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Yikes. A 20% tax on revenue also basically guarantees that the situation would have to become utterly apocalyptic before there’s sufficient political pressure for change.

I'm not going to come out and say that Rollins's performance of this piece brings me as much joy as Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," but I'm not going to not say it either.

YouTube video by Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins - Here You Come Again (Official Audio)

Jazz OTD: The second major jazz statement with a December 9 origin is, of course, Sonny Rollins's performance of Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again," from "No Problem," recorded December 9-15, 1981, with Bobby Hutcherson (vb), Bobby Broom (b), Bob Cranshaw (b), and Tony Williams (d). #jazzsky

YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement

Jazz OTD: Two of the all-time great jazz recordings have December 9 origins. First, on December 9, 1964, the John Coltrane recorded "A Love Supreme" in a single session. With McCoy Tyner (p), Jimmy Garrison (b), and Elvin Jones (d). #jazzsky

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I was very moved in our last class today that my small but very diverse bunch of students — undergrads, graduate students, professional school students — with different interests and majors could all agree that mine was the worst class they’d ever taken.

YouTube video by Edition Records Marquis Hill Law & Order

Jazz OTD: Trumpeter/composer Marquis Hill released "The New Gospel" independently in 2011. He assembled a top band (Walter Smith III, Joel Ross, James Francies, Harish Raghavan, and Kendrick Scott) to perform/record the compositions live on December 8, 2019 for "The New Gospel Revisited." #jazzsky

YouTube video by JazzTuna Jimmy Smith - The Sermon

Happy birthday Jimmy Smith!

Jimmy Smith – organ
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Art Blakey – drums

Released - December 1959
Recorded - February 25, 1958
Manhattan Towers, NYC
Label - Blue Note
Producer - Alfred Lion
#jazzsky

YouTube video by J airmail Jeremy Pelt, Steve Nelson, Danny Grissett -The Power Quintet - Mr. Wiggleworm (2016 HighNote)

Jazz OTD: Somehow I had missed "High Art" - to date the only release by the collaborative Power Quintet featuring some of my favorite musicians (Jeremy Pelt, Steve Nelson, Danny Grissett, Peter Washington, and Bill Stewart). Recorded December 8, 2015, and, predictably, it's very good. #jazzsky

YouTube video by yewberry Wayne Shorter Quartet - Pegasus (HQ)

Jazz OTD: Most of Wayne Shorter's brilliant return to Blue Note, "Without a Net," was recorded on tour in Europe w/ his quartet - Danilo Perez (p), John Patitucci (b), and Brian Blade (d) - in 2011. But they recorded the epic "Pegasus" live in LA with the Imani Winds on December 8, 2010. #Jazzsky

I bought some yarn today that isn't "ripping good," and now I'm wondering what's wrong with it.

YouTube video by Woody Shaw - Topic Lost And Found

Jazz OTD: Trumpeter/composer Woody Shaw led the sessions for one of the landmark albums of post-bop fusion, "Blackstone Legacy," on December 8-9, 1970, with Gary Bartz and Bennie Maupin on woodwinds, George Cables (p, ep), Ron Carter (b), Clint Houston (electric bass), and Lenny White (d). #jazzsky

It’s always a delight to find that a director like Michael Bay is exactly the sensitive, contemplative soul that his timeless, elegant films would suggest

I’m anything but a Braves fan but that’s pretty unfair to Murphy. His peak wasn’t long but it was incredible.

Fair enough!

Sorry - I realize this is a very belated response. Anyway, if a bunch of Chinese internet users are going to be tricked by these videos into thinking that a set of islands with tens of thousands of US troops are actually Chinese, that seems like kind of a Beijing problem.

Can you walk me through why I should find this worrisome? I mean, however conflicted many Okinawa residents are about Japanese control, I don't get the impression that many are itching for Beijing to swoop in, so I'm not sure who would be persuaded by these.

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Fair enough. And sorry - you’re one of my favorite people here! Apologies for the original post.

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Thank you!

YouTube video by David Kikoski - Topic Ping ponging

Jazz OTD: Sadly, David Kikoski's quartet with Seamus Blake (ts), Larry Grenadier (b), and Bill Stewart (d) recorded this track a few years too early to be included as the haunting love theme for the upcoming "Timothée Chalamet plays table tennis" film. But still good! December 7, 2005. #jazzsky

YouTube video by Brother John Charles Tolliver Music Inc. - 'Round Midnight

Jazz OTD: Here's another Thelonious Monk-related piece for today. Charles Tolliver and Music Inc. (pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Clint Houston, and percussionist Clifford Barbaro) recorded this free-wheeling version of "'Round Midnight" on December 7, 1973 at Tokyo's Yubinchokin Hall. #Jazzsky

YouTube video by Thelonious Monk - Topic I Surrender, Dear

Jazz OTD: December 7, 1956 was the final day of recording for one of the truly great jazz albums: Thelonious Monk's "Brilliant Corners." Monk's quintet recorded a stellar version of "Bemsha Swing," and he played this remarkable solo version of "I Surrender, Dear." #jazzsky

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YouTube video by World Saxophone Quartet - Topic Paper Works

Jazz OTD: From December 6-7, 1985, the original World Saxophone Quartet (Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray) recorded their performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, leading to this absolutely superb album. Here, a lovely Bluiett composition. #jazzsky

YouTube video by am l Betty Carter - Sounds (Movin' On) - 1979 Live

Jazz OTD: I don't know the individual track dates, but Betty Carter's three-night stint, becoming her amazing "The Audience," at Bradshaw's Great American Music Hall in San Francisco began exactly ten years after her great Judson Hall performance: December 6, 1979. The opening track. #jazzsky

YouTube video by Betty Carter - Topic Something Wonderful (Live) (1991 Remix / Remaster)

Jazz OTD: The other album from Betty Carter's remarkable December 6, 1969 Judson Hall concert was "Round Midnight." As with "Finally, Betty Carter," she's backed by Norman Simmons (p), Lisle Atkinson (b), and Al Harewood (d). #jazzsky

YouTube video by Betty Carter - Topic You're a Sweetheart (Live)

Jazz OTD: Today is mostly a Better Carter day here. The brilliant singer released two albums from her great December 6, 1969 performance at New York's Judson Hall, both delayed until 1975 evidently because the master tape was apparently stolen. Here's "You're a Sweetheart" from "Finally." #Jazzsky

The happy winners

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