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Trio 3

Bill — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:27:32 +0000

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

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External Link: Morphing of the Presidents – Washington to Obama

Bill — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:12:03 +0000

The strangest moment in this YouTube video was seeing Lyndon Johnson morph into Richard Nixon…

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External Link: Joshua Redman & New York Voices – Giant Steps

Bill — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:02:06 +0000

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Vintage Return to Forever – Live – 1976

Bill — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:13:43 +0000

Gotta say I love YouTube!

Romantic Warrior:

Sorceress:

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Kenny Kirkland Trio on BET (YouTube)

Bill — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:16:57 +0000

I’ve been working my way through Ethan Iverson’s interviews of Wynton Marsalis and his discussion of the Young Lions, including the Marsalis brothers and Kenny Kirkland, who hit the jazz scene in the 1980s. The two BET videos below feature Kenny Kirkland and his trio, and includes a brief interview conducted by the show’s host, Ramsey Lewis:

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John Beasley’s Compelling Tribute to Herbie Hancock

Bill — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:12:35 +0000

Letters to Herbie, by pianist John Beasley, presents a number of well-known Hebie Hancock songs in a fresh light, with a little help from Christian McBride on bass and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. I especially love “ 4 A.M.,” with McBride channeling Jaco Pastorius’ original performance, and “Eye of the Hurricane,” but it’s all good! I think it’s also one of the best jazz recordings of 2008.

The CD also contains “Bedtime Voyage,” an interesting combination of Herbie’s “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” and “Maiden Voyage.” The YouTube video below features a version recorded in April 2008 by Beasley with Trevor Ware on bass and Bill Wysaske on drums:

Robin Williams on Obama and other 2008 Political News

Bill — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:45:10 +0000

Hilarious, as always!

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Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up

Bill — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:41:14 +0000

I was watching Letterman when the band started playing this familiar song. Couldn’t remember the name but knew it was Curtis Mayfield. It’s a great song. Maybe it could be a replacement for “Hail to the Chief?”

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Best Commercial of 2008: Comcast’s “Everyone Loves Money”

Bill — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:21:44 +0000

Comcast’s commercials are so consistently good they’re Tivo-proof. Here’s my favorite for 2008:

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end of the line rider

Bill — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:44:25 +0000

That’s it. Now back to work … and … Tetris...

Line Rider

Bill — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:58:25 +0000

Thanks to crunchnotes, tonight I came across LIne Rider, a monumental waste of time. My first effort:

After watching this effort by Nik Cubrilovic, well, I’ve got some work to do: