A friend informs me he is having a clear out, including "the first 100 issues of The Wire plus assorted Downbeats for sale. £60. Please tell anyone who may be interested".
PM me if interested.
PM me if interested.
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Need a break from my studies.
Still a novice in this music, so never heard of Slim Gaillard (sorry, to you experts).
By pure accident, came across this extremely entertaining way of playing the piano (around 2 mins in).
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That was great, Mario. You might enjoy his surreal version of ‘How High The Moon’:Originally posted by Mario View Post
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Aaaarghh!
I’ve just realised that I have hijacked (unintentionally, m’lud) SA’s OP.
Serial Apologist, I am so very sorry. In my ignorance I should’ve post my silly contribution on the “What Jazz are you listening to now” thread.
My most abject apologies, SA. I had thought about deleting my own post, and moving it appropriately, but that would make both your and Jazzrook’s reply redundant.
To all visitors to this thread, please ignore my post 2, and concentrate fully on SA’s post 1, offering a “Jazz literature Collection” of great joy and wonder!
Sorry SA.
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Have you had any enquiries regarding this S_A? I contacted a local jazz dignitary of my aquaint who informed me they received regular enquiries of this nature from "older" folks trying to downsize their collection of such material - and usally offered at no cost.
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No enquiries as of last night, OG. I think my friend is a bit down on his uppers at the moment, and could do with some readies; possibly he's charging to cover for transportage or postage - I'd imagine he'd negotiate over the price. If you do know of anyone who might be interested I could PM you his email address.Originally posted by Old Grumpy View PostHave you had any enquiries regarding this S_A? I contacted a local jazz dignitary of my aquaint who informed me they received regular enquiries of this nature from "older" folks trying to downsize their collection of such material - and usally offered at no cost.Comment
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I binned my old copies of The Wire ages ago. I think they woukd make interesting reading now ! Probably would feel as antiquated as Jazz Journal.Comment
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The ever-expanding, amazing "Internet Archive" has lots of back issues of excellent jazz and improv titles such as The Wire magazine, Downbeat magazine, Rubberneck magazine, etc. Well worth investigating and all free!
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Tremendous - I'm full of gaps in my collection of journals, this could be hugely useful. Can't thank you enough.Originally posted by anorak View PostComment
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Agree! This is wonderful. I've just checked through some of the 1960s Jazz Monthly to see if it was as (relatively) good as I fondly remember. And it's certainly as aloof & sniffy as as I remember! "Nat Adderley just gets worse and worse" - "is Bitches Brew a dead end?" and similar. Lots to enjoy and explore. And indeed smile at. Many thanks.Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostComment
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For some reason, my iPad goes blank when I click on the link for the archive.Originally posted by BLUESNIK'S REVOX View Post
I still have a complete run of Jazz Monthly from Jan 1965 until 1972 when it became Jazz & Blues. They had some excellent jazz writers including Charles Fox, Jack Cooke, Michael James & Terry Martin. I can remember reading the latter’s brilliant review of Eric Dolphy’s ‘Out to Lunch’ and rushing out to buy it afterwards!
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I remember Albert McCarthy as one of the editors? Who I discovered much later was a respected British anarchist writer and speaker post WW2. "Serious anarchism"!. Not my "tradition" but an interesting aspect of his enterprise. And that little silver book on modern jazz records which became a sort of bible to me. Elmo Hope, Herbie Nichols, Jackie and Kenny Dorham et al. Happy Daze.Comment
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I once met someone in the late 1980s who knew Albert McCarthy and she was pretty scathing about him. He had associations with Southampton and his leanings towards Anarchism were well known. I believe he had notorious affair wiith the wife of a well known American.
McCarthy's book in Big Band jazz was a revelation to me when i was getting into jazz. It is an amazing book which is 75 % about obscure Territory bands. The book was a revelation to me. I was fascinated by these bands whose music is rarely heard yet often populated by musicians who later became familiar. Some of the line ups by bands like Paul Howards are surprising. In my opinion, this is a brilliant book and was disappointed that McCarthy appears not to have been too likeable.
It is funny reading old reviews of jazz....many written with little musical knowledge or historical discipline. I think Rudi Blesh was about the most guilty but the writing follows the sometimes ridiculous predjudices of the time. Jazz writing has improved massively since 1980s and especially when dealing historically. The McCarthy book is good in this respect.Comment
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