It has been some time since we ran a check on the whereabouts of Rifftides readers. Here is a partial location list of recent visitors, starting at the point farthest from home base.
Wellington, New Zealand
Wollongong, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Tokyo, Japan
Beijing, China
Tarnow, Poland
Kronobergs Lan, Sweden
Dalmine, Lombardia, Italy
Heidelberg, Germany
Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
Kettering, Nottinghamshire, England
Glasgow, Scotland
Casablanca, Morocco
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Santo Domingo, Domican Republic
Mangua, Nicaragua
Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In the United States, you are in too many places to count, from Aliso Viejo, California (the home of Ketel One Vodka, Fluor Corporation and the Marie Callender’s restaurant chain) to Evans City, Pennsylvania. Any state that names a town after Bill Evans can’t be all bad.
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The nonagenarian pianist presented de Barros with every biographer’s hope, unrestricted access to his subject’s personal papers and nearly unrestricted access to her private thoughts. He made the most of it, turning exhaustive research and hundreds of hours of interviews into a true story with the sweep of a novel. From the early discovery of McPartland’s musical gift through her wartime service, her ecstatic and stormy marriage to Jimmy McPartland, her growth as a pianist, her deep affair with Joe Morello, and the radio show that made her a national figure, she has had a fascinating life. It makes a splendid read.
Mulligan’s Concert Jazz Band had three fewer musicians than most big jazz outfits. Its size permitted precision, flexibility and subtlety, yet the band had the power of sprung steel. In this concert from a half century ago, the CJB is as fresh as yesterday. Arrangements by Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn and Johnny Mandel set standards to which big band writers still aspire. Bassist Buddy Clark and drummer Mel Lewis inspired Mulligan, Brookmeyer, Conte Candoli, Gene Quill and Zoot Sims to some of the best soloing of their careers. This beautifully produced issue of the complete concert is a basic repertoire item.
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