Brad Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 33 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Hilary Mantel - The Mirror and the Light Don't let it deter you from trying another at some point. Maybe 'Sula', 'The Bluest Eye' or 'Beloved' It probably won’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 37 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Hilary Mantel - The Mirror and the Light Don't let it deter you from trying another at some point. Maybe 'Sula', 'The Bluest Eye' or 'Beloved' 3 minutes ago, Brad said: It probably won’t. I think her single best novel is Song of Solomon, though in my case (as I am rereading most of her novels in an irregular fashion), I want to end on a high note, so I will finish with Song of Solomon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) Starting on this: And this: Edited March 21, 2020 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, ejp626 said: I think her single best novel is Song of Solomon, though in my case (as I am rereading most of her novels in an irregular fashion), I want to end on a high note, so I will finish with Song of Solomon. Yes of course, 'Song of Solomon' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 New book about Chinatown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Don Winslow has a new book coming out in April with 6 new novellas. I pre-ordered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnyhill Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 The Way We Live Now - Anthony Trollope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Sally Rooney: Normal People Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Here’s an article about books that, as the author puts it, “evoke a sense of place so strong that they make me forget, momentarily, that it’s March and I’m inside. Some are new, some old, some longstanding favorites, and some I’ll be reading for the first time. May they take you somewhere, too.” In This Moment of Solitude, Books Can Be Our Passports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 It's time to brush up on my reading. Maybe I'll finally be able to focus on one book at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 A little light reading as a diversion from the present crisis: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 8:30 AM, sidewinder said: Bill Birch’s ‘Keeper of the Flame’ book about modern jazz in Manchester 1946-72. Should keep me going until Xmas ! I notice the cover photo of Griffin at Club 43. If he only made one visit, then I was there! He also appeared at the Peel Hotel in Leeds, a pub with a jazz policy that hosted everyone from Tubby Hayes to Jimmy Witherspoon. On both occasions John (as he seemed to be called) chatted nicely at the bar during the intermission. My bassist friend Danny Padmore asked him what it was like playing with NHOP. "Man, he's great!" was the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidewinder Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, BillF said: I notice the cover photo of Griffin at Club 43. If he only made one visit, then I was there! He also appeared at the Peel Hotel in Leeds, a pub with a jazz policy that hosted everyone from Tubby Hayes to Jimmy Witherspoon. On both occasions John (as he seemed to be called) chatted nicely at the bar during the intermission. My bassist friend Danny Padmore asked him what it was like playing with NHOP. "Man, he's great!" was the reply. I always regret not going to J Griffin’s in person book signing at Ray’s Jazz about a year or so before he passed away. Alas, the challenges of train travel to London. I did get to see him in what I think was his last London performance at either RFH or Barbican. I think it was with Bobby Hutcherson - must check. I saw Witherspoon in LA very late in his career, the year before he passed on. It was one of his final appearances I think - quite possibly his last public one. Edited March 31, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 I was very fortunate to see Griffin in probably his last appearance in Chicago (he had decamped for France long before). Look at this line-up! March 19, 2005: The Great Chicago Tenor Saxes, featuring Johnny Griffin, Ira Sullivan, Von Freeman, Franz Jackson and Eric Alexander I think there were only one or two true tenor battles after the intermission, but Griffin snuck on-stage during another number (maybe a piano trio piece?) and was enthusiastically added to mix. I don't think it was officially recorded but maybe it will surface one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 8 hours ago, BillF said: I notice the cover photo of Griffin at Club 43. If he only made one visit, then I was there! He also appeared at the Peel Hotel in Leeds, a pub with a jazz policy that hosted everyone from Tubby Hayes to Jimmy Witherspoon. On both occasions John (as he seemed to be called) chatted nicely at the bar during the intermission. My bassist friend Danny Padmore asked him what it was like playing with NHOP. "Man, he's great!" was the reply. I should add that NHOP was a recent discovery at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 3/22/2020 at 10:34 AM, ghost of miles said: New book about Chinatown: Gotta get this. It's far and away my all-time favorite film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon8 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 21/03/2020 at 11:13 AM, Brad said: Starting on this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ghost of miles Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Just finished the first (an intriguing look at crime and political corruption in 1920s/early 30s Los Angeles) and am halfway through the second (which is a 2020 reprint of the 1977 edition, with a new foreword by Gornick): Edited April 11, 2020 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, ghost of miles said: Just finished the first (an intriguing look at crime and political corruption in 1920s/early 30s Los Angeles) and am halfway through the second (which is a 2020 reprint of the 1977 edition, with a new foreword by Gornick): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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