Got nothin

Sorry for the lack of posting. I haven't got much this time around except some odds n ends. I was away in Sicamous of all places for a bit of R&R that was alot of fun. Just kinda sat around with my girlfriend and did a whole lot of nothin which is nice sometimes. I did dive into a great book on the life and work of tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter. I can't remember if I mentioned this in a previous posting or not. I read it from front to back in like 3 days which is a miracle for me. What a great book. I have always liked Wayne Shorter but he has never been in my top 5 list of favorite tenor players. That may change after reading this book. It was a wonderful insight into the man and his music. I was particularily interested in how he used his love of other arts such as film and paintings to influence his own musical artistic endeavours. I have since gone back and checked out Speak No Evil which is of course a classic record but am looking forward to listening to to all his other Blue Note sides as well as some of his later stuff.

The club has been pretty busy which is always nice. Laila Biali was packed and she sounded really nice. Phil Dwyer really tore it up. Brad Turner and his trio were here on Friday and was apparently killing. This weekend sees Otra Version return to The Cellar. This is really an amazing latin band and I'm looking forward to having them back here. 3 Storys High is sold out as usual on Sunday which is music to my ears!!!

I have been checking out some cool music lately. I purchased a wonderful Chet Baker Quintet record feat. George Coleman. Smokin is the name of it and it lives up to its name. The Gigi Gryce Orchtette is a wonderful record to and if you have been listening to my radio show lately you know I've kinda of been on a Gigi Gryce thing lately. Trumpeter Jim Rotondi just released a new record on Criss Cross feat. a wonderful young tenor player named Jimmy Greene. I love this guy. He is most known for his work with Tom Harrell in recent years. Jim is sounding great as he always does and Steve Nelson adds some nice colors on vibraphone. Thats the only chordal instrument on the record so its a cool sound.

Ugetsu - Live @ The Cellar arrived from the manufacturer last week and it looks and sounds great. Linton Garner - Quiet Nights will arrive in the next few weeks and TWO MUCH GUITAR with Olly and Bill Coon will be sent away in the next week or so, so we should have that back right before their cd release at the end of April. The label has just signed on with JAZZ PROMO SERVCIES to service the media in the US. Its an expensive proposition and I'm hoping it will kick start our US distribution with North Country.

Thats about it for now.