February 8th, 2008 12:34 Monsieur K.
Like Robert Filliou’s 1965 massively small “epic” on something else press, AMPLE FOOD FOR STUPID THOUGHT from which it draws its inspiration, this cd is as short as it is long. Listening to it is like going back to school. The poems it contains are a witty, perverse primer on life. Not since the Lacy/Aebi combo has there been such a positive effort to bring poetry both humorous and profound into the improv/composed (97 % in this case by Christoph Gallio)/jazz/new music idiom all in one package and have it work so well from beginning to end.
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February 6th, 2008 23:39 Monsieur K.
In the year 2000, the Northwoods Improvisers srtarted playing with reed player Faruq Z Bey. The connection was made throuqh Len Bukowski - Charlie Parker discographer, San Ra enthusiast, record store owner and reed player who knew them in separate contexts. After Bey and the Northwoods met, it turned out they alrady knew each other: the Northwoods had played the opening set at a 1984 concert in their Mount Pleasant home town, on the occasion of a visit by Bey’s qroup Griot Galaxy. That first encounter was a one-off event, but at this second meeting between Faruq Z. Bey and the Northwoods something sparked.
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February 6th, 2008 17:35 Monsieur K.
Gianni Mimmo | Photo: Stefano Galvani
A saxophonist and composer in the fields of jazz and experimentation for over 25 years, he has produced a series of original projects with highly disparate groups. His interest in the contamination between the arts has lead him to participate in numerous interdisciplinary activities, in particular those which examine the relationship between music-text and music-image.
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February 2nd, 2008 23:11 Monsieur K.
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January 31st, 2008 11:37 Monsieur K.
That photo was shot at a joint called Widow Brumm’s in Pomona California way back when — circa 1980 — when Ray (who called himself H.Ray Crawford at that time) was living at the YMCA (yes, he’s the guy on OUT OF THE COOL ) (and on a million Jimmy Smith records) I first heard rumors he was playing this dive Bells Barbecue down at 5 Points in Pomona (not recommended for white folks) and caught him there a couple times and then caught him at Jimmy Smith’s Supper Club. Just a great great guitarist.
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January 26th, 2008 22:05 Monsieur K.
The clarinet in jazz seems to go in and out of fashion every couple of decades. This may be in part because its subtle sounds don‘t necessarily fit with the high-volume, over-miked and often heavily electronic ensembles of our contemporary music culture; and partly also, I suspect, because in its understated way the clarinet conveys emotions with directness that challenges our desensitized comfort zones.
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The Desert And The City [2:48m]:
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January 9th, 2008 01:05 Monsieur K.
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January 7th, 2008 18:01 Monsieur K.
Cal Haines Drum Solo Number One [3:53m]:
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