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The Twilight Zone’s “He’s Alive.” 1963. youtu.be/7hQvBIyOC6Y?...
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The Twilight Zone’s “He’s Alive.” 1963. youtu.be/7hQvBIyOC6Y?...
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How was Russia able to inflate Supreme Court too?
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For politicians financed by the Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati?
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Happy Birthday Billy Hart! The great drummer is 84 today. (Jabali is also ageless, I took this photo in August.)
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It’s all true. I had more to write, but I had to trim the message due to word count. Such as that it’s impossible to understand or actually appreciate Irabagon’s music without getting his sense of humor. Too much jazz writing is dry. You went further and profiled his personality. There’s more.
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Brian Bromberg’s well-written and insightful article stays in my mind. I also like your sly humor that appreciates Jon Irabagon’s “gallows humor” and slips in puns like “way out West” in Mark Turner’s review. You really listen and refer to meters and theory. Downbeat need your West Coast balance.
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@garyfukushima.bsky.social I’ve been enjoying your well-written articles, interviews and reviews in Downbeat.
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@davidbrentjohnson.bsky.social Thank you for returning the follow. I was impressed with your essay for the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra’s outstanding recording of The Gennett Suite. I write for a jazz magazine sometimes, and I would have voted it as one of the 10 best recordings of 2023.