A Lark Ascending

Still astoundingly warm. I've got a wasps nest in the front garden - as most of the flowers are gone they are heading for some flowery things on the front hedge. Just had to cut it back. Apart from one wet day the last week has been beautiful.

I enjoyed it. But I'm no expert on these things. Heh heh. I'm just downloading it, so I'll tell you your opinion once I know what it should have been! That would be very helpful! I know that I'm not supposed to like Vandermark but am allowed to 'admire' Guy. Hey! I haven't told you what to think yet! Oh, but others have! don't listen to 'em Bev. Enjoy and admire Vandermark, he's worth it (even if the purists think otherwise). Somewhat confused though, have they rereleased Fox Fire on Impulse? What's the other album on the twofer? I believe it's something by Wynton Marsalis.

I enjoyed it. But I'm no expert on these things. Heh heh. I'm just downloading it, so I'll tell you your opinion once I know what it should have been! That would be very helpful! I know that I'm not supposed to like Vandermark but am allowed to 'admire' Guy. Hey! I haven't told you what to think yet! Oh, but others have!

I enjoyed it. But I'm no expert on these things. Heh heh. I'm just downloading it, so I'll tell you your opinion once I know what it should have been! That would be very helpful! I know that I'm not supposed to like Vandermark but am allowed to 'admire' Guy.

I enjoyed it. But I'm no expert on these things.

You'll have to wait an extra hour after today.

Equally true of other forms of music in the West. Music tends to be regarded as either entertainment (for indulging in) or 'Art' (to be glowered at over pince-nez). Be interesting to know what part musicians are playing in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria.

You keep circling my area too...Sheffield, Nottingham, Lincoln! On a weekend please (or check the Notts school holidays!)!

Swirly record company logo

When did Nige not look pleased with himself? (might have just jumped well over the boundary of good taste there)

Musicians looking pleased with themselves.

Swirly writing. (Golden opportunity for cherubs now!)

Presumably trying to get out of the hot.

Yes, Emanem (which incorporates PSI) seems to have an extraordinary range of recordings, mostly kept in print. And in a quite different field, labels like Woodville and Trio seem closely related to the gigging of the musicians involved. I suspect their main sales come from there; having an outlet via online merchants, however small the rewards, presumably adds a low but steady income on top of the main selling point. I'm always amazed by the number of classical labels that continue to flourish outside of the majors. One like Dutton Vocalion, which works in a number of niches, but seems to have no problem putting out regular releases of virtually vanished late 19th/early to mid-20thC British classical music (plus some more tonal contemporary music).

How did the hand loom weaver stand a chance with the arrival of the power loom?* It will hurt many individuals who are part of the old way of doing things; but new ways will somehow evolve. Though what comes after won't be exactly like before. That's not a dig at you, Chuck - I think what you do to keep largely uncommercial music out there is nigh on a miracle. ****** On a separate note, I wonder how much of the distaste towards these cheaper reissues is partly an irritation at seeing exclusivity blown open. Hank Mobley locked up in a limited edition $80 or $130 black and white boxed Mosaic spells 'class' - in the cut-to-the-minimum type reissue with glossy display of album sleeves it becomes just another mass-market product. A bit like Honda producing mass-market Bentleys. I don't have any problem with the Lonehill's, Proper's etc - what drives me nuts is the daily compilations that appear on the likes of e-music, compiling quite random collections of the same music. Largely because it clutters up the online stores and sows confusion. After all, what does this mean?: (*Answer - most went out of business and after a period of machine wrecking ended up in the new factories; but a longer term story was that the idea of hand-made cloth was re-branded from 'an out-of-date way to do things' to 'a way to ensure a higher quality using the good old time-honoured methods and individual attention to detail'.)

Well, I believe Jesus had his memoirs quite successfully ghost written by at least four different writers. Don't think they've ever been out of print. Though they've been heavily pirated by Andorrans.