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September 4: Meade Lux Lewis, piano, 1905 Gerald Wilson, trumpet, composer, bandleader, 1918

September 3: Mickey Roker, drums, 1932 Roy Brooks, drums, 1938

I just listened to Stepping Stones, an album he did with John Renbourn; great stuff. Glad he's healing.

I did a search on iTunes for "capitol vault" and came up with the same 4 titles. Andrew Hill = $16.99, Hank Mobley = $39.99, Bob Brookmeyer = $19.99, and Dexter Gordon = $9.99. The Dexter seems an especially good deal.

September 2: Horace Silver, piano, composer, bandleader, 1928 Clifford Jordan, tenor sax, 1931

No, that's just accurate.

September 1: Art Pepper, alto sax, 1925 Gene Harris, piano, 1933

On my Mac, Safari is much slower and flakier than Firefox. It also has problems with Flash; Apple complains that Adobe's code is flawed, but at this point it just sounds like whining. Chrome seems blazingly fast.

It was on Cuscuna's show on WABC-FM in 1970 that I first heard Coltrane's My Favorite Things (the version from Newport). I thought it was great - reminded me of Cream.

A silent movie about jazz? When filmmaker Dan Pritzker first met with trumpeter-bandleader Wynton Marsalis, the objective was to discuss a proposed movie about the quasi-mythical "first" jazz musician, Charles "Buddy" Bolden. They instantly agreed on one point: Since so little is known about Bolden (only one photo and no music survive), you might as well make up something interesting about his life if you're going to tell a story about him. But before Messrs. Pritzker and Marsalis were able to finish their film ("Bolden!" will get a theatrical release next year), they were sidetracked into making another movie about the birth of jazz that also blends truth and fiction. This film would be centered on a considerably more legendary figure, around whom they would construct a more elaborate mythology. The result is "Louis," a 70-minute silent film about the early life of Louis Armstrong and his entry into the world of jazz. The movie began a five-city tour in Chicago on Wednesday, and will arrive at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Monday. The performances feature live accompaniment courtesy of Mr. Marsalis and a 10-piece contingent of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, as well as classical pianist Cecile Licad. More here: WSJ

August 31: Edgar Sampson, sax, 1907 Wilton Felder, tenor sax, bass, 1940

August 30: Kenny Dorham, trumpet, 1924 John Surman, sax, flute, 1944

Looks like the Times has been cribbing from the Journal. This is from the 7/23/10 WSJ: Lost In Translation

Very good!

I don't think people value music any less - I always see people at their desks with headphones on, and music plays in every restaurant and coffee shop. But people now see music as akin to a utility - you turn on the faucet and the water just flows, same for music, and they give no thought to the economics behind it. Minds smarter than mine are puzzling over how to monetize that stream.

July 29 (what a bourgeois concept that a month needs to be called August just because everyone calls it that!): Charlie Parker, alto sax, composer, 1920 Dinah Washington, singer, 1924

July 28: Phil Seaman, drums, 1926 Kenny Drew, piano, 1928

August 27: Lester Young, tenor sax, 1909 Sonny Sharrock, guitar, 1940

August 26: Jimmy Rushing, singer, 1903 Branford Marsalis, tenor and soprano sax, 1960

Oberlin

August 25: Wayne Shorter, tenor and soprano sax, composer, 1933 Pat Martino, guitar, 1944

This is the silhouette in question:

August 24: Claude Hopkins, piano, bandleader, 1903

Rihanna?

August 23: Martial Solal, piano, 1927 Bobby Watson, alto sax, 1953