4/8/2007
As a former Bari Sax player I developed a fondness for Gerry Mulligan at about age 15. I first learned to improvise by transposing his solo on "My Funny Valentine" and then horsing around with it. Abou …
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4/2/2007
Ah home again, and the weather is much more agreeable than when I left. The cool spring breeze is a balm on Skippers sunburned epidermis. Strange to be home, only days ago Skipper was in his friend Kas …
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4/1/2007
John Gilmore, Sun Ra's tenor player for the bulk of Ra's time here on Earth. One of my favorite tenor saxophonists, and if people think that Johnny Griffin or Sonny Stitt don't get …
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3/13/2007
61. Air - G. v E. (Air-Time, 1977) 62. Art Ensemble of Chicago - 597-59 (Nice Guys, 1978) 63. Colin Walcott - Codona (Codona, 1978) 64. Ralph Towner - Waterwheel Ralph (Batik, 1978) 65. Oregon - Waterw …
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3/9/2007
An addendum to Jazz in the 60s. I figured a solid 81 artists was a good intro to the decade! : ) I'm sure I've missed a raft of others, too, but this is my last kick at the 60s. For now. (Jazz in the 7 …
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3/9/2007
31. the mahavishnu orchestra - dawn i was asked by two friends of mine for an introduction to jazz, so i took it as an opportunity to create a manageable overview which nevertheless covered quite a lot …
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3/7/2007
jazz for my pops.
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3/4/2007
70s next, then back to the 50s and 40s. (I added, last minute, "The Opening/Interlude: Shovels/The Survivors/Grave Train" from Gary Burton's 1967 jazz opera, A Genuine Tong Funeral, hence there being 1 …
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2/28/2007
This is one of those works in progress I've been returning to every now and again (my second draft was The Most Beautiful Sound Next To Silence: Eicher Thing) -- adding, subtracting, reordering, etc. I …
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