Now that President Obama has won a significant victory for improving the health of millions of Americans, he might feel secure enough politically to stop, you know, murdering innocent people in Afghanistan. So far this year, our current “Slaughter the Innocents” policy in the country we are fighting to prevent from having, someday, a government…
Author: Alan Vanneman
Highly selective outrage, Alan Vanneman health care edition
Over at Forbes, Shikha Dalmia works herself into a rage over the passage of ObamaCare via such parliamentary tricks as, you know, majority rule, and offers the following summation: “It is hardly surprising then that Americans are feeling a growing panic as they watch their constitutional republic descend into a banana republic.” Shikha, honey, the…
ICP Orchestra—“Criss-Cross”
Cookin’ in the Bimhuis, a concert hall in Amsterdam, with the Instant Composers Pool Orchestra. 5 September 2009.
Dexter Gordon: “Loose Walk” (or is it “Blues Walk”?)
Dexter, looking very hip and very 1964. No info on the band, unfortunately, except the drummer, who is supposed to be Daniel Humair.
Charlie Mingus—“Goodbye Porkpie Hat”
Since I ran two versions of “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” some time back, it seems only fair to include one by the composer, Charlie Mingus. This set, recorded in Montreux back in 1975, catches Charlie with Don Pullen on piano, George Adams on tenor sax, Gerry Mulligan on baritone, Benny Bailey on trumpet, and Danny Richmond…
Bobby Broom plays Monk—“In Walked Bud”
Bobby on guitar with Dennis Carroll on bass and Kobie Watkins on drums. Poor picture, good sounds. For my brief review of his Monk album, go here. For more on Bobby, go here and here.
Tony versus Hannah: whom would you want to fuck?
Back story here if you want it, but why in God’s name would you?
Talk smack, Jack! Bang, you’re dead!
Glenn Greenwald, very easily upset but so often very right, goes off on an internal discussion of Newsweek dudes and dudettes about who is and who is not a terrorist, a conversation prompted, naturally, by the terrorist attack on the IRS office in Austin, Texas by murderer/terrorist Joseph Stack. Glenn calls the efforts of these…
Will there ever be an end to the making of Thelonious Monk albums?
I certainly hope not. What was once a hobby has become a bit of an obsession. I wrote a long piece last year offering brief reviews of 30 “Salute to Thelonious” albums and now I’m back with four more. The pick of the litter for me is Bobby Broom plays for Monk, featuring Bobby on…
Aaron Goldberg Trio
Aaron Goldberg , piano, Reuben Rogers, bass, Eric Harland, drums, Teatro Rossetti, Dec. 14, 2008. According to “Claptonfan1000000” the tune is “Background Music” by Wayne Marsh, a student of Lennie Tristano.