Colbert's tin ear

Hello Howard,

Could you please post the name of the Coleman's song sampled for that sketch?

HM: Jorge, I'll try to identify it precisely , but that's going to take me a bit of time -- an unscheduled listen! Maybe later this afternoon I can work it in. I wanted to post your comment right away.

As someone who loves BOTH Zorn and Colbert,
(and, of course, Coleman too, that goes without saying- in fact, Science Fiction is one of my favorites- and it has lotsa that violin)
I have to say the whole POINT of Colbert's show is to mislead the nation.
Thats why its funny.

HM: Right you are.

Hi Howard,

I don't recall if you noted the Colbert piece when John Zorn got a MacArthur Fellowship in 2006 (or if this blog was even up and running then), but that's worth a look too:
http://tinyurl.com/4vtm3c

HM: Hi Herb -- I remember Zorn ridiculed on Colbert (no my blog wasn't running then). Zorn is extremely sensitive to criticism and indeed ANY public comment, and he did come off looking, uh, unique as he is. But how many Colbert viewers would ever have heard a moment of Zorn without that exposure? Too bad there is no American media exposure that treats avant-garde musics as suitable for genuine exploration.