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Why not just say it's with strings and let people judge for themselves? I like this record a lot - it's unique in the Dexter catalog, and the string writing is quite interesting. I agree Jack, I love this one also; lots of feeling here from Dexter. While I'm here I remember a nice set that I saw at the Vanguard (the Summer after his return, when all of the hoopla died down) with Benny Bailey on trumpet. In the audience that night I also remember, Rahsaan Roland Kirk (sitting alone) and the actor Peter Boyle ( sitting with a stunner ). Somewhere I have photos taken with a 2000 speed recording film. Bailey was great, by the way.

The version of Groovin High, from that concert, is a favorite of mine.

I think not but........that's the Christmas Spirit!

The Saturday Night cd on the Live at the Blue Note series is a high water mark for the trio.

You got to admit that his talent of taking one fact and twisting it into another reality to suit his purposes, would make him a perfect canidate for politics. Here are a couple of classic examples noted by Amiri Baraka: In the field of Jazz commentary, we have Stanley Crouch, Albert Murray, who have taken up many of the reactionary, even white-chauvinist, ideas of the racist U.S. superstructure and its critical establishment. A few years ago, at a Midwestern seminar headed by Dave Baker, Crouch, in a discussion on intellectual contributions to The Music, and in response to this writer's statement that it should obvious that it has been Black people who have contributed the fundamental and essential intellectual innovations to the music, spontaneously ejaculated, that "Black people have not contributed …" Breaking the statement off in mid ugly, apparently shocking even himself, at the ignorance of his intended comment. Especially, I would imagine, in the face of several scowling "Bloods", most, prominent musicians, including Muhal Abrams, who commented immediately on the tail of my repeated requests for Stanley to finish his thought! Crouch also wrote more recently in the New York Times, that Black musicians didn't like George Gershwin because he was a better composer than all of them (except Duke). It should be clear to most folks with any clarity that both statements are false and reek of the national (racial) foolishness that characterizes white supremacy. And this from a "Negro" (as Crouch, with objective accuracy, prefers to be called)!

I think you'd be surpised. I was when a transferred Jimmy Heath - Picture of Heath, which is not available on cd, and the songs came up right away.

Why is it that when there is a bass player who really dosen't have a talent for soloing, they are the most outrageous, stage stealing, time stealing member of the band with all those weird/lame cliches? It can really be brutal! It's one of the problems when a leader picks up a local rythmn section for a night or two and he has little control over them. I'd rather see a band with a real leader anyday; I don't care who it is, but I guess these day you have to pick and choose. I bet Golson could put together a band that would be paid well enough to tour.

The Audio Hijack program that was recomended to me (us) by our friend Rostasi, will do it. Audio Hijack

The Strand label, by our friend Michael Fitzgerald. I have the Slide Hampton: Horn of Plenty. Another http://www.bsnpubs.com/strand/strand.htm]Link

I think it's two photographs. The sky and the background being one. The foreground and the buildings being another. Look at the sun position(s). The sky and background look to be taken from a longer distance away. Al of it looks like it was used with a polarizing filter.

I just read this one. I liked it but it is a very personal, egocentric book. It talks about himself in the 3rd person and about his somewhat bad alter-ego. That can be a little much. It covers mostly his life in Europe as a journalist with memories of NYC in the 40's & 50's.

I've read the book ( I got it for a very cheap price on the net ); Joe Albany's wife makes him look like Ward Cleaver. This is a well written book by a really gutsy young lady. How did she survived her childhood and still have any self worth left? Albany comes off as a well meaning, but totally inadequate father, to say the least.

Frank Kimbrough is producing this duet with Bley in the coming year: May 22 – Paul Bley/Frank Kimbrough Duo – Merkin Hall, NYC I hope Palmetto records it.

Here's a interesting photo of Med Flory with his wife, Henry Fonda and Joe Mani: Besides his work with Terry Gibbs' Deram Band and his leadership of Supersax, Med has had a nice sideline as a actor in movies and TV. Irv Cottler, of course, play for many years with Frank Sinatra. Here's a nice quote: Cottler was proud of his standing among session men. Friedwald recounts Billy May's story of Cottler laying down the law to Bobby Darin: Anyhow, the first date we did started out with some bright tune, and it had a big fat introduction, and Irv had a drum break in bars seven and eight of this introduction. So we played the introduction, and Irv played the drum break. Then Darin, who was a smart asshole kid, stopped the band and walked over to Irv and said, "Now I'll tell you how I want this played." Oops! And Irv stood up and stared him down and said, "You sing the songs, I play the drums, see? Don't fuck with me." That was the end of it. There was no trouble after that.

From the Jazz Compass website: 2006 1/30/06 w/ Tim Hagins and Clay Jenkins tribute to Lee Morgan at Claremont College Jazz Compass / Clay's Gigs

Bertrand, here is a link for you with LA Jazz Listings: L.A. Jazz I believe the Lee Morgan Tribute will have my old buddy, bassist Tom Warrington, featured in the group also.

Azar Lawrence is living in L.A. I see news of him every once in a while on Leroy Downs' Blog, The JazzCat

Joe Locke on the Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty.

Here's the personel on the Hendrix show: July 7,1969. ABC Studio,New York City,New York,U.S.A. for ABC TV "Dick Cavett Show" aired live Jimi Hendrix(g,vo),George Duvivier(b),Bob Rosengarden(ds). 1.Getting My Heart Back Together Again

The Jazz Standard: THU - SUN DECEMBER 8 - 11 Peter Bernstein Trio Peter Bernstein – guitar Larry Goldings – organ Bill Stewart – drums MON DECEMBER 12 “Voices and Songs” Series: Teri Roiger presents the Billy Strayhorn Project Teri Roiger - voice Brenda Bufalino - taps Frank Kimbrough - piano John Menegon - bass Mark McLean - drums WED - SUN DECEMBER 14 - 18 “Every Day I Have The Blues” -A Tribute to Joe Williams Kevin Mahogany – vocals t.b.a. - saxophone Benny Green – piano Ray Drummond – bass Joe Farnsworth – drums Birdland: CONNIE CROTHERS QUARTET Tuesday, December 13 - show time 7pm Sweet Rhythm: Fri. & Sat., December 15 & 16, 2005 Baritone Saxophonist HAMIET BLUIETT The Blue Note: 12/ 13-18 Joshua Redman Elastic Band FEATURING: Joshua Redman, sax Sam Yahel, keyboards Mike Moreno, guitar Jeff Ballard, drums Cornealia Street Cafe' 12/13 John McNeil, trumpet Allan Chase, baritone saxophone ohn Hebert, bass Ted Poor, drums

Italian Blues Man - 1910

Larry, Grant Stewart is a comer. He will be featured ( with Joe Locke ) on a release led by guitarist Bob Sneider called Film Noir on Sons of Sounds( that's retro for ya!); A producers idea. There will a second one recorded in January. Stewart has been very, very active in the NYC scene, working hard and paying dues. It's amusing to me to see Don Braden's name mentioned here. Not exactly new or, to me, advanced ( or at least advancing! ). Strickland and Weiskopf I like a lot. My preferences still lie in Tommy Smith and Tim Garland, both who have made exceptional recordings this year that are high water marks for tenor players. Not a retro bone in their bodies.

You can say that again! My grandmother used to have a carpet just like that!

This site should give Chuck the Heebie Jeebies.

Right Rostasi, Audio Hijack was so easy, I purchased the Pro version for $32. The sound extracted is fine, to my ears. Why do people insist on dealing with cumbersome technology when there is a easier alternative available?