John Patton - Accent on the Blues (Blue Note 53924)
[Formerly 'Big' John patton, i think this is a fantastic album, and
great sleeve notes:]
The blues is personal.
It's a wail of trouble, a well of loneliness, a wealth of emotional
outlet. It is a thread of hope and a curtain-going-up. City life.
COuntry lanes. Sunshine. Rain. It is a statement of fact beat out of
yesterday's times, flailing into tomorrow's promise.
The blues is fire and water and ashes - and layers of love. It is
restless. Relaxed. Aroused. No stranger to suffering. No sinkhole. As
full of tragedy and dull despair as it is, it has an undertone of spirit
and aspiration. Golden dreams. Good omens.
The blues is music. Inspired players get its message through. And
listeners personalize it.
[The best bit:]
John Patton puts 'Accent On The Blues.' His organ is plugged into tales
of today and tempos of the time, experiments to demonstrate the power of
music over matter, lyrical impressions. Lilt. He and his group
graphically express their feelings. Scrupulously. Soaringly. They swing.
They romp. They play with purpose and poise. Moving. Moving. Moving.
[It goes on for another four paragraphs...]
[I think reading liner notes like that gives me a reminder of the reason
for collecting records, but i don't know why... Apologies for taking up
so much of your time and space...]
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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 09:49:02 -0400
From: <nytab@pipeline.com>
Subject: (exotica) [obits]Richard B. Shull,Sam Cohen
Richard B. Shull
NEW YORK (AP) û Richard B. Shull, veteran character actor who was appearing in the Broadway comedy "Epic Proportions," died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 70.
Shull, whose craggy, hangdog face and impeccable comic timing, made him a favorite of theater directors, portrayed D.W. Dewitt in the play, which spoofs the making of an extravagant biblical movie in 1930s. He played both performances Wednesday, said Pete Sanders, a spokesman for the show.
Among Shull's Broadway musical credits were "Victor/Victoria," "Minnie's Boys," "Oh, Brother!", "Ain't Broadway Grand" and "Goodtime Charlie," for which he received a Tony nomination.
Shull also appeared in such notable off-Broadway productions as Christopher Durang's "The Marriage of Bette and Boo" and the Roundabout Theater Company's "A Flea in Her Ear," starring Bill Irwin.
His films included "Private Parts," "Housesitter" and "Splash." He had continuing roles on Diana Rigg's television series "Diana" and on "Holmes & Yo-Yo."
The Associated Press
Friday, Oct. 15, 1999; 5:21 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK ûû Sam Cohen, known to New Yorkers as a master lox slicer who held the No. 1 slot at the gourmet grocery Zabar's, died Oct. 9 of lymphoma.
Believed to be 86, Cohen's true age was unknown because he was orphaned as a young child. He also survived conditions while consigned to a concentration camp under Adolf Hitler's regime.
His penchant for flirting and friendship, the ability to speak Russian, Polish, Hebrew, Spanish and English, and a willingness to explain the basics as well as the finer points of enjoying lox û all made Cohen a personality favorite in the Upper West Side neighborhood where he worked.
Cohen was born in Poland, and worked as a book dealer, the secretary of a small bank and a dealer in animal feed before World War II. He came to U.S. shores in 1952, tried out television repair and then settled into Zabar's, where he weighed salmon, sturgeon, gefilte fish, and pickled lox with a smile.
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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:19:54 -0400
From: "Nathan Miner" <nminer@jhmi.edu>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ghost Riders in the Sky
Oooo, Oooo, Oooo - there's one version of this song that's soooo wacked =
out - it's a lot of fun......Ummmmmm, c'mon braincells........it's on a =
Command album........somebody help me out......the album has theremin and =
other "exotic" instruments on it, it's called something like "Fantastic =
Sounds" or something.
Really fun.
Help?
- - Nate
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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 09:19:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Fondle <jane_fondle_69@yahoo.com>
Subject: (exotica) I just found out...
...that today is the birthday of Brian Phillips!
A tiki mug full-o-grog raised in your honour, sir!
Jane Fondle, admirer
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