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There were a lot more Jazz guys from LA that lost their houses, according to a friend of mine who used to live there. What a nightmare.

that very sangry dog.

Tonight we played my chart on TMTGA, Frank's masterpiece, and it was a big disappointment. First, the trumpets didn't put on their mutes, and then argued with me that I didn't specify which mute to use. Duh, you've got to be told to use a Harmon mute in modern jazz? Then, the alto player played my transcription 'accurately' as far as my transcription of Frank's brilliant solo and playing of the melody went, but he chose to give it this cornball 'white' interpretation of it that made we want to puke. At least he got through it, the alto player in the other band had a decent interpretation of it, but didn't even make it halfway through it. It all just goes to show what a genius Frank is, and that he can't be replaced. When he's gone, he's gone...

Never can get enough of that one!

Yeah, that's how we read it.

I think he was saying that only jazz musicians appreciate his music.

When we went to see him at a club in Rye, NY. , we went up to tell him how great he sounded, and how much we loved Long Night. He just looked at us and said, "You two guys are musicians, right?" That woke me up to reality. He wound up getting a job as a Science teacher from a District Supervisor that he played club dates with. FS really played the schist out of Hava Nagila according to the Supervisor/pianist!

It's kind of ironic that he does his most incredible playing on other people's tunes, and not as incredible playing on his own tunes. That's why I wasn't that excited by "The Music of FS" album; they're not that great tunes, and the playing isn't as inspired as FS' playing on his own albums. I've written tunes and BB charts based on HLWK and TMTGA from Long Night, and even TMOTSC from that album.

I met Peter at a Phil Woods Clinic being held at LIU in Brooklyn. Peter was there with his camera taking photos of the event. He was a very friendly guy, and great guitarist. I remember him raving about the album Jim Hall made with Art Farmer, where they played Swedish folk songs. I checked it out, and was surprised to find it was a very dark album, consisting of these songs that were all in minor keys, and very diatonic. RIP.

followed her from Romeo and Juliet through Jesus of Nazareth, through Black Christmas, Cat and the Canary, It, all the way to Psycho IV, Turkey Shoot and other B movies.RIP, Juliet.

Some iconic Black cowgirl and a bunch of Black cow people interrupting the Houston Baltimore game.

Bill's a cool guy; you can email him with any questions you have about musicians, and he'll get right back to you.

Yes, as Jim said, when someone like Martial is gone, he's gone. There will never be another pianist like that ever again. RIP, to one of the of the greats.

RIP. I always used to see her on "Soul" that great WNET program from a long time ago.

No baby, no jazz, just Jazz Times. Now be a good baby!