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<p>This post has to do with war, bombs and Al Capone. &nbsp;It has nothing to do with music or musicians except for the fact that musicians also live on planet Earth. &nbsp;Years ago when Al Capone's mob ruled Chicago it was very difficult for law enforcers to make any arrests stick. &nbsp;(I get my facts from the movies and TV.) Bootlegging, theft, extortion, prostitution and even murder were all being carried on, but the Feds could not make a solid case against Al Capone, so they couldn't put him in jail. &nbsp;Finally they…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6050260/a-naive-proposal">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2012-11-21T19:00:00-05:00" title="November 21, 2012 19:00">11/21/2012</span></p>

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<p>Another great gig last night, but we drove through hell and high water to &nbsp;get to it. We (myself, Steve LaMattina on guitar and Joe Solomon on bass) had a gig right near the stock exchange in lower Manhattan. &nbsp;Because of the recent hurricane and the nor'easter that followed a few days later, much of the electricity was still out in that area. &nbsp;Streets were closed; Con Ed trucks were everywhere; generators were humming away; traffic cops were on almost every corner directing traffic; subway stations were…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6050259/through-hell-and-high-water">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Just returned home from a great gig with my friend the guitarist, Steve LaMattina. I once told another good friend of mine, Jimmy Hill, that what I'm going to dislike the most about dying is not being able to play my horn. &nbsp;Tonight's gig was a gem; not from a financial point of view or from the point of view of fame and recognition. &nbsp;It was a gem musically. &nbsp;Steve and I played some great music tonight and I believe the listeners were conscious of something special going on. &nbsp;We were not trying to blaze new…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6050258/home-from-the-gig">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>One of the first jazz concerts I booked for the Music Conservatory of Westchester back in the early 1990's featured the late Buddy Tate. &nbsp;Buddy was elderly, but he still had a beautiful sound on his tenor sax and he was a dapper dresser and a very cool cat. &nbsp;Buddy played with the Count Basie Band for many years and also led many of his own groups and appeared as a sideman on many, many recordings. &nbsp;He was a master and had been there almost from the beginning. Anyway, he knew I played trumpet and invited me…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6050257/the-nod">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Some judge once said that he couldn't really define pornography, but he knew it when he saw it. &nbsp;That's how I feel about jazz. &nbsp;I know it when I hear it. &nbsp;Jazz is very hard to describe to people who don't listen to it. &nbsp;I know when I'm listening to it and I know when I'm not. &nbsp;I went to a "jazz" concert last night, but I didn't hear much jazz. &nbsp;I heard talented people playing improvised music on traditional instruments, but what I call jazz only showed up in spurts in certain sections of these…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6050256/jazz-is-like">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Today on&nbsp;WNYC AM Radio&nbsp;I listened to Wynton Marsalis being interviewed about his early days and his career.&nbsp; He's been head of the Lincoln Center Jazz Program for 25 years.&nbsp; That's amazing.&nbsp; Anyway, the interview was very moving.&nbsp; We usually hear about Wynton's father and brothers.&nbsp; In the interview he talks about his mom.&nbsp; I recommend it highly.&nbsp; It was broadcast on August 18 on&nbsp;WNYC at 2:00 PM.&nbsp; Hopefully that will help you find it in the station's archive.</p>
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