We seem to be at cross-purposes,Alex! But at least you have come out of the
closet!! You are defending Bert by saying that he is not too communicative
(hardly...
Timothy Colwell
timothy.colwell@...
Sep 1, 2003 9:15 am
5757
Tim: Although not a musician I have been associated with musicians most of my life. My best friend has been a musician since I introduced him to Duke ...
bertw@...
Sep 1, 2003 1:37 pm
5758
Ciao to all. Next Sept 15 I'll be 54 yrs old and it's not my dream to be the "moderator", but, guys, please. I do not want your good wishes, just to tell you...
Well, that about says it where our Chet is concerned. Good to hear from you again, Bert. At length, because I should have added: Bert is an understated person...
James: don't take things to heart so! It should be obvious that I have my
tongue stuck firmly up my arse, much of the time, anyway ....tho always aware that...
Timothy Colwell
timothy.colwell@...
Sep 1, 2003 8:30 pm
5761
Hi all, I don't follow every word on this list, but (Alexandra:) Bird and Lester Young and Duke and 'Trane and Diz, etc were just as great as Chet; they just...
J de Valk
jeroen.de.valk@...
Sep 1, 2003 8:52 pm
5762
Tim, as I am a lightweight female currently strapped to her deskchair with acute tendinitis I think it would only be gentlemanlike if you push MY wheelchair....
Welcome to the list,Bert,it is great to have you back where you belong. But go low on rectinitus: too many people already use parts of their bodies,other than...
alex: are you sure we are not the same person? Wilde, Bruckner.....both big
favourites of mine. Tendonitis? Yep, done that! What other diseases do
we...
Timothy Colwell
timothy.colwell@...
Sep 2, 2003 8:38 am
5767
Mental replay,Tim ? But unrequited friendship may sting more than unrequited love.When Alexandra ordered me to share I termed it a"mostly devastating...
I just meant to write, yesterday, that Parker's music, no matter how inspired and innovative it is, sounds like a creative form of mental illness to me. Which...
24 Mar 2014...the new Armaggedon day? Betcha there are a few religiosos
rubbing their hands ....watch out for new cults ready to empty your
pockets! Sorry...
Timothy Colwell
timothy.colwell@...
Sep 2, 2003 6:29 pm
5771
Tim: I'm not nasty! That's something I reserve for reallybad situations. I was trying to remark that you seem overly 'down' on the world. Of course, as with...
bertw@...
Sep 2, 2003 6:35 pm
5772
I don't know if you want to know all this, but I talked to Brubeck in the late 90s, and he explained he is 25 % English, at least 25 % Indian (of which Dave is...
J de Valk
jeroen.de.valk@...
Sep 2, 2003 7:14 pm
5773
Well, that was a little more friendly, Bert, but I still don't see where you
get the idea that I am overly melancholic or face the morning light with a
snarl...
Timothy Colwell
timothy.colwell@...
Sep 2, 2003 10:32 pm
5774
Hi all. This is an article I today read in a newspaper: Playing jazz can take to madness. A BBC research has studied the great jazzmen of the past. Miles Davis...
Bert, as to the current impopularity of the USA worldwide, it's the same as with bad behaviour and good music: we shouldn't throw away the baby with the...
My dear Heathcliff, I must have missed a newsitem yesterday. The only talk of Armaggedon and asteroids I heard of was in a documentary on the adventures of...
Headaches? Always some demned excuse,Madam! Nope..both authors 19th Century (I sat exams on "Wuthering"...my Tutor dismissed it..."A woman's book!" were his...
Timothy Colwell
timothy.colwell@...
Sep 3, 2003 7:02 pm
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Tim: When Chet was touring with Stan Getz in Europe in the 80s, Stan didn't like the pianist (Gil Goldstein) and ordered the tour to send him another one. ...
bertw@...
Sep 3, 2003 11:48 pm
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Tim: As an add to my last email, I still own most everything Stan recorded and any new ones that come out (The Last Concert, etc). And the same with Art Pepper...
bertw@...
Sep 3, 2003 11:51 pm
5781
That was a weird tour. It started out as a Getz/Baker Quintet, then it was Chet sitting in with Getz, and finally it was Chet and Getz, taking turns playing...
J de Valk
jeroen.de.valk@...
Sep 4, 2003 9:11 am
5782
I finally got relocated and can begin selling lp's again. Anyone interested, please email me a jazz@.... Most of my lp's are in from very good to...
Tim, I have just received a four CDs. set of the above complete with John Coltrane's interview,smiling Miles photos and the Oct.13 concert with Sonny Stitt...
Hola a todo mundo,deseo cumplimentarme con el periodista Jeroen De Valk,esto, por que hoy recibì su libro,"Chet Baker His Life And Musi Segunda Edicciòn",que...
AH,....me se olvidava de decir , que si hay algun fan de Chet Baker, que desea comunicar comigo, yo soy aqui,con los brazos abiertos, esto por hacer terminar...
Giorgio; Yo soy trompetista hispano y la influencia mia es Chet Baker puedes escribirme cuando desees. Ciao.. ... From: giorgio chet <giorchetbak@...> ...
