Friday, June 12, 2020

Date With Th' Downbeat Dept. - Sir Duke Of Earlington

Hi, hep cats! Ralph J. Gleason here, with some swingin' sides for tonite's Date With Th' Downbeat! And before you pose the question, let me lay it on you I was into th' whole corncob n' cheaters scene way ahead of Farq Throckmorton! Solid, Jackson!

So, let's get this gig a-groovin' with three swell waxings from Sir Duke Of Earlington! A real gone cat and great personal friend, Th' Earl, as we jazzbos call him, was knighted by the Queen of Britain for "services to the pianoforte". Like, crazy, man!
Focus your audio, Claudio, 'cos this is strictly from Swingsville! That's Mr. John Hodges blowin' reeds cool and hot!
I asked Th' Earl why the cats are goin' ape for his crazy chords, and he sez "because white folks can dig it too! It ain't just noise, Nancy!"








ADDENDUM: The Newport set much cosseted by Th' Four Or Five Guys© is added in the comments.

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  1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 12, 2020 at 4:36 PM

    More of a Basie man, myself. I'm not a fan of Ellingbaum's "highbrow" stuff, like the suites on Ellington Uptown, but Hodges and Young are two of my favorite reedsmen. Hey! I just said "reedsmen"!

    Win these waxings by naming your favorite breakfast cereal!

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    1. Jack Kerouac's CatJune 12, 2020 at 5:49 PM

      I've been listening to these longer than I'll admit to (get off my lawn)

      Duke's "A Tone Parallel to Harlem" is one of my favorites in any genre.

      Cap'n Crunch but only one bowl, or I get the dreaded "crunch mouth".


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  2. pmacJune 12, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    So, Ellington is "pablum"?!?
    That Ellington - Hodges album is fantastic. Not familar with the other 2. Ellington at Newport still gets to me.

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 12, 2020 at 5:31 PM

      ... and you're not going to get familiar with the other two, because you have stubbornly refused to divulge your breakfast cereal of preference.

      Next!

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    2. pmacJune 12, 2020 at 5:58 PM

      Pablum is a processed cereal for infants originally marketed by the Mead Johnson Company in 1931. The trademarked name is a contracted form of the Latin word pabulum, which means "foodstuff". Wikipedia

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    3. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 12, 2020 at 7:10 PM

      You win, pmac. This gets me back for the false answer I gave you to an early "Who's In My Box?"

      7.9002 FoamPoints are yours!



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    4. pmacJune 12, 2020 at 8:24 PM

      You are a gentleman and a scholar, Farq.

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    5. Jack Kerouac's CatJune 12, 2020 at 8:59 PM

      This is why I visit daily.

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  3. MrDaveJune 12, 2020 at 8:00 PM

    Quaker Oat Squares, no milk. "So square they're hip!"

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  4. apaulingJune 12, 2020 at 9:03 PM

    Fabulous slabs, Farq! Love to see jazz riffling the placid waters of the FMF©I shoreline. I don't eat breakfast or cereal anymore. When I did, it was Shredded Wheat made utterly sodden with raw milk and honey. A rapidly expanding waistline forbids such carb-fueled excess now.

    And by the way, what could one obtain with 7,9002 FoamPoints?

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    1. Jack Kerouac's CatJune 12, 2020 at 9:42 PM

      Chlamydia from Kandace and Kourtney Veeblefetzer.

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    2. OGJune 12, 2020 at 10:05 PM

      As Louie Nye would say: "But, what a way to go, Buckaroo!"

      obeygravity

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  5. OGJune 12, 2020 at 10:08 PM

    Fruit Brute by a length and a half

    (and, wow, now i know why i never bothered to create an account before.

    what a pain in the azaleas)

    Cheers obey-gravity

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  6. bumppaJune 12, 2020 at 10:54 PM

    "There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind." The Duke

    Preference would be simple ole Wheaties - no thought involved, made me strong like bull!

    In the other ear - nuttin' beats " Diminuendo In Blue and Crescendo in Blue"
    from Ellington at Newport.
    Paul Gonsalves = 27 choruses - Geesh!

    If God did not want us to fly, he would have given us roots - Da Duke

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  7. bumppaJune 12, 2020 at 10:57 PM

    Almost forgot - "Hi-ho, Steverino,"

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  8. HermannJune 13, 2020 at 1:30 AM

    ... leave it to the byrds

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  9. Bob W.June 13, 2020 at 5:24 AM

    I recall when Ralph J. Gleason was getting into the early SF groups (Airplane, Dead, QMS, etc). Someone made a comment about the 48 year old Gleason - they weren't sure if he was trying to be three 16 year olds or two 24 year olds. RJG took a lot of flack for supporting the SF scene. He is missed.

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 13, 2020 at 6:05 AM

      Gleason WAS a gentleman and a scholar. I read him first (of course) in Downbeat, and his "The Jefferson Airplane And The San Francisco Sound" (notable for its where-are-they-now band list). But the piece I remember most is his liner note for A Johnny Almond album, I think the second Music Machine album. Almond was a pretty good player, but not as good as he thought he was, and his ambition to conquer the States included recording this album there and getting Gleason's blessing. Gleason damned it with faint praise, but Almond went ahead and used the essay anyway. Gleason could not be bought.

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    2. FiveGunsWestJune 20, 2020 at 11:28 PM

      Do you have any Black Shit Puppy Farm singles or albumens?

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  10. Jack Kerouac's CatJune 13, 2020 at 6:32 AM

    I bought "Patent Pending" when it was released, and remember thinking it was a decent record at the time. Haven't heard it in a very long time.

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 13, 2020 at 7:56 AM

      Patent Pending is an enjoyable disc - I'll up it sometime.

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  11. Dave HeasmanJune 13, 2020 at 6:54 AM

    The Earl, indeed the Eel, was Bud Freeman. But you know that. D'you actually have the originals as per the sleeves displayed?

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 13, 2020 at 7:57 AM

      You have to tell me, Dave. I generally use the original sleeves because they're generally better than re-release versions, generally.

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  12. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 13, 2020 at 8:15 AM

    Here's the complete 2-disc Newport set for youse bums.




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  13. bumppaJune 13, 2020 at 10:54 AM

    Youse is sure a swell guy for upin'da Newpurt jam. Its da best.

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 13, 2020 at 11:19 AM

      I'm up for any album what has track titles like "Pandemonium" and "Riot Prevention".

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    2. pmacJune 13, 2020 at 4:15 PM

      Its amazing to think that people once acted like that at a jazz concert.

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    3. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 13, 2020 at 4:23 PM

      The Elaine Anderson (the dame what danced for Paul Gonsalves) must-read story is here:

      http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?/topic/20634-elaine-danced-at-newport/

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    4. pmacJune 13, 2020 at 6:19 PM

      She was simply caught in the music and the moment. Amazing. A close, departed, buddy of mine was amongst many things (he was a law school dean, author, peace activist)a jazz scholar. He rated that moment as the pinnacle of jazz in the US. Not that it was the best musical performance, but the height of awareness and appreciation of the genre. Only thing he claimed to have come close was a live performance by Charlie Christian where the crowd had a similar reaction (which, coincidentally, occurred the same year). David Averbuck - represented Caesar Chavez and also the NFL Players Union the year of the strike.

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  14. Hugh CandysideJune 13, 2020 at 10:52 PM

    Ahhh...Lester Leaps In is by your man Basie. Was this a test?

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIJune 13, 2020 at 11:51 PM

      More attempted humor, rather. But you've passed, if it was a test.

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