Joe Locke and Trio Da Paz (Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta, Duduka Da Fonseca), live at JazzBaltica, Germany - July 01, 2007.
" American jazz, while I'm sure it is still popular in Europe doesn't have the cachet it once did."
Jazz doesn't have the cachet it once did in Europe? Au contraire, jazz is still immensely popular all over the world (with the shameful exception of its birthplace). I give the Europeans much more credit than that. This little gem proves it.
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WH,
Were you ever able to listen to that song I gifted you?
If you can't see the embedded video for this one search for: Joe Locke & Trio Da Paz "Dona Maria"
CA,
Have you received your copy of Skeletons at the Feast? Are you reading it now?
Promise:
I have not. I
Went to the Irish' workplace and installed the new Iphone upgrades, and, I thought, download the tune. But at that point, and after I returned home, Itunes gave me a screen that said "redeem now". When I click on that, I am prompted to "enter Itunes confirmation number. I basically gave up (though not without cursing the computer gods and three or four generations of their offspring). Your gesture was much appreciated; as yet unrealized.
ClearAyes:
We finally did abort the jazz crawl. It was poorly attended to begin with, possibly because while we have had some warm days, last night was the first warm night all Spring, and people were enjoying the weather, and more likely because as much as I love my home state, it is a cultural backwater. We're looking for a cabin fever remedy, and maybe to shake a leg, which only we and one other couple were interested in doing last night.
We're trying again tonight, going to a fairly new place in Lexington that has a band named the "Blind Corn Liquor Pickers". We're not big Bluegrass fans, but the bar has a good reputation, and we're just hoping to meet some people to talk to.
Jeannie:
I remember you telling me your Mom was from. Richmond. You can tell her she hasn't missed a lot.
It was suggested that I answer your questions. I'll try.
Stonehenge was built by people with nothing better to do than erect a number of phallic towers in a vain effort to get some remote god to bless them in a way that men who
Drive small sporty but very expensive cars. Foreshadowing the Internet long before Al Gore dreamed of it, Stonehenge was in fact the world's first penis enlargement device. Unfortunately, the field has not made much progress since.
As for the Sistine Chapel, I assume that if the engineering capability to build the building was present, then also knew how to build scalfolding to paint the ceiling. They would have needed that even if they were just going to spackle it.
The better question is: was Michaelangelo the first modern Republican? After all, it seems he made his living lying on his back and doing what the church told him to do.
Does that answer your questions? I'm going to have to start charging for this info. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Are you still working on that search you mentioned over there? And what "banned status"? Did you cross her again?
Wolfmom:
What Wendell Berry books did you order?
Windhover, out tonight.
Jeannie,
If you are really interested in Stonehenge, you should read this book.
PMT, Very nice jazz clip. I didn't mean to infer that jazz wasn't popular in Europe. Jazz will always have fans. What I meant was that American country music has made such huge advances in popularity that for many Europeans it has become THE American music to listen to.
The Festival de Country Music in Mirande, France is a 5-day long celebration of all things country with 160,000 people in attendance. I know, I know, it's the French, but they are smack dab in the middle of Europe and they were the first American jazz supporters. If they are seduced by drankin' an' wimmen, can Germany be far behind?
See there, my own non-country music fan prejudice is showing. I really should make an effort to listen to some without my big-city "I'm too good for that." snootiness. Same thing goes for my not-big-enough-city snootiness about hip-hop, although I don't think I can relate to most of the life experiences a lot of rap and hip hop describe. Maybe that is exactly why I should give it all a listen.
I have received Skeletons at the Feast, but haven't started to read it yet. It is #3 in line after I finish A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 and The Shack. I'm already making light of The Shack, so I figured I'd better read it.
WH, About "men who drive small sporty but very expensive cars"...very perceptive. We have a friend who recently turned 90 years old. His 65 year old wife told him that the Porsche he had been driving was no longer a comfortable fit and it was time to move on. At 90...ya think?? So he traded in the Porsche on a Cadillac. (Com'on, he's an old guy, not exactly Prius material). He is a talented educated charming man who still has a way with the ladies (I can vouch for that.), but he has told Fred that when the Porsche went, he felt his youth had finally left him.
Jeannie, About Stonehenge, how about this Nat'l Geo.com article. Straight to the point.
WH: Sex, Economy & Community and The Art of the Commonplace. What are People For is on back order.
I also found a used copy of The Fatal Harvest that has some of his essays.
So glad you answered the questions...my answers, as I suspected, would have been frightfully pedantic.
PMT, as always, love the jazz...a bit reminiscent of Dave Brubeck...
What are People For is on back order. This suggests that demand is up. A good sign. That title has caught my interest.
I refer you to the next post. These guys have apparently given the matter some thought as they have concluded that, "Warm bodies are not machines that can only make money."
It seems I am no longer welcome on the other blog; nor do I want to be. So here I am...I am not sure exactly why. And I guess I really don't care...okay, those that "know me" know why I care. I am gonna put it out there on my sleeve. I am hurt...it's hard for me to fit in anywhere it seems. Most people would take one look at me as ask the obvious question....why? I sure as hell have asked that question too and come up blank. I really don't know.....
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