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Many readers blasted me for last week's column that purportedly took vendors' side regarding software liability, but my critics missed two big points.
First, I'm a security guy -- I'd gladly give up faster innovation and new feature sets for improved security.
[ Also on InfoWorld: Roger A. Grimes takes a stand in "Vendors should not be liable for their security flaws." | Learn how to work smarter, not harder with InfoWorld's roundup of all the tips and trends programmers need to know in the Developers' Survival Guide. Download the PDF today! | Keep up with key security issues with InfoWorld's Security Central newsletter. ]
But I don't want to specifically identify and codify software vulnerabilities as a reason to overturn hundreds of years of common law, where we don't hold people accountable for unintentional acts of harm. Common law already says you can hold people accountable for harm any reasonable person in their position should have known. You can already sue vendors for security vulnerabilities -- and people do. But I'm against people suing for unintentional acts because it flies in the face of our generally accepted tort laws (no, I'm not a lawyer).
Instead, I believe people should vote with their dollars and not reward vendors for poor security, intentional or not. If a vendor shows a long-term history of security weaknesses, we should let them know of our discontent by not supporting their products.
Many readers picked on my full-time employer, Microsoft, to say it should be sued to make more secure software. This is exactly my point. Microsoft is sued lots, like all big software vendors, but I'm not sure more lawsuits would improve security. What did change Microsoft and make it become a more secure coder? Dollar votes!
A decade ago, people began to more often buy or recommend non-Microsoft products. Bill Gates got that message and started the company down a new path known as Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). Microsoft went from being one of the vendors with the most security vulnerabilities to one with the least, compared to its major competitors. Lawyers and litigation didn't move Microsoft; paying customers did.
An even bigger reason for my recalcitrance in increasing lawsuits against vendors is that software will never be perfect, and even if it were, it would not significantly diminish hacking. The No. 1 cause of infection are Trojan horse programs picked up by users visiting a trusted website. These users didn't have unpatched software, though that's the second most common cause for exploits. A roving worm or virus didn't infect them in an undetectable manner. No, the user intentionally ran something they shouldn't, no doubt ignoring the two to six security warning prompts that pop up when downloading and running an unknown file. They infected themselves.


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Peggy Yvonne Deloria, age 66, a long-time resident of Slaton, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013. At the time she died, she was with her son and his family at their home in Albuquerque, NM. Cremation arrangements were made by Riverside Funeral Home in Albuquerque. A private memorial to release her ashes will be held at a later date.
Peggy was born April 14, 1947 in Floydada, TX to Elmer Pete and Yvonne (Green) McGee, granddaughter of Fred and Cynthia "Lee" (Furgerson) McGee, John and Sarah (McRae) Green and George and Nell (Aderholt) Gafford. She was married four times - first in 1963 to Kenneth A. Carey; second in 1968 to Glen H. Henderson; 3rd in 1979 to Carlon Edward Cantrell (died in 2008); and 4th in 1989 to Larry W. Deloria. Although the marriages did not survive, she was appreciative of each for showing her something new about the world.
Peggy attended Monterey High School in Lubbock. She loved arts and crafts, oil painting being her favorite medium. She also loved music and still enjoyed playing the piano that her parents had bought for her as a little girl. She was passionate about the environment, wildlife and animal rights. She loved the mountains of Wyoming and enjoyed reminiscing about when she lived there. She enjoyed family vacations at the beach in Galveston and was fascinated by ocean life. More than anything else, she loved her family and was especially proud of her grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents and grandparents; her brother and sister-in-law - Elmer Pete "Sonny" McGee, Jr and his wife Barbara Worth (DeLay) McGee; one grandchild - Victoria Nicole "Tori" Penny; one great grandchild; one nephew and niece - Daniel Pete McGee and his wife Elizabeth Rimmer McGee; and one grand niece - Xylina Ruth McGee.
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Professional Cycling Race Honored by State Officials After Announcing Host Cities for the Second-Annual Event
DENVER (Dec. 14, 2011) – Just following the announcement of the host cities for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper proclaimed the week of the race as the "Colorado Cycling Holiday." Stating spectators, economic activity, the caliber of the athletes and the embodiment of Coloradans' aspirations to be healthy as reasons for the proclamation, each year the week of the race will be recognized statewide as an honorary holiday.
"The USA Pro Challenge was an event that shined an international spotlight on Colorado," said Gov. Hickenlooper. "Any expectations we had for success were surpassed ten-fold. We want race week each August to be known as Colorado Cycling Holiday to attract visitors from all over the world and to celebrate Colorado, good health and cycling."
Colorado tourism director Al White presented the official proclamation bearing the Colorado state seal to CEO of the USA Pro Challenge Shawn Hunter at an event set to celebrate the host cities of the 2012 race.
"This race means so much to us, and to know the USA Pro Cycling Challenge is being recognized and celebrated by people throughout the state is such an honor," said Hunter. "Fans came out to watch the race in droves this past August and we hope that enthusiasm continues into 2012 and beyond."
After drawing more than 1 million fans and producing $83.5 million of economic activity in the inaugural year, the 2012 race is returning to 12 host cities over the course of seven days from August 20-26, 2012.
The host cities for the 2012 USA Pro Challenge include:
• Monday, Aug. 20 Stage 1 Durango – Telluride
• Tuesday, Aug. 21 Stage 2 Montrose – Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte
• Wednesday, Aug. 22 Stage 3 Gunnison – Aspen
• Thursday, Aug. 23 Stage 4 Aspen – Beaver Creek/Vail Valley
• Friday, Aug. 24 Stage 5 Breckenridge – Colorado Springs
• Saturday, Aug. 25 Stage 6 Golden – Boulder
• Sunday, Aug. 26 Stage 7/ITT Denver
About the USA Pro Cycling Challenge
For seven consecutive days, the world's top athletes race through the majestic Rockies, reaching higher altitudes than they've ever had to endure – more than two miles in elevation. One of the largest cycling events in United States history, the 2012 race will feature the best of the best in professional cycling, competing on a challenging course through some of America's most beautiful scenery.
Referred to as "America's Race," the second annual USA Pro Cycling Challenge will take place August 20-26, 2012. More than 1 million spectators are expected to once again line the route to see if Levi Leipheimer will defend his title as winner of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, while millions more around the world will watch the race on television and online through the Tour Tracker.


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THE websites Britain cannot live without have been revealed.
The top five websites were revealed in a poll for Nominet, the company that runs the .uk internet infrastructure ahead of the internet's 25th birthday, which is celebrated this month.
Almost half of those quizzed (46 per cent) said the best thing about the web was finding quick answers to questions, while a quarter (25 per cent) said that what they liked the most was finding old friends.
A further quarter of people (24 per cent) said that they used the web most to help with something that was a cause of worry.
For young people aged 18 to 24, the search for a job was higher up the list - with 28 per cent of them citing "finding a job" as the best thing the web has given them.
The survey of 2,001 adults was commissioned to celebrate the web's birthday today, marking 25 years since Sir Tim Berners-Lee published the paper that served as the blueprint for the modern web.
The top five websites are:
1. Facebook (24 per cent of the vote)
2. BBC (20 per cent)
3. Amazon (9 per cent)
4. Gmail (5 per cent)
5. Yahoo! (5 per cent)
Facebook was chosen by 32 per cent of women, while for men (26 per cent) the BBC website was in the number one position.
Lesley Cowley, chief executive of Nominet, said: "The web is such an integral part of everyday life that we simply can't live without it.
"It has changed to something beyond what even Sir Tim and his colleagues could have imagined 25 years ago, when they were looking for an easier way to share and structure information.
"The social, political and economic impact of the web makes it a story we are all part of, and to which we all contribute daily, whether that's finding the answer to a question or connecting with friends and colleagues."
The history of the internet - a timeline:
It is unlikely Sir Tim Berners-Lee, an Oxford University graduate, knew the power the web would wield and the impact it would have on society when he first presented his proposal in March 25 years ago.
Ahead of the web's birthday, here is a history of the early web:
* March 1989: Information Management: A Proposal written by Tim Berners-Lee and circulated for comments at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN.
* October 1990: Sir Tim starts work on a hypertext GUI browser+editor using the NeXTStep development environment. He makes up "WorldWideWeb" as a name for the programme and project. The machine on which he created the first webpage was NeXT Cube which is on show at the Science Museum this autumn as part of its Information Age exhibition.
* August 1991: Web software made available on the Internet via FTP.
* May 1992: Pei Wei's "Viola" GUI browser for X test version.
* February 1993: National Centre for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) releases first alpha version of Marc Andreessen's "Mosaic for X".
* April 1993: CERN's declares that WWW technology would be freely usable by anyone, with no fees being payable to CERN.
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Yesterday evening I have discovered bumble bees nesting above my back door in the roof space above the porch, they buzz round in the porch entrance and seem quite active. It doesn't worry me, I'm very happy to have them, but should I put up a cautionary notice for people making deliveries etc. saying that they won't be hurt by them?
I don't know what sort they are, they're small and black. I posted some pics to BeeWatch and I'm waiting for them to get back to me.
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I too have a similar problem with a nest just above head height. I had a nest in the eves last year andthe bees would swoop down to look at me. I am concerned a visitor may try to swat it.
Hi ffroglet and still wet,
Welcome to the Forum !
Please would you take a look at the article about Tree Bumblebees that I wrote and which is tucked away on the FAQ area of About Bees on this website. The article should help you understand what is going on.
Here's a quick link to it:
It would certainly do no harm to put up a notice.
The colonies will probably die out around the end of July, but there will be much Drone Nest Surveillance activity before then. (The good thing about this is that drone bees, who spend so long hanging around outside the nest cannot sting. You have to be a girl bee to sting !)
Do come back to this thread if you need any further help after looking at the article.
Oh, and do sign up for the BBCT's free E-Newsletter, which will give you useful background information about bumblebees.
Yours, Clive
Hi Clive, thank for the info.
When I first saw the bees they appeared to be all black, then a few days later they were identifiably tree bumblebees with the brown and the white. Do you think the black ones were also tree bees?
Hi Ffroglet,
Yes, this is very likely. Tree Bumblebees come with a wide range of thorax fur colour and this sometimes looks very dark. The thorax fur also wears away, exposing the black of the carapace beneath.
If the bee was flying at an angle so that you couldn't see the white tail, then it would appear very dark and in some lights as black.
I hope this helps !
Yours, Clive
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The image of Afghan women wearing police and army uniforms is meant to inspire pride and hope for a future where the rights of women will be protected in Afghanistan.
So why would female police officers in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif be ashamed to admit they wear the badge?
"Except my very close family members, no one really knows that I am a police officer," said one woman at a NATO training session.
The woman, who asked not to give her name, says she tells most of her family that she works with a foreign aid organization. That's because the rumors about sexual abuse in Mazar-e-Sharif's police force are so widespread that many of these women are ashamed to say they're cops.
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Protection of women's rights in Afghanistan remains a focal point for the West — and American officials regularly tout the fact that the Afghan security forces now include hundreds of women. In northern Afghanistan alone, about 300 women are serving in the police force.
But in a culture that is not fully comfortable with women working outside the home, these women face significant risks. An NPR investigation in the city discovered disturbing allegations of systematic sexual coercion and even rape of female police officers by their male colleagues.
The women at the recent training session at a huge base outside Mazar-e-Sharif hardly looked like victims as they assembled and loaded assault rifles. But none dared to give their names as they alluded to what is an open secret in the city.
"Some women are being promoted only if they agree to give sexual favors," said one female officer.
Most of the female police have many children, and most are poor. Though they say they'd like to serve their country, just as many say they joined the police because the pay — about $300 a month — is better than working as a maid or a teacher. The threat of job loss is a powerful one.
None of the policewomen on the training course — which consisted of a mix of men and women — would admit to being victims of sexual coercion.
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But privately, several told of terrifying experiences. The women agreed to speak on the condition that their names be withheld, and the only place they felt safe enough to talk with a reporter was in a car moving around the city.
"It's a fact. Women in the police are being used for sex and as prostitutes," said Ann — not her real name — who is in her mid-30s.
"It's happened to me. Male cops ask for sex openly because they think women join the police just to work as prostitutes," she said.
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This new Santa Lucia is sleek, spacious and attractive, with a high-raftered ceiling, some evocative old family photographs on one wall and a mural of Venice's Rialto Bridge on the other. It's definitely a move for the better -- a far cry from the small, modest premises on Waterloo, its first city location. It's particularly inviting during daylight hours, with sunlight streaming through the big windows. For those who'd like even more sun, there's a nice sidewalk patio.
Santa Lucia is a chain, not a franchise, which means the six local outlets are individually owned. I can only compare this operation to the one on St. Mary's Road, which I reviewed two years ago -- a huge, noisy place with inconsistent food. And even with certain slip-ups, this venerable (since 1974) River Heights institution comes out ahead.
The menu is partly Greek, partly Italian and partly all over the map, with such starters as wings, nachos, escargots and jalape±o poppers. Only a few of the other light bites are Greek, but of those, the two I tried were excellent.
The calamari, for instance, were tiny and tender, with ultra-light, flaky breading, easily rivalling some of the city's best ($9.95). The Greek sampler plate was not only delicious, but also a great buy at $10.95 -- almost generous enough to double as a light lunch for two, or serve four as a starter, without skimping. The platter is prettily arranged with dolmadakia -- lemony rice-stuffed grape leaves; crisp, flavourful spinach and feta spanakopita; wedges of excellent feta; plenty of kalamata olives, some almost-ripe tomatoes and a little container of tzatziki. (Two pieces of spanakopita are available on their own for $5.95.)
Not everything was a winner, but what the kitchen did well, it did very, very well -- the above two appetizers, for example, and also the ribs, which were the best entree sampled. They weren't done Greek style, but many Greek restaurants seem to have a sure touch with any kind of ribs and these were no exception -- a huge, full rack that was tender, moist and meaty, nicely glazed (not gloppy) in a sassy-sweet barbecue sauce ($22.95).
Only four of the entrees are Greek. Of the two non-gyro options, I can recommend the souvlaki, two skewers of tender, nicely marinated chicken ($15.75). The moussaka, however, was disappointing, with a rich b©chamel topping that was thicker than the mixture it covered -- mostly potatoes, very little eggplant and wee bits of beef ($14.75). It was also badly in need of seasoning -- a dash of cinnamon would have helped. Maybe even (and I rarely say this) more salt.
We ordered the T-bone steak on the assumption it would be more tender than the sirloin, which is the only other steak listed. Possibly it was the wiser choice, but it was only an adequate one, since the meat was devoid of flavour and, if not exactly tough, not exactly tender either. It was also very thin and cooked medium-well instead of the medium-rare requested ($20.95). Other entree possibilities are fish and chips, maple-glazed salmon, fried chicken, fried shrimp and a hamburger platter.
Main courses include an excellent Greek salad -- big and fresh, with plenty of feta and olives ($5.95 la carte for the starter, $9.95 the full size). The fries are frozen, so we opted for the decent, if a tad greasy, lemon-roasted potatoes. Also included were thick slabs of garlic toast, which were dry, with barely a hint of garlic.
The pastas were the least successful of the dishes sampled. The manicotti's spinach-and-ricotta filling was nice but skimpy, overwhelmed by thick, tough rolls of pasta, prepared in four thin rolls instead of the more usual (and usually moister) three fat ones ($12.95). Spaghetti was baked under a layer of mozzarella: a dry, stodgy mass without enough marinara sauce to give it moisture ($11.95) For an extra $2.75 we added meatballs, which were big and so tasty I'd like to see them offered on their own.
But whatever Santa Lucia loses in the pastas, it makes up for in the pizzas, which are top-notch (from $14.95 for 10 inches to $38.25 for 18 inches). Only the Italian (spicy sausage, prosciutto, marinated eggplant and red peppers) is described as thin-crusted, but our Santa Lucia special came on a crust I'd consider medium-thin -- yeasty, pliable, nicely chewy, generously loaded with a well-integrated topping of pepperoni, bacon, mushrooms, onions and green peppers. It was absolutely delicious.
Four desserts are listed, all of them commercially prepared. Still, it seemed only right to try the baklava in a Greek-owned restaurant -- a mistake, it turned out, since it was mostly phyllo nuked to a solid, tough mass, with a flavourless walnut filling ($5.65).
The short wine list has some decent choices and $6.75 is a pretty fair price these days for six ounces of an Argentine Malbec or Pinot Grigio. Service was cheerful and attentive, but having our main courses turn up before we were even halfway through our appetizers was beyond annoying. The only option offered was to keep them warm for us -- not a good option when one of them was a steak.
To see the location of this restaurant as well as others reviewed in the Winnipeg Free Press, please see the map below or click here.
Restaurants marked with a red flag were rated between 0.5 to 2.5 stars; yellow flags mark those rated between 2.5 to 4 stars; and green flags mark those rated rated 4.5 to 5 stars. Locations marked with a yellow dot were not assigned a star rating.
Please note that Santa Lucia now occupies the same address as the former BiBi's on Corydon, previously reviewed in the Free Press, and for continuity, both reviews are tagged to the same address.


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A multi-media exhibition that explores the natural history and ecology of our regional forests, their responses to human activity, and their environmental significance. Visitors are invited to explore the ecology of woodland caribou, wolves, and other wildlife of New England; learn about lichen cities that cling to rocks; and the circle of life within and around a forest pond from tiny aquatic insects to giant moose. General admission includes all exhibits. Adults: $12.00 Non-Harvard Students with I.D.: $10.00 Seniors (65+): $10.00 Children ages 3-18: $8.00 Children under 3: Free Free for Members, and Harvard ID holders + 1 guest A 7-8 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square redline T stop. For more info about directions and the museum visit: //www.hmnh.harvard.edu/plan_your_visit/directions_and_parking.html
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It's arguably the most risque red-carpet event of the year, and tonight at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Annual Costume Institute Gala, the most style-savvy stars of the stage, screen and runway will attempt to pull off some jaw-dropping fashion statements.
The 2013 theme was "Punk Rock", but this year it is "White Tie." According to Vogue magazine, "expect to see gloves, '40s and '50s ball gowns, men in tails, up-dos and big bling." In anticipation for the "Oscars of Fashion," check out last year's hot, high-fashion and rather outlandish ensembles that will be tough to top.
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A soaker hose resembles a 1/2-inch or 5/8-inch garden hose. It is often made from recycled tires and comes in 25- to 100-foot lengths. Soaker hoses are very porous and allow water to seep out 6 to 12 inches on either side of the hose along its entire length. They deliver water more effectively on flat surfaces and if their total length does not exceed 100 feet.
Soaker hoses water indiscriminately and should be used for mass plantings (flower beds or row plantings). They are inexpensive and easy to install: roll them out over the area you wish to irrigate and cover them with mulch.
Drip irrigation systems are usually composed of 1/2-inch polypropylene feeder lines with emitters at the ends. The emitters can allow 1/2, 1 or 2 gallons of water per hour to drip onto the plants. Put an emitter by any plant you want watered so that the water goes directly to the plants roots, and vary the flow based on the size of the plant.
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Upside-Down Turtle Muffins Recipe
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 16 Riesen's chewy chocolate-covered caramels, divided
- 24 pecan halves
- 1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, chopped pecans, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Stir in the brown sugar, buttermilk, egg and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- 2. Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Press one caramel into the center of each muffin cup. Bake at 400° for 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the edge comes out clean.
- 3. Cool for 1 minute; invert onto a baking sheet. Top muffins with remaining caramels; return to the oven for 1-2 minutes or until caramel is softened. Place three pecan halves on each muffin. Serve warm. Yield: 8 muffins.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 334 calories, 17g fat (7g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 367mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
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"I prepared these muffins for the first time. I did adjust the recipe by using 1/4 cup butter instead of 3 Tbsp. butter. I also just used regular caramels to top these muffins & I didn't use pecan halves. I did place the inverted muffins back in oven to soften, then I spread the softened caramels over the top of the muffins like a glaze! I sifted the flour, baking soda and salt-I kept those ingredients the same! I soured 1/3 cup milk with 1 Tbsp. cider vinegar & used the 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips,1/3 cup packed brown sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla extract & the 1 slightly beaten egg. I also used Rolo candies for the muffin filling, since I didn't have the Riesen's caramels available! I also supplemented with miniature Snicker candy bars! I admit I'd sampled 3 of these muffins and they're more like upside-down cupcakes! They were good! I will prepare these again, but I just might keep the muffins upright and use cupcake liners for the muffin pans, rather than grease the pans! I admit that I feel greasing muffin pans takes a knack in preparing the pans and I had greased and floured these foil-type muffin pans! I filled the pans LESS than 3/4 full and got 10 muffins! Two of the muffins broke which I inverted them-the others stayed intact.This was a very clever idea, though, to think up this recipe! It's also possible that I might JUSTexperiment with a 375o F. oven! It is true that a 400o F. oven did bake the muffins in order to melt the candy and I used a 10 minute baking time, rather than 12 to 14 minutes so that they wouldn't overbake! For me, the 10 minute baking time WAS a help! delowenstein"


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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Happy New Year!
The editorial staff at JazzProfiles would like to thank its readers for their continuing patronage and to wish them all happiness, health and peace in 2011.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Remembering Dr. Billy Taylor, 1929-2010
The late Jazz writer, Gene Lees, once said of pianist Billy Taylor:
"With his knowledge of history, musical and otherwise, Billy quietly rejects the image of the early Jazzman as an uneducated autodidact, creating the music out of thin air and natural instinct - which he calls with a wry smile the 'noble savage' theory of Jazz genesis."
And Richard Cook and Brian Morton writing in The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD noted:
"... Billy Taylor's talents as a piano player should be recognized more than they are. He played with everyone from Stuff Smith to Charlie Parker on 52nd Street.... Taylor's affinities are essentially bop, but his sensibility is akin to Teddy Wilson's: cultivated, gentlemanly, his improvisations take a leisurely route through his surroundings, alighting only on points which are germane to the setting, but managing to suggest a complete grasp of the material and the task at hand."
In The Oxford Companion to Jazz, Bill Kirchner [ed.], pianist Dick Katz stated:
"Pianist-composer-spokesman-author-educator Billy Taylor has done as much as anyone in Jazz history to promulgate an awareness, understanding and appreciation of Jazz to large audiences. ... Because of his public persona, his brilliant piano playing has sometimes been under-appreciated. ... The influence of his mentor, Art Tatum, is a prominent feature of his playing."
In the following tribute to him, Billy is joined by Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone, Chip Jackson on bass and Carl Allen on drums as they perform Laura by David Raksin and Johnny Mercer.
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Monday, December 27, 2010
The Music of Horace Silver
In our earlier feature on Horace which you can locate here, the editorial staff at JazzProfiles commented: "Put directly, I find the music of Horace Silver irresistible. When I listen to it, I feel happy, joyous and free."
Swingin' the Samba, as Horace points out, is "a legitimate samba all the way through, on a minor theme. I was particularly happy with the way this came out and hope something happens with it. The melody is very simple and it swings nicely, I think, with good solos. We have a little eight-bar thing going with the drums that's used before and after the opening theme and again after the solos. This may seem a little tricky to follow at first, because the release, between the two 16-bar passages, is just six bars long; so the chorus runs
Swingin' the Samba, as Horace points out, is "a legitimate samba all the way through, on a minor theme. I was particularly happy with the way this came out and hope something happens with it. The melody is very simple and it swings nicely, I think, with good solos. We have a little eight-bar thing going with the drums that's used before and after the opening theme and again after the solos. This may seem a little tricky to follow at first, because the release, between the two 16-bar passages, is just six bars long; so the chorus runs
See how you feel about Horace's music after viewing the following video tribute to him.
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Mike Barone – Composer-Arranger
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Within five minutes, or ten minutes, no more than that, you know that you are in the presence of incredibly talented big band arranger.
When listening to the Mike Barone big band perform them, all of his arrangements just seems to come together and to sound just right.
Whether its the way in which the melody is initially stated, the tempo, the backgrounds for the solos, the shout choruses and the ending – each arrangement is artistically inspired and masterfully crafted.
Mike was kind enough to grant the editorial staff at JazzProfiles a telephone interview for the express purpose of discussing how he approaches big band arranging.
Arranging for big bands is something that he has been doing for over 50 years, and yet, Mike's completely unassuming when he talks about it as though there is nothing special about what he does.
The other motivation for talking to Mike about this topic was we really enjoy his charts [musician speak for "arrangements"] and were curious about how he went about creating them.
Incidentally, for more detailed information about Mike and his career, visit his website, click on "Articles & Reviews" and scroll down to the interview he gave to Steve Randisi of Cadence Magazine on
September 1, 2006.
With Mike, it all begins and ends with arranger-composer Bill Holman – his single biggest influence.
According to Mike, the arrangement of Stompin' at the Savoy that Bill wrote for Stan Kenton's Orchestra in the 1950s "… changed my whole life. Bill has more ideas going on in one chart than some arrangers have in a lifetime."
And like Bill, although Mike has some formal training, Mike's arranging skills are largely self-taught.
Mike also credited Johnny Mandel and the late Gil Evans as additional influences on his writing for big bands and noted that the late Neal Hefti was a "great melody writer." He also had words of praise for the late Benny Carter and Gary McFarland, respectively.
And, while not necessarily an inspiration for Mike in a big band context, the music of Charles Mingus is a big favorite of Mike's.
When Mike talks about what goes into his big band arrangements, one gets the feeling that he takes everything into consideration from the tempo at which a particular piece is played to the musicians who make up his band at any given time.
In expanding a bit on the subject of personnel, Mike said: "My job as a band leader and as an arranger is to balance bringing good players together with good music."
"I'm not trying to sing my own praises, but I've been around a while to the point where I got guys 'standing in line' to play in my band. New guys are always coming around and these young guys from the
and the Masters program at University of North Texas USC are a windfall for me; and man can they play. Their reading skills are incredible"
Over the years, the high quality of the musicianship in Mike's big band "… has made it possible for me to get an idea and just do it."
"An idea will just come to me and I'll start walking around the house singing it in my head."
"One day, the pedal tone that bassist Paul Chambers plays on Miles Davis' version of Someday My Prince Will Come was playing through my mind and I put together the introduction to my chart on I Won't Dance using this figure. It's just how my mind works sometimes."
When I asked Mike why he often chooses older tunes such as I Won't Dance, Yes Sir, That's My Baby and When You're Smiling, he commented: "There a challenge. Figuring out how to make them sound fresh and different is like solving a musical puzzle."
"I get bored very easily, so what about the listener? A lot of these old tunes have great melodies so I like to work them through, sometimes changing keys, putting ensembles in certain ranges and finding another tempo for the tune."
An excellent example of how Mike re-works a standard in this manner to give it an entire different feeling is his use of a medium bossa nova rhythm for his chart on the Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer standard – Blues in the Night.
To my ears, Mike does a superior job of voicing sections in unison to play the melody and alternating these sections for a set number of bars so that a portion of the tune is heard through the trumpets, and then perhaps through the saxes and then later through the trombones. He may alter this pattern subsequently and change keys to continue to embellish the sound of the arrangement.
And then there are the voicings within sections for as Mike said: "Range is everything. Knowing how an instrument sounds in a certain range means blending or sticking out. Sometimes I push the limit but mostly I like to use the fat part of the instrument."
Yet while all of this – and more – is going on, Mike's arrangements never sound strained or forced; they just flow.
Another ingredient in the mix according to Mike is "finding the right tempo; tempos are very important."
A perfect example of the rhythmic flow that is so characteristic of Mike's writing can be found in his arrangement of John Coltrane's tune Grand Central which was originally performed by John along with alto saxophonist "Cannonball" Adderley on their Cannonball Meets Coltrane Emarcy LP.
Mike said: " I just constructed the melody part right off the record with the tenor on top of the alto only I used 2 tenors and 2 altos.
The powerful pulse of the original performance is maintained throughout but Mike elaborations as a vehicle for tenor sax soloist Ernie Watts and Vince Trombetta are astounding – he's just all over this tune.
I don't know how many times I've played his arrangement of Grand Central but I still can't figure out how he incorporated and integrated the many ideas contained in it. See what you can discern as we have used Mike's arrangement as the audio track to the following video.
Here are some guideposts to keep in mind:
- The "line" or melody is stated from 0:00 – 0:40 seconds; Grand Central is an AABA 32-bar tune
- Tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts takes a one chorus solo from 0:41 – minutes
- Tenor Saxophonist Vince Trombetta solos for a chorus from minutes
- Following a 4-bar drum break by Paul Kreibich at Minutes, the entire band plays a chorus in unison from minutes
- a simultaneous solo involving the two tenor saxophones begins at Minutes while the band "lays out" [does not play]; when the band comes back in behind them at the bridge, Mike has them playing "stop time"
- at minutes the tenors beginning trading 8-bar solos with Vince taking the first 8-bars
- the band comes back in for a "shout chorus" from minutes only this time Mike changes the key
- a 3-chord phrase from minutes launches each tenor into a cadenza [a point at which the band stops playing], leaving the soloist to play in free time [without a strict, regular pulse] before the tenors restate the theme at and close out the tune.
If you'll excuse the analogy, listening to Mike Barone's big band arrangements is like sampling a rich dessert, one that's so full of flavors you wish it would never end.
In this case, the "flavors" are textures or sonorities – the way Mike makes the music sound.
People who cook know that there are no margins for errors when it comes to making desserts, everything has to be apportioned just right.
So it is with everything that Mike writes for his big band – everything just "lays" so right – proportionally.
With Mike it's the little things. Using the Grand Central chart as an example:
- the band coming back in behind the tenor soloists at 0.57 seconds and minutes;
- following the tenor solos with one of his own voiced in unison for the entire band beginning at 1:50;
- the idea for the simultaneous tenor sax solos beginning at minutes;
- ushering in the tenor sax cadenzas with three fanfare chords at minutes.
And all of this – and more - is going on, and this is just in one of Mike's arrangement!
Because of Mike mastery of big band arranging, I find it almost impossible to listen to any of his CDs at one sitting: there's simply so much going on and so much to absorb that I have to stop and savor one chart before moving to the next one.
But then, the richness of what's on offer in Mike's creations makes it very easy to take pleasure in them at a slower pace.
Treat yourself to a sampling of music by Mike's big band; I think you'll find the experience of being in the presence of a master arranger to be a very rewarding one, indeed.
All of Mike's CD's are available on his website including one that was made in performance at Donte's Jazz club in 1968 which offers a "then and now" some perspective on Mike's writing. You can also find his CDs at CDBaby and as downloads through both iTunes and Amazon..
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Brian Lynch – Peer Pressure
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In his incisive and informative insert notes for Brian Lynch's Peer Pressure, a Criss Cross recording [1029 CD], Mike Hennessy offers up the following rhetorical question – "Where are the Gillespies, Parkers, Rollinses, Getzes, J.J. Johnsons and Miles Davieses of the new Jazz generation? [To which he answers] "There aren't any."
Hennessy goes on to explain that the implication of this question and answer is "… intended to imply that the general level of [Jazz] artistry and creativity today is in a state of decline."
To this charge, Hennessy offers two pertinent quotations, taken appropriately from members of today's Jazz generation.
The first is from trumpeter Terence Blanchard: "The real problem is that people keep looking for new Dizzys, Birds and Tranes instead of judging the new generation of musicians on their own terms and evaluating their music objectively. Why should they be expected to be clones of other musicians?"
Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, Blanchard's partner at the time of this writing continues the sentiment by adding: "The general standard of playing among today's young Jazz musicians is getting higher and higher all the time."
Any doubt about the merit contained in these assertions by Blanchard and
Harrison is further swept away by listening to the playing of the musicians that trumpeter Brian Lynch has assembled on Peer Pressure
After stints with the Horace Silver Quintet, the Mel Lewis big band and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Peer Pressure was the first album that trumpeter Brian recorded under his own name. On it, he is ably assisted by tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore, his front-line mate with Horace's quintet, and alto saxophonist Jim Snidero, also a member of Toshiko's big band.
The cookin' rhythm section is made-up of Kirk Lightsey on piano, Jay Anderson on bass and Victor Lewis on drums who was to spend most of the decade of the 1980s as Stan Getz's drummer.
Here's a sampling of the group in action on the title tune – Peer Pressure - which forms the sound track for this video tribute to Brian.
In evidence throughout the seven tracks on this album are the general high standards which
Harrison uses to characterize the players on today's Jazz scene.
A great deal of thought and care has gone into this recording from the standpoint of the selection of tunes and their sequence, the seeking out of Rudy van Gelder to engineer the recording in his inimitable style which makes the listener feel enveloped by the sound of the music, and especially, the high quality that went into the crafting of the solos.
Every one is listening to everyone else; adding something to what the soloist is saying through the use of background riffs and dynamics, pulsating bass lines, piano "comping" that's just right and just enough, with the whole thing encapsulated by Lewis' beautiful time-keeping and wonderful "kicks" and "licks."
All of these qualities are discernible in the opening track of the CD; the rarely heard Thomasville, a looping blues by the trumpeter Tommy Turrentine that gives everyone a chance to get loose at a relaxed tempo that includes all three horn players trading four's with Victor before Victor takes his own 12-bar solo.
This is followed by Park Avenue Petite another rarely heard tune, although this one is by Benny Golson one of modern Jazz's prolific composers, and it becomes a beautifully played ballad feature for Lynch.
Sandwiched in between Peer Pressure and Change of Plan, two originals by Lynch, is a superb version of Horace Silver's The Outlaw.
This composition is vintage Horace with its twists and turns containing all sorts of surprises due to its unusual structural form. Like Ecaroh, it employs both 4/4 straight-ahead and Latin-inflected rhythmic passages, but The Outlaw does so within an asymmetric construction that employs two sections of thirteen [13] bars divided into seven [7] measures of straight-ahead 4/4 and six [6] of Latin rhythms, a ten [10] bar 4/4 section which acts as a bridge followed by a sixteen [16] bar Latin vamp [or Latin pedal] with a two [2] break that leads into the next solo.
It's a masterpiece whose seemingly disparate parts generate a powerful "tension and release" effect that will leave you wanting to listen to this sprightly bit of musical magic over and over again.
We've used it as the audio track to the following video tribute to Art Farmer, one of Brian's trumpet idols.
Rounding out this compilation is 'Nother Never, with Lynch and Snidero alternating playing in unison and harmony on the always-stimulating chord changes of Harry Warren and Mack Gordon's There Will Never Be Another You and a beautifully rendered version of Cole Porter's I Concentrate on You which finds Brian Lynch in the solo spotlight.
While we all miss the great musicians who created modern Jazz, the music on this recording is an example that their legacy of excellence in musicianship, creativity and improvisation lives on and that the music is in good hands.
Treat yourself – these guys can PLAY!
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
The Adderley Brothers and "Brother" Lateef
Julian "Cannonball" Adderely: 1928 – 1975
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One of the great joys of hearing the late Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's group in person or in performance on record was listening to the cordial and convivial way Cannonball had with his audiences.
He was a man who radiated joy and warmth and these qualities shined through whether he was talking about his music in a general way or giving details about a tune the band just played or was going to play.
Sometimes Cannonball could simply introduce the members of his band and make you feel as though you had been a part of his family for years.
On the following video tribute, the introductions by Cannonball are of the members of his regrettably, short-lived sextet with Cannon on alto saxophone, brother Nat on cornet, the inimitable Yusef Lateef on tenor saxophone [oboe and flute], Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Louis Hayes on drums.
The audio track, variously entitled Cannon's Theme or Unit 7, was written by bassist Sam Jones and is from the group's Live in New York: The Cannonball Adderley Sextet which was recorded in 1962 in performance at The Village Vanguard.
Beginning around minutes, checkout "Brother" Yusef Lateef's "bar-walking" tenor saxophone solo.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Chico Hamilton
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In his insert notes to The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Chico Hamilton Quintet [MD6-175], author
Bob Gordon writes:
"The popularity of the Shelly Manne and Andre Previn My Fair Lady album in 1956 made the issuing of Jazz versions of [Broadway] musical scores de rigueur for most Jazz labels by the late 1950s. It was a mixed blessing. … Chico Hamilton Plays South Pacific in Hi-Fi is far from the worst example to be found in this genre …."
The primary means by which I heard Broadway musicals was in the form of these Jazz interpretations.
The fact that I lived 3,000 miles away from New York City and couldn't abide Ethel Merman's singing may have had something to do with why I didn't hear or see many of these shows in their original form, not to mention the fact that I wasn't going to spend any of my limited budget for buying LPs on such overblown spectacles.
I did acquire of copy of the Manne/Previn Jazz reading of My Fair Lady, as well as The Mastersounds Jazz interpretations of The King and I and Kismet, and drummer Chico Hamilton's quintet rendition of South Pacific, and a number of others.
Despite the oddity of having a cello amongst its instrumentation, I did spend quite a bit of time listening to Chico Hamilton's original quintet, both on record and in performance.
It's easy to overlook the unusual sound of the cello when, at one time or another, Buddy Collette, Paul Horn and Eric Dolphy are playing alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute in the quintet, Jim Hall, John Pisano and Dennis Budimir are occupying the guitar chair, and Carson Smith, Hal Gaynor and Wyatt Ruther are anchoring the combo on bass.
During the quintet's existence in this format, I rarely ever remember hearing
use drum sticks, relying instead on brushes and tympani mallets to create a rhythmic pulse. It seemed that by choosing not to use drum sticks, Chico was consciously enhancing what is known in Classical music as the chamber group sound. Chico
And, of course, what linked
's original quintet even more closely to the sound of the Classical chamber group was its singular use of the cello, an instrument which, even today, is rarely featured in Jazz combos. Chico
Fred Katz,
's first cellist, and I went to the same university: he as a teacher and me as a student. It was one of those state universities that dotted the Chico landscape, brought into existence by the hordes of people that initially descended on the state during its post World War II "Golden Era." California
Ah, those were the days: $47 bucks per semester plus another $100 schimolies for books – no student loans here - professors who taught more than one class a year and who published monograms that other human beings could actually read and students who finished a course of study and graduated with a baccalaureate degree in four years or less!
At the state university in question, Fred taught a class in anthro-musicology, which I can only imagine was some type of forerunner to today's ethnomusicology. I have no idea what Fred's course was about, but the students seemed to like it as they flocked to it in large numbers.
At this time, the university did not have a formal Jazz curriculum, but those of us interested in the music found a way to informally make things happen on campus in the form of a rehearsal big band and various combos.
Since I was still gigging around town while taking courses at the university, I only sat in occasionally with the big band at the request of certain arrangers because of my reading skills.
Although he didn't arrange for the big band, Fred dropped by some of its rehearsals.
During a break one night, I approached him and we chatted amiably about a number of topics including his work on the film score [with
's quintet] for the movie Sweet Smell of Success and his writing for Ken Nordine's Word Jazz album. Chico
When I mentioned his playing on
's South Pacific LP Fred seemed genuinely pleased and commented that he thought that this was some of his best work with Chico 's group. Chico
He arranged Cockeyed Optimist for the date and said of this assignment: "Maybe the reason
asked me to do this tune was because he knows I am one!" Chico
Although I doubt that most students had much of an interest in anthro-musicology, after visiting with Fred a few times and finding him so engaging and charming, it's easy to understand why his course was so popular.
We didn't choose Fred's arrangement for this video tribute to
and his group's Jazz interpretation of South Pacific selecting instead guitarist John Pisano's treatment of Some Enchanted Evening as the audio track. Chico
Fred and John are joined by Paul Horn on alto saxophone, Hal Gaynor on bass and
on drums. Chico
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Johnny, Irving & Ernie
Every now and then, the editorial staff at JazzProfiles gets a hankering for some vocal Jazz.
On a recent trip, we heard this Johnny Hartman performance of Irving Berlin's Blues Skies on the car radio and liked it so much that we thought we'd use it as the audio track to the following video tribute to Johnny.
The arrangement is by Ernie Wilkens. Lucky Thompson takes the tenor solo, Howard McGhee does the honors on trumpet and Tony Ortega plays the alto solo.
On a recent trip, we heard this Johnny Hartman performance of Irving Berlin's Blues Skies on the car radio and liked it so much that we thought we'd use it as the audio track to the following video tribute to Johnny.
The arrangement is by Ernie Wilkens. Lucky Thompson takes the tenor solo, Howard McGhee does the honors on trumpet and Tony Ortega plays the alto solo.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
More Jazz in Italy: Gianluigi Trovesi
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"Passion" comes in many forms in Italian Jazz.
While on the broader subject of Jazz in Italy with the December 13th feature about alto saxophonist Stefano di Battista, the editorial staff at JazzProfiles decided to bring the following video tribute to Gianluigi Trovesi up again as a way of complimenting the theme of di Battista's passionate approach to Jazz.
While on the broader subject of Jazz in Italy with the December 13th feature about alto saxophonist Stefano di Battista, the editorial staff at JazzProfiles decided to bring the following video tribute to Gianluigi Trovesi up again as a way of complimenting the theme of di Battista's passionate approach to Jazz.
Gianluigi was the subject of an earlier blog profile which you can locate at Jazz in Italy: Gianluigi Trovesi – "One of Another Kind."
You can also find the "articolo" and more information about this outstanding alto saxophonist and clarinetist by visiting his website at http://www.gianluigitrovesi.com/
The video tribute to Gianluigi, which was one of our earliest efforts [second, in fact], uses as its audio track Rina a Vigilio, a cut from Trovesi's 2007 Jazz Italiano Live album.
Recorded in performance at
's Casa Del Jazz [House of Jazz], the track features a beautiful trumpet solo by Trovesi's long-time, front-line mate, Enrico Rava, followed by solos by Gianluigi on alto and Roberto Cecchetto on guitar, respectively. Rome
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Stefano di Battista: Jazz in Italy
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Soprano and alto saxophonist Stefano di Battista and I have three primary things in common: [1] February 14, [2]
and Rome and [3] a passion for passionate Jazz. Paris
We were both born on February 14th although I am – ahem – a few years older than him.
Stefano was born in
; my father was born there and it along with Rome are our favorite European cities. Paris
The last common interest is self-explanatory, but is really the point of the whole piece.
I know that it seems hard to believe that an Italian and an American of Italian descent would be passionate about Jazz, but Stefano can't play Jazz other than passionately and I have no interest in Jazz that doesn't "speak to me" – passionately.
[Actually, we have a fourth thing in common: we both have the same first name].
Essentially, this piece on Stefano has two, main features [it seems that I've suddenly discovered enumeration].
The first feature consists of three [here I go again] videos that we have developed and embedded throughout this profile on Stefano. Each of these uses a different audio track from Stefano's Parker Mood CD as a way of acquainting you with his style of playing
In the initial video, Stefano performs Tadd Dameron's "Hot House" with Flavio Boltro [tp], Rosario Bonaccorso [b], and drummer Herlin Riley. Can you tell that drummer Herlin Riley is from
, home of the syncopated, marching street bands? And if you've ever wondered about the sound of the Jazz expression - "a two-beat-feel" - you're listening to it. New Orleans
The other, two videos are interspersed in the following overview of di Battista's career and approach to Jazz which is largely drawn from the annotations on his My Space profile.
"Italian saxophonist Stefano Di Battista could spill a can of paint onto a canvas, only to find he has made a beautiful picture. In other words, every breath that passes through his horn is attractive.
His latest project Round About Roma creates an imaginary cinema score, with strings by the Symphonic Orchestra of Paris, that could have been a 1960's romantic film centered in
. Together with composer/arranger Vince Mendoza, Di Battista weaves jazz elements into these well-tempered tracks. Rome has created orchestral arrangements for jazz and pop music from John Scofield to Bjork. His most accomplished work being two discs for Joni Mitchell, including last years Travelogue with his string arrangements for Mitchell's re-interpretation of her beloved hits. Mendoza
Two saxophonists, Art Pepper and Cannonball Adderley, have influenced Stefano di Battista's career. Both of these players incorporate an emotional approach in their playing. Where Pepper would reach for a clarinet, di Battista favors a soprano saxophone. His tone is more luscious than his two heroes, as is evident throughout this disc. Where the prior self-titled Stefano Di Battista (2000) with Elvin Jones and pianist Jackie Terrasson threatened to speak bebop throughout, this albums concept is pure amour. This isn't as much a jazz quartet with string accents as it is a small orchestra that includes piano/bass/drums/saxophone. Mendoza and Di Battista refrain from overlapping music, they intertwine and prudently have either the quartet or the strings drop out for an agreeable mix.
It is a stretch to call this jazz. Let's call it beautiful cinema orchestrations in the tradition of Nina Rota. If there is such a category, this is a near perfect album.
February 14, 1969
For many jazz fans, Stefano Di Battista will always be associated with the city of
"This album is a story about
and its history, with every song featuring a unique point of view about the city's life," he says. "The idea was to remember people and places, both real and fictional, like 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Anastasia,' and bring out love through the music. It's important that as a composer and player, I always tell the truth. My band and I really liked the 2000 Joni Mitchell CD Both Sides Now and we wanted to recreate a new kind of jazz music using this idea." Rome
Di Battista is in the company of longtime friends and cohorts throughout the eight beautiful and haunting tracks. He has worked with this particular quartet"pianist Eric Legnini, double bassist Rosario Bonaccorso and drummer Andre Ceccarelli"for almost ten years, and they're still making magic some 500 gigs later (Legnini appeared on A Prima Vista, and Bonaccorso is on that date and the 2001 self-titled release).
"Playing with them is my life," the saxophonist says. "We all know each other really well. The piano and double bass are like a prolongation to my mind, and the drum is my heartbeat."
Still, the essence of
cannot be conveyed by jazz ensemble alone, and this is where the orchestra of top Parisian musicians (featuring the 1st violin of the Opera National de Paris) transforms a magnificent jazz date into a truly universal expression of love featuring classical and film score overtones. Bringing this element to glorious life is veteran orchestrator and arranger Vince Mendoza, who has worked a similar magic for years with jazz and pop heavyweights like Bjork, The Yellowjackets, Peter Erskine, John Scofield, and significantly, Joni Mitchell, for whom Mendoza wrote the orchestral arrangements of Mitchell classics that appear on her previously mentioned recording, Both Sides Now. Incredibly for all of its grandeur, Rome
Round About Roma was recorded in one nine hour session in
, with no overdubs. Paris
"Vince wrote the arrangements, and the quartet integrated his music with our own," says Di Battista. "Playing with an orchestra is a great experience and the music is much easier for the people. It helps us keep the essence of what we're trying to convey musically. This is the first time I have recorded with an orchestra under my name but I've been playing with orchestras for many years, including a whole orchestra tour with Dianne Reeves two years ago. I like the idea of music that's simple and can be listened to easily. It's a real challenge compared to what I did previously with my quartet or with Elvin Jones."
["A Tribute to Charlie Parker: 1920-1955"] TUNISIA
In an ongoing effort to convey different emotions and moods, Di Battista switches off between soprano and alto effortlessly throughout the session. His wistful soprano leads us through the elegant, dreamy atmospheres of his own composition "Tartaruga," while he leads with alto on
's "Amoroso" to convey a rich sense of deeper melancholy. The soprano-driven "Anastasia" offers interesting mood swings between the contemplative beginning (violin solo over a dark bassline, then a classical flavored opening melody) and the livelier, swinging quartet action that emerges later. Di Battista is a longtime fan of the classic Franco Zeffirelli film Romeo & Juliet, and blends his alto with Mendoza 's caressing yet dramatic orchestrations to bring new life to the familiar Nino Rota theme. "The Other Side" begins with a dark, minor key flavor before becoming a reflection of the lighter side of the Roman experience via Di Battista's spirited soprano jamming, a trademark lively Legnini piano solo, and the intense contrast between Bonaccorso's double bass and Ceccarelli's insistent hi-hat. Mendoza 's "Arabesque" is a joyful adventure, which begins as a silky soprano ballad before widening the palette to include off-meter rhythms and powerful orchestral swells. Di Battista's warm alto drives the final two tracks, the soulful ballad "Roma Antica" and the intensely percussive, pop-flavored closer "The Next Nine Hours." Mendoza
While it would be hard for anyone born in
and living for years in Rome to be anything but ultra-romantic, Stefano Di Battista's birth date, Paris February 14, 1969, ensures that Cupid will always be part of his life. He began playing sax as a teenager in a neighborhood group and says his love affair with jazz grew from his early infatuation with the acid tone of Art Pepper. But John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and the Italian saxophone legend Massimo Urbani are equal influences: "Urbani taught me energy, generosity, physical and spiritual commitment to music. And when I heard Cannonball at 16, I thought that was the most important turn of my life. It became a career just after that."
In 1992, Di Battista played at the Calvi Jazz Festival and was invited by Jean-Pierre Como to move to
, where he soon established himself at the city's premier jazz hotspot, The Sunset. "When I arrived in Paris ," the saxman remembers, "it was as if I'd been born there." He appeared frequently on the bill with Michel Benit, drummer Stephane Huchard and drummer Aldo Romano. Then came associations with cornetist Nat Adderley, drummers Daniel Humair and Jimmy Cobb, and the late pianist Michel Petrucciani, who asked Di Battista and his trumpeter sidekick Flavio Boltro, to join his new sextet. Paris
In 1997, Di Battista released his solo debut Volare on Label Bleu, which was nominated for the Victoires de la Musique, Choc de L'Annee 97 Jazzman. He made the transition from Bleu to Blue (Note) with the recording of A Prima Vista, his well-received 1998 label debut featuring Boltro, Legnini and Bonaccorso. Di Battista's fruitful association with drummer Elvin Jones, legendary originally for his work with John Coltrane, began with the recording of Di Battista's well-received self-titled second Blue Note album in 2001. Jones came to
to lay down tracks for "some kid" and wound up taking Di Battista on his own world tours with the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. Brussels
For Di Battista, making music comes down to one thing: "I like the idea of simple, communicative playing that remains fluid and immediately perceptible. On Round About Roma, I wrote everything with the orchestra in mind and Vince helped me make my dream come true. The music sounds like a soundtrack so it made sense to make a play on the words 'Round About Midnight.' I was born in
and the city grew with me in my heart. Every time I leave it, something is missing to me. Being around these beautiful cities helps me communicate those special images to the listener." Rome
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Paul Horn's Jazz Impressions of CLEOPATRA
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Recent research has revealed that
and Cleopatra - one of history's most romantic couples - were not the great beauties that Antony would have us believe. Hollywood
A study of a 2,000-year-old silver coin found the Egyptian queen, famously portrayed by a sultry Elizabeth Taylor, had a shallow forehead, pointed chin, thin lips and sharp nose.
On the other side, her Roman lover, played in the 1963 movie by Richard Burton,
's husband at the time, had bulging eyes, a hook nose and a thick neck. Taylor
History has depicted Cleopatra as a great beauty, befitting a woman who as Queen of Egypt seduced Julius Caesar, and then his rival Mark Antony.
But the coin, which goes on show on Wednesday at
for Valentine's Day, after years lying in a bank, is much less flattering about both famous faces. Newcastle University
The 32 BC artifact was in a collection belonging to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon
Tyne, which is being researched in preparation for the opening of the new . Great North Museum
Clare Pickersgill, the university's assistant director of archaeological museums, said: "The popular image we have of Cleopatra is that of a beautiful queen who was adored by Roman politicians and generals. The relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra has long been romanticized by writers, artists and film-makers.
"Shakespeare wrote his tragedy Antony and Cleopatra in 1608, while the Orientalist artists of the 19th century and the modern
The university's director of archaeological museums, Lindsay Allason-Jones, said: "The image on the coin is far from being that of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
"Roman writers tell us that Cleopatra was intelligent and charismatic, and that she had a seductive voice but, tellingly, they do not mention her beauty. The image of Cleopatra as a beautiful seductress is a more recent image."
While the editorial staff at JazzProfiles is saddened to learn that Hollywood didn't get it right, again, we were delighted when producers at Columbia Records commissioned Paul Horn to make a "Jazz Impressions" LP of composer Alex North's fine score to Cleopatra [he is also the composer of the film score for the movie Spartacus].
In a way, the Paul's Jazz Impressions of Cleopatra turned out to be a family affair as both of my drum teachers, Victor Feldman and Larry Bunker played piano and percussion, respectively, on the album. In addition to Paul [who plays flute exclusively], Victor and Larry, the LP features the talents of Emil Richards on vibes and Chuck Israels on bass.
It doesn't appear that this recording ever made it to CD. To rectify this omission, the editorial staff at JazzProfiles and the cracker-jack production team at CerraJazzLTD have developed the following video which features the Paul Horn Quintet performing Grant Me an Honorable Way to Die from the Columbia LP Cleopatra [CL 2050] as the audio track.
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HOUSTON - Consignment events help families turn their clutter into cash.
Just Between Friends is run by local moms. By selling new and gently used children's and maternity items, families can make money from items they no longer need.
It's an easy way for families to earn money and shoppers to save.
Here's how it works. Families can price their own items using a free and easy online bar coding system. Then they earn 65 percent of their sale price, with volunteers for the event earning up to 70 percent.
Families can save typically between 50 and 90 percent on thousands of items, like children's and maternity clothing, baby equipment, furniture, DVDs, toys and more.
Just Between Friends has a recall specialist who tracks product recalls to make sure the merchandise is safe.
There are two events coming up. One is at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and a half-price sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The other event will be at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2320 Hatfield Road in Pearland, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 12 and 13 with a half-price sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 14.
Both consignment events donate unsold items to local charities. Just Between Friends Sugarland donates items to Fort Bend Women's Center and Just Between Friends South Houston donates items to Coalition of Hope.
In 1997, Just Between Friends was created in a living room in Tulsa, Okla., when Shannon Wilburn, a mother of two young children, and her friend, Daven Tackett, hosted a sale while inviting 17 friends to be consigners. Promoted only in their neighborhood, the gross sales reached approximately $2,000.
The idea caught on quickly. In 2003, Wilburn and Tackett formed Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc., and began developing and selling franchises. Currently, Wilburn, now sole owner of Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc., has 121 franchises in 24 states.
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Behind The Star - Channel 16
On Behind the Star see how Sheriff's deputies play a role in the public safety of Fairfax County. From the Adult Detention Center and Pre-Release Center to court security and civil processes, these men and women are dedicated public servants. (CC)
Channel 16 Schedule
- Monday at 9:30 p.m.
- Thursday at 12:30 p.m.
- Saturday at 9:30 p.m
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Cheese Articles
Cheesy celebrities doing cheesy things. Think Adrien Brody.
Cannes opening white
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The opening night red carpet is now underway in Cannes. Here's how it works at the Palais: The non-festival people usually arrive first. This includes Euro actors, models, Eva Longoria most years, and people like Phoebe Price. They blast loud music out from the speakers to entertain the massive crowds that line the Croisette. Full Story
Why wasn't this a Super Bowl commercial?
Let's talk about Leonardo DiCaprio's commercial for Jim Beam, Asian styles. By North American standards, this is pure cheese, right? That's why it's only for Japan. So far, at least. Leo snaps his fingers and the ice earth explodes. And a sexy look to camera. Full Story
Ryan Gosling: strictly v-neck
Colin Farrell is strictly v-neck. And now... I think Ryan Gosling might be too. Here's Ryan at JFK airport this weekend after arriving from New Orleans in a striped v-neck. Reminds me of that Saturday Night Live digital short from last year featuring Ben Stiller and Andy Samberg. The point is. Full Story
Love and an ass wash
Adrien Brody has been spending a lot of time in Europe these days away from his fake New York castle. Remember his fake New York castle? With the current Mrs Chris Hemsworth? Brody's cheese does seem more suited to a European sensibility. Full Story
Do you believe in crew neck?
Bauer, Splash
Colin Farrell was papped on the set of Seven Psychopaths yesterday, both times wearing a v-neck. The dude clearly does not believe in a crew neck. Like, ever. Reminds me of that Andy Samberg/Ben Stiller digital short. Was it inspired by Colin Farrell? Check out Colin being really cute with Sam Rockwell. Full Story
Smell like Antonio's Secret
So... the tassel between his legs? Said it before, will say it again: don't understand why Antonio Banderas has his own fragrance. Two, actually. The first one is Blue Seduction. And now the new one, just launched yesterday in New York, is called The Secret. I went new fragrance shopping last week with my best gay Darren. Full Story
Cheese muffin pizzas and another wedding
It's me! Am just installed in Barbados, at my room at The Crane (more on this later) with a hardwire internet connection, and my Hate F-cks right now are athletes: Alex Rodriguez and Chris Pronger. HATE. So there's hate f-cking and then there are butterflies, rainbows, and cheese. It's Mimi time. Full Story
Yay for constipation face and bad wigs!
Earlier this week, a 10 second teaser trailer was released online in advance of the 90 second proper trailer for Twilight Eclipse. Yes, I'm confused too. But it speaks to the Twilight Nation's eagerness to eat up anything, to buy up anything, to shoot up anything related to their franchise. Full Story
Cheese Champers!
Remember when drunk ass Mimi sprinkled her amazingness all over the stage at the Palm Springs Film Festival last week? She explained afterwards that she kept enjoying "splashes" of champagne throughout the night. This kills me.The Splashes. Full Story
The greatest gift of all time ever and ever
How about some Celine on a Wednesday? You love it. I love it! Celine Dion took her tour around the world last year. She gifted her voice to millions of people and they gifted her back with love and devotion, mesmerised by her bedazzled crotch. What? Yes. The trailer. See if for yourself. Celine Dion: Through the Eyes of the World will hit theatres next month. Full Story
People's Choice Award: Favourite Non-Walker
Who else? What brings up more happiness than Mimi not walking? Or, rather, walking assisted by a bodyguard/husband/waiter? JOY. She is JOY. Mariah Carey was named Favourite R&B Artist last night at the PCAs over, um, Beyonce. Which should tell you how bullsh-t the People's Choice Awards are. Full Story


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Director of the MU Honors College
Dennis B. Downey, Ph.D.
I earned my PhD in United States History from Marquette University in 1981. Since that time I have taught at Millersville University, where I am now Professor of History and Director of the University Honors College. My research and teaching specialties cover the history of American violence and American social and cultural history, especially 1870-1920. By temperament and training I am interested in the intersection of social thought, violence, and identity through historical memory. I have a developing scholarly interest in the history of disabilities and social thought. I am the author or editor of five books of history including No Crooked Death (1991), A Season of Renewal (2002), and We Sing to Thee (2004). I have published more than three dozen scholarly articles and essays. I have received several awards for my writing, including the Philip S. Klein Prize and an Outstanding Book Citation from the Gustavus Myers Center for Human Rights. In December 2008 my book-length social history of Pennsylvania education, entitled "The Surest Foundation of Happiness", will be published by the website http://www.ExplorePahistory.com. This e-book includes 400 pages of text and more than 150 illustrations. I am just beginning a book-length study of immigration entitled "The Peopling of Pennsylvania." I have had a role in a variety of professional and community organizations. In 2005-6, I served as President of the Pennsylvania Historical Association.
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Office: Franklin House
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Past Directors
Dr. John B. Osborne
A member of the faculty since 1970, he served the history department for over 33 years. In addition to English history, which was his main focus, he taught several other courses at the undergraduate level, including Western Intellectual Tradition (WIT) for honors. Dr. Osborne established the Honors Program serving as Director for 19 years. Dr. Osborne retired from Millersville University in June 2003.
Dr. Steven M. Miller
A member of the faculty since 1985, Dr. Miller serves the English department. Dr. Miller teaches several literature courses including Western Intellectual Tradition (WIT), Early English Literature, Folklore, and Poetry. Dr. Miller served as Director of the Honors College from Fall 1999 through Spring 2006 and was instrumental in the process of getting the Honors Program changed to the Honors College.
In the summer of 2003 Dr. Miller began the reading project for incoming Honors freshmen. Each freshman received a book during Orientation that was written by an author who was scheduled to visit the campus during the academic year. During the first week of classes, the students met for a one-time discussion group with a faculty member or administrator who volunteered to read the book and lead the discussion. Upper level Honors students were also involved in the project and many have returned each year since to help with the reading project.


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SIGNIFICANT damage was caused to a building near the city centre after household rubbish was set alight on Saturday evening.
Witnesses said they saw a man dressed in dark clothing running away from the fire in the direction of Park Street, Worcester.
Fire crews were called to a substantial fire at the rear of a block of flats in Park Street at about 10.30pm.
The blaze was within a small plot of land off Lock Street where it is believed someone had ignited household rubbish that started the fire.
The fire caused significant damage to an adjoining property.
Police are keen to speak to the man and urge anyone who may have more information or saw the man to call the non-emergency police number 101, quoting incident 740 of August 16.
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NOMINATIONS are being sought for clubs, coaches, athletes and volunteers in the 2014 Wiltshire Sports Awards.
The awards, now in their fifth year, have 12 categories which recognise and honour the work and achievements of athletes, sports clubs, volunteers and coaches across Wiltshire.
They are sponsored by Landmarc and are being hosted jointly by Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Health Improvement Partnership and Wiltshire and Swindon Sport.
The top three from each category will be invited to attend a special awards event at The Atrium, County Hall, in Trowbridge on October 22, hosted by former England rugby captain Phil de Glanville.
Anyone can nominate a Wiltshire individual or organisation for one of the 12 categories from today (June 2) until the closing date of Friday, August 1.
This year's categories are:
Sports Personality of the Year
Young Sports Personality of the Year
Sports Personality of the Year (athlete with a disability)
Unsung Hero of the Year
Long Service to Sport award
Young Volunteer of the Year
Coach of the Year (voluntary)
Coach of the Year (professional)
Inclusion Coach of the Year
Young Coach of the Year
Sports Club/Team of the Year
Most Inclusive Club of the Year
Among last year's winners was Tom North - the Young Volunteer of the Year.
The 19 year old, from Chippenham, had spent three years volunteering as a young leader in both school and clubs, working on the Let's Kick Racism Out of Football programme, including refereeing, assisting with the registration of teams, and setting venues.
He also volunteers with the Bath Rugby Foundation and Chippenham Rugby Club and, since winning, has become an apprentice at Active Trowbridge – a group which delivers community sport coaching.
Devizes Tennis Club Jonnie Crowley won the Young Coach of the year category in 2013, while Trowbridge's Andrew Evans was official of the year in 2013 and has now progressed from Level 5 Senior County Football Referee to Level 4, and is a referee at semi-professional games.
Jonathon Seed, cabinet member for leisure said: "We have some exciting sporting talent in Wiltshire and this is an opportunity to recognise their achievements but also to turn the spotlight on the many unsung heroes whose tireless enthusiasm keeps so many clubs alive in Wiltshire.
"Sport plays a major part in improving our health and sense of wellbeing and we hope these awards will inspire more people to take up sport."
De Glanville said: "I'm delighted to be hosting the Wiltshire Sports Awards again this year. Having seen previous winners' responses as they step up to receive their award I know first-hand how much formal recognition means to them. I'd encourage people to nominate now so we can celebrate more of Wiltshire's sporting heroes."
The awards criteria can be downloaded from the website and nominations made online at wiltshire.gov.uk/sportsawards. Queries can be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com.