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The Hard Bop Homepage Blog: Isaac Hayes
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008. Is still one of my favorite albums . . . ever . . . in any genre. There have been numerous versions of Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft" but I wanted to share with you one of my favorites. It's from the 1974 album by Maynard Ferguson MF Horn 2. In terms of fusion/big band sessions from the 70s, this has to be near the top of the list in terms of both song selection and solos. The opener, "Give It One," is probably the best Ferguson track from the entire decade. Have a Nice Decade.
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The Intellectual American: November 2014
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Observations on America from an Intellectual Perspective. Thursday, November 27, 2014. Simon Critchley didn’t exactly change my life, but he did solidify a lot of things in my mind that I had been thinking about for a while and hadn’t yet decided upon. I had been reading Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins for a while- and so I certainly didn’t need convincing- but it wasn’t until I read the introduction to Simon Chritchley’s The Book of Dead Philosophers. Tuesday, November 25, 2014. And I’ll ...
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Sepulchral Stories: November 2014
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Weird Tales from Antiquity to the 20th Century. Thursday, November 27, 2014. By Edgar Allan Poe. One of the fascinating aspects of Edgar Allan Poe’s first published story, “ Metzengerstein. 8221; is the thematic similarity to H.P. Lovecraft’s first story, “ The Tomb. A lofty name shall have a fearful fall when, as the rider over his horse, the. Mortality of Metzengerstein shall triumph over the immortality of Berlifitzing. Labels: Edgar Allan Poe. Monday, November 24, 2014. This is a wonderful statement ...
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Sepulchral Stories: The Night Wire (1926)
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Weird Tales from Antiquity to the 20th Century. Saturday, December 27, 2014. The Night Wire (1926). Magazine and one in Amazing Stories. This was his first, from the September of 1926 issue of Weird Tales. And “ The Night Wire. From the outskirts of the city may be heard cries of unknown voices. They echo through the fog. In queer uncadenced minor keys. The sounds resemble nothing so much as wind whistling. From my instrument I can gaze down on the city beneath me. From the position of this room on.
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The Intellectual American: Death in Venice (1912)
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Observations on America from an Intellectual Perspective. Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Death in Venice (1912). I was not familiar with Thomas Mann’s novella until I read this new translation by Michael Henry Heim. In comparison with the previous translation by Stanley Applebaum. This new one is much more poetic and evocative in language and phrasing, something pointed out by Michael Cunningham in the introduction. He compares this new version to the one by H.T. Lowe-Porter. But when he gets to the train...
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Sepulchral Stories: Metzengerstein (1832)
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Weird Tales from Antiquity to the 20th Century. Thursday, November 27, 2014. By Edgar Allan Poe. One of the fascinating aspects of Edgar Allan Poe’s first published story, “ Metzengerstein. 8221; is the thematic similarity to H.P. Lovecraft’s first story, “ The Tomb. A lofty name shall have a fearful fall when, as the rider over his horse, the. Mortality of Metzengerstein shall triumph over the immortality of Berlifitzing. Labels: Edgar Allan Poe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Intellectual American: Athe-ist as Athe-does
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Observations on America from an Intellectual Perspective. Thursday, November 27, 2014. Simon Critchley didn’t exactly change my life, but he did solidify a lot of things in my mind that I had been thinking about for a while and hadn’t yet decided upon. I had been reading Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins for a while- and so I certainly didn’t need convincing- but it wasn’t until I read the introduction to Simon Chritchley’s The Book of Dead Philosophers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Thought...
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The Intellectual American: June 2015
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Observations on America from an Intellectual Perspective. Monday, June 1, 2015. Another Afternoon With Mozart. The Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Yesterday’s performance of the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall was something of a mixed bag, but there was still a lot to enjoy. My attendance, as is usually the case, was motivated by Mozart. The program revolved around the last of his five violin concertos, Violin Concerto No 5 in A major. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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The Intellectual American: February 2015
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Observations on America from an Intellectual Perspective. Saturday, February 7, 2015. The Poison that is Political Correctness. In a recent essay in New York Magazine. That has, to use political science professor Samuel Goldman’s words, “burned up the Internet this week,” Jonathan Chait. L]iberals are correct not only to oppose racism and sexism but to grasp (in a way conservatives. Generally do not) that these biases cast a nefarious and continuing shadow over nearly every. Relates this story of just su...
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The Intellectual American: March 2015
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Observations on America from an Intellectual Perspective. Sunday, March 1, 2015. The Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Last night I attended a performance of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and was impressed at the high level of precision and the skill that guest conductor Jonathan Cohen was able to get from his group. The performance consisted of two pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his overture to the opera The Marriage of Figaro. And his Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
