Too many things to get back to - among which . . . .
I've been working on a blog-post the title of which is Spike Lee Runs Woody Allen Down - recall "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down"? In the mean time take a look at Allen's Manhattan and Lee's 25th Hour. In order to avoid finishing the Allen-Lee piece, among other things, I listened to Phil Schaap's broadcast on Don Redman (WKCR Internet Stream), watched some basketball (Allen and Lee's Knicks nowhere to be seen); right now as I'm writing this Apology for Not Writing/Posting, I'm listening to Johnny Hodges' Hodge Podge recording, a posting on Facebook of Duke Ellington's '29 recording of "Rent Party Blues" led me to Hodges' Podge (is that Duke on piano on "Finesse"?)....
David Schiff, author of these essential works The Music of Elliott Carter, Gershwin, and The Ellington Century runs this and that music down, doesn't leave any important creators or important creations out of his accounts of the music. The musics of Carter, Ellington, Schönberg and Gershwin are continous, are best regarded side by side. When I get to Woody Allen and Spike Lee in my forthcoming blog post, I hope that we'll understand these matters.
Don't really like movies, but . . . .
I enjoyed what I saw of Choose Me (soundtrack by Luther Vandross with Teddy Pendergrass and Archie Shepp. What?) Mike Figgis' Hotel is an astonishing film. I was informed by, and totally enjoyed Iceberg Slim, the documentary about the life of author Robert Beck.
I wonder what WKCR has in store for us today at 2PM EST? Dig into it and see/listen. Ah! Charlie Christian, guitarist - transition from swing to bebop.
