All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The tragic jazz life and death story of saxophonist Art Pepper was similar to that of {{Charlie Parker = 10115}} in many ways. Like Bird's brilliance, Art Pepper's intense flame burned bright, and his genius with the saxophone was subject to fan adoration and critical admiration. Unlike Parker, who died at age 35, Pepper lived into his mid-50s, making an infamous comeback from drugs and prison...
Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Playlist Burning Spear - Harder Than the Best Bunny Wailer – Blackheart Man Taken By Trees – Open Field Burning Spear - Man in the Hills Brand New – The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst Art Pepper – Meets the Rhythm Section Martin Taylor – Don’t Fret Various – Trojan Instrumentals Box Set Various – Recent Acquisition Uploads...
Time (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
There was a moment at today's tea party protests when an angry crowd of 10,000 stood facing the bulk of the House Republican conference on the steps to the Capitol chanting: "Throw them out!"
Swampland (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
And at 11:10pm arrives the email: "DGA Looks Ahead to 2010 Election Cycle." It was that kind of night for Democrats. Or at least that's what it looked like a few hours ago, with Chris Christie cruising to an early victory over Jon Corzine in New Jersey and Bob McDonnell whomping Creigh Deeds in Virginia. [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Jazz is a Romance language. It relies as much, if not more, on music already played and pondered over than that being performed right now, much less germinating in a musician's mind for the future. How does a classic become a classic if not through the passage of time and repeated listenings? The beauty of recorded music is that it exists to be repackaged, reconsidered and re-appreciated. Trumpeter...
helenmoore2009 | 10/29/2009
Art Pepper Complete Galaxy Recordings (CD 01) >>>> Download Complete Galaxy Recordings (CD 01) <<<< artist: Art Pepper album: Complete Galaxy Recordings (CD 01) Tracklist: 1 Miss Who mp3 2 Mambo Koyama mp3 3 Lover Come Back to Me mp3 4 Patricia mp3 5 These Foolish Things mp3 6 Chriss Blues mp3 7 Over the Rainbow mp3 8 Yardbird Suite mp3 9 I Love You mp3 10 Pepper Pot mp3 11
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Alister Spence Trio: Alister Spence (pno/electronics), Joe Williamson (bs), Tony Buck (dms). Bevan, Morris, Lash and Buck: Tony Bevan (sop/ten/bs sax), Joe Morris (gtr), Dom Lash (bs), Tony Buck (dms). Driving home, Art Pepper was playing on the car stereo - "Fascinating Rhythm". It was so relaxing after what had gone before at the Cluny that it was difficult to reconcile the fact that the...
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Geoff Simkins (alt), Dave Cliff (gtr), Neil Harland (bs), David Carnegie (dms). When I woke up this morning, as one (hopefully) does, I had no idea I was going to write a poem about a doorman in a jazz club. But I did - see a previous post. When I arrived at Blaydon tonight I had no idea I was to be the doorman in a jazz club that night but I was! Isn't life just one big coincidence? However, what...
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
It has been a long time - too long is the general consensus - since Dave Cliff and Geoff Simkins have played Blaydon Jazz Club. That long wait comes to an end tonight when guitarist Dave and altoist Geoff return to play a session with David Carnegie on drums and Neil Harland on bass. North-east born Dave has long been a stalwart of the London scene capable of fitting in with bands of all genré...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
How do you sum up the career of one of the most distinctive saxophonists ever? For Laurie Pepper, spanning the breadth of her late husband Art Pepper's career was both a daunting and joyous task, one she accomplished with great success on The Art History Project (Widows Taste, 2009). The three CDs c...
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Laurie Pepper put this out on Facebook... "If you're in L.A. on October 9th: Fred Seldon will be playing Art Pepper with Milcho Leviev & maybe the rest of Art's wonderful '80's band at a huge jazz event out in the Santa Monica area on Friday. It's a whole Kenton a...lumni, nostalgia thing.It's put on by the L.A. Jazz Institute http://lajazzinstitute.org/ I'm scanning and sending a bunch of...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
photos by Darren Kim "Those of you reading outside of Los Angeles might need a primer on the cemetery. It's situated in the middle of Hollywood, shares a southern border with the Paramount Studios lot, is this incredibly peaceful and...
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
We all have our favourites, sometimes quite obscure ones, we can also be fickle and forget about them as newer stars come along to illuminate the jazz universe. I first fell in love with the playing of tenorist Brew Moore when I heard him blowing alongside Howard McGhee on Machito's "Cubop City" one of the first Latin/Jazz records I'd ever heard. Not that Brew was in any way a Cuban or, come...
newsletter archive (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Today's News: September 17, 2009 Top Stories Russia's response to US missile defense shield shift Moscow has long opposed a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. But the US shouldn't expect too much in return. http://www.elabs5.com/ct.html'rtr=on&s=o1l,6dkz,er,iuvz,4tz9,i4ns,g971 Will Japan's new leaders continue to support US in Afghanistan? The government has not been clear on whether...
Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Playlist The Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Pink Floyd – The dark Side of the Moon Art Pepper – The Return of Art Pepper Various – Top 500 Albums 1959-2008 Still incapacitated somewhat by raggedy heels – damn you new boots! Another lovely morning... And a lovely midday... This evening, a visit from chums Debbie and Sid – I drove to there place...
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helenmoore2009 | 10/29/2009
Art Pepper Complete Galaxy Recordings (CD 01) >>>> Download Complete Galaxy Recordings (CD 01) <<<< artist: Art Pepper album: Complete Galaxy Recordings (CD 01) Tracklist: 1 Miss Who mp3 2 Mambo Koyama mp3 3 Lover Come Back to Me mp3 4 Patricia mp3 5 These Foolish Things mp3 6 Chriss Blues mp3 7 Over the Rainbow mp3 8 Yardbird Suite mp3 9 I Love You mp3 10 Pepper Pot mp3 11 These Foolish Things (Alt...
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