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Hellwriter 3: Jack DeJohnette: The Laughing Clock with DJ Peter Audio & playlist from October 20, 2024

Farewell Jack DeJohnette.

In one of those bizarre coincidences, I devoted an entire show to his compositions almost exactly a year ago.

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In the 4 playoff games John Schneider has managed the Blue Jays against the Mariners between 2022 and 2025, he's pulled his starter mid-inning each time.

The numbers from the relievers to complete those half innings:

9 TBF, 2 wild pitches, 2 home runs, 4 hits, and 8(!!!) runs allowed.

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Jane streaming: where to watch movie online? Find out how and where to watch "Jane" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.

Saddened to hear of the death of Jane Goodall, subject of one of my favorite documentaries of the last decade.

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Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis Sextet @ Arden Gild Hall One stop on their Fall 2025 mini-tour.

"We're a bit loopy from the drive," she observed. "Sometimes that results in a really fun performance."
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I have the sense (while dreaming) that there’s part of my mind that is saying “why do we have to do this.” The content of my dreams is not disturbing, but part of my mind feels “dreaming itself is disturbing.”

I’ve been getting more REM sleep lately for some reason (more exercise? Better cpap? Not sure why). It turns out I don’t actually enjoy dreaming. My dreams are usually not difficult to decode (I’m worried about X well duh) probably because I’m so well-adjusted (JK).

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Labor Day = record cleaning day.

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CORRECTION: “Hallelujah” was of course one of the original LP tracks. There was a rejected performance in the 1st set.

Record collectors have learned to parse things very carefully:
“Classic” means “selected.”
“Complete masters” means “we’ve held some tracks back.” There could be many legitimate reasons for this, but we haven’t been given them.

album cover: ON VIEW AT THE FIVE SPOT CAFE: THE COMPLETE MASTERS

THE COMPLETE MASTERS is a sly subtitle: it acknowledges that it is not a complete SESSION. Two rejected tracks are now designated “alternates.”
“Tricotism,” “Hallelujah,” and “Our Delight” have not been issued.

I’m glad to have this music and I’m not criticizing Don Was or compilation producer Joe Harley for releasing it - but the omission of discographical information is unconscionable.

Presumably then, “The Next Time…” is the unissued master and not the rejected take. But both takes of “Love Walked In” were rejected as were the three tracks from the 5th set. True “alternates” would typically have been listed as UNISSUED, not rejected.

The remaining tracks are REJECTED meaning NOT WORTHY OF RELEASE (in Burrell’s and/or Lion’s assessment).

book cover: THE BLUE NOTE LABEL: A DISCOGRAPHY, REVISED AND EXPANDED

It gets worse: Cuscuna & Ruppli list two UNISSUED tracks: set one's “The Next Time…” & set three's “The Take Off” -usually this means Alfred Lion designated the unissued tracks as acceptable MASTERS but didn’t select them for release.

album cover: SWINGIN' by Kenny Burrell

Both the 3xLP and 2xCD editions begin w/ the original LP tracks then three tracks first issued in Japan (1980). Six new tracks follow: three must come from the 5th set, but “Love Walked In” could be from either Timmons set & “The Next Time You See Me…” could be from the 1st or 4th. Which?

In the new edition of ON VIEW, Burrell tells Don Was that he appreciated both pianists but does not elaborate on why they were both on the date. Joe Goldberg didn’t address it on the original release, nor does Syd Schwartz in his new overview and commentary.

Burrell’s BLUE LIGHTS studio album (recorded 5/14/1958) also featured two pianists (Timmons and Duke Jordan). Brooks was on hand and played with both pianists. Why two pianists? Robert Levin’s liner notes don’t explain.

book cover: THE BLUE NOTE LABEL: A DISCOGRAPHY, REVISED AND EXPANDED

According to the Cuscuna & Ruppli discography, there were five sets recorded on August 25, 1959. Bobby Timmons took over the piano chair from a young Roland Hanna for the 2nd & 5th (Tina Brooks sits in too).

Don Was has been an incredible steward, signing new artists and veterans to Blue Note while overseeing vinyl editions and expanded reissues.
And yet: new releases seldom list recording dates and now historical releases show disregard for discographers and fans.

album cover: ON VIEW AT THE FIVE SPOT CAFE: THE COMPLETE MASTERS

As a Blue Note obsessive, I’m really glad to have the expanded edition of Kenny Burrell’s ON VIEW AT THE FIVE SPOT CAFE. It’s advertised as “The Complete Masters” - a sly obfuscation.

We thank you!

Of course beating the Astros is its own reward.

Excited to dive into @markstryker.bsky.social ‘s liner notes (“extended essay” is more accurate)!

I usually forget that they even have a sibling. And maybe that’s what they prefer, not to always be thought of as half of a pair.

But I now feel there’s something in my life that I’ve lost. A different way of experiencing friendship.

In high school I knew three sets of identical twins. If you spent any time w/ them you could easily tell them apart.
When you go to college, or into the workplace, siblings tend to separate. I’ve made two good friends since college who have twin siblings who I’ve only met a few times.

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