Sunday, September 27, 2009

Most expensive record ever?

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Ok, brothers and sisters, explain this to me. Click on the link to eBay here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2504966...
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Detroit International Jazz Festival- Day Four

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Playing right now: Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib (The 1990 CD issue. I just noticed a lot of hiss during Clark's piano solo during ...
Friday, September 18, 2009

Detroit International Jazz Festival- Day Three

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Playing right now: Fred Anderson Trio - Live at the Velvet Lounge Typically I'd say that only a fool would leave a brunch early, after j...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Conley talks, Love Letters debut

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Yesterday was quite the music day for me. First of all, I got to interview Mission of Burma bassist Clint Conley, for an article that I'...
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Detroit International Jazz Festival- Day Two

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After checking out a panel discussion on Elvin Jones, it was time to check out another Jones - Sean. I've seen him play numerous times i...

Detroit- The Motown Museum

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It didn't hit me until we were in the makeshift theater that I was actually sitting in the building where all the classic Motown singles...

Intermission

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The upcoming posts will focus more on the music, I promise.
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Detroit International Jazz Festival- Day One

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It's been eight days since my adventure at the Detroit International Jazz Festival began, but it's taken that long for all the thoug...
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Detroit International Jazz Festival

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Just got back today from Detroit. Too much to say and one post won't cut it. But I'll start with one of the final moments. Ran into ...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Yes, you read correctly......

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In case you missed the off-hand reference in the last posting, I am finally playing in a band again. And not just as a support player, like ...

Number One Cup - an appreciation

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The only way I am going to be productive, I've decided, is get to bed early and get up early before everyone else, and do things like bl...
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Snorings, and pictures of those Fiery Furnaces

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It's Saturday night and I........... am falling forward at the computer. I have things to say but I'll tell you more later. In the m...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

CD Review: Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins

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Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins - The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951-1956 (Prestige/Concord) It's hard to think of Miles Davis and Sonny ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

If It Sounds Too Good to Be True, There's No Gig

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Playing right now: John Surman - Brewster's Rooster (ECM) Yes, a very ECM-sounding ECM album. I have only a little bit of saxophonist Su...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

My favorite band and my big break = incompatible

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I'm going to the 30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival on Labor Day weekend! This is the first time I've covered something...

Remember Rashied Ali

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I came home from work tonight and after Jennie and I talked about our respective days and about the kid, she said she heard that Rashied Ali...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Bird and the heat

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I'd really love to sit around all day, drinking iced coffee and listening to live Charlie Parker records. But I have a feeling this heat...
Sunday, August 09, 2009

What's up with the Dirty Projectors?

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I started reading about the Dirty Projectors about a month ago when their Bitte Orca album came out. They seemed like the new critic's ...
Monday, August 03, 2009

CD Review: Warren Smith Composers Workshop Ensemble

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Warren Smith Composers Workshop Ensemble Old News Borrowed Blues (Engine) Drummer/percussionist/composer Warren Smith brought together 14 mu...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Moving the albums; remembering Kramer's Guilt Trip

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Playing right now: Donovan's various renditions of the ABC song/Baa Baa Black Sheep/Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - none of which ever get...
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