It's just your opinion man...
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| All on one night and All for $2.25. |
...but it's also my blog-- so I'm gonna indulge myself and continue on to celebrate some soul brothers (and sister) who...
...unlike some of the names on the poster (left) never came to enjoy as large a following, and hence my eagerness to pay tribute.
“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of a vacancy. This is exactly the reason why he gives you such generous advice, out of brotherly love, and to demonstrate how little he knows the world.”
Was recently listening to one of Benny's early versions of I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke & Ira Gershwin) and whew...it's what dreams are made of.
"Just two more people sharing a common human experience. Infinite in its complexity, tricky at times, but almost always successfully surmounted in one of two ways: either blandly content with the results as they are, or else vaguely discontent but chained by habit. Most women don't marry a man, they marry a habit. Even when a habit is good, it can become monotonous; most do." -- Cornell Woolrich Angels of Darkness
 from obscure or forgotten by those in the know, but how many know? Sturges is the screwball comedy master. Literate, witty, smart social satire plots that surprise with characters that delight-- he blended them all. He wrote and directed all his best films, and therein lies the key (see Woody Allen, Coen Bros., Albert Brooks, Tina Fey, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Billy Wilder) that makes all the difference. Top of the list: The Great McGinty, The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels The Palm Beach Story , The Miracle of Morgan's Creek , Hail the Conquering Hero. “THE POLITICIAN If it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition. Jellyfish! CATHERINE Especially since you can't rob the people anyway. THE POLITICIAN Sure...How was that? CATHERINE What you rob, you spend. And what you spend goes back to the people. So where's the robbery? I read that in one of my father's books. THE POLITICIAN That book should be in every home!” | |||||||||
---The Great McGinty
in the 70's, it looked like he was the one who would keep us funky and real for years to come. And he did, but he remained on the fringes and moved to Hawaii for a while to re-charge after too many years fighting labels and labelers. But he's back, still doing his gravel voiced (but like Satchmo, oh so musical) down and dirty groovin with that syncopated home-cooked gumbo cooked up from every rhythm driven style on the planet.  Last is this album with five peerless masters weaving a dazzling sonic quilt. Go to Amazon to see what the crowd thinks (5 stars from all but one) --but sadly, it's a small crowd and album is only available now as an import- but maybe you can find elsewhere for downloading. I can listen to this every day (which I did when it first came out) and be enthused anew every time. Brecker, Erskine, Gomez, Manieri and (drum roll please) INTRODUCING ELIANE ELIAS. Two tracks in particular: Islands and Pools--latter penned by the late great Don Grolnick. Here they are playing Islands that begins with some (goofy?) B'Roll footage of museum sightseeing in Copenhagen (as tune plays) where this was shot live in 1983. This is what my son Will used to call "smile" music. Gomez and Erskine lay down the latin spiced groove while arpeggiating angel Elias and masterful Manieri explore all the melodic side streets and Brecker lays back just covering the head. Play it loud! | |||||||||
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