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05/28/2009
  • Beatrice:

    One day I’d like to do a gig where every song we play is a woman’s name. “Simone”, “Jeannine”, “Dolores”, you get the idea. The first (or last) tune would have to be Sam River’s “Beatrice.” Here’s a version by the Jason Parker Quartet:

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05/25/2009
  • Honoring Black World War II Veterans:

    Nice NBC segment about an effort to remember and honor black veterans who served in World War II in segregated units, and whose service has largely been ignored.

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05/12/2009
05/10/2009
  • santa barbara daisies:

    santa barbara daisies
    click photo to enlarge (@flickr.com)
    My 35mm camera has been unused for at least ten years, and i haven’t joined the DSLR age just yet. I miss the smell of darkroom chemicals, dodging, burning in.

    OTOH, I carry a camera everywhere I go. Well, it’s really an iPhone. I think of it as a phone, a hand-held computer. Rarely as a camera. But I came across a portfolio of iPhone photography recently, so I’ll have to focus a bit more. Focus, get it? Oh yeah, can’t really focus the camera. But it can handle a bit of onboard processing.

    So here’s a photo of the daisies currently abloom in my yard. Surreal cool…

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04/28/2009
  • First 100 Days on Flickr:

    Nice set of photos documenting the first 100 days of the Obama administration:

    I like that we’re all invited along for the ride and also the continued embrace of social media. This is what Web 2.0 is really all about!

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04/21/2009
04/20/2009
  • Trio 3:

    Nice piece by Oliver Lake (ts), Reggie Workman (b) and Andrew Cyrille (d):

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04/19/2009
04/16/2009
  • Return to Forever: Returns:

    Returns

    Missed the reunion tour because, really, how could the reunion be better than the original. OTOH, looking forward to listening to the recording. Downloading as we speak. I’ll read the review later…

    Update: The music is very familiar and the musicianship is extremely high. It could only be better if they recorded awesome new songs or they really stretched out and improvised (the music is very “arranged”). Still I love it! It’s like seeing an old friend after a too long absence.

    One nice moment. Al Dimeola is doing a solo and segues into Spain, where he’s joined by Chick. I was happy when I didn’t see Spain on the play list, but happier when I heard this spontaneous version.

    Song to the Pharoah Kings

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04/15/2009
  • Stop! Don’t cut down no more trees!

    Betty Carter was, and is, my favorite singer, ever. Here she is in one of her last filmed performances, with: Bruce Flowers – piano, Neil Caine – bass, and Eric Harland – drums.

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