Hoppy T. Frog

Yes but some of us (me, ahem) didn't see this news at the time. Obviously, it has a bearing on his legacy.

I'm not as plugged in as you guys, and I must have missed discussion here about his behavior, but Cadence was an absolute formative influence on my listening two/three decades ago, and bought a lot of music by mail order from him. He must have gotten over his antipathy to Anthony Braxton since Braxton is on a number of CIMP releases. I don't recall reading anything negative about Braxton in the years I read Cadence. Update: Just searched the archives and GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Larry, long may you live in healthy mind and body.

In a box set of Carl Seemann broadcasts on the Orfeo label: Strasbourg was, unusually within the Third Reich, characterized by a liberal and tolerant coexistence of French and German culture. This atmosphere was one that was remembered with great fondness on a personal and professional level by those who had lived through it. 😬 I wager not everyone was enamored.

Wish I had also mentioned it was broadcast this past Saturday at theaters around the world.

So I subscribed to this series from whoever is running Nimbus West now, and I've only received two volumes of the series: Live at the IUCC 6/24/79 (a double CD) and 2/25/79 (which says 11/25/79 on the back). Has anyone received more? Also, I didn't notice that Volume 1 (11/26/78) is not part of the subscription series, and is sold out. Does anyone here have a line on a copy?

I have a ticket to see this at the Met in December

dorati doing Messaien? Huh.

Is Hawkins appearing anywhere else in the US? I've never seen him

Today I learned it's pronounced "LAY-vay"! And she's, inevitably,a Berklee grad.

Actually my favorite recording from her was of "Deep River", on a CD that came with BBC Music Magazine a couple years back. This piece is an older one but is fun: Are you worried about the rising costs of funerals?" https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/errollyn-wallen-are-you-worried-about-the-rising-costs-of-funerals?variant=35762063179931

I like how in the 2020 video you can actually see Carla's eyes, I don't think I had ever! They were always covered by that trademark hair (wig?).

so, has anything happened since August? It's been radio silence from them.

One of my favorites

He fit in quite well, I'm not so familiar with Hutchings' work, but I thought it was a great show--except for the moment Don Moye stumbled and fell backwards into the backdrop, that was a heart stopping moment but he was okay.

Rick, it's a magnificent achievement, and fun to read too!

It's a "video magazine"

I was a completist for this series when it ran. Never enough Ellington for me. The music was life.

I'm confused, are these all different from the previously available Live at the IUCC that's been in the catalog for years?

Oh man, now if only all the Tapscott Sessions were released on CD or FLAC

I was there! Roscoe Mitchell tested positive for COVID the day the AEOC was to play, and Shabaka Hutchings stepped in. It was a smaller band than the greatly expanded one that has been performing for many years, a lot of unfamiliar material this time. The rest of the festival was great, like Big Ears, but pared down to just contemporary classical and avant-jazz/improv. Threadgill did not perform, but it was great finally seeing a seminal Threadgill band I had never seen live. A very well run and manageably-sized festival, all venues were very close together bar one. I found it superior to Big Ears in every way.

Someone on Discogs commented that they asked Joe Fonda in person about this and that no such recording took place.

I find Gramophone valuable, but I guess I missed its glory years. I do think BBC Music is a livelier read, and the CDs have introduced me to music I would not have sough out otherwise. With regard to a jazz magazine of similar quality, Jazzwise I think is close (But no CDs).

Love "Composer of the Week".

can't find a thread for Gunter "Baby" Sommer but is anyone going to his 80th birthday bash in Dresden? I'll miss it by one week...