First off the instrumental version of Flying Lotus "Flamagra" on cd. Talk about soundscapes! Then on to Kurt Elling "Man in the Air" Blue Note cd.
I wonder where the piano that Duke Ellington kept in his Manhattan apartment resides today. The one instrument in my house which has the most profound meaning to me is a beat up old trumpet given to me by a very old man, after I told him how moved I was by his story. He told me it had belonged to his father who had brought it along to the trenches in World War I. He said his father played it all day long to help distract his fellow soldiers from the gas, the bombs and the death that surrounded them. To most people it looks like a piece of garbage, corroded and missing the mouthpiece. To me, it brings tears just to touch it. For all I know, it may have been heard by my grandfather's brother who died in those trenches.
Oh I must leap in and defend the greatness of both the movie and the really, truly excellent original score by Basil Poledouris. I know it is counter intuitive, but that movie had one of the best soundtracks of its decade and i would not want to alter it at all. The love theme played at my wedding!
Nice one! I just spoke with my aunt who attended Louis' last birthday party with guests in 1970. She said there were a number of people crying when Louis entered the room looking so frail.
I don't doubt that. He did look frail those final months, and he was SO LOVED. Honorable mention: happy birthday Barack Obama and Billy Bob Thornton (Billy Bob is exactly the same age as I am).
Could be. I know who acquired the horn for the museum. Last I heard he worked for Paul Allen at Experience Hendrix in Seattle.
My comment was meant to be tongue-in-cheek - a joke that fell flat. The original soundtrack fits the movie, which I enjoy, and is perfect for the film. I also enjoy macaroni and cheese with truffle oil. Both the movie and macaroni and cheese are cheesy - cheesy can be great.
Herbie Nichols Trio Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (Bethlehem, CDSOL-45506) Sound much improved over all previous Japanese and domestic CDs I've heard. ------- Still no Monk Palo Alto refund! Yay!
...on the iPod at work. Just gonna let it play for the next 8-hrs. Louis Armstrong And The All Stars - The Complete Decca Studio Recordings
It is fantastic, indeed. Do you have any other favorites? The Book of Angels series from Zorn is something I’m definitely interested in looking more into as I have three volumes so far: Tap, Ipos and, of course, Lucifer. I own around 125 Zorn recordings.
My father said that Bill Mauldin, a fellow soldier in WWII, almost inspired him to become a cartoonist. But he decided to stick with oil painting. He had several of Mauldin's books. This timeless image, from 1963, was in one of them (not signed to my Dad)
NP Jazz Men Detroit (UHQCD) Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke. Superb music and sound.
I don't love Tap, but Ipos is very good. I'd probably recommend Amon next. It's Vol. 24 in the series. If you like the electric side of things, I also dig the crazy over-the-top fun off Andramelech (Vol 22). If you like a quieter, more classical (actually, almost medieval in parts) Zorn, then Leonard (Vol. 30) has some haunting music exceptionally well-played.
I'm really disappointed in myself for passing on this Mosaic Jordan set. Figured I had most of it, and Pure Pleasure has reissued most of it as AAA vinyl......except for the incredible "Shades Of Edward Blackwell". I heard the track "Farid" on the radio one day (!?) and it knocked me out and I went scrambling to find out what it was and how I could get a copy and it appears that this boxed set is cyrrently the only way to get it and it was the first time it was ever released. If anyone knows differently please let me know. Big Ed Blackwell fan here.
