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"LARKIN'S LAW" AND ITS DISCONTENTS, or "WHO'S SORRY NOW?"
When I first read poet / jazz-lover / jazz-essayist Philip Larkin's "law," some forty years ago, I thought it sardonically amusing, as was Groucho's "I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member." Now, I find it and its effects quite sad:
"If I were to frame Larkin's Law of Reissues, it would say that anything you haven't got already probably isn't worth bothering about. In other words, if someone tries to persuade you to buy a limited edition of the 1924-25 sessions by Paraffin Joe and his Nitelites, keep your pockets buttoned up: if they were any good, you'd have heard of them at school, as you did King Oliver, and have laid out your earliest pocket money on them."
I've always had an odd admiration for Larkin, while making the necessary effort to ignore much of what he wrote: he is the embarrassing relative at the holiday dinner table who shares his racist, misogynistic views. I am also certain that had we met, he would have satirized me in his diary that evening. But his vigorous parochialism ran parallel to some of my taste: he thought the 1932 Rhythmakers sessions the height of Western civilization, a sentiment I can understand.
Larkin's Law would seem valid to many in "the jazz audience" I know, a credo in support of Their Kind of Music. Caveat immediately: there are so many jazzes and thus so many audiences that I can only speak of the small slice I experience, in person, in correspondence, and through social media.
With JAZZ LIVES as my creation for over a decade, I continue to be thrilled by the music yet often puzzled by the provincialism of the response it receives. Of course this blog is an expression of my own tastes, which have been shaped by experience(s). I prefer X to Y even if received wisdom says I shouldn't. And although my response may be simply "That band doesn't move me," I stand by my aesthetics.
However, even though jazz was once a radical music, an art form relegated to the basement where it wouldn't upset the pets, the audience can be aesthetically conservative, defining itself in opposition.
As Sammut of Malta writes, people view art as a box rather than as a spectrum.
I think many of the jazz-consumers have decided What They Like and it is often What They Have Always Liked. Their loyalty is fierce, even in the face of unsettling evidence. My analogy is the restaurant at which one has a brilliant meal, then a good meal, then a dreadful meal — but one keeps returning, because one always eats there. Familiarity wins out over the courage to experiment. "I love this band. I first heard them in 1978!"
As an aside: I've watched audience members at jazz festivals who race to see Their Favorite Band and then talk through the set, applauding loudly what they could not have heard, convinced that they are having the time of their lives. (This phenomenon is a subject for another blog: it worked its way in here and it deserves its few words.)
Loyalty is a lovely thing, and audience members certainly may gravitate to what pleases them. If you tell me that Taco Bell is the best Mexican food that ever was, I can protest, I can meet you after lunch, I can invite you to the taqueria down the street, but changing your mind is difficult. You like what you like for a complex network of reasons, many of them unexamined.
What does worry me is when affection becomes rigidity and turns into a rejection of anything a few degrees away from the Ideal. It happens on both ends of the aesthetic continuum. One of my Facebook fans used to dismiss music she found too modern as "Too swingy." I suggested to her that jazz of the kind she preferred also swung, but it was clear that some music I embraced seemed heretical to her. Conversely, "I don't like banjos and tubas" is a less-heard but prevalent response, to which I want to say, "Have you heard A play the banjo or B play the tuba? Perhaps your condemnation needs to be refined to 'I prefer rhythm guitar and string bass in rhythm sections, but other ways to swing can be pleasing as well'." I can even say, "Have you heard Bernard Addison and John Kirby in 1933?" but does everyone recognize those names?
In practical terms, Larkin's Law means that many people reject as unworthy what they do not immediately recognize. Closing the door on anything even slightly different will not help those who want the music they love to go on. And it will deny the listener pleasurable surprises.
I, too, know jazz parochialism. When I was 14, I could have told you that I liked jazz. Pressed for a definition of what I liked, I would have said Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman small groups, and not much else. Soon I added the Billie Holiday small groups, 1940 Ellington, 1938 Basie, and so on. It took a long time before I could "hear" Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie with pleasure and understanding, but I knew there was something worth investigating. I have not gotten beyond early Ornette or Wilbur Sweatman, but I keep listening and attending live jazz performances.
I know some JAZZ LIVES readers and friends have more open ears than what I describe. And some of them, whom I celebrate happily, have written to say, "Thank you, Michael, for introducing me to _____ and _________, whom I wouldn't have heard without your blog." Reading this, I think gleefully, "My work on the planet is done," and go to do the dishes with a big grin. But I wonder how many listeners have seriously considered, let us say, both Mike Davis and Lena Bloch, Kim Cusack and Ted Brown, Paul Asaro and Joel Forrester, the Chicago Cellar Boys and the Microscopic Septet, Kirk Knuffke and Danny Tobias — to pick a few vivid examples.
My apparent ecumenicism does not mean I like everything. And I receive a good number of solicitations from music publicists and even CDs: I listen before saying, "No, that's not for me." Rarely do I think, "Wow, that's bad music!"; rather, I say, "What that artist is doing is not pleasing to me, but that says much about me as well as what it says about the art."
We all, I believe, fell in love with certain varieties of this art because they made us feel excited, joyous, alive, exuberant — a WOW moment. For some, the Love Object may be Oliver's ROOM RENT BLUES or the closing chorus of the Hot Seven's WEARY BLUES, or a Decca Lunceford, the Jones-Smith session, Hawkins' SIRIUS . . . . And no one would propose to say to an enraptured listener, "You really shouldn't listen to that," unless one wants to argue. But what if some musician or band offered a serious WOW moment and the listener had refused to try it out, because, "I don't listen to anything that isn't . . . . "? Should we be so in love with what we love that we keep our ears closed, as if it would be fatal for us to spend two or three minutes with a music that didn't instantly please us?
Our preferences are strong. But occasionally those preferences are so negative that they make me envision my fellow jazz-lovers as irritable toddlers. "Honey, we have A through L for lunch. What would you like?" The response, in a howl, "No! No! No! Want R!"
There is another manifestation of this calcified reaction, one I perceive regularly through JAZZ LIVES. Certain artists have powerful magnetism: call it star quality, so whatever they play or sing attracts an audience. (It is reminiscent of the imagined book with the widest audience, called LINCOLN'S DOCTOR'S DOG.) I have often thought that the most-desired video I could offer would have technically dazzling music at a fast tempo, performed by young people, women and men both. A little sexuality, a drum solo, novelty but not too much, evocations of this or the other jazz Deity . . . it's a hit!
But it also should be music made by Famous Names. You can compile your own list of stars who often play and sing beautifully. But when I offer a video without Famous Names, without the visual novelty, fewer people go to it, enacting Larkin's Law. "I don't know who that is. How could (s)he be any good?"
Do we listen with our ears or our eyes or with our memory for names?
Could listeners, for instance, make serious judgments about music they knew nothing about — the Blindfold Test? I admire Hot Lips Page above most mortals, but I have learned to be courageous enough to say, "I love Lips, but he seems bored here — he's going through the motions." Whether I am right or not matters less, but making the critical judgment is, I think, crucial.
These thoughts are provoked by Larkin's Law as an indication of historical allegiance rather than expansive taste, of a narrowness of reaction rather than a curiosity about the art form.
What I conceive as the ideal may seem paradoxical, but I applaud both a willingness to listen outside one's tightly-defended parameters and, at the same time, to be seriously aware in one's appreciation and not turn habit into advocacy. Let us love the music and let us also hear it.
And, in honor of Philip Larkin, who may have stubbornly denied himself pleasure by hewing to his own asphyxiating principles, here are some of his artistic touchstones:
A personal postscript: JAZZ LIVES gives me great joy, and I am not fishing for praise. Many people have told me in person how much they appreciate my efforts. But I perceive provincialism creeping up the limbs of the jazz body as sure as rigor mortis, and I would like this music to continue, vigorous, when I am no longer around to video it.
Posted in Awful Sad, Generosities, It's A Mystery, It's All True, Jazz Titans, Jazz Worth Reading, Pay Attention!, The Real Thing, The Things We Love
Tagged Benny Goodman, Bernard Addison, Billie Holiday, Blindfold Test, Charlie Parker, Chicago Cellar Boys, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, curiosity, Danny Tobias, Duke Ellington, Hot Lips Page, Jack Teagarden, Jazz Lives, Jimmie Lunceford, John Kirby, Jones-Smith, Kim Cusack, King Oliver, Kirk Knuffke, Lena Bloch, Louis Armstrong, Michael Steinman, Mike Davis, Ornette Coleman, parochialism, Paul Asaro and Joel Forrester, Philip Larkin, provincialism, Sammut of Malta, Ted Brown, the audience, The Microscopic Septet, the Rhythmakers, Wilbur Sweatman
IT'S SAD BUT TRUE: UNA MAE CARLISLE (1915-56)
Posted on February 11, 2018 | 7 comments
If Una Mae Carlisle is known at all today, it is as a jazz footnote and "friend-of": protege (perhaps mistress) of Fats Waller; singer on the lone and lovely record date that Lester Young's band did in 1941; composer of WALKIN' BY THE RIVER, someone recording with Danny Polo, John Kirby, Big Nick Nicholas, Buster Bailey, Ray Nance, Budd Johnson, Walter Thomas. Sadly, her life was very short, made even shorter by illness. I propose that she deserves admiration for her own art, not just for her associations with greater stars.
Una Mae had all the qualities that would have made her a success, and she did get some of the attention she deserved. She had a big embracing voice; she could croon and swing; she was a splendid pianist — more than a Waller clone.
Here are two samples of her genial, casual art, in 1940 and 1941. First, the song she composed (its title suggested by John Steinbeck). The wonderful small group is Benny Carter, trumpet; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Slam Stewart, string bass; Zutty Singleton, drums. Una Mae plays piano. Were Ed Berger here with us, he could tell us how Benny came to be in that studio — perhaps a rehearsal for his own Bluebird big-band date a few days later:
Here is one side from the famous session with Lester Young, Shad Collins, Clyde Hart, John Collins, Nick Fenton, Harold "Doc" West in 1941:
I come from that generation of listeners who discovered the sides with Lester through a lp compendium called SWING! — on Victor, with notes by Dan Morgenstern. I think I was not alone in listening around Una Mae, regarded at best as someone interfering with our ability to hear Lester, purring behind her. But if we could have shaken ourselves out of our Prez-worship for three minutes, we would have found much pleasure in Una Mae's singing for its own sake, not in comparison to Billie. As I do now.
This small reconsideration of Carlisle's talents springs from a nocturnal prowl through eBay, then on to YouTube, then Google, then here — a familiar path, although the stops are not always in that order.
First, an autographed postcard, 1940-2, when she was recording for Bluebird:
I then visited YouTube to find — to my delight — two brief but very entertaining film clips (from the 1948 BOARDING HOUSE BLUES) where her magnetism comes through:
I savor her ebullience — while trying to ignore the thinness of the song (which, in fairness, might be more sophisticated than GOT A PENNY, BENNY, which Nat Cole was singing a few years earlier) — and her expert piano work, with its small homages to Fats and Tatum.
I write the next sentence with mixed emotions: it cannot have hurt her fame in this period that she was slender and light-skinned. Had she lived, she might have achieved some of the acclaim given other singer-entertainers, although I wonder if her easy accessibility would have hampered her with the jazz purists of the Fifties, while making her a pop star of sorts. Certainly her last recordings (1950) show her being targeted for a large popular audience, which is to say the songs are awful and beyond.
The other song from BOARDING HOUSE BLUES is equally thin, built on RHYTHM changes — but it is not the THROW IT OUT YOUR MIND that Louis and the All-Stars performed in WHEN THE BOYS MEET THE GIRLS (1965):
Looking for more information on Una Mae, I found that others had — admiringly and sadly — done deep research here and elsewhere. Because the internet encourages such digressions, I now know more about mastoiditis than I would have otherwise. It shortened her life. The disease is now rare.
I present all this as a collage in tribute to someone who should not be forgotten. And I think of Una Mae as one of the talented people who died just short of great fame. I can imagine her, as I can imagine Hot Lips Page, on the television variety shows of my childhood, appearing in the nightclubs I was too young to go to.
Although the lyrics are those of a formulaic love song, the mood is apt for her epitaph. May she live on in our hearts:
Posted in "Thanks A Million", Awful Sad, Bliss!, Generosities, Irreplaceable, It's A Mystery, It's All True, Swing You Cats!, The Real Thing
Tagged Benny Carter, Big Nick Nicholas, BOARDING HOUSE BLUES, Budd Johnson, Buster Bailey, Clyde Hart, Dan Morgenstern, Danny Polo, Ed Berger, Fats Waller, Harold "Doc" West, Jazz Lives, John Collins, John Kirby, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Michael Steinman, Nat Cole, Nick Fenton, Ray Nance, Shad Collins, Slam Stewart, Una Mae Carlisle, Walter Thomas, Zutty Singleton
LET'S GET SAVORY: "IT'S JUST VERY EXCITING."
Not just another pretty disc. Read on!
Let us revisit 2010 for a brief tour of the Bill Savory Collection, with commentary by two of our heroic benefactors, Loren Schoenberg and Doug Pomeroy.
And from another angle, this 2016 article tells the tale.
Starting in 2016, through iTunes, listeners have been able to purchase and savor four volumes of downloaded music: featuring Coleman Hawkins, Fats Waller, John Kirby, Jack Teagarden, Joe Marsala, Leo Watson, Teddy Wilson, Glenn Miller, Bobby Hackett, Ella Fitzgerald, Carl Kress, Dick McDonough, Ernie Caceres, Vernon Brown, George Wettling, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, Charlie Teagarden, Milt Hinton, Albert Ammons, Chick Webb, Joe Sullivan, Joe Bushkin, Ben Webster . . . and — for some of us — the great treasure of live Count Basie with Lester Young and Herschel Evans. I've written a preview of Volume Four here. It's been the soundtrack for the past few days.
I and other collectors have heard rumors — whispered four-bar breaks — that in our lifetimes Mosaic Records would arrange to issue more of the Savory material on compact discs, and that blissful fantasy has taken shape.
In February 2018, a six-disc set will be released: $99 plus shipping. As always, it will be a limited edition of 5000 copies. It will have gorgeous photographs and the extensive annotation Mosaic is known for: most of the prose coming from Loren Schoenberg, but with some writers sitting-in: David Fletcher, Anthony Barnett among them.
Here you can read more. And here is my definition of auditory bliss.
The four volumes of iTunes downloads offered 76 tracks. The Mosaic box will contain 108 tracks: the new music will be by Mildred Bailey, Stuff Smith, Joe Sullivan, and Count Basie — 39 tracks by Basie alone. (That's eighteen new Basie tracks, four of them from the legendary Randall's Island swing festival.) Two of the Sullivan solo piano improvisations are astounding creative rambles: one is ten minutes long, the other seven. Incidentally, many performances are longer than the three-minute-and-some-seconds limit of the 78 records of the time; most of them are in far superior sound.
I didn't take any college courses in Marketing, and I don't make my living in retail, but this post is an open advertisement for the set, and for Mosaic Records in general. (I've purchased my Savory box set — full price, should you need to know.) Since the iTunes downloads started to appear, I've read vituperative blurts from some collectors who "hate Apple" and others who want to know when the music will appear on CD. Now, fellows (I am gender-specific here for obvious reasons), now's the time to convert words into action.
If others of you are under economic pressures, which are — as we know — so real, pardon my words and go to the "auditory bliss" section of this post and enjoy what's there. If the kids need braces or the car a new battery, all bets are off. Those who fulminate on Facebook because the set offers no performances by X Orchestra or Y should know that not all the heirs and estates of the musicians Savory recorded have agreed to permit music to be issued.
However, if there were to be the groundswell of support that this set deserves, some people who are currently saying NO to issuing music might change their tune to a more expansive YES. And I believe fervently that Mosaic Records deserves our support. In an age where people sitting in front of their monitors, expecting everything for free, some enterprises cost money. (I come from that generation where not everything was easily accessible, so I appreciate this largesse from my heart.)
So consider this post encouragement to purchase the long-awaited six-disc set. Feast your eyes on the track listing and soon you will be able to feast your ears.
DISC I:
COLEMAN HAWKINS: 1. Body And Soul (X) (5:51) / 2. Basin Street Blues (X) (5:50) / 3. Lazy Butterfly (X) (1:03)
ELLA FITZGERALD: 4. A-Tisket, A-Tasket (II) (2:22) / 5. (I've Been) Saving Myself For You (II) (2:50) /
FATS WALLER: 6. Yacht Club Swing (theme and intro) / Hold My Hand (RR) (3:39) / 7. I Haven't Changed A Thing (RR) (3:56) / 8. (Medley): Summer Souvenirs / Who Blew Out The Flame? (RR) (5:38) / 9. (Medley): You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby / Sixty Seconds Got Together (RR) (3:44) / 10. I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams (RR) (2:26) / 11. When I Go A-Dreaming (RR) (2:50) / 12. Alligator Crawl (RR) (1:38) / 13. The Spider and the Fly (RR) (2:40) /
LIONEL HAMPTON JAM SESSION: 14. Dinah (7:01) / 15. Star Dust (2:58) / 16. Chinatown, My Chinatown (2:25) / 17. Blues (9:52) / 18. Rosetta (4:06) /
CARL KRESS & DICK McDONOUGH: 19. Heat Wave (EE) (2:20)
EMILIO CACERES TRIO: 20. China Boy (S) (2:26)
DISC II:
ALBERT AMMONS: 1. Boogie Woogie Stomp (A) (3:03)
ROY ELDRIDGE: 2. Body And Soul (II) (4:23)
ROY ELDRIDGE / CHICK WEBB: 3. Liza (II) (2:03)
FATS WALLER: 4. Honeysuckle Rose (QQ) (6:31) / 5. China Boy (QQ) (5:57) / 6. I'm Comin' Virginia (QQ) (4:35) / 7. Blues (QQ) (5:24) / 8. I Got Rhythm (QQ) (2:05) /
JOHN KIRBY: 9. From A Flat To C (CC) (2:39) / 10. Blues Petite (DD) (3:43) / 11. Front And Center (AA) (2:50) / 12. Effervescent Blues (Z) (2:43) / 13. Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day (DD) (2:23) / 14. Echoes of Harlem (Z) (3:36) / 15. Boogie Woogie (BB) (2:56) / 16. Milumbu (Z) (3:23) /17. Rehearsin' For A Nervous Breakdown (CC) (3:27) /18. Honeysuckle Rose (Y) (1:07)
BENNY CARTER: 19. More Than You Know (T) (4:26) / 20. Honeysuckle Rose (T) (1:21) /
JOE SULLIVAN AND HIS CAFE SOCIETY ORCH.: 21. China Boy (MM) (1:28)
DISC III:
JOE MARSALA: 1. Jazz Me Blues (FF) (5:26) / 2. California, Here I Come (FF) (6:53) / 3. When Did You Leave Heaven? (FF) (7:21) / 4. The Sheik Of Araby (FF) (4:42) /
BOBBY HACKETT: 5. Body And Soul (U) (2:12) / 6. Embraceable You (V) (2:48) / 7. Muskrat Ramble (V) (2:09) /
JACK TEAGARDEN: 8. Honeysuckle Rose (PP) (5:04) / 9. Jeepers Creepers (PP) (6:10) /
MILDRED BAILEY: 10. My Melancholy Baby (B) (3:41) / 11. Truckin' (B) (2:41) / 12. Rockin' Chair (theme) / More Than You Know (C) (4:14) / 13. The Day I Let You Get Away (C) (2:08) /
STUFF SMITH: 14. Crescendo In Drums (KK) (3:57) / 15. I'se A' Muggin (JJ) (2:28) /
DISC IV:
TEDDY WILSON: 1. Coconut Groove (SS) (2:17) / 2. Jitterbug Jump (SS) (4:28) / 3. Sweet Lorraine (SS) (3:48) /
GLENN MILLER: 4. By The Waters Of The Minnetonka (GG) (4:42) / 5. Tuxedo Junction (HH) (4:20) / 6. In The Mood (HH) (3:16) /
JOE SULLIVAN: 7. Gin Mill Blues (OO) (3:08) / 8. Just Strollin' (LL) (1:33) / 9. Little Rock Getaway (LL) (2:16) / 10. Improvisation #1 (NN) (10:00) / 11. Improvisation #2 (NN) (7:11) / 12. Improvisation #3 (NN) (2:29) / 13. Improvisation #4 (NN) (5:12) /
DISC V:
COUNT BASIE: 1. One O'Clock Jump (#1) (D) (4:38) / 2. Every Tub (#1) (D) (3:07) / 3. Boogie Woogie (#1) (D) (3:35) / 4. Farewell Blues / Moten Swing (closing theme) (D) (3:09) / 5. I Ain't Got Nobody (E) (3:10) / 6. Every Tub (#2) (E) (4:06) / 7. Honeysuckle Rose (F) (4:01) / 8. Stop Beatin' Around The Mulberry Bush (G) (2:17) / 9. Roseland Shuffle (#1) (H) (4:48) / 10. Texas Shuffle (#1) (H) (2:00) / 11. Alexander's Ragtime Band (H) (4:19) / 12. St. Louis Blues (H) (3:31) / 13. Rosetta (I) (3:25) / 14. Blue And Sentimental (I) (2:40) / 15. He Ain't Got Rhythm (I) (3:06) / 16. Moten Swing (I) (3:08) / 17. Harlem Shout (J) (2:51) / 18. Oh, Lady Be Good (#1) (J) (2:28) /
DISC VI:
COUNT BASIE: 1. Limehouse Blues (#1) (K) (2:33) / 2. Texas Shuffle (#2) (K) (4:22) / 3. Russian Lullaby (K) (2:25) / 4. Shout And Feel It (L) (2:17) / 5. Good Morning Blues (M) (3:05) / 6. Limehouse Blues (#2) (M) (2:25) / 7. I Never Knew (#1) (N) (2:22) / 8. One O' Clock Jump (#2) (O) (2:49) / 9. Sent For You Yesterday (O) (3:24) / 10. Swingin' The Blues (O) (3:43) / 11. Every Tub (#3) (P) (2:47) / 12. Jumpin' At The Woodside (P) (2:45) / 13. Pound Cake (P) (1:38) /14. Roseland Shuffle (#2) (P) (3:03) / 15. Boogie Woogie (#2) (P) (4:32) / 16. Panassie Stomp (P) (2:28) / 17. Oh, Lady Be Good (#2) (P) (2:51) / 18. The Apple Jump (#1) (Q) (3:03) / 19. The Apple Jump (#2) (R) (2:42) / 20. I Never Knew (#2) (R) (3:27) / 21. Bugle Call Rag (R) (2:42)
I don't know about you, but I can't wait to hear that glorious Basie band play RUSSIAN LULLABY and ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND. Come on along . . .
Tagged Albert Ammons, Anthony Barnett, Ben Webster, Benny Carter, Bill Savory, Bobby Hackett, Carl Kress, Charlie Shavers, Charlie Teagarden, Chick Webb, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, David Fletcher, Dick McDonough, Doug Pomeroy, Ella Fitzgerald, Ernie Caceres, Fats Waller, George Wettling, Glenn Miller, Herschel Evans, Jack Teagarden, Jazz Lives, Joe Bushkin, Joe MArsala, Joe Sullivan, John Kirby, Leo Watson, Lester Young, Lionel Hampton, Loren Schoenberg, Michael Steinman, Mildred Bailey, Milt Hinton, Mosaic Records, Roy Eldridge, Stuff Smith, Teddy Wilson, the Savory collection, Vernon Brown
IMPROV CLASSES (May 15, 1938)
"We improvise our way through life," wrote the seventh-century philosopher Sammut of Malta. And perhaps that's why jazz is such an enthralling wellspring of inspiration: even on a record that we know by heart, we get to hear musicians maneuver themselves into impossible corners and slither out. Houdinis of Swing and Stomp.
These two Decca sides are seriously neglected, even though they feature three of the strongest players in the John Kirby Sextet: drummer / vocalist O'Neil Spencer (1909-1944, tuberculosis) and two musicians who coincidentally ended their days as members of the Louis Armstrong All-Stars: pianist Billy Kyle and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Even before Spencer gained some fame with Kirby, he had lifted up many recordings by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, and was a valued session player for the Variety and Decca labels, recording with everyone from Jimmie Noone and Willie "the Lion" Smith to Maxine Sullivan, Bob Howard, and a host of forgettable blues singers. These sides come from the only session Spencer was able to be given leader credit, and I think they are remarkable. Often I think of the Kirby band as expert but polished, with some powerful exceptions: these sides are much looser and to me extremely gratifying.
BABY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COM HOME? is usually played as a slow drag or medium opportunity to ask the musical question. Here, the imagined speaker must have been terribly eager or impatient, for the tempo is unlike any other. What a good singer Spencer was, and how nimbly Buster maneuvers those turns at top speed before the splendid drum solo:
LORNA DOONE SHORTBREAD (had someone brought a box of cookies into the studio?) features Buster's singular tone, swing, and phrase-shapes; Kyle's sparkling accompaniment and solo, and that rarity, a full chorus for Spencer, who is his own person but sounding much like a hot hybrid of Catlett and Webb:
I like, for a moment, to imagine an alternate Thirties-universe, where O'Neil Spencer was a regular leader of small-group sessions for Decca, singing and rocking the band. I wouldn't mind another thirty or forty sides with him out front, instead of (for one example) having to lug Milt Herth through a song.
And something extra: AFTERNOON IN AFRICA by the trio, easy and lyrical, showing that clarinet / piano / drums did not have to imitate Goodman, Wilson, and Krupa:
These three players embody great freedom, courage, and joy: I celebrate them not only as musicians but as models, showing us how to do it.
Posted in "Thanks A Million", Bliss!, Generosities, Hotter Than That, Irreplaceable, It's All True, Jazz Titans, Pay Attention!, Swing You Cats!, That Was Fun!, The Heroes Among Us, The Real Thing, The Things We Love
Tagged Billy Kyle, Buster Bailey, Chick Webb, Decca Records, improv class, improvisation, Jazz Lives, John Kirby, Maxine Sullivan, Michael Steinman, Mills Blue Rhythm Band, O'Neil Spencer, Sammut, Sammut of Malta, Sidney Catlett
DAN MORGENSTERN CELEBRATES CHARLIE SHAVERS and FRIENDS (April 21, 2017)
Posted on June 8, 2017 | 3 comments
When Dan Morgenstern and I had concluded our first series of video interviews, he reminded me that we hadn't spoken of Charlie Shavers, and I was also eager to do this when we met for a second time. Charlie was an extraordinary trumpeter, arranger, and singer — someone not celebrated in this century as he deserves.
Why stardom seems to come naturally to one artist and not another is mysterious, but I hope that Dan's wise, affectionate, and first-hand recollections will help people rediscover Mister Shavers:
"Smother me!" Charlie with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and Louis Bellson:
This is why sound film was invented, so that we could see and hear Charlie and Sidney Catlett have a delightful conversation — also John Kirby, Billy Kyle, Buster Bailey, and Russell Procope (or is it Charlie Holmes?) in 1947:
and late in life with Ben Webster, playing some "dirty blues":
and the quartet that Dan referred to:
Previous interview segments with Dan can be found here. And there are more to come.
Posted in "Thanks A Million", Bliss!, Generosities, Irreplaceable, It's All True, Jazz Titans, Pay Attention!, Swing You Cats!, That Was Fun!, The Heroes Among Us, The Real Thing, The Things We Love
Tagged Ben Webster, Billy Kyle, Buster Bailey, Charlie Holmes, Charlie Shavers, Dan Morgenstern, Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz Lives, John Kirby, Michael Steinman, NHOP, Norman Granz, Oliver Jackson, Ray Bryant, Roy Eldridge, Russell Procope, Sidney Catlett, the men's room, Tommy Bryant, Tony Parenti
RHAPSODIES BY BING and HAWK, 1933
Yesterday, May 3, would have been Bing Crosby's birthday. He doesn't need to be defended, re-assessed, or re-evaluated, but it's always a pleasure to remember his singing: his passionate ease, his swing, his beautiful dramatic sense. I first fell in love with his voice in my childhood and it continues to thrill me. Here are two (really, three) examples of how wonderfully he sang in the Thirties — and the lovely songs he was given, the first by Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston, the second by Al Dubin and Harry Warren.
Here is a clip from the film. Bing's acting is broad, reminiscent of his Mack Sennett days, but it could also be the way he was directed: listen to the voice:
and the issued recording, its subtleties showing that he knew how to improvise:
Here's I'VE GOT TO SING A TORCH SONG, where Bing's passionate delivery might make you forget the simple scalar quality of the melody line:
The question of "influence" is always slippery, unless A has written a letter that she is listening to the newest record by B and is impressed by it. Those two songs were in the air, on sheet music, on the radio — this was popular music — so although I feel that Bing had a powerful influence on instrumentalists, I can't prove it. However, I offer these two instrumental versions — each a beautiful creation — to suggest that perhaps the most famous jazz players were listening deeply to Bing. (We know Louis did.) It gives me an excuse to share, without ideology, glorious rhapsodies.
That's Hawk with a small group from the Fletcher Henderson band (Red Allen, J. C. Higginbotham, Hilton Jefferson, Horace Henderson, Bernard Addison, John Kirby, Walter Johnson); here he is as star soloist with the full orchestra, with brother Horace on piano, who may have done the arrangement:
Gorgeous music. Sweet, hot, White, Black — who cares? Just gorgeous.
Posted in "Thanks A Million", Bliss!, Generosities, Irreplaceable, It's All True, Jazz Titans, Pay Attention!, Swing You Cats!, That Was Fun!, The Real Thing, The Things We Love, Wow!
Tagged Al Dubin, Arthur Johnston, Bernard Addison, Bing Crosby, Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, Harry Warren, Henry "Red" Allen, Hilton Jefferson, Horace Henderson, I'VE GOT TO SING A TORCH SONG, J.C. Higginbotham, Jazz Lives, John Kirby, Michael Steinman, Sam Coslow, THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG, TOO MUCH HARMONY, Walter Johnson
WHIMSY THAT SWINGS: CANDY JACKET JAZZ BAND
Josh Collazo by Jessica Keener
I had met the excellent drummer Josh Collazo only once — at Dixieland Monterey in 2012, where he played splendidly with Carl Sonny Leyland and Marty Eggers. The evidence is here. After that, I heard him on record and saw him on video with Dave Stuckey, Jonathan Stout, Michael Gamble and possibly another half-dozen swinging groups. So I knew he could play, and that sentence is an understatement.
What I didn't know is that he is also a witty composer and bandleader — whose new CD, CANDY JACKET JAZZ BAND, I recommend to you with great pleasure. And in the name of whimsy, Josh made sure that the CD release date was 4/4.
And this is how the CJJB sounds — which, to me, is superb. Some facts: it's a small band with beautifully played arrangements that make each track much more than ensemble-solos-ensemble. The band is full of excellent soloists, but they come together as a unit without seeming stiff or constricted by an excess of manuscript paper. Few bands today use all the instruments so well and wisely: a horn background to a piano solo, for instance. Hooray!
The players are Josh, drums and compositions; Albert Alva, tenor saxophone and arrangements; Nate Ketner, alto and clarinet; Bryan Shaw, trumpet; Dave Weinstein, trombone; Chris Dawson, piano, Seth Ford-Young, string bass; guests (on two tracks) Jonathan Stout, guitar; Corey Gemme, cornet.
To my ears, this band is particularly welcome because it does the lovely balancing act of cherishing the traditions (more about that shortly) while maintaining its own identity. The latter part — a swinging originality, splendid for dancers and listeners — blossoms because the compositions are not based on easy-to-recognize chord sequences, and there are no transcriptions from hallowed discs. The soloists have profoundly individual voices — and are given ample freedom to have their say — and the rhythm section rocks. The first time I listened to the CD, I enjoyed it for its own sake: you would have seen me grinning in an exuberant way. On another hearing, I put on my Jazz Critic hat (the one with the ears) and noted with pleasure some echoes: here, an Ellington small group; here, an HRS session; there, Woody Herman's Woodchoppers and the Basie Octet; over here, a 1946 Keynote Records date; and now and again, a late-Forties Teddy Wilson group. You get the idea. Buoyant creation, full of flavor.
The cover art — by artist / clarinetist Ryan Calloway — reminds me so much of David Stone Martin's best work that it deserves its own salute:
I asked Josh to tell me more about the band and the repertoire, and he did: you can hear his intelligent wit come through:
The term "Candy Jacket" was birthed during a conversation with my cousin at a family get together a few years ago. He was telling me that he saw a segment on the news about the first marijuana-friendly movie theater being opened in Colorado. Jokingly, he went on to say that he was going to open a candy shop next door and sell "Candy Jackets" so that people could sneak stuff in. All in all, it was really just a silly conversation but the term stuck inside my head. I then got to thinking about how much I love all the jive talk of the early jazz era. Why couldn't I just make up my own? That being said, I like to think of the term as a way to describe someone who (A) is a jazz/swing lover, (B) is fun to be around, and (C) doesn't take themselves too seriously. Again, very silly but I like it!
The main drive of putting this group together was to create original, classic sounding jazz and swing. The music of the 1930's and 1940's is my musical passion. After recreating it for so long in various bands, I just had a burning desire to make something new with respect to the musical framework of that time period that we all love.
Regarding the songs…
"Don't Trip!" – While I was sitting at the piano coming up with the melody to this song, my son (4 years old) had set up a bunch of his toys around and behind the piano bench. He then proceeded to put on a pair of my shoes and navigate the elaborate toy landscape like a giant walking through a city. I found myself giving him the side-eye every so often and thinking "Don't Trip…". Thankfully, he didn't but guess who did? HA!
"Vonnie" – This is obviously written for my wife, Vonnie, for whom I love so much. When Albert Alva and I finished the arrangement for the tune, he turned to me and said "You've captured the essence of Vonnie – sweet and sassy!"
"Here's the Deal" – Another song written for my son. With him being 4 years old, my wife and I find ourselves making little deals with him every so often in exchange for good behavior. After awhile, the phrase "Here's the deal" became so common between us that he even began using it. I really tried to capture his mischievous side with this song starting with the clarinet representing my son and the drums being myself and us going back and forth in conversation.
"March of the Candy Jackets" is the first song I wrote for this album years ago. It was just the melody which is quite quirky and only has two chords in the form. I showed it to Albert Alva many times and each time we ended up passing over it for something with more of a traditional form and melody. As we began the arranging process on the other tunes, this song kept coming back to me. Finally I realized that I wanted it to be a blues song but not just a basic blues that just keeps going round and round. I wanted the solo forms to unfold just like the melody was designed.
"From Bop to Swing" is a take on the Ira Gitler book title, "Swing to Bop," as well as the live recording with the same name by Charlie Christian and Dizzy Gillespie. Back in the day, swing musicians evolving into bop musicians was a naturally standard progression. Nowadays, I find that most young jazz musicians that love playing swing music have reversed this progression since bop and modern jazz has become the starting point in most schools. I do love bebop music and love all the recordings during the transitional period of the 40's where the rhythm sections would be playing in a swing style while the horns began branching out melodically with trickier heads. It still had that rhythmic bounce that the dancers could move their feet to. Jonathan Stout is a devout Charlie Christian disciple and I thought this would be a perfect song to feature him on along with Nate Ketner.
"Monday Blues" was literally written on a Monday morning after a long night out playing. I do love the interplay between Albert Alva and Dan Weinstein trading solos.
"Stompin' with Pomp" – While writing this song, I only had the dancers in mind. I wanted to create the feeling of excitement that you get while dancing to a band live. The song "Ridin' High" by Benny Goodman is my end all of swing era dance music and I just love the energy that his band had.
"Relume the Riff" – This track track features Corey Gemme and Nate Ketner keeping it cool throughout. I really wanted to get this song on the album last minute so I banged out the arrangement the morning of the session.
"Amborella" was written for our friend and trumpet player, Barry Trop, who passed away last year. He was always a fun guy to be around as well as play alongside. I heard of his passing while working on another song at the piano. The melody just poured out of me. Later, while watching a documentary on prehistoric earth, the flower, Amborella, was talked about. This flower is one of the oldest plant species on our earth. I immediately thought of Barry and how he would indeed live on a long time through our memories of him.
"Giggle in the Wiggle" is a bare bones swinger that I used as a vehicle to feature everyone on the album.
"Albert's Fine Cutlery" – My nickname for Albert Alva is the "knife" because he is very sharp witted in his humor. He always catches you off guard. I wanted to capture that with the melody of the song.
This CD is a consistent pleasure. To have it for your very own, there's Bandcamp (CD / download high quality formats) — here — CD Baby (CD or download) — here — iTunes (download only) — here. The CJJB site is here and their Facebook page here. Now, having navigated the Forest of Hyperlinks, I hope you go and enjoy this fine music.
Tagged Albert Alva, Benny Goodman, Bryan Shaw, CANDY JACKET JAZZ BAND, Carl Sonny Leyland, Charlie Christian, Chris Dawson, Corey Gemme, Count Basie, Dan Weinstein, Dave Stuckey, David Stone Martin, Dizzy Gillespie, HRS, Jazz Lives, John Kirby, Jonathan Stout, Josh Collazo, Keynote Records, Marty Eggers, Michael Gamble, Michael Steinman, Nate Ketner, Ryan Calloway, Seth Ford-Young, swing dancers, Teddy Wilson, Woody Herman


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fs Matthias Noë and Marie Van Acker brother of Georgius and Matthias (B II b)
° between 1645 and 1653
x 29/4/1673 Anna Beelaert
† Lembeke 22/11/1695
We don't know the exact date of birth of Judocus because one of the birth registers of Eeklo has disappeared from the city archives. He was no doubt born in Eeklo between 1645 and 1653. His father was a shepherd who farmed on the Oostveld (Eastfield). He lost his mother in 1663.
Judocus was married in Eeklo on 29 April 1673 to Anna Beelaert. They first lived for a while in Oostwinkel but from 1680 on we find them in Lembeke.
Lembeke is a town that borders on Eeklo, and not far away from Eeklo's Eastfield. Until 1626 it was part of the "Free City of Eeklo". When Judocus and his family arrived in Lembeke things were far from perfect. In 1678, because of the rioting, they hadn't even preached the Passion Sermons: the great majority of the population had fled because of the sacking and looting by the French soldiers.
Around 1680 things were more or less back to normal : the bells tolled, the procession went out and the Brothers "Recoletten" of Eeklo came to preach the Passion Sermons. But in 1683 the French were once again on the loose and they did a lot of damage to the town and its church. Duke d'Humières who in our regions was in charge of the military operations for King Louis XIV, proudly told everyone who would listen of how he burned to the ground "the most beautiful towns anyone ever saw in this world".
The hostilities between Spain (who had been ruling our regions for about a century) and France then calmed down a little but Spain didn't have enough money or didn't want to spend enough money to organise a strong defense and so irruptions of French troops couldn't be stopped and even after the Peace of Regensburg (1684) our people had to endure for many more years the looting and quartering of troops.
Anna gave birth to 7 children. She died in Lembeke on 15/11/1693 and Judocus himself was buried two years later with the lowliest religious service. Judocus' brother Matthijs and Anna's brother Pieter were the guardians of the 5 orphans. But Matthijs died shortly after his brother and he was replaced as guardian by his brother-in-law Judocus Basselaer.
In 1693 they had bought a farmstead with 11.5 acres of land from the widow of Joannes Lambrecht. It was situated in the Warande quarter of Lembeke to the south of the Ledestraat. They also rented land from Cornelius De Coorebijter from Kaprijke, from Gabriel Dhaenens, Michiel De Wulf and Squire Philips Van Urssel. The latter was even the godfather of their penultimate child and his wife was the godmother of their last child. The Van Urssel family was also the owner of the farm of Judocus' father in Eeklo.
His livestock was not very large: a horse, 2 cows, an ox, a pig, a few chickens and a rooster. Judocus also had a maid, Tanneken De Naeyer to whom on his death his estate still owed 4 pounds. It also owed 2 pounds and 9 shillings to his sister-in-law Cathelijne Cromheecke for taking care of one of his orphans.
Judocus had also been ill for a while and Master Huybrecht Van Waesberghe wanted 6 shillings for medicines he had delivered. Judocus' estate reckonings closed on a positive balance of 57-15-3 pounds.
Matthias Noë
° Oostwinkel 8/8/1674
† Oostwinkel 10/9/1676
Petrus Noë
° 22/7/1677
† before June 1691
Jacobus Noë
° Lembeke 13/1/1680
Livina Noë
x Zomergem 25/8/1710 Judocus Roets
† Lovendegem 9/11/1772
Adrianus Noë (B III a)
° Lembeke 26/11/1685
x around 1711 Ludovica Roets
xx Lovendegem 26/8/1735 Petronella Verbanck
xxx Zomergem 3/5/1751 Anne Marie Denaegel
† Lovendegem 11/1/1758
Joannes Philippus Noë
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Penny Marshall's new memoir, "My Mother Was Nuts!" was released last week. The Publishers Weekly review was good. (Here's a Kirkus review, too.) I am also giving a rave review to the 2-minute book …
Video: Art Deco and history at the Texas State Fair
The State Fair of Texas begins this Friday, Sept. 28, and runs until Oct. 21. There are millions of reasons to go to the Dallas fair: fried everything, rides, games of chance, football, agriculture, …
Junot Diaz's latest: Love, sex, cheating — and living a double life
Author Appearance Junot Díaz will read from "This Is How You Lose Her" as part of Inprint's Brown Reading Series, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, Wortham Center, Cullen Theater, 501 Texas. $5. …
Local book events: Sept. 23-29
By Maggie Galehouse	on September 22, 2012 at 10:51 AM
MONDAY (9/24) Obert Skye: Author will discuss and sign children's book "Potterwookie," 5 p.m. Monday, Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial; 281-497-8675 or bluewillowbookshop.com. Stephen Chbosky: …
Banned & challenged books; getting locked up with Vonnegut
By Maggie Galehouse	on September 21, 2012 at 4:11 PM
PHOTO GALLERY: Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2011. [A challenge is a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that a book or other material be restricted or …
What's the craziest thing you've ever done to keep a boyfriend or girlfriend from leaving you?
I just finished Junot Díaz's new story collection, "This Is How You Lose Her." At its broadest, it's about love — all types of love, really. And sex. And how relationships get pinched and broken and …
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[bksvol-discuss] Re: Announcing "Accessible Books on the Web"
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Announcing "Accessible Books on the Web"
We are using a blog format to build a sort of database of all the sources we can find of accessible books, including other tools related to them.
We are just starting out so there is nowhere near the number of tools we hope to include. We definitely want to learn of others.
The links are divided in two different ways. You can find which links were posted on what days. More useful will be the labels that will allow you to find numerous resources in a given category.. the categories listed above.
We are doing this to create a tool others like us can use. We are not limiting the lists to books specifically for people who are print impaired but include links to commercial ebook and audio book sites and devices. I personally get books from NLS but I also get them from BookShare, Kindle, Audible.com and many other sources.
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A 17-year-old student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in adjoining Navi Mumbai for failing the class XII CBSE examination, results of which were declared today, police said.
Prithvi Vavhal hanged himself at his house in sector 14 in Sanpada in afternoon when his family members were away, a senior official said.
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The incident came to light after his family members returned, when they found the teenager hanging from the ceiling fan, he added.
A case has been registered at Sanpada police station and investigation is on, the official said.
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Edinburgh : John Grant, 1905.
Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, the middle daughter of Sir Walter, a superficial baronet who favors Anne's older sister, Elizabeth. After a series of surprising events, Anne marries the man she desires and leaves her unwanted connections behind.
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Q: Returning the necessary data from a Rails controller I want to be able to return some data from a controller so that I can create a line graph in JavaScript using the gon gem.
I have two models:
account:  id[PK, int], name[string], credit[boolean], active[boolean]
balance: id[PK, int], account_id[FK, int], balance[decimal], date[date]

class Account < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :balances
end

class Balance < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :account
end

For all the dates in "balances", I want to return the sum of the accounts where active is "t" and where active is "f" and the difference.
This is some sample data:
Account.create(name: 'Natwest', active: 't', credit: 'f')
Account.create(name: 'Cash', active: 't', credit: 'f')
Account.create(name: 'Capital One CC', active: 't', credit: 't')
Balance.create(account_id: '1', balance: '100', date: '31/10/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '1', balance: '500', date: '30/11/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '1', balance: '50', date: '31/12/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '2', balance: '500', date: '30/09/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '2', balance: '240', date: '31/10/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '2', balance: '50', date: '30/11/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '3', balance: '200', date: '30/09/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '3', balance: '150', date: '31/10/2015')
Balance.create(account_id: '3', balance: '140', date: '30/11/2015')

These are the expected results:
- 30/09/2015:
    active: 500
    inactive: 200
    difference: 300
- 31/10/2015:
    active: 340
    inactive: 150
    difference: 190
- 30/11/2015:
    active: 550
    inactive: 140
    difference: 410
- 31/12/2015:
    active: 50
    inactive: 0
    difference: 50

I think I need to create a hash to achieve this and I can return the dates in ascending order as shown below but I'm not sure how to return the active, inactive and difference values.
@test = Hash[
  Balance.joins(:account).order(date: :asc).group_by(&:date)
]

A: You can use:
  def hash_template
    Hash.new do |k, v|
      k[v] = Hash.new { |k1,v1| k1[v1] = 0 }
    end
  end

Balance.joins(:account)
        .order(date: :asc)
        .group_by(&:date)
        .each_with_object(hash_template) do |stats, memo|
  date = stats.first
  users = stats.second
  memo[date][:active] = users.select { |b| b.account.active }.sum(&:balance)
  memo[date][:inactive] = users.select { |b| !b.account.active }.sum(&:balance)
  memo[date][:difference] = memo[date][:active] - memo[date][:inactive]
end
#=>
{Wed, 30 Sep 2015=>{:active=>700.0, :inactive=>0, :difference=>700.0},
 Sat, 31 Oct 2015=>{:active=>490.0, :inactive=>0, :difference=>490.0},
 Mon, 30 Nov 2015=>{:active=>690.0, :inactive=>0, :difference=>690.0},
 Thu, 31 Dec 2015=>{:active=>50.0, :inactive=>0, :difference=>50.0}}

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Bodging Milano One Year On is a project with a rich back-story. British furniture designer Chris Eckersley developed an interest in 'bodging' (back to nature woodworking) and after trying out the process for himself, invited eight UK designers to come along with him for the next go. A week was spent in Clissett Woods, Herefordshire, creating chairs by hand from unseasoned timber, and the results were shown at Designersblock in Milan 2010.
They proved popular. So at this year's show, prototypes of the now refined collection of 12 chairs were on display - and are available to order now from Warwickshire-based furniture-makers Sitting Firm.
Subalterno1 showed a collection of imaginative furniture, lighting and accessories by Italian designers under the umbrella theme of "autoproduzione" (self-made) in Ventura Lambrate during Milan design week.
German designer Doreen Westphal presented Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers at Designersblock Milano last month: a collection of vases made from Quantz concrete and based on the first weather forecast following the ousting of Mubarak earlier this year.
Belgium-based designer Michael Verheyden showed a collection of finely crafted leather accessories at New Times, New Heroes during Milan design week - a perfect example of our Honest leathertrend for the next few seasons.
Retailers have joined in the royal wedding festivities, featuring windows bursting with commemorative goods and merchandise that screams British patriotism.
Consumers are expected to be buying up royal wedding goods; but retailers expect a footfall slump on the big day. Retail Week reported that the royal wedding celebrations will cause mixed retail trade, speaking to Inditex UK managing director Dilip Patel who said: "Half a million visitors should be coming and they'll be shopping when they're here." But hopes are that consumers will be celebrating the wedding tomorrow by shopping: "hopefully they're also out spending money as part of the festivities" said Harold Tillman, Jaeger chairman.
WGSN-homebuildlife's Eco Hedonism macrotrend for autumn/winter 2012/13 talks about how designers are moving towards designing an atmosphere, an experience or an object with meaning. This trend is becoming ever more present and the opening of exhibition Urban Fog in Dalston, London next week further confirms this as an emerging theme.
Brooklyn-based photographer Jennifer Causey is the force behind The Makers, a photo blog which beautifully documents the studios and making processes of creative companies all around her local area, including a ceramicist's studio, a chocolate makers, a florist's and a perfumery.
Luxury department store Liberty London will be launching a bi-annual glossy magazine titled At Liberty. The publication will present the best of Liberty's product offer- showcasing what's new and exclusive for the season. The magazine's team will be headed up by consultant editor Melanie Rickey; currently fashion editor-at-large of Grazia. Produced by River, At Liberty magazine will be available in targeted consumer magazines and weekend broadsheet supplements. The first issue will launch in September.
American industrial designer Jonathan Olivares takes a zoological approach to design in this categorised guide to office chairs, published by Phaidon in February this year. Recently reviewed by Alice Rawsthorn for the New York Times (read her verdict here), A Taxonomy of Office Chairs caught the attention of the WGSN-homebuildlife team at Viennese museum MAK's design shop by virtue of being the only design book on the shelf to offer something completely different.
HBL loves: the innovative approach to design analysis. Olivares details hundreds of office chairs, categorising each component (head rest, angle of tilt etc) and chronologically tracking the evolution of the office chair from the 1840s to the present day.
Seeing countless eggshells being discarded in food production, Hong Kong-based KaCaMa Design Lab found an opportunity to create a simple yet fun candle.
Self-described "designer of the unusual" Eric Klarenbeek showed two interesting collections at Ventura Lambrate during Milan design week this month. Appearing as part of impressive Dutch design show Flight of Objects, Klareenbeek's imaginative textiles and lighting designs were stand-out pieces.
Armed with just a Styrofoam cup and Sharpie pen, illustrator Cheeming Boey has created a series of monochrome illustrations on a typically unvalued surface.
Korean product designer Giha Wood has created a conceptual MP3 player that merges the role of the plug charger.
During the tradeshow season at WGSN-homebuildlife we are inundated with press CDs, releases and brochures, so it is always a pleasure to see well thought out imagery and branding.
One such company this year was Winkler, a French linen brand whose spring/summer 2011 collection is inspired by the textures and geometry of the vegetal world. The fabrics are made from a variety of organic materials including paper, bamboo viscose and ramie fibres. We thought we would share some of the stunning imagery and styling from their catalogue.
Yatzer is one of the heavyweights of the online design world: alongside Core77, Dezeen and Moco Loco, it's a bookmark design enthusiasts all over the world click into to accompany their first coffee of the day. Founded in 2007 by Greek interior designer Costas Voyatzis, the site now receives more than 1,000,000 pageviews a month.
HBL loves: the comprehensive overview of creative events worldwide that can be accessed at a glance, every day. A useful reference guide to the world of design, from furniture and interiors to architecture, fashion, photography and graphics.
Here are some of the photo highlights from WGSN-homebuildlife's trip to Vienna last week, including striking architecture, elaborate Easter displays,sun-filled shopping streets and cakes at a traditional Viennese kaffeehaus.
Jewellery artists Beatrice Brovia and Nicolas Cheng's exhibition at Galerie Caroline Van Hoek was one of the material highlights of Milan design week. Conversation Piece Chapter One: On The Doorway showcased a series of sculpted objects acting as door handles, fixtures and fittings in the setting of a domestic interior.
WGSN-homebuildlife reports live from the Bangkok International Gifts and Houseware Fair (BIG+BIH), highlighting three emerging trends from the show.
The 'Pah Kao Mah': A pattern otherwise known as the traditional Thai checked loin cloth comes to the fore. The effect of colour and pattern in different sizes is widely seen on furniture upholstery, soft furnishings such as cushions, woven lampshades and shoulder bags. Colours are strong, ranging from fluorescent tones to deep exotic purple and fuchsia as well as bright solid colours such as red, orange and blue, often used together with white, grey and black to create contrast.
Organic form rattan: Classic, straightforward wicker weave pattern is used to create 3D forms that imitate organic forms and structures. Finishes are in muted and subdued earth tones, and natural colours in matt finishes. Technique is widely used in large scale furniture or lighting, and for some small home accessories such as vases and fragrance containers.
Pebbles and stones: Pebble stones are used mainly as tabletop accessories and floor decorations as well as combining with other materials such as jute to create rugs. Imitations of the stone and pebble finishes are seen in bathroom accessories, soaps and home fragrances. The sizes are irregular and sometimes used for complementing other table top products such as bowls and vases in ceramic. Warm, neutral tone colour combinations create a raw yet soft look.
Subscribers can read the full live report here.
WGSN-homebuildlife subscribers can view our full live report from Manila here.
The brainchild of London-based stylist Jane Field-Lewis and designer Chris Haddon, My Cool Campervan provides visual inspiration for all campervan aficionados - including both proud owners and those who like to live vicariously. It will be published next month, but here's a sneak peek of what to expect.
Our favourite blog this week is Anthology, the daily digital version of a print magazine founded by two American writers in 2010. Anthology is a well-written and thoughtfully curated blog covering interiors, design and lifestyle.
HBL loves: the upbeat and warm editorial voice, which ties together a diverse range of topics and creates a rewarding reader experience.
Swedish research and education institute Lund University's Industrial Design school showed a range of wooden furniture at Designersblock in Venture Lambrate last week, publicising their Bachelor and Masters programs in the subject.
There has been a resurgence of indigo this season, with the colour seen in various depths and shades not only on the catwalk, but also in the home. In our latest colour analysis, WGSN-homebuildlife reports on the most contemporary shades and applications of this ancient pigment.
One of the brands that really stood out at this week's Salone del Mobile was Lago, an Italian design company whose stand was covered in pebbles and had an airy, outdoor feel to it.
Subscribers can read our full live report from Euroluce here.
WGSN-homebuildlife highlights the emerging trends seen at the off-fair districts of Milan Design Week (Fuorisalone) including Zona Tortona, Venture Lambrate and Brera.
WGSN-homebuildlife subscribers can read our full live report from Fuorisalone here.
WGSN-homebuildlife subscribers can view our full live report from the Satellite here.
WGSN-homebuildlife subscribers can read the full live report, including our top three brands, here.
This year British furniture brand Established and Sons abandoned their 10,000 square foot space at Bera's La Pelota in favour of an exhibition space further South at the Versace Teatro in Piazza Vetra. At 1200 square feet the new venue is significantly smaller and the exhibition design is somewhat simple in comparison to the extravagance of previous years, however this year the products take centre stage. Their seventh collection includes new designs by Sylvain Willenz, Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, Richard Woods, Sebastian Wrong, Committee and Barber Osgerby to name a few.
Tucked away in a courtyard in one of the main off-fair districts, Zona Tortona, is a small designmart made up of designer-makers selling direct to the public. Of the various brands on show, WGSN-homebuildlife's favourite was Vicolo Paglia Corta, a Bologna-based design duo formed in 2008 whose colourful and customizable Mattoncino tables caught our eye.
On Monday night WGSN-homebuildlife attended a midnight dinner called Underkitchen by Arabeschi di Latte at Studio Toogood' s exhibition Natura Morta, which is showing this week during the Salone del Mobile. Natura Morta is the Italian term for "still life" but literally translates as "dead nature". The exhibition aims to examine the darker side of the natural world.
Popular Sao Paolo design shop Micasa has begun stocking Oldesign, a collection of individually-sourced vintage products for the home. Here, HBL highlights some of its favourite pieces from the new shipment.
Information is Beautiful is a compilation of prolific infographic designer David McCandless's creations to date. In the world of infographics (beautiful visualizations of sets of data), McCandless is one of the pioneers and his subject matter varies from tracking the escalating price of cocaine from harvest to market, to the crossing paths of time travellers in film and television, via a comparitive study of the real health benefits of 'superfoods' and a consensus cloud of the top 100 books that everyone should read. The varied subject matter is matched by his aesthetic creativity - and information really is easier to take in when McCandless has interpreted it.
HBL loves: everything about this book. It's an impressive coffee table read, beautifully laid out and well-made, and fascinating to either dip into or read all the way through. Highly recommended - especially as the field of infographics looks set to grow and grow.
Designed by Piero Lissoni, Here and (T)here is a limited and numbered production of objects designed by Fabrica for Secondome. An exploration of blown glass and oak, these pieces are hybrid, bold structures focusing on form rather than function. Seen at Salone Satellite at Stand C 41 as well as the new Benetton showroom at Corso di Porta Vittoria 16, Here and (T)here is a fine balance of fragility and solidity.
This week's choice has a distinctly British feel to it. Edited by Pippa Jameson, an experienced interior stylist and former Deputy Interiors Editor of BBC Good Homes, Pippa Jameson Interiors offers everything from decorating ideas and advice to events coverage and DIY craft projects.
HBL loves: its practical approach to interiors. While it's interesting to read hotel reviews and see the new collections from famous brands, it's also useful for readers who want to find out how to make a lampshade or read a beginner's guide to painting furniture.
In our last preview before our live coverage from Milan kicks off tomorrow, we're intrigued by the unusual curatorial approach of What else is there? Hosted by Kaleidoscope, curators LHCK have asked four designers to choose music videos that give us a look at their "visual and cultural DNA", with their latest pieces for Italian furniture brand Mattiazzi also on display.
Konstantin Grcic, Sam Hecht, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and Nitzan Cohen have all made their selections, and also answer six questions about their choices. Download the exhibition brochure here to read more - or visit the gallery at Via Masera, 20124 Milano, from tomorrow until 16th April 2011.
London hotel Andaz Liverpool Street is marking the current Wim Crouwel exhibition at the Design Museum with a guest room dedicated to the graphic designer's work. Special edition Cole & Son wallpaper (read about it on the blog here) and a rug by Tai Ping adorn the roon, accompanied by accessories featured in the exhibition.
WGSN-homebuildlife reports live from High Point Market in North Carolina. To read about our top three emerging trends from the event, click here.
Tapi by Australian company Dreamfarm turns the ordinary faucet into a fun drinking fountain by simply pressing the bottom of the rubber insert to change the flow of water.
Lasvit will present Soft Geometry, a spectacular new chandelier by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, in Zona Tortona next week. The piece will be on show as part of Bohemian Rhapsody, an exhibition which will also include works by Fabio Novembre and Nendo. The exhibition will be held at Opificio 31, via Tortona 31, with its opening night on April 13th.
To read all of our Milan previews so far, click here.
House of Hackney is a new luxury interiors brand, based in Hackney and run by couple and business duo Javvy M Royle and Frieda Gormley. Originally from fashion and product-design backgrounds, Royle and Gormley re-examine the concept of traditional British homewares, making it appealing for a new generation with their "Colefax & Fowler on acid" approach.
Belgian design brand Tamawa will launch a pendant lamp designed by Sylvain Willenz in Milan next week, which uses Bakelite balls to connect tubular lights.
HBL Exhibitions: Danish Design - I like it!
British designer Jasper Morrison has curated Designmuseum Danmark's spring exhibition, Danish Design - I like it!, which opens tomorrow and runs until October. A selection of objects from the museum's collection, hand-picked by Morrison, will be shown together with the aim of presenting Danish design in an international context.
Italian brand Kundalini will launch a number of new lighting designs at Euroluce next week, including Evita by Aquili Alberg, Frame by Benjamin Hubert, and Clover (above) by Brodie Neill.
Focusing on an idyllically rustic approach to living, 'Arcadia: Cross-Country Style, Architecture & Design' (Gestalten, Berlin 2009, ISBN 9783899552577) serves as fantastic visual inspiration for WGSN-homebuildlife's A/W 12/13 macrotrend Eco Hedonism. The book is divided into four sections: Off Shore, Cross-Country, Deep in the Woods and The Mountain Calls.
WGSN loves: the detailed research that obviously went into each section. Architecture, furniture, lighting, products, installations and quotes are used to illustrate each lifestyle, and you're guaranteed to find an amazing designer you'd never heard of before within its pages.
EDC London is currently showcasing the new collection by Flux exclusively at its showroom on 20 Margaret Street, London.
Launched at Maison et Objet in 2010, Flux is a new design company founded by staff and Masters students of Staffordshire University, aiming to revive ceramic produced in Staffordshire. Its geometrical repeat patterns, combined with Staffordshire's craft ancestry, perfectly feeds into WGSN-homebuildlife's A/W 12/13 macro trend Hyperculture.
WGSN-homebuildlife subscribers can view all of the A/W 12/13 macro trends here.
Industrial designer Patrick Norguet will launch a number of new products at the Salone Internationale del Mobile next week, including a side table and bistro table for Kristalia, an outdoor lamp called Tools for Roger Pradier, and a range of ice boxes for Italesse to be sold at Rinascente's Piazza Duomo store (read more about Rinascente during design week here).
London's Serpentine Gallery is renowned for its annual pavilion, always designed by a renowned architect and sure to draw crowds of visitors each time. This year's pavilion is to be designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, while the garden will be the work of Dutch designer Piet Oudolf. Zumthor has described the concept as "the hortus conclusus, a contemplative room, a garden within a garden."
Experimental Dutch design brand Droog have announced a new project called Open House, "a movement in which suburban homeowners supplement their income and develop a new vocation by offering home-made services and facilities to the public".
Described by its authors as "art, somewhere in between New York and Tokyo", Spoon & Tamago is run by a husband-and-wife team based in both cities, and is named after the results of a personality test taken by the two which compared them to a spoon and an egg. The editorial voice is friendly but informed; the layout is clean and easy to navigate.
WGSN loves: the unusual content. Spoon & Tamago posts are 90% original, the result of independent research, which results in a refreshingly different output that you're unlikely to see on another blog (unless they have copied it over of course).
From April 12-17, more than 300,000 international vistors will descend on Milan for its annual Furniture Fair - by far the biggest event on the international design calendar. This year, the fair is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
WGSN-homebuildlife has been trawling through the invites and guides for several weeks now, bringing you individual highlights - and now subscribers can read our guide to the top twenty events.


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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday ordered contractors of Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) to finish work on the project by set dates, Geo News reported.
The chief justice remarked so during hearing of a case pertaining to the project by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by him. During the hearing, Naeem Bokhari, counsel of a contractor, said the issue was regarding payment of work on the project.
Justice Saqib Nisar remarked that the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) should deposit cheques with the apex court and the contractors could receive those cheques after providing bank guarantee. He ordered the contractors to finish the work by set dates in any case, saying that non-completion of work would be considered violation of court orders. Naeem Bokhari informed the court that a Chinese company would first finish interface work and then the local contractors would start working on the project.
During the hearing, Justice Saqib Nisar termed the project a "gift" for the people of Lahore.
"Let us know the day the train becomes functional and we will also travel on it," he said.
The chief justice in his remarks praised Project Director Fazal Sibtain for his services, saying, "We thank him."
The hearing of the case was later adjourned until January 16.
Meanwhile, Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government Aleem Khan confirmed on Wednesday that the Orange Line project will be completed in June-July 2019.
Speaking to the press, the senior minister denied the rumours that PTI provincial government had a desire to scrap the project. "We won't close the project. As many as Rs300 billion have already been spent on the project so it could not be scrapped now," Aleem said.
"Calling Nawaz Sharif "King" said the king has left us in great debt for years. We just want to minimise the losses," he added.
"As many as Rs120 billion will be annually spent on the Orange line project during the next five years. The Punjab government will have to spend Rs10 billion per month," the minister claimed.
Meanwhile, Aleem Khan also apologised to journalists on behalf of the entire government on Punjab Information Minister Fayazul Hasan Chohan's "uncanny" remarks.
"Chohan is young, perhaps that's why he got angry. I don't like such tone and that's why I have apologized," Aleem said.
Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan Wednesday said a time frame should be fixed in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases and investigations and inquiries be completed in a given time, otherwise, the cases would linger on and a media trial of the accused would continue.
Responding to a question regarding Federal Information Minister Fawad Choudhry's remarks on NAB regarding the helicopter case against Prime Minister Imran Khan, he said that his own (Aleem's) case had been under investigation in NAB since 2015. "I am facing media trial on the NAB case. Whenever the issue of NAB cases is discussed in the media, I am asked about that," he said. "There is not a single audit para against me as minister but enquiries are still lingering," he added.
The same is the situation in Imran Khan's case of use of helicopter in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he said, adding that early decision should be made by the NAB authorities on the case of Imran Khan.
Aleem Khan said deadlines should be set for completion of enquiries against anyone.
Aleem Khan said the issue of standing committees in Punjab Assembly would be resolved within days and it was high time that parliamentarians at together and worked for the mandate given to them by the public. He said that role of the opposition was very important in any democratic system and both the government and opposition must accept each others' importance and give space to work for the issues of the common man. He said that the people have high hopes from Imran Khan and time had come for PTI to honour good proposals from even the opposition benches and show practical performance.
He was of the view that spending Rs 300 billion on only one project was waste of public exchequer while the project was incomplete. He said the Orange Line Train was operational, it would cost around Rs 1,000 subsidy for each passenger which no government could afford for long time.
He Orange Line Train project would be completed by June or July 2019.
To a query, Aleem Khan said, unfortunately, there was no planning for solid waste management in Punjab and especially 80 per cent area of villages was badly ignored as no system of solid waste collection was developed there. He said that recycling plants were being established in collaboration with foreign companies to process solid waste for production of gases, fertilisers and electricity.
Talking about Basant, he said there was no such decision in this regard, however, the chief minister would give the official version about it.