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goose
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response 100 of 115:
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May 19 17:09 UTC 1998 |
I'm partway through Sun Ra's biography "Space is the Place: The life and Times
of Sun Ra" This is one fascinating man.
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mziemba
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response 101 of 115:
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Jun 12 00:18 UTC 1998 |
Managed to snag a copy of _We Called it Music: a Generation of Jazz_, the
book of anecdotes from Eddie Condon that Arwulf mentioned a few shows ago.
This apparently came out in 1947, originally.
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mziemba
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response 102 of 115:
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Jul 3 12:25 UTC 1998 |
New bio on Louis Armstrong is out, by the way. Looks fairly well-received...
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mziemba
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response 103 of 115:
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Jan 13 18:42 UTC 1999 |
Interested in catching some live jazz this weekend? Hop on over to Cross
Street Station this Friday, January 15, at 10:30P. You'll be treated to
the vibrant sound of Detroit's hip-hop inflected Jazodity (that's
pronounced /jazz oddity/). Good stuff! There's a small cover, $3-$4 -- a
small price to pay for some superior talent.
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krj
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response 104 of 115:
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Apr 29 15:05 UTC 1999 |
So in preparation for a crass, commercial observance of Duke Ellington's
100th birthday today, I picked up three of the reissues which have been
flooding the market. Ellington's collaboration with Count Basie,
FIRST TIME: THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE, was a safe choice, since I've had
the vinyl for 20 years. The two bands play together to form a Really
Big Band, playing mostly really accessible stuff. Lots of loud playing
in the opening track, and in the inevitable "Take The A Train." This is
from 1961.
The bonus tracks are mostly interesting if you want to explore the
early stages of the collaborative process; all but one or two are just first
drafts, as it were.
So far, the SOUL CALL album is a disappointment.
It's a live date in France from the mid-1960s, from part of a series
Ellington did with Ella Fitzgerald, though Ella does not appear on this
disc. The original album is heavy on jamming which just doesn't seem
to go anywhere for me. I haven't gotten to the bonus tracks yet; they
are short versions of standards, so perhaps they will stop me from
reselling the album.
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krj
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response 105 of 115:
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Apr 30 03:52 UTC 1999 |
I started a Duke Ellington Centennial item, which is cross-linked between
Agora and Music.
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bmoran
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response 106 of 115:
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May 11 12:28 UTC 1999 |
I went to the record show/sale last weekend in A2, and picked up a couple
of Dizzy Gillespie records. Moe Koffman Quintet w/ Dizzy playing a great
version of OOP-POP-A-DA, and of course, Night In Tunisia, and something
claiming to be "The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever". Well, it is! Recorded in
May, 1953, it unites (begrudgingly) Charlie Parker and Dizzy, and has Bud
Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach. Wow, this thing cooks!
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mziemba
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response 107 of 115:
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May 4 15:01 UTC 2000 |
For local folks, the new Ann Arbor jazz club The Firefly Club opens next
weekend on Friday, May 12, 2000. It's located at the location of the old Bird
of Paradise: 207 S. Ashley between Liberty and Washington.
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orinoco
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response 108 of 115:
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May 4 17:42 UTC 2000 |
!!
What happened to the Bird of Paradise?
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scott
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response 109 of 115:
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May 4 19:43 UTC 2000 |
It moved to the space under The Ark on Main Street.
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orinoco
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response 110 of 115:
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May 4 21:27 UTC 2000 |
<sigh of relief>
Thought it had vanished and nobody told me or something.
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kewy
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response 111 of 115:
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May 14 01:06 UTC 2000 |
As did I, glad its still around. I should get over there more often.
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eeyore
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response 112 of 115:
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Aug 18 05:26 UTC 2000 |
I've not yet been to the Firefly, but I've not heard rave reviews. I might
make it there some day. The night that I went to the new Ark, they had a $25
cover, and since I thought that it was alittle excessive, I decided not to
go that route. But I've been meaning to get back there one of these nights.
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scott
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response 113 of 115:
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Aug 18 13:00 UTC 2000 |
I might be going to the Firefly tonight. Louis Smith, my old jazz band
teacher, is playing (a pretty rare event these days). Smith, despite being
a local teacher, is actually a very impressive trumpet player and has made
a few records.
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kewy
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response 114 of 115:
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Aug 26 03:48 UTC 2000 |
Your old Jazz band teacher? I had him too. How keen. He's a great gu.
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goose
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response 115 of 115:
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Sep 13 03:11 UTC 2000 |
$25 dollars whas probably mroe like a 'ticket price' for a premium player
rahter than a cover charge.
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