Gene Ammons tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake, 4-14-09

[Lazaro Vega]

Hope you can join us

[Werf]

I drink beer tonight and listen.

Nice Herbie last night.

[Chuck Nessa]

If you're expecting Jug to show, forget it.

[Lazaro Vega]

Now that'd be funky.

Cool, Werf. Did you catch Adam Rudolph and Ralph Jones on the air? We had John Erskine from Hope College recording their concert at Hugo's place. Looking forward to hearing the "extended" version of what they do.

Man, Bob Porter's the guy when it comes to doing the leg work on Jug. The notes to the 78 rpm era CD are great at setting the scene. They do mention that Gene had a brother in the church. Last year the Blue Lake Faculty guys were playing a reception for a Christian confab in Grand Rapids and the Reverend introduced himself. "Some of the members of my family played music. My brother Gene played saxophone and my father, Albert, played piano. I was the only one who didn't go into music." "Well, no family is perfect." (!)

By the way, where is the non-vocal version of "Red Top"? I could have sworn we had that on vinyl at the station, but no luck. So it's the vocal version. Not as good.

[Werf]

Now that'd be funky.

Cool, Werf. Did you catch Adam Rudolph and Ralph Jones on the air? We had John Erskine from Hope College recording their concert at Hugo's place. Looking forward to hearing the "extended" version of what they do.

Man, Bob Porter's the guy when it comes to doing the leg work on Jug. The notes to the 78 rpm era CD are great at setting the scene. They do mention that Gene had a brother in the church. Last year the Blue Lake Faculty guys were playing a reception for a Christian confab in Grand Rapids and the Reverend introduced himself. "Some of the members of my family played music. My brother Gene played saxophone and my father, Albert, played piano. I was the only one who didn't go into music." "Well, no family is perfect." (!)

By the way, where is the non-vocal version of "Red Top"? I could have sworn we had that on vinyl at the station, but no luck. So it's the vocal version. Not as good.

I missed the Rudolph/Jones broadcast but was at Hugo's, where they tranced me out.

Loved all that Ammons last night, man, especially the Stitt related stuff, and the tracks with daddy Albert.

[BillF]

Would love to hear that, Lazaro, but getting a "404 Not Found" message for your website, besides which, it has to be archived for me to listen during normal hours in this part of the world.

[Lazaro Vega]

I see you listen to a lot of radio over there, Bill. You might try http://bluelake.ncats.net/ and see if that loads.

Been working on the idea of time shifting the program on the Internet, so that for the the 24 hours after Jazz From Blue Lake is over it would be available to listen to in one five hour block. Starting at 3 a.m. you could download the program that just ran from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. (that must be very early in the morning there: 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. for you?). We're just held up in getting on that by the cost, of course, for the additional bandwidth; and the Digital Millennium Copy Right Act, which is tricky when it comes to streaming on the web. There are all kinds of legal limits on how many selections by the same artist may be played in a three hour period, unless you get a waiver from the copyright owners; and then there are hoops to jump through regarding "on demand" services, which time shifting would be. Dumb ass law as relates to the 78 rpm era, or educational broadcasting, for that matter. Someday, but not today.

In any case, wish you could hear the program. Think you might enjoy it. Bessie Smith featured tonight....

LV

[BillF]

Thanks for the link, Lazaro; it's playing fine! I had already developed a taste for your show thanks to an obliging forum member who sent me several hours of it on a CD.

[Lazaro Vega]

ALOC!!!!!

It sounds better after a glass of wine; or Lemoncello.

Looking forward to a program tonight on Bennie Green.

[BillF]

Aloc, indeed! Thanks again if you're reading this!