catesta Posted September 30, 2005 Report Posted September 30, 2005 I just noticed Larry was back among us. I couldn't be happier. Quote
Peter Johnson Posted September 30, 2005 Report Posted September 30, 2005 Absolutely! Welcome back, Larry--glad the computer issues got sorted! Quote
Larry Kart Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Thank Jim A. His persistence and assistance did the trick. My wife is pissed though, because she wants us to get a new computer( she's right) and thinks that my being able to get on the board again will delay that (she's right again). Quote
paul secor Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Glad you're back, Larry. I missed your posts. They usually gave me things to think about. Quote
Quincy Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) Excellent timing. I was purposely leaving a bit of your book unread just to get a dose of your writing every few days. Now that you're back "live" I can finish it up. Yay! Edited October 1, 2005 by Quincy Quote
Nate Dorward Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Aha, I was wondering where you were (on this board, I mean). Good to see you here again--a virtual guarantee of some interesting online discussions! Quote
JSngry Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...opic=2565&st=0# Quote
brownie Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Welcome back, Larry! You were being missed... Quote
Clunky Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Welcome back Larry, your book just got a positive review in Jazzwise (UK) October issue. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 What a weekend... start of October, great baseball, some new jazz CDs in hand, and Larry Kart's posting again on Organissimo. Quote
gslade Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Great to have you back Larry By the way, Loved the Book Quote
BruceH Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Great to have you back Larry By the way, Loved the Book ← Same here. Quote
Larry Kart Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Thanks, everyone; I'm blushing. Clunky, is Jazzwise available online? Quote
Jim R Posted October 2, 2005 Report Posted October 2, 2005 Glad to have you back, Larry. I'm curious how you got the problem solved. Mozilla, perhaps? Some of us Mac users have been sharing our stories of surviving the board software switch in hopes that it would help those who were having trouble... Quote
Larry Kart Posted October 2, 2005 Report Posted October 2, 2005 Mozilla. I'd tried to download it once or twice to replace my old browser, Internet Explorer, but each time the connection cut off just before the download was over. Then a kind soul (who shall be nameless in case this is not kosher) sent me Mozilla on a disc, and the rest was fairly simple. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted October 2, 2005 Report Posted October 2, 2005 Nah, it's cool Larry. I sent it. And I'll send one to anyone else who is having a problem. If anyone knows of another member who cannot get on due to the incompatabilities between the new board software and Mac OS 9.x (featuring Internet Explorer 5.x) then by all means, let me know. Glad to have you back, Larry. Quote
Jim R Posted October 2, 2005 Report Posted October 2, 2005 Mozilla. I'd tried to download it once or twice to replace my old browser, Internet Explorer, but each time the connection cut off just before the download was over. ← Been there and done that (frustrating as hell, I know). It happened to me a few years ago when I was attempting to download a newer version of IE. I eventually realized I first needed to locate and download another bit of software (something called "open transport", as I recall). Anyway, my Mozilla download went extremely smoothly (in case anybody else wants any encouragement to at least give it a shot). A big to Jim for helping Larry get back on here. (that's not big enough... let's try this...) Quote
Clunky Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 Thanks, everyone; I'm blushing. Clunky, is Jazzwise available online? ← No it's not available, here's their web site Jazzwise Quote
Brad Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 Welcome back, missed not having you post. Quote
Larry Kart Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 Brian Priestley kindly sent me a copy of his review in Jazzwise. Here it is: Jazz In Search Of Itself Larry Kart Yale U.P. £20.00 Kart has been commenting on jazz since the late 1960s, when he started contributing to Down Beat under the editorship of Dan Morgenstern. Less of a name on the international critical scene, and perhaps even in his native country, his work has appeared most regularly in the Chicago Tribune. So it’s appropriate that the cover photo and one of the early chapters both feature saxist-trumpeter Ira Sullivan, who also failed to gain a wide reputation through remaining in Chicago. It’s our loss that Kart isn’t better known, since he writes thoughtfully and often provocatively on a wide span of music, from Earl Hines to Roscoe Mitchell and from Frank Zappa to Tony Bennett. The book’s title suggests a heavy thesis but, instead, the pertinent questions about what jazz is (and who it’s for) come up in straightforward artist profiles, grouped in chronological order of significance, rather than their order of first publication. Even within a brief piece, Kart often focusses on significant details and, in his less enthusiastic comments (for instance, on Peterson and Jarrett), is helpfully specific. He’s also one of the only writers to identify the similarities between Wynton Marsalis and David Murray, and to deplore the influence of Coltrane and Bill Evans. Some of the portraits of early-jazz figures are fairly short obituaries or book reviews. But, as the chronology moves on to “Moderns And After”, the coverage becomes more expansive and, in the case of people like Miles and indeed Marsalis, the author’s reactions from different periods gives a more rounded picture. It’s a shame the only essay-length entry is from a boxed-set reissue of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh, because Kart is clearly capable of lengthier considerations of several artists here. But maybe Chicago-based writers don’t get those opportunities. Quote
Ron S Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 Nice review. Congratulations! And thanks for posting it. Now, how about posting your entire book? Quote
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