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The first heavy metal band! I saw this when it was first broadcast, and it made a huge impression on me - I had to find the single. There was a nice tribute to Dick Clark on the ACM Awards broadcast last night.

A pre-eminent contemporary multi-instrumentalist and composer rooted in jazz, Don Byron has engaged with a wild variety of musical styles — from rap to neo-classical, funk to heavy metal — and is currently touring with the New Gospel Quintet, exploring the heritage of African-American spirituals It was his encounter with klezmer, however, and his tribute album to the Borscht Belt musician and comedian Mickey Katz (“Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz”), that brought him a great deal of attention earlier in his career, two decades ago. Over the years, this encounter served as a source of both mirth and awe; in retrospect, Byron’s attempt to resuscitate Katz (1909-85), and his peculiar interpretation of the klezmer legacy has had a major impact on further development of klezmer and on the unfolding of what came to be known as the Klezmer Revival. The Forward’s Jake Marmer talked to Byron about klezmer, cultural appropriation, assimilation and hipness. Read more: http://forward.com/articles/173734/how-don-byron-brought-klezmer-music-and-mickey-kat/?p=all

I've been thinking of getting one. The lower-end players are relatively inexpensive. I just don't know how often I'd use it.

Interestingly, the UK (R2) version of the Woody Allen box contains one additional film compared to the American box. On the downside, that film is Melinda and Melinda, easily one of his worst.

I think that if it was Dizzy, Cuscuna would've let us in on the secret.

Do you know if there are releases of those recordings at the correct speed? MG I spoke too soon - it was indeed "Papa," not "I Got You," that was sped up. As for Gimme Some Lovin', see this Wikipedia entry: Wikipedia. MG, you may not have known of it because you're probably familiar with the version issued in the UK.

Other records that were sped up for 45 release: I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis (Stevie Winwood)

When we lived in Connecticut, there was a chain of furniture stores called Bob's. Bob insisted on doing his own commercials. On a regular TV they weren't so bad, but in large hi-def you really got to see his teeth close-up. This was not a good thing.

TT is fine on all of the BN dates he's on. Thanks for thinking of him. Well, he sometimes clams and sometimes overblows, but I really like his melodic sense.

It was great to meet you and the other board members, Chuck. A grand time was had by all.

I think of Little Johnny C as a Duke Pearson record. Tommy Turrentine was really good on Sonny Clark's Leapin' and Lopin'.

What brand?

Yes, but if I'm recalling correctly what Dan said, Cyrille came into that date with a dismissive attitude. If so, it was not a matter of what he thought needed to be done musically but what he felt like doing socially -- i.e. demonstrate his indifference to/separate himself from these old farts and their musical ways by playing in a rather corny, near two-beat manner. Again, I'd have to listen again to be sure I'm not exaggerating, but I do recall thinking at the time something like "What the heck does he think he's doing?" P.S. This was 1962, and perhaps Cyrille (he was only 21) thought that if wasn't Trane or the like, it was a moldy fig thing. Somebody should ask him.

But I haven't heard it.

Great interview! It was funny when the interviewer lost interest in the jazz guys Charlie was enumerating ("[continues in this vein for some time]"). And isn't this true: "Sometimes you're pot-boiling. Sometimes you're on song."

I downloaded DVD Audio Extractor, but when I went to open it, there was a notice that it was "from an unidentified developer," which gave me pause. So I went to the App Store and downloaded DVD Ripper Pro. This also had a free trial version. It worked fine; ripping the audio took about 15 minutes, and gave me one uninterrupted mp3 file (there is a choice of file formats available). Volume level is a little low, but that's easily correctable in Amadeus. I sampled the resulting file and it sounds fine; I now just have to split the performance into individual tracks.

Thanks. According to CNET, DVD Audio Extractor also works on Mac. Maybe I'll try that.

I like that quote. It holds true about listening too - not that there's any imperative to listen outside your comfort zone but enormous rewards can come from doing it. Again there you still have the choice to incorporate or discard music you haven't been involved with. Yeah, that's why I saved it. I think it's a good quote about life in general.

This is a snippet from a Ron Carter interview in Down Beat some years ago: DB: Is being uncomfortable in a musical situation a good thing? RC: It's necessary. You have to process new information - adding to your library of musical knowledge a certain set of chords, or a rhythm that maybe Steve Kroon brings to the band for the first time, or the guitar sound that Bill Frisell brings - that you had not been introduced to nor expected to hear. That makes you uncomfortable. Once you accept that being uncomfortable is another step toward growing and maturing, you recognize there's a way to incorporate - or discard - music you haven't been involved with, and you can learn a great deal. The Joey Baron albums are really good:

That's kinda how I feel about Eric Dolphy. Just sayin'...

BTW, my Toast 10 returns the following info about the DVD disc: The disc you have inserted is CSS encrypted and cannot be copied by Toast.

The AUDIO_TS folder is always empty. I've never encountered a disc that had a full one. A good first step could be to make a rip of the DVD to your harddrive with Mac DVd Ripper Pro. I see that Mac DVD Ripper Pro will copy the video+audio to iTunes. But what if I just want the audio?

The DVD on disc 4 is a different concert than on the other 3 audio discs. What's the best way to rip the audio track separately? My two go-to programs on the Mac, Amadeus and Toast 10, don't seem to offer this option. It's also strange that on the DVD disc, the AUDIO_TS folder is empty. Does anyone have experience with ripping the audio portion of this particular DVD (and not just general information)?

Paul Motian operated at the heart of NYC jazz for more than 50 years. After working in a series of celebrated groups—including Bill Evans’s late-’50s and early-’60s trio and Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet of the early to mid-’70s—the drummer launched a lengthy series of bandleading ventures. These disparate ensembles showcased Motian’s subtly enchanting compositions and nurtured a remarkable assortment of future stars. In advance of a March 22 concert honoring Motian, who passed away at age 80 in 2011, TONY spoke with many of the musicians scheduled to appear. More here: Time Out New York

That's the second title in this "series." The first one was: