Tolliver & Moran Do Monk at Town Hall, Part 2 (The Aftermath)

Tolliver & Moran Do Monk at Town Hall, Part 2 (The Aftermath)

Feb 28, 2009

The “Monk at Town Hall” tribute-concerts on Thursday and Friday night (which I previewed in my last blog) were as riveting as I’d expected—in the case of Charles Tolliver’s re-creation of Monk’s 1959 concert, much more so. Tolliver transcribed the original concert off the Monk LP, assembled a top-notch 10-piece band to play the parts, and conducted the score with precision except to let the hornmen improvise their solos. It’s a risky enterprise to invite comparison to a classic (cf. Gus Van Sant’s shot-by-shot remake of <I>Psycho</I>), but Tolliver roared into the ring and more than held his own. It wasn’t quite the marvel of the original—nobody can do all the things Monk did on the piano, and Tolliver’s drummer held back too much (Monk’s drummer, Art Taylor, splashed around the trap set, heightening the tension and release)—but it came very close. Stanley Cowell shadowed Monk’s piano runs with startling fidelity. Rufus Reid plucked the bassline with authority and soul. Several of the soloists rocked the full house—especially Howard Johnson on bari sax, Aaron Johnson on tuba, and the young Marcus Strickland on tenor sax, who outdid Charlie Rouse for sheer verve. The whole band plowed through these absurdly difficult tunes with crackling aplomb, swinging like crazy, as Monk might have said.

high end cars

Submitted by deacongreg on

Besides loving music, and the equipment that reproduces it, I`m a fan of exotics. My favorite for years was the Lamborghini Gallardo. There is nothing that looks so futurustic, sleek, and sexy. But now, I love The Audi R8. Mean stance, awesome performance, and for this type of car, fairly reasonable in price.
Who else out there shares this feeling?

Warning: Selling hi-fi equipment online

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Submitted by rmeyer52 on

I have used a site called Audiogon to sell hi-fi equipment but this week I had a really bad experience that I would like to share/warn users about. I listed my Marantz CD player which is less than a month old on the site for $285 and rejected an offer to sell to someone for $220. After I rejected his offer he started to send me eMail with gutter language and threats that I can only say indicate that he is a disturbed person. I contacted Audiogon but because these eMails were sent to me they said there is nothing they can do.

Troops Retreating From New Orleans

Submitted by Lamont Sanford on

Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090228/D96KA96O1.html

The insurgency in New Orleans after the great Katrina attack has resulted in a complete failure. Government unable to restore order in homeland. Troops being pulled out. New Orleans left to take of itself. Violence and crime continue. Infrastructure and workers left unprotected.

At the Monkeyhaus

At the Monkeyhaus

Feb 27, 2009

The quiet evenings leading up to a DeVore Fidelity <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/an_investment_in_soul/">Monke…; event are passed by searching through your record collection for the perfect LPs. Every attendee will offer their own ideas of interesting and exciting music, and you will not be outdone by some other audiophile. You decide to bring one of your 2009 <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/records2die4/">R2D4 selections</a>, <i>Lo Dice Todo</i> by Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino; Richard Hayman's <i><a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/genuine_electric_latin_love_m… Electric Latin Love Machine</a></i>, not only for the persuasive content but also for the outstanding album art; and El Guincho's <i>Alagranza!</i> because you're pretty certain it'll shock and impress the crowd.

GOP and tasty irony.

Submitted by Buddha on

After whining about Illinois and Chicago politics for the last year, who does the Limbaugh Zombie Party put up to give their anti-Obama speech and become their new icon?

Yup, a guy from Louisianna!

Who used to be a conressman with ties to New Orleans!

About the only state and city more corrupt than Illinois and Chicago!

The guy changed his name from Piyush to "Bobby."

Raised a pagan Hindu until "converting" to Christianity in high school.

If he were a Democrat, JIMV and the other canaries would being crying themselves to sleep over this guy!

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