jazzbo Posted March 4 Report Posted March 4 Happy Heavenly Birthday to Barney Wilen !! Barney Wilen (March 4, 1937 – May 25, 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. Wilen was born in Nice; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. He began performing in clubs in Nice after being encouraged by Blaise Cendrars who was a friend of his mother. His career was boosted in 1957 when he worked with Miles Davis on the soundtrack Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud. In 1959, Wilen wrote his two soundtracks Un Témoin Dans la Ville and Jazz sur scène with Kenny Clarke. He wrote a soundtrack for Roger Vadim's film Les Liaisons Dangeureuse two years later, working with Thelonious Monk. Wilen returned to composing for French films in the 1980s and 1990s. In the mid-to-late 1960s he became interested in rock, and recorded an album dedicated to Timothy Leary. He also worked with punk rockers before returning to jazz in the 1990s. Wilen played with modern jazz musicians until his death in 1996. He died of cancer in Paris at the age 59. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 Billie Holiday skiing in Zurich, Switzerland. 1954. Quote
Gheorghe Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 On 3/8/2025 at 8:43 PM, jazzbo said: Billie Holiday skiing in Zurich, Switzerland. 1954. how beautiful ! Quote
optatio Posted March 25 Report Posted March 25 1 hour ago, rostasi said: Portrait of a Young Woman by Frans Hals (1633) 👍 Quote
jazzbo Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt … she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard." Ella to Ms magazine. Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 A simple reason for posting: The album featured Curtis Fuller, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow and Louis Hayes, but I just found out that Louis Hayes is nowhere to be seen. Per Hugh Lawson's conversation with Phil Schaap about his time with Lateef and now available in the Phil Schaap Jazz Collection at Vandy, Louis Hayes failed to show for the photo session, and they recruited Hayes' brother (unnamed) to wear Louis' hat and stand in for him. Now you know. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/angler-catches-153-pound-alligator-gar-in-texas-with-ultra-light-tackle-likely-setting-a-new-world-record-180986444/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us Quote
Gheorghe Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 3 hours ago, JSngry said: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/angler-catches-153-pound-alligator-gar-in-texas-with-ultra-light-tackle-likely-setting-a-new-world-record-180986444/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us This is the American alligator pike isn´t it ???? Since I do fresh water fishing myself, I think I saw such a fish in a forum. I might be scared to death if such a fish attacks my lure. For my part, our "Northern Pike" which exists also in the Stage, the European Walley and the European Catfish (Wels) is enough for tight lines...... Quote
JSngry Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 It's called an Alligator Gar here. It's considered "trash" fish here. But people who know what to do with them can make them tasty, or so I'm told. That's by far and away the biggest one I've ever seen? Quote
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