Moments of Hesitation

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I cut together a few moments from the last few months, set it to John Coltrane's genius take on "My Favorite Things."

Cecil Taylor at Lincoln Center Jazz

"The piano is many, many things and one of the things is a drum with 88 notes," says Cecil Taylor in this article published in the February 13th edition of Playbill. Taylor is bringing his band to Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 9 and 10, a radical move for an organization not known for showcasing challenging improvised music.

Scheduled to appear with Taylor's band is John Zorn's fabulous Masada, but my bet is that Cecil Taylor is going to steal the show. I bought tickets about two weeks ago. If you want to see what promises to be a phenomenal night of original music, be prepared to plunk down at least $50 each. It's gonna be worth it.

Cecil Taylor

Here's a clip of Cecil Taylor playing an amazing piece of improvised music. There is something so intense, yet cohesive about the way he welds together fierce clusters of notes with more spiderweb-like bits. I love this.

The Hardcore Show #8

After a brief hiatus of a couple of weeks I finally got it together and posted a new Hardcore Show. I don't have anything to write about this one that I didn't say in the intro, so if you really want to know the truth, I'd advise listening to the show. And if you've never heard Mickey Katz before, do youself a favor and click on the link.

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Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber – I Wanna Go Home
Dave Miller and Jeremy Wakefield – Steel Crazy
Dizzy Gillespie – Lady Be Good
Slim and Slam – Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
Uri Caine – Cohen Owes Me Ninety-seven Dollars
Mickey Katz – Bagel Call Rag
Charlie Parker – Night in Tunisia
Charlie Chesterman – Goodbye To You
Betty Carter – Heart and Soul
Tin Hat Trio (w/ Willie Nelson) – Willow Weep for Me