#Curtis Lundy

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JOHN HICKS TRIO 'I'll GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY' (1988)

In the late 1980s, the renowned American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger John Hicks formed one of the most influential ensembles consisting out of musicians that had played music at the highest level all their lives and gained their status as both stand-alone artists and important sidemen. Each of them had participated in many of jazz’s great moments and all shared the ability, documented on many albums, to inspire their fellow musicians to even greater heights. The ‘John Hicks Trio’ had several line-up changes over the years that included greats such as Clifford Barbaro (Strata East, Blue Note, Sun Ra Arkestra, Charles Tolliver), Clint Houston (Prestige, Nina Simone, Roy Ayers, Azar Lawrence), Ray Drummond (Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey, Lalo Schifrin), Marcus McLaurine (Muse, Verve, Weldon Irvine, Kool & The Gang) and Victor Lewis (Steve Grossman, Stan Getz, Charles Mingus, Cedar Walton, Chet Baker).

On the album we are presenting you today (I’ll Give You Something To Remember Me By from 1988) the trio consists out of some of the biggest and best players in the jazz, funk and soul scenes:

On piano we have the Atlanta based trio’s bandleader JOHN HICKS (1941-2006). He served as a leader on more than 30 albums and played as a sideman on more than 300 other recordings. After being taught piano by his mother, Hicks went on to study at Lincoln University of Missouri, Berklee College of Music, and the Julliard School. After playing with a number of different artists during the early ’60s (including Oliver Nelson and being part of Pharoah Sanders’s first band) he joined Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1964. In the early ’70s he taught jazz history and improvisation at Southern Illinois University before resuming his career as a recording artist. Next to his many solo recordings for labels such as Strata East and Concord, Hicks would collaborate with all the big names in the scene, including Archie Shepp, Mingus and Alvin Queen. In 2014 & 2015, J Dilla paid homage to John Hicks by sampling two of his songs.

On drums we have the legendary IDRIS MUHAMMAD (1939-2014) who to this day is still considered as one of the most influential drummers covering a multitude of genre-transcending styles. Born in New Orleans, he showed early talent as a percussionist and began his professional career while still a teenager, playing on Fats Domino’s ‘Blueberry Hill’. He then toured with Sam Cooke and would later go on to work with Curtis Mayfield. Next to his landmark solo recordings for Prestige Records, Idris would collaborate with iconic musicians and acts from the likes of Manu Dibango, Ahmad Jamal, Melvin Sparks, Charles Earland, Walter Bishop, Ceasar Frazier, Roberta Flack, Gato Barbieri, Nathan Davis, Sonny Rollins, Lou Donaldson, Galt MacDermot, Lonnie Smith…and countless others. Idris Muhammad’s work was sampled by renowned performers such as Drake, Beastie Boys and Fatboy Slim.

On bass we have CURTIS LUNDY (born 1955) who originates from Florida. Lundy is a well-respected bass player (and a master of his instrument), choir director, arranger, composer and producer who was part of performances and recordings of renowned acts and artists such as Pharoah Sanders, Frank Morgan, Cole Porter, Chico Freeman, Khan Jamal… and many others!

On I’ll Give You Something To Remember Me By (recorded at the legendary Dutch Studio 44 in March 1987 and released on Limetree Records in 1988) the listener is treated to eight majestic tracks of the highest caliber (including an excellent Thelonious Monk cover-tune) and features a remarkable outing of advanced musicianship by three jazz-giants in their prime, delivering an inspirational gem of an album.

These recordings sound as successful, young and vibrant as ever! Expect supercharged ragtime Post Bop with striking notes, no-holds-barred musicianship, high swinging solos, screaming choruses and plenty of solid virtuosity to spare. The up tempo none stop Latin beat is complimented by the terrific drum solos of Idris Muhammad and the rhythmic bass stokes of Curtis Lundy. This electrifying set of tracks makes this release a bonafide hit and a must have for any self-respecting jazz fan or collector.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the FIRST ever vinyl reissue of this classic jazz album (originally released in 1988). This reissue comes as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide) with obi strip…also present are the exclusive pictures shot by legendary Dutch photographer Frans Schellekens (known for his work with artists such as Chet Baker, Alice Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard and Sonny Rollins). This will also be the the first time the album is being released in North America and in the UK.

Available worldwide April 21, 2023. Pre-order now from www.lightintheattic.net

An exclusive variant (#100 copies SILVER Vinyl) is also available from www.amoeba.com

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250 Hollywood Celebrities Sign Letter Demanding Big Tech Censor Anyone Who Opposes Trans Surgeries On Kids

Here are the names of every celebrity who wants to mutilate children. Remember them & for Gods sake, stop supporting their products, movies, shows etc.

Abby Wambach

Adam Eli

Aitch Alberto

AJ Shively

Alan Cumming

Alejandra Caraballo

Alejandra Ghersi

Alex Clark

Alexandra Gutierrez

Alisa Ramirez

Allie Leonard

Allison Goldfrapp

ALOK Vaid-Menon

Alyssa May Gold

Alyssa Milano

Amber Ruffin

Amber Tamblyn

Amy Schumer

Amy Landecker

Andrew Polk

Angelica Ross

Annaleigh Ashford

Antoni Porowski

Aparna Brielle

Arden Myrin

Ariana Grande

Arisce Wanzer

Avan Jogia

Barbie Ferreira

Bebe Rexha

Bella Ramsey

Ben Barnes

Benito Skinner

Benj Pasek

Bethany Cosentino

Bethany Leavel

Billy Eichner

Billy Porter

Bob the Drag Queen

Bobby Berk

Bonnie Milligan

Brad Oscar

Bradley Whitford

Brandon Matthews

Brendan Hines

Bretman Rock

Brian Smith

Brigette Lundy-Paine

Brittany Tomlinson

Busy Philipps

Caesar Samoya

Camila Cabello

Camille A Brown

Cara Delevingne

Chani Nicholas

Chella Man

Chelsea Handler

Cheyenne Jackson

Chris Perfetti

Christa Miller

Cleo Wade

Colton Haynes

Corey Jantzen

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia McWilliams

Cynthia Nixon

Cyrus Veyssi

D’Arcy Carden

Dakota Fanning

Dan Levy

Darren Criss

David Shatraw

David Oulton

Debra Messing

Deepica Mutyala

Demi Lovato

Des McAnuff

Devery Jacobs

Diana Maria Riva

Diane Guerrero

Dylan Mulvaney

Ed Droste

Eddie Ndopu

EJ Marcus

Elegance Bratton

Eliot Rahal

Elle Fanning

Elliot Page

Emily Hampshire

Emily V. Gordon

Emma Hunton

Erin Reed

Estefania Pessoa

FLETCHER

Freddy Thomas

Gabrielle Union-Wade

Gigi Gorgeous

Glennon Doyle

Gottmik

Grace Kuhlenschmidt

Griffin Dunne

Haley Baldwin Bieber

Hannah Gadsby

Harry Lambert

Hayley Kiyoko

Hilary Montez

Ilana Glazer

Indya Moore

Isaac Mizrahi

Jackie Bazan

Jacob Tierney

Jai Rodriguez

Jameela Jamil

James Blake

James Scully

Jaymes Vaughan

Jamie Lee Curtis

Janaya Khan

Janelle Monáe

Janet Hubert

Jazz Jennings

Jenna Lyons

Jennifer Kerr

Jeremy Fall

Jessica Betts

Jillian Mercado

Jinkx Monsoon

Joe DiPietro

Jonathan Van Ness

Jonathan Bennett

Jonny Pierce

Jordan Stenmark

Jordan Firstman

Jordan Roth

JP Saxe

Judd Apatow

Justin Baldoni

Justin Tranter

Kal Penn

Kamar de los Reyes

Karamo Brown

Kate Reinders

Katherine LaNasa

Kathryn Grody

Kellie Overbey

Kelly Devine

Kendrick Sampson

Kevin Harrington

Kevin Cahoon

Ki Griffin

Kimber Elayne Sprawl

Kimberly Drew

Kristin Chenoweth

Lachlan Watson

Laith De La Cruz

Laura Terruso

Lauren Jauregui

Laverne Cox

Lena Dunham

Lena Waithe

Lena Hall

Lilly Singh

Lily Rabe

Liv Hewson

Liza Koshy

Lola Tung

Lorin Latarro

Lovell Adams-Gray

Lucky Bromhead

Mae Martin

Mae Whitman

Maggie Boccella

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Mandy Patinkin

Marc Jacobs

Marc Kudisch

Marieme Diop

Martha Plimpton

Matt Bernstein

Matt McGorry

Matt Walton

Medalion Rahimi

Meena Harris

Megan Crabbe

Michael D. Cohen

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

Michelle Buteau

Midori Francis

Miriam Silverman

Moj Mahdara

Mona Chalabi

Montego Glover

Munroe Bergdorf

Nate Wonder

Nats Getty

Neila Karassik

Nicholas Ferroni

Nico Carney

Nico Santos

Nico Tortorella

Nicole Maines

Niecy Nash-Betts

Nik Dodani

Ocean Vuong

Olly Alexander

Our Lady J

Padma Lakshmi

Patrick Stewart

Patti LuPone

Peppermint

Phillip Picardi

Phoebe Robinson

Poorna Jagannathan

Rachel Cargle

Rafael Silva

Ramy Youssef

Randy Shulman

Raquel Willis

Richa Moorjani

Rob Holysz

Robert Horn

Rory Dahl

Rosario Dawson

Rupi Kaur

Sam Smith

Sander Jennings

Sandy Rustin

Sara Bareilles

Sara Ramirez

Sarah Ramos

Sasha Velour

Scott Turner Schofield

Shawn Mendes

Shea Couleé

Shea Diamond

Sherri Saum

Sinead Burke

Solomon Hughes

Stephen Kunken

Susie Park

T. Oliver Reid

Taika Waititi

Tan France

Tatiana Maslany

Tess Holliday

Tiffany Namtu

Tommy Dorfman

Tracee Ellis Ross

Travis Alabanza

Tunde Adebimpe

Vivek Shraya

Wanda Sykes

Warren Carlyle

Wayne Cilento

Wilson Cruz

Yves Mathieu East

Zoë Chao

Zooey Deschanel

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Betty Carter – The Audience With Betty Carter

The Audience with Betty Carter is a 1980 live double album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter. Betty Carter – vocals John Hicks – piano Curtis Lundy – double bass Kenny Washington – drums

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Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Curtis Lundy & Idris Muhammed - Africa

(1987, full album)

[Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop]

[theloniousbach]

COUCH TOUR: BOBBY WATSON/Back Home in Kansas City album release, with Wallace Roney Jr, Jordan Williams, Curtis Lundy, and Victor Jones, 24 MARCH 2023, 2nd set

I’m pretty sure I saw another album release with favorites Jeremy Pelt and Jordan Williams. That set introduced me to BOBBY WATSON’s wonderful tune Love Remains as well as his fine alto playing. Curtis Lundy and Victor Jones are a strong and tasty rhythm section; they know Watson very well and he knows them. But this time youth was served with Wallace Roney Jr playing a mellow rich toned trumpet and the phenomenal Jordan Williams.

While it was a show case for everyone and was the fitting climax to the set, an extended The Wheel Within The Wheel (Art Blakey recommended the Biblical story of Ezekiel to Watson as a theme) gave Williams an extended introduction, a full and varied solo, and half a chorus to launch everyone else’s solos.

I am now on full alert to see him again. He swings hard and plays richly, both comping smartly for others and soloing fluidly. He hesitated before launching his introduction, putting his hands on the keys and removing them twice, which wasn’t quite a history of jazz piano, but there was ragtime/stride and bebop in there. His solo had modal elements but wasn’t particularly Tynerish, but Watson went the most out there of the night on this tune too. It also had more than modal. He is an exciting player.

Kudos too to Lundy and Jones who were meticulous pros. Jones wrote the opener, Red Bank Heist, like for Red Bank, NJ, born/Kansas City adopted, Count Basie.

So is Watson who solos fluid and writes tunes (Karita for his sister-in-law, another KC musician, and that wonderful Wheel that they all stretched out) that have extended themes and therefore intricacies. But they swing infectiously and are smart but not cerebral.

Kansas City and alma mater UMKC where Watson taught were well served.

[zhanteimi]

Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Curtis Lundy & Idris Muhammed – Africa

Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Curtis Lundy & Idris Muhammed – Africa

USA, 1988, avant-garde jazz The saxophonist lightly wrestles with the ghost of his mentor Coltrane and succeeds in weaving the tendrils of the legend’s shadow into some easy-listening 80s jazz, demonstrating maturity in not needing to prove anything.

[ka1rosnan]

꧁Camina conmigo ꧂

28 de noviembre de 2022

La Biblia en un año: Ezequiel 33–34; 1 Pedro 5

Porque la gracia de Dios se ha manifestado para salvación a todos los hombres (v. 11).

Lee por favor: Tito 2:11-14

Hace unos años, una canción de un coro de góspel se convirtió en un éxito. Decía: «Jesús camina conmigo». Detrás de la letra, hay una historia impactante.

El músico de jazz Curtis Lundy empezó el coro cuando entró a un programa de tratamiento contra la adicción a la cocaína. Reunió a otros adictos, encontró inspiración en un viejo himnario y escribió esa canción como un himno de esperanza para los que estaban en rehabilitación. «Le pedíamos a Jesús que nos salvara, que nos ayudara a salir de las drogas», dice un miembro del coro. No entonaban solo las palabras de una hoja; ofrecían una oración desesperada por redención.

En Cristo, nuestro Dios apareció para ofrecer salvación a todos (Tito 2:11). Aunque la vida eterna es parte de este regalo (v. 13), Dios está obrando en nosotros ahora, permitiéndonos recuperar el autocontrol, decir que no a las pasiones de este mundo y redimirnos para una vida con Él (vv. 12, 14). Tal como descubrieron los miembros de aquel coro, Jesús no solo perdona nuestros pecados; también nos libera de estilos de vida destructivos.

Jesús camina conmigo… y contigo. Y con cualquiera que clame a Él pidiendo ayuda. Está con nosotros y nos ofrece esperanza para el futuro y salvación para el presente.

Que tu y tu familia tengan un día lleno de bendiciones, shalom !

-Sheridan Voysey

Reflexiona y ora:

¿Qué necesitas que Jesús cambie en ti hoy?

¿Con cuánta desesperación lo necesitas?

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MY THERAPY Performing Curtis Lundy on Bass, Jessie Jones jr on alto sax, Jim Gasior on keys & Nicole Yarling on violin… This was an amazing night for Live Jazz 🔥🙏🏿😎 (at Sandrell Rivers Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjf4AU_OkbGEKxd35E7ZtEO7TvBg2KLGoL1haA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Leandro Paredes intéresse particulièrement Liverpool !

Liverpool a identifié Leandro Paredes comme une cible prioritaire pour son milieu. Les Reds font face à une cascade de blessures dans ce secteur. Selon certaines sources, Liverpool envisagerait de s'attacher les services du joueur du Paris Saint-Germain, dans les prochains jours. Leandro Paredes intéresse plusieurs clubs Le milieu de terrain est un secteur auquel Liverpool doit réfléchir sérieusement avant la fermeture de la fenêtre de transfert. Thiago Alcantara, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain et Naby Keita sont actuellement blessés. Contre Manchester United lundi, Liverpool a débuté avec deux milieux de terrain trentenaires, Jordan Henderson et James Milner. Bien qu'ils soient les deux principaux leaders du groupe, ils ne seront pas là éternellement. Ils ont été rejoints par Harvey Elliott, qui est tout juste au début de sa carrière, à 19 ans. Comme ses camarades Curtis Jones et Fabio Carvalho, il a encore du chemin à faire malgré son potentiel immense. Dans cette optique, Liverpool aurait besoin d'une couverture au milieu de terrain. Idéalement, ils ont besoin de quelqu'un dans la même tranche d'âge que Fabinho, 28 ans, qui a le bon équilibre d'expérience. Lire aussi : Manchester United s'intréresse à Leandro Paredes En effet, ils sont maintenant liés à une cible potentielle du même âge. Selon le média italien Calciomercatol, l'un des noms envisagés est celui de Leandro Paredes. L'international argentin pourrait bientôt quitter le Paris Saint-Germain. Il y est sous contrat jusqu'en 2024, mais a attiré quelques prétendants. En Italie, par exemple, il est dans le collimateur de la Juventus et de la Roma. Il a d'ailleurs déjà joué pour le club romain qui l'envisage à nouveau après la blessure de l'ancienne star de Liverpool, Georginio Wijnaldum. Liverpool devrait formuler une offre pour le joueur. Liverpool, qui compte dans son effectif les anciens coéquipiers de Paredes, Alisson Becker et Mohamed Salah, pourrait avoir ses propres plans. Liverpool pourrait combler le vide au milieu de terrain avec Leandro Paredes. Calciomercato affirme qu'un transfert est plus probable depuis la blessure de Keita. Il n'y a pas beaucoup de détails sur le prix qu'il coûterait, mais on a le sentiment qu'il serait à l'aise pour jouer à Liverpool. Lire aussi : Liverpool veut du lourd pour renforcer son milieu de terrain ! Paredes n'a jamais connu la Premier League auparavant. Mais tout au long de sa carrière, il a joué en Argentine, en Italie, en Russie et en France. Seul le temps nous dira si un nouveau défi en Angleterre l'intéresserait, ou si un retour en Serie A serait plus probable pour l'ancien joueur du Chievo et d'Empoli. Liverpool a récemment fait part de son intérêt à l'entourage du milieu de terrain du PSG. Paredes a fait 117 apparitions pour Paris, mais n'a marqué que trois buts et fourni 10 passes décisives depuis son arrivée en janvier 2019. Naturellement un meneur de jeu en profondeur, il y aurait également la question de savoir comment il rivaliserait avec Fabinho, ou s'ils pourraient jouer en tandem. Cela semble n'être qu'une théorie, pour le moment. Mais Liverpool devra réfléchir rapidement s'il veut signer un milieu de terrain de quelque nature que ce soit cette semaine. Read the full article

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struggling soooo bad to narrow it down to just two muse ideas! do you have any fcs to recommend for members of yesterday's tomorrow ?

for yesterday's tomorrow, we'd love to see nathaniel curtis, taylor zakhar perez, alexandra shipp, karen fukuhara, nico tortorella, simone ashley, emilio sakraya, justin h min, amrit kaur, georgina campbell, tash sultana, alex aiono, dana jeffrey, jessie reyez, brigette lundy-paine, quintessa swindell, adam faison, alfie enoch, brooke markham, tanaya beatty, dua saleh, tommy martinez, harvey guillen, yandeh sallah, alexxis lemire, emmett preciado, aria shahghasemi, erin kellyman, or kaya wilkins!

[didierleclair]

Curtis Lundy. Jazz.

[tidalwavesmusic]

PHAROAH SANDERS & IDRIS MUHAMMAD ‘AFRICA’ (1987) 2XLP

Pharoah ‘Farrell’ Sanders (born 1940) is a leading figure in the world of jazz and one of the last living legends with connections to players like Sun Ra and John Coltrane. His tenor saxophone playing has earned him royal status amongst free jazz players, critics and collectors.

Originally Sanders was interested in urban blues music, but his high school teacher exposed him to jazz and this took Farrell in an entirely new direction. Once completing high school Sanders quickly packed his belongings and headed to Oakland, where he got a chance to work with musicians of high caliber such as saxophone players Sonny Simmons and Dewey Redman (who were both later to be major forces in new jazz and free jazz). Soon the young Pharoah would meet John Coltrane and would feel being attracted to the life as a professional musician. By the early sixties Sanders moved to New York where the major jazz scene was happening. Here he’d spent most his time honing his skills at rehearsals with Sun Ra….sadly he was not making much money with the Arkestra and soon found himself living on the streets, trying to stay up all night playing and then scrounging for money during the day, often selling blood to eat.​

Sanders recorded his debut album for ESP soon after, but it wasn’t until he started playing with his old friend John Coltrane that he would fully unleash the fury of his saxophone on the world of free jazz. The records Pharoah Sanders played on for Coltrane laid the foundation of what was to come for both the world of free jazz and for Sanders as a musician. After Coltrane’s tragic death Sanders would record further with Alice Coltrane, John’s widow, on the album Karma (1969 – Impulse!), which is universally accepted as Sanders’ masterpiece. Along with musicians Alice Coltrane and singer Leon Thomas, Sanders helped to create the genre of spiritual jazz.​

On the album we are presenting you today (Africa from 1987) Sanders plays with an all-star line-up consisting of Idris Muhammad, John Hicks and Curtis Lundy. Muhammad brings his trademark tight sense of timekeeping, but with a looseness that we love – and Lundy’s warm soulful bass does more than enough to give the set a sound bottom- all this while Hick’s free lyrical piano works nicely with Sander’s spiritual horn. The brilliant ‘Africa sessions’ features the quartet at their best…soulful but also searching for a strong groove at the same time. The music here is less ornamented than on most of Sanders’ studio recordings, where sextets, septets or larger lineups have been the norm, but this brilliant effort here remains every bit as compelling. Pharoah and his crew play with the utmost sensitivity and give a demonstration that shows us the full extent of their skills.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents: the official reissue of this fantastic album, back available on vinyl for the first time since 1987. Available as a deluxe 180g 2XLP set, with TWO bonus tracks from the same session that were not featured on the original vinyl release. This album is limited to 500 copies worldwide and comes with an obi strip + liner notes by American jazz critic & author Kevin Whitehead.

​Available worldwide March 29, 2019. Pre-order now from www.lightintheattic.net

[jlpn]

Wallace Roney Quintet at the Sunside – Paris 1st District, March 2017

[nicolemaiines]

who are some of your favorite fcs in general?

oh god uh I'm so bad at favorites dfshs I have a tag, but some that come to mind off the top of my head are nico tortorella, jordan fisher, ronen rubinstein, cody christian, elliot fletcher, john boyega, gemma chan, manny jacinto, milo ventimiglia, nicole maines, keiynan lonsdale, avan jogia, summer bishil, jason ralph, brie larson, gina torres, mads mikkelsen, madchen amick, skeet ulrich, bill skarsgard, oliver stark, oscar isaac, pedro pascal, dev patel, cody fern, karla souza, chella man, jamie clayton, laverne cox, aisha dee. beanie feldstein, santiago cabrera, nathaniel curtis, candice patton, brigette lundy-paine, booboo stewart, michael trevino, nathalie emmanuel, oliver jackson-cohen, mason gooding, tom holland, natacha karam, sara ramirez, brock o’hurn!

I’m sure I’m forgetting a ton but there are a few for you 💕 I haven’t had the chance to play all of these fcs, but I hope to at some point! 

[weclassybouquetfun]

Day Two of Comic Con at home. Cheaper than the real thing, way less crowded than the real thing, lacks the chaotic energy of the real thing, but it gets the job done. 

Today’s panel included the cast of HIS DARK MATERIALS discussing their second series. 

Forget NORMAL PEOPLE’s Connell’s chain, it’s all about Andrew’s chain.

The S2 trailer made its debut with a focus on Andrew Scott whose character John Parry only showed up in S1 via a photo. 

Joining series two in a voice role is Phoebe Waller-Bridge who will, fittingly, voice Scott’s daemon. 

Who won’t be back for series two? James McAvoy’s Lord Asriel whose standalone episode was nixed due to the pandemic. 

But McAvoy has been making the best out of quarantine. He’s been promoting his voice role of Morpheus in DC/Audible’s THE SANDMAN

And appearing in the locked down webseries STAR FORCE with OUTLANDER stars Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe and Steven Cree; and Teresa Palmer. 

-Another panel posted was for McAvoy’s SPLIT and GLASS costar Anya Taylor Joy’s long delayed THE NEW MUTANTS which will absolutely, positively, certainly, possibly be released on August 28th. 

For some reason Disney isn’t pulling the Disney+ switch on THE NEW MUTANTS just yet, they have realigned their schedule again. 

The new Star Wars trilogy, the first one to be directed by Taika Waititi has been pushed, as has its subsequent sequels moving from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023, Dec. 2025 and Dec. 2027.

Disney has un-dated MULAN which was set to be released on August 21st.

Disney has also un-dated their Fox acquisition THE FRENCH DISPATCH.

Disney has actually pushed back all of their Fox acquired films.

AVATAR 2 and its other sequels that no one but James Cameron asked for are all being pushed back to a time when we don’t even know if the world will even exist.

Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington doing their motion-capture for a film no one will see. 

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER - Dec. 2022 (from Dec. 2021)

AVATAR: THE SEED BEARER - Dec 2024 (from Dec. 2023)

AVATAR: THE TULKUN RIDER - Dec 2026 (from Dec. 2025)

AVATAR: THE QUEST FOR EYWA - Dec 2028 (from Dec. 2027)

Disney has also pushed back DEATH ON THE NILE two weeks to October 23, 2020. 

Until then you can hear Sir Kenneth read the audiobook. 

The endearing and fanciful THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD moves to August 28th from August 14th.

- MGM’s Orion Pictures arose from the grave two years ago and is trying to regain its footing in the movie industry which is why they won’t give up on Bill and Ted 3.  After its release date has been pushed back several times Orion has now announced the film will be released theatrical as well as Video on Demand on September 1st. 

New poster featuring Samara Weaving (HOLLYWOOD, READY OR NOT) and  Brigette Lundy-Paine (ATYPICAL) as the daughters of the titular characters. 

- Paramount was holding the October line against WB’s WONDER WOMAN with the Michael B. Jordan film TOM CLANCY’S WITHOUT REMORSE. 

But pushed it to 2021. Now the studio is in talk with Amazon to offload it to Amazon Video, much like Paramount did with the Issa Rae / Kumail Nunjiani comedy THE LOVEBIRDS which they sold to Netflix after pushing it back. 

[theloniousbach]

COUCH TOUR: BOBBY WATSON with Orrin Evans, Curtis Lundy (!), and Victor Jones, SMOKE JAZZ CLUB, 30 JULY 2022, 3rd Set

The Smoke Streams were so important to lock down, quality both in presenting solid swinging artists and in production quality. They were physically closed for remodeling but are back including the streams.

Bobby Watson’s latest recording was for their label and he appeared early in their reopening cycle. He emerged out of Kansas City (!!!) after I left town and wasn’t attending to the music. He plays alto and I am recovering from a prejudice against the instrument. But he is part of what I kept myself from. He has recently retired from the music faculty at my undergraduate alma mater, the University of Missouri—Kansas City, so that’s another reason why I shouldn’t have.

He has an appealing tone, call it fine grained sandpaper. There’s a grit but it results in a very smooth result. He’s from Kansas City so there’s a blues side that reaches back to before Charlie Parker and the opener was evocative to both seminal influences. He is fluid but patient. He has a lyrical quality that goes beyond Bird (a unique melodicist to be sure). I don’t know Benny Carter well enough to cite him, but it feels older than bop and maybe not Johnny Hodges. But maybe Johnny Hodges.

All in all, quite wonderful.

That Orrin Evans was the pianist added familiarity and fun. He approaches tunes in a modern tangential way and soloes unconventionally, but there’s an irrepressible swing and earthiness that fits in. He and Watson had some fruitful conversations that brimmed with invention from both of them.

On the other hand, Curtis Lundy is an old ally of Watson’s and he was an insistent pulse. He was busier than Watson, but that bed made Watson’s restraint over it informed by that tension. He was funky and driving on Watson’s Beatitudes which was both a groove and reverential. Not too reverential as Watson hinted at a pop song (and, as a melodicist, he hears and expresses melodic connections often). Victor Jones is another Watson mainstay and he contributed crisp support to one and all.

The opener was Parkerish, if not an actual composition of Bird himself. It was a fine way for the band to settle in to their well established roles. Though they probably didn’t need much settling as this was the third set from Saturday night (so is it a Couch Tour if it’s not live but within the 24 streaming window? This time, I vote yes.), as such it was agonizingly short (an hour in toto but they didn’t really start until the 14 minute mark (do I get the early set on the thought they start on time and play for the hour? Given the choice, I went late for a relaxed feel that might stretch things out.).

The ballads were what grabbed me. Someone To Watch Over Me emerged from Watson and Evans exploring it each in their own way. But the gem was Watson’s Love Remains which is just a stunning line. Both though explored the creative tensions I hear in Watson’s playing; Parker and beyond, yet an older aesthetic, a pleasant roughness in the service of these melodic instincts.

They closed with In Case You Missed It which featured Evans dancing over Lundy and Jones to set up Watson, both for his own steps and then a bit of a pas de deux with the piano.

I programmed a Watson blues as part of a set of KC blues for WGTE’s Jazz Spectrum in honor of my sister as part of her bucket list trip to our old hometown. I will savor his Love Remains and mine the catalog in search of other treasures.