Sloth or entropy

So it’s like the crucification meets the Wonderboy baseball bat from the natural

YouTube video by David Murray Big Band - Topic David's Tune

Jazz OTD: The rambunctious "David Murray Big Band Conducted by Lawrence 'Butch' Morris" was recorded from March 5-6, 1991, with a large ensemble of notable musicians - from veterans like James Spaulding to younger players like Frank Lacy - performing a set composed mostly by Murray himself. #jazzsky

YouTube video by Elvin Jones - Topic Whew

Happy birthday Wilbur Little!

Elvin Jones - drums
Fred Tompkins - flute
Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, English horn, flute, bass flute
Wilbur Little - bass

Released - June 1970
Recorded - September 26, 1969
Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label - Blue Note
Producer - Francis Wolff
#jazzsky

love to pick up my phone and see 5 - 10 different things each of which successively makes me angrier than I’ve ever been in my entire fucking life

never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.

Having suffered the pain of a tooth infection I can unequivocally say that this man died in absolute agony. The type of nerve pain that will have you screaming and wondering quite rightly if you’ve gone insane

This man was tortured through neglect, and everyone involved is an irredeemable monster

Me to Paul Newman’s family at the funeral: may his memory be a dressing

Glad people are settling on the term "pervert glasses". Bonus points if you also say it while posting a picture of Mark Zuckerberg or call them Mark Zuckerberg's pervert glasses.

Balls in a yellow box for a ballpit

A trap door cut into a brown and tan piece of cardboard

A Tupperware on top of the trapdoor, with tape attacking a thin string to the bottom of the container

A shot of the messy room with a weighted pulley (aka a ball taped to one end of the string, which is wrapped around a dangling spool) hanging from the ceiling

6yo decided we should trap a leprechaun by painting something the floor color & putting a trapdoor over a ball pit. She and her mom have now added a pulley system to the ceiling so a Tupperware will also fall and trap him, I guess as a failsafe in case the trapdoor sticks? Unclear, will report back

Chalk up another win for the indispensable Fuck Up Everything It Touches technology

the kind of thing that gets played at a war crimes trial

YouTube video by Doctor Destiny Jan Garbarek Bob Stenson Quartet • Witchi Tai To (1973) Norway

Jan Garbarek #BOTD Bob Stenson Quartet - "Witchi Tai To" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf5d... #Jazzsky

Schloss, Shelley Ann Shelley Ann Schloss, beloved wife of Mark, mother of Matthew and Carrie (Rick Kelley), grandmother of Noa Kelley-Schloss, daughter of Valerie and Richard Weitz (both deceased), brother of Dr. Bruce

My mother-in-law passed away on Monday after years. She was a really amazing person and her memory is unquestionably for a blessing

YouTube video by Toshiko Akiyoshi - Topic Children In The Temple Ground

Jazz OTD: I see some conflicting information online, but I believe that that the final two cuts on the celebrated, Grammy-nominated album "Long Yellow Road" by the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band were recorded on March 4, 1975. Here's one of them, and it's particularly striking. #jazzsky

YouTube video by Wayne Shorter - Topic Lost (Rudy Van Gelder Edition/Digital Remaster/2007)

Jazz OTD: Unreleased for 15 years, Wayne Shorter's excellent Blue Note album "The Soothsayer" is among his most accessible from the era: highly enjoyable. Recorded March 4, 1965 with Freddie Hubbard (tp), James Spaulding (as), McCoy Tyner (p), Ron Carter (b), and Tony Williams (d). #jazzsky

YouTube video by Josh Bennier Night and Day - Stan Getz and Kenny Barron

Jazz OTD: Staying with Stan Getz - he recorded his final album, the now-classic "People Time," over four nights (March 3-6, 1991) live in Copenhagen. He's great on it, but to my mind the star is Kenny Barron, the great pianist in this album of duets. This incredible March 4 track shows why. #jazzsky

YouTube video by Stan Getz - Topic 6-Nix-Quix-Flix

Jazz OTD: I'm not terribly knowledgeable about Stan Getz, but two of his albums definitely merit posts today. First, on March 4, 1964, the tenor saxophonist recorded "Nobody Else But Me," with Gene Cherico (b), Joe Hunt (d), and a young Gary Burton on vibes; Burton also composed this gem. #jazzsky

The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

JUST IN: North Carolina's Dem lawmaker Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with ICE. She said "all cultures are not equal."

She just lost reelection BIG in the Dem primary to a progressive pastor & activist, Rodney Sadler. 70% to 22%!

Context:

anyway as someone grappling with very fresh grief over the loss of a parent, can I just say read more poetry, folks. For millennia, we've been feeling pain and grief, and translating it into art and poetry, and its all there, waiting for us.
There can be a kind of healing and comfort in that.

American Jews have been TRYING to tell folks that yes, AIPAC is evil, & fuck them, but Christian Zionists in the US outnumber Jews IN THE WORLD & have risen to power in all areas of our government, & they want to bring the End Times (& kill all the Jews btw), AND THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic Lonnie's Lament

Happy birthday Jimmy Garrison!

John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Elvin Jones – drums

Released - July 1964
Recorded - April 27 and June 1, 1964
Studio - Van Gelder (Englewood Cliffs)
Label - Impulse!
Producer - Bob Thiele
#jazzsky

YouTube video by ShoNuffGroove Wallace Roney - Loose

Jazz OTD: Many of the tracks on Wallace Roney's "The Standard Bearer" (recorded March 3, 1989) are indeed beautifully played standards, but this closing improvisation between Roney (tp), Steve Berrios (per.), and Cindy Blackman (d) is a delight too. #jazzskiy

YouTube video by Stanley Turrentine - Topic The Way You Look Tonight

Jazz OTD: Often focused on soul jazz, saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded a fine hard bop session on March 3, 1969 with the great Thad Jones on flugelhorn, and a sturdy rhythm section: Cedar Walton (p), Buster Williams (b), Mickey Roker (d), originally released as "Another Story." #jazzsky

"Relatedly we drive on parkways and park on driveways, what's that all about"

YouTube video by rujazz Art Farmer & Benny Golson - Richie's Dilemma

Jazz OTD: On March 2, 1962, saxophonist Benny Golson and trumpet/flugelhorn master Art Farmer recorded four pieces with their "Jazztet" for "Here & Now," with Grachan Moncur III (tb), Herbie Lewis (b), and Roy McCurdy (d). A composition here by the group's pianist, the great Harold Mabern. #jazzsky

YouTube video by Tina Brooks - Topic The Waiting Game (Remastered 1999)

Jazz OTD: And also on March 2, 1961 - when "Kind of Blue" drummer Jimmy Cobb was with Byrd/Adams on "Out of this World" - one of Miles Davis's favorite former bandmates, drummer Philly Joe Jones, played on Tina Brooks's brilliant "The Waiting Game," the saxophonist's final album as leader. #jazzsky

YouTube video by johnnystaccata Mr. Lucky - Donald Byrd / Pepper Adams Quintet

"Kind of Blue" overshadows many JazzOTD options, but some other great jazz was recorded on March 2. Let's start with 1961, when Donald Byrd (tp) and Pepper Adams (bs) led the "Out of this World" session, with Laymon Jackson (b), Jimmy Cobb (d), and the recording debut of Herbie Hancock (p). #jazzsky

YouTube video by MilesDavisVEVO Miles Davis - So What (Audio) (Official Audio)

Jazz OTD: Although pianist Bill Evans had left Miles Davis's band in late 1958, Davis brought him back to the studio on March 2, 1959 for the first of two sessions for what would become "Kind of Blue." With Cannonball Adderley (as), John Coltrane (ts), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d). #jazzsky

YouTube video by Doug Watkins - Topic Andre's Bag

Happy birthday Doug Watkins!

Doug Watkins - cello
Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Hugh Lawson - piano
Herman Wright - bass
Lex Humphries - drums

Released - 1960
Recorded - May 17, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Label - New Jazz
Producer - Esmond Edwards
#jazzsky

YouTube video by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin - Twins (Official Audio)

Happy birthday Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis!

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Junior Mance - piano
Larry Gales - bass
Ben Riley - drums

Released - 1960
Recorded - November 4 & 10, 1960
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label - Jazzland
Producer - Orrin Keepnews
#jazzsky