble-fest. Pat's attack is sharp, biting, and nasty. These are private tapes, so some of the tracks have iffy sound quality, but the music is enhanced by that rawness. Give it a listen.

BTW, this is a very helpful article about creating artwork for albums: Macworld

I used to do that too, only 4 drops. I recently got a Spin Kleen.

I just found a half-full bottle of Discwasher D4 fluid that must be 15 years old. Wonder what's in it.

He shouldn't rush it; let him recover fully. Maybe he should retire; there's no shame in that.

bravo, mjzee... one thing tho' is that photo of Redd is anachronistic for the Dootone set... how about this Redd instead? also, don't forget Redd's Dootoon label mate, Scatman Crothers. Tell Cuscuna to send the check to me. (Font I used: Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold.)

This one's also fairly straight-ahead: Sample, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne. It flies under the radar because the musicians' names aren't on the cover. It may have been originally a direct-to-disc in Japan; in the U.S., it was on Inner City.

Gotta love a gal with a cigarette holder...

When I worked in a jazz record store in the late '70's, Carmel was huge. But then the Crusaders were huge - remember "Street Life"?

How about this?

Here's an interview with Oscar Peterson where he agrees with Matthew Shipp! (Scroll to the end of the interview) http://jazztimes.com/articles/29232-oscar-peterson-in-conversation

No, it's less tall and the photo needs a border, but the photo you've found is dead right. MG It's wrong by era. I'd need a photo from late '50's - early '60's. And maybe change the title to The Complete Redd Foxx Dooto Recordings.

Does anyone know the font that Mosaic uses?

Matthew Shipp on Keith Jarrett, boiled down to four words: I don't like it. He should post here. We get that kind of stuff all the time.

Release date September 17: Amazon

One odd thing about Blue Note is they never listed song timings, neither on the jacket nor on the record labels.

I was reminded of this thread by this column from today's New York Post: NYC, july 1993 Today we grouse about soda bans and Citi Bikes. Twenty years ago, we worried about being mugged or murdered. New York Post

Ditto re my mother and Alzheimers. It's debilitating in a shocking and horrible way.

I think the Johnny Smith has plenty of variety.

I was there. You are correct in terms of the crime rate and general feeling that no one was really in control; too many outlaws and not enough sheriffs. I hasten to add that there are those who miss those days.

Listening to Saga of the Outlaws now. The first thing that struck me is that Tyler has a nice tone. I think tone is very important (it's one of the main reasons to listen to Ben Webster, for example), but it may be even more important in "free" music, since so often the music is intended to be confrontational and abrasive. Having said that, Saga is very compositional (as Tyler points out in the liner notes); there are sections and themes (indeed, the presentation of the album might have been better served by having a "Part 1," "Part 2," etc, in the mastering of LP and CD, keeping the music uninterrupted, but I'm sure Chuck left decisions regarding the presentation of the music to Mr. Tyler). I also like Tyler's sense of control; you get the sense that he's playing what he wants to play. Good album; I look forward to hearing it again. I must confess, I see no connection between the music and a Western, "outlaw" theme.

I understand Dorothy Donegan was a hoot. Would like to hear some reminiscences about her.