| “The musician is the document. He is the information itself. The impact of stored information is transmitted not through records or archives, but through human response to life. And that response is ongoing, in the air, everywhere, an alternative constantly available to those with ears to hear…” – Ben Sidran, 1980, as quoted on the website for Keepintime, a CD and DVD featuring Earl Palmer, Paul Humphrey, DJ Shadow, and other artists in a meeting of the minds leading up to December, 2002. | |
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Monday, July 26, 2004 7:54:40 AM
Our setlist yesterday at Borders Stonestown was: "Delicate Creature", "Killer Joe", "Viva Tirado", "Girl From Ipanema", "Morning/Midday", "Freddie Freeloader", "Wave", "Merengue", "Fall", "Bright Size Life", "Place To Be", "Afro Blue", "Key West Intermezzo", "Footprints", and "Cal's Pals". Thanks to the audience members who spoke with us during and after the show.
Monday, July 12, 2004 10:22:00 AM
Our setlist yesterday at The Lodge at CordeValle was: "Afro Blue", "Merengue", "Freddie Freeloader", "Place To Be", "Wave", "Delicate Creature", "Killer Joe", "St. Thomas", "Key West Intermezzo", "One Note Samba" and our setlist yesterday at Borders Santana Row was "Viva Tirado", "Delicate Creature", "Morning/Midday", "Key West Intermezzo", "Place To Be", "Freddie Freeloader", "Wave", "Merengue", "Fall", "Bright Size Life", "Girl From Ipanema", "Afro Blue", "Footprints", "One Note Samba", "Cal's Pals", and "St. Thomas". Jazz-loving crowd in the store yesterday. Thanks to Steve W. for being there too.
Thursday, July 01, 2004 10:36:26 AM
Aaron Germain joined us on bass last night at The Rose & Crown Pub in Palo Alto. Our setlist was: "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)", "One Note Samba", "Freddie Freeloader", "St. Thomas", "Tune Up", "Girl From Ipanema", "Killer Joe", "Blue Bossa", "Afro Blue", "So What", "Bright Size Life", "Wave".
Live music in preparation
Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:29:37 PM
Woodshedding on "Slip Away". One of my favorite chord sequences in a tune, in any genre. I'm interested in turning the arrangement inside out for our band, keeping the chord sequence and most of the rhythm and all of the melody.
Monday, July 19, 2004 5:49:42 PM
Yahoo! Launch videos: The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"; Neil Young - "Rockin' In The Free World" (and I would segue that into The Police's "Synchronicity II"); Little Village - "She Runs Hot"; The Black Eyed Peas - "Hey Mama" (fun, imaginative, with a sense of community, yeah); Beastie Boys - "Sabotage" (in my all-time video Top 10 from the time I saw it in '94; where did they find those wigs? from the same polyester factory where they found the ties, shirts and slacks? I think so.); Lindsey Buckingham - "Countdown"; INXS - "This Time".
Friday, July 16, 2004 6:50:37 PM
I've just been listening on Amazon to song clips of Miroslav Vitous's Universal Syncopations on the ECM label, with thoughts of purchasing it (there's none of Vitous's solo work on iTunes that I could find). This project included John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Jan Garbarek and Jack DeJohnette and was released last September. I've enjoyed this bassist's work since I saw him with Weather Report in '73. He's done some great recordings with Terje Rypdal, who I seem to promote incessantly in this blog, but I feel he deserves it.
Today I've also been checking out tracks from the new Diana Krall CD (a tip from Steve W.), Steve Swallow's Damaged in Transit album, They Might Be Giants' Indestructible Object, as well as the album Keepintime: A Live Recording with Paul Humphrey, James Gadson and Derf Reklaw on the drums and percussion.
Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:52:03 PM
One of my favorite pieces of music recorded in the '90s, James MacMillan's "Veni, Veni, Emmanuel" with Evelyn Glennie on percussion, after I burned a CD of the piece for my mother, who has become a greater fan of orchestra/percussion combos after seeing Nexus rehearse with the SF Symphony recently.
Above: Evelyn Glennie and shelves full of gear
Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:06:24 PM
iTunes Radio (Ambient / Groove Salad Channel): Jaydee - "Think 4 A While"
Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:30:04 PM
iTunes: Pat Metheny Group - "Slip Away"; Marc Antoine - "Mas Que Nada"
Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:50:47 AM
While writing a paper for school: Christin Hablewitz's CD - Clarinet Crescendo.
Monday, July 26, 2004 8:05:21 AM
Yesterday, vinyl on the stereo while relaxing and studying for school after our gig: Marc Benno - Minnows, Side One; The Beatles - Rubber Soul, Side One; Ducks Deluxe - Ducks Deluxe, Side One.
Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:55:44 AM
Had to hear Eric Stewart playing steel guitar: 10cc - "Blackmail" on vinyl from The Original Soundtrack.
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:04:44 AM
Sunday, it was Squeeze's A Round And A Bout on the car stereo while motoring to gigs around the Bay. A great live album, reflecting the great live band that Squeeze was in the early '90s.
Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:09:12 PM
Vinyl played over the past week: The Raspberries - Starting Over, side one; The Bangles - All Over The Place; Lindsey Buckingham - Law And Order.
Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:00:37 PM
Check out these pictures of Cornell Dupree and Les McCann at this month's Lugano, Switzerland Jazz Fest. Speakin'!
Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:26:55 AM
What happens when the U.S. Military orders an MP3 player made to its specifications? (Hint: do NOT stand in front of this thing!). What happens when Brian Wilson decides to re-record and complete the album Smile? The answers are on pages 10 and 62 of the July 12, 2004 issue of Newsweek. My comments are here.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004 3:08:25 PM
Lennon met McCartney for the first time, 47 years ago today.
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