Archive for January, 2010

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Letter from an occupant

Submitted by Secret Society
The latest edition of Secret Society News-Letter contains lots of exciting (and as-yet-unblogged) news. If you aren’t subscribed to it, you are, I’m afraid, missing out. Fortunately, that is easily remedied.
Just got back to NYC and am in serious crunch mode trying to finish a couple of new pieces, but I hope [...]

Jaki Byard

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP

The “J” section on my iPod takes a long time to scroll through, what with all the Johns and Joes that fill up the jazz fan’s soul (does Apple have a copyright?).  And then there are the Jacki(e)s.  Keyboard genius Jaki Byard is not one to be missed.  Perhaps his most [...]

The Jazz Review online-

Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Founded by Nat Hentoff, Martin Williams, and Hsio Wen Shih in New York in 1958, The Jazz Review was the premier journal of jazz in the United States. Short-lived as it was (1958-1961), it set an enduring standard for criticism.While all of the material is of high quality, several features [...]

Guide to Wayne Shorter 2

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP

It is astonishing that three of Shorter’s four “spooky” middle period were recording in 1964 and the fourth in 1965.  That was a burst of creative genius.  His third period, in my classification, begins in 65.

The Final Three

Etcetera (1965) Herbie Hancock (p) Cecil McBee (b) Joe Chambers (d)
The All Seeing Eye [...]

Good year for the roses

Submitted by Secret Society

… and for the Society. Sweet mercy.
Here are some of the year-end honors for Infernal Machines:
Village Voice Jazz Critic’s Poll (Best Debut Record, and #4 overall)
JazzTimes Top 50 New Releases
New York Times - Best Albums of 2009 (Nate Chinen)
Wall Street Journal - Toasting 2009’s Best CDs (Larry Blumenfeld)
Paste Magazine - Favorite Albums [...]

A Guide to Wayne Shorter

Submitted by Jazz Note SDP

Of all my jazz heroes, and that’s a lot of heroes, I probably have the greatest affection for Wayne Shorter.  I got interested in Shorter when I saw one of his recordings featured in the Zen Mountain Monastery catalog of meditation supplies.   I started picking up Shorter discs after that, [...]

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