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The David Murray Octet: Avant Garde & Hard Bop Soul

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
I have been editing a book, Darwinian Conservatism: A Disputed Question. Blogging is what I do to unwind, so I hope my readers appreciate the frequent posts this week. If you do, go to Barnes and Noble and demand the book. It’s going to be great.
David Murray’s most important Avant Garde [...]

For some students, a rare chance to learn about jazz

Submitted by Jazz Suite
For a variety of reasons, students at Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe have little chance to play great jazz. So once a year, they pull out the stops and the kids get to learn from a master like Jiggs Whigham. See what it’s all about in this article in Stars and Stripes.
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Billy Butterfield

Submitted by Jazz Suite
Born today, Billy Butterfield. A premier ballad player, his was the trumpet which introduced Artie Shaw’s immortal “Stardust,” perhaps the most famous version of what has been called America’s second national anthem.
Shaw’s version of the Hoagy Carmichael tune features a can’t miss trio of soloists, with Butterfield’s trumptet and the bandleader’s sweet [...]

First thing you learn is you always gotta wait

Submitted by Secret Society

Fuck Lexington and 125, the best place to cop in New York is clearly West 41st & 8th. Otherwise, I don’t really know how to account for my inclusion in this list of jazz artists who “might well be important in 50 years.”
I mean, you don’t need me to tell you that [...]

I Want to Talk about David Murray and Trane

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP

One of the great things about eMusic, if you have one of their premium plans, is that it allows you to have affairs with this or that jazz genius. In the last year I have fallen head over heels in love with Booker Ervin, Sonny Criss, Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron, Steve [...]

Fractured in the echo and sway

Submitted by Secret Society
You know Fractured Atlas — they are the organization that, via the magic of fiscal sponsorship, enables you to make a tax-deductible contribution to Secret Society to help us fund albums and stuff (like the one we started mixing today).
As it turns out the good folks at Fractured Atlas have a blog [...]

Adolf Sax’s original patent drawing

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Remember to listen

Submitted by Jazz Suite
It is a sad fact in this country that, for the most part, we don’t appreciate our artists until they have died penniless in a gutter. This excellent Washington Post article from April 2007, while not jazz, should serve as a reminder to all of us to take a moment and listen. [...]

The Nu Jazz virtual record label

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
This new record “label” is a reflection of this digital age, a response to the state of the music industry, and the way music will be distributed in the future. From the Nu Jazz Entertainment website…
All releases will be distributed solely via digital downloads, with no products sold through the traditional [...]

Blue Note celebrates

Submitted by Jazz Suite
Blue Note records is celebrating a couple of milestones. Things have come a long way in the 75 years since Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis, and while jazz has meandered and maybe even lost the plot a bit in recent times, the Blue Note catalog still contains some of the best.
All [...]

Together we’ll wreak havoc on the throne

Submitted by Secret Society
Society photographer/consort Lindsay Beyerstein has been nominated as a finalist in the 2008 Weblog Awards — she is nominated in the category of Best Individual Blogger.
Vote early and vote often. No seriously, vote often — ideally once every 24 hours. (It is allowed and encouraged.)

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Silence before the Big Silence: David Murray & Mal Waldron

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP

I have been listening to a lot of Mal Waldron of late. That’s mostly a result of discovering Steve Lacy. Their lengthy partnership produced some astonishing duets. Communiqué, Sempre Amore, Reflections, all are good examples. I think I bought a Waldron album back in my youthful jazz enthusiast days.
Today I chanced [...]

Stump the Listener: Warren Vaché & Tony Coe

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP

I am guessing that a lot of my readers are like André from the Netherlands, you are serious jazz collectors and have a lot of the albums I review here. So how can I surprise you? Well, let me at least try. Here is a piece by trumpet man Warren Vaché [...]

Happy Birthday Wild Bill Davison

Submitted by Jazz Suite
Born today, cornetist Wild Bill Davison, who died in 1989 at the age of 83.
All About Jazz has the in-depth biography.
He emerged on the scene in the late 20s, became part of the “Chicago” style jazz movement, and moved to New York in the 1940s, leading the band at the famous Nick’s [...]

To My Readers: a Gift & a Request

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
First the request: if you are reading this blog, please comment. Let me know who you are and what you appreciate on this blog. I am getting a little traffic, about 25 visitors a day. Most are from the United States, but a significant number are from France, the UK, and [...]

Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes

Submitted by Secret Society
Time Out New York’s 2009 Music Forecast recommends five artists to watch in the year ahead:

iconoclastic troubadour Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
prolific hiphop artist Charles Hamilton
blog-darling indie rocker Nathan Williams, AKA Wavves
violin-playing singer-songwriter Christina Courtin
… and, ah, yrs trly  

Also, in case you missed it over the holidays, my malignant overlords benevolent and munificent partners at [...]

Freddie Hubbard Live at the Keystone Korner, 1981

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP

In honor of Freddie Hubbard’s passing, I can recommend a two album live recording: Keystone Bop Vol. 1: Sunday, and Keystone Bop Vol. 2: Friday/Saturday. I’ve been bouncing to it for the first time tonight. It is a fine little live date, recorded sharply enough to feel very real. You can’t [...]

Happy 2009!

Submitted by Jazz Suite
Happy New Year! Being originally from the Philadelphia area, that means Mummers!

But here’s a New Year’s message that is a little more to the subject:

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