W. Eugene Smith Jazz Loft Project

[Lazaro Vega]

Brownie, thanks for the link. Those photos are incredible.

[YARDBIRDINC]

absolutely - I am especially interested in Hall Overton, who is supposedly on some of the material -

I have copies of some of the tapes i recieved from dave young who i was friends with.Hal Overton is on some of the tapes.I would consider a tape trade.

[Bright Moments]

there is an article by nate chinen in today's new york times on page 27 of the arts and leisure section. i only have the print edition - maybe someone can find and post an online version.

[johnlitweiler]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/arts/mus...n.html?ref=arts is the new article. It's mostly about Hall Overton rehearsing with Monk and is timed to a forthcoming reproduction of Monk's Town Hall concerts, with Jason Moran playing piano.

Too bad somebody didn't record Monk and Rollins together too.

[Guest youmustbe]

Joe Goldberg told me that he couldn't get enough of Trane with Monk at Five Spot...but he went once and it was Sonny Rollins in place of Trane and after hearing Sonny with Monk, he was there for 2 weeks, he said Trane with Monk wasn't the same anymore to him.

Now that would have been a great bootleg, no matter how bad the sound!

[Christiern]

I used to hang with Joe Goldberg, back in the Prestige days. I stopped doing so when he made Bob Weinstock lower the liner note fee from $75 to $50 by undercutting the rest of us. Still, I thought Joe had better sense than to be friendly with homophobic creeps who are full of themselves—hey, eve the one's who aren't.

[blind-blake]

Thanks Brownie. And here's the link within the article to the Jazz Loft Project site:

http://cds.aas.duke.edu/jazzloft/index.html

Thank YOU Marty. Great site.

[sheldonm]

..can't wait until the exhibit comes to Chicago. I've been a fan of Smith's for years...!

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[Cliff Englewood]

There is a series on BBC 2 at the moment called "The Genius of Photography" and last nights episode featured W. Eugene Smith among others. It mentioned this project he was supposed to do about Pittsburgh for the Magnum agency that turned into this 3 year odyssey documenting everyday life in the city. He sounds like a really interesting guy as well as a hell of a photographer.

[AllenLowe]

Smith's major thing was a report with amazing photos on mercury poisoning in Japan by local industry, which got him badly beaten and gave him permanent and debilitating injuries - he also had some famous photos, as I recall, in a popular older photo collection called Family of Man -

[Cliff Englewood]

There is a series on BBC 2 at the moment called "The Genius of Photography" and last nights episode featured W. Eugene Smith among others. It mentioned this project he was supposed to do about Pittsburgh for the Magnum agency that turned into this 3 year odyssey documenting everyday life in the city. He sounds like a really interesting guy as well as a hell of a photographer.

Actually, a quick search on Amazon revealed this, I shall seek it out;

Dream Street: W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh Project

[brownie]

Lots of informations about the enterprise and The Jazz Loft Project book - which is scheduled to come out in November - on the Duke University website:

http://cds.aas.duke.edu/books/jazzloft.html

The book looks like a major work!

Hope a good selection of the tapes will also see the light of the day!

[sheldonm]

I pre-ordered the book several weeks ago on Amazon.....

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[funkogre]

I'm bumping this because they've redesigned their website.

http://www.jazzloftproject.org

In the upper left corner you can click on the "sounds" page and listen to some recordings made in the loft. Also, the radio series on WNYC is starting on Monday. I hope they make it available as a podcast as it broadcasts at different times during the day and it may be hard to catch it all. Radio series info.

You can also sign up for their email newsletter http://www.jazzloftproject.org/index.php?s=newsletter

or be a facebook fan here http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Jazz-Lof...ect/49444658282

Edited November 15, 2009 by funkogre

[brownie]

Fantastic!

It is awesome being invited inside that loft and allowed to listen to the proceedings!

Currently enjoying the Eddie Costa sides...

and Zoot Sims, Rahsaan, Rollins and others lined up next!

[Michael Weiss]

Monk and Hall Overton talking down the arrangements for Town Hall.

And Sonny demonstrating the Three Little Words melody in an interview with Hall Overton at the New School 1963

Priceless!

[mmilovan]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33909201#33909201

[Free For All]

Wow! It'll be interesting to see if these recordings become available. There will be some legal issues to resolve first I'm sure.

Great stuff, I'll have to pick up the book.

[BeBop]

I don't know show "Today", but I think it's pretty mainstream, yes?

Some other Loft Tapes resources here and previous discussion here.

[Free For All]

I don't know show "Today", but I think it's pretty mainstream, yes?

Really, you've never heard of the Today show? I'm surprised, it's been around forever.

[Larry Kart]

Guys -- before you start a new topic, would you please take a little look-see to make sure that you're not starting a duplicate thread. It's tedious to merge threads, and half the time when I do it I make a mistake and end up with the name of the newer thread taking the place of the prior one, which pisses me off.

[medjuck]

The book's sub-title makes reference to photographs and tapes, but am I right that the book just contains photos? (Or perhaps transcripts of some tapes)?

[funkogre]

I'm glad to see the radio series is being podcast. Listen here! http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/jazz-loft/

[medjuck]

I'm glad to see the radio series is being podcast. Listen here! http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/jazz-loft/

Is this actually a podcast? ie. Can you download it to iTunes? Or do you haves to stream it? And I hate to admit it, but I'm not sure what an RSS feed is.)

[funkogre]

I'm glad to see the radio series is being podcast. Listen here! http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/jazz-loft/

Is this actually a podcast? ie. Can you download it to iTunes? Or do you haves to stream it? And I hate to admit it, but I'm not sure what an RSS feed is.)

You're right, you have to stream it. I used the wrong word.