tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post4676164659803776561..comments2024-01-30T06:07:00.152-05:00Comments on Jazz Backstory: The Color of JazzMonk Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02578795540044530298noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-54629523837489465552014-03-31T07:15:10.058-04:002014-03-31T07:15:10.058-04:00Done!Done!baldilockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210427584232389760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-19450187478142690062014-03-31T03:42:24.196-04:002014-03-31T03:42:24.196-04:00Juliette, you can mail me the picture to Monk@Monk...Juliette, you can mail me the picture to Monk@MonkRowe.com and I'll do the best I can.Monk Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578795540044530298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-87099181182245471202014-03-30T22:10:16.209-04:002014-03-30T22:10:16.209-04:00Hello. I found your blog by searching and I was wo...Hello. I found your blog by searching and I was wonder if you could help. I have a photo from the 1940s, which features Billy Eckstine, Tommy Dorsey and a third man. I was hoping you could ID him. if you respond to this comment, I'll get it in my email box and we'll figure out how you can see the photo. Thank you.<br /><br />JAObaldilockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210427584232389760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-78364701186746876172012-02-20T20:42:59.361-05:002012-02-20T20:42:59.361-05:00Musicians, especially the early innovators, rarely...Musicians, especially the early innovators, rarely have the opportunity to name the style of music they are creating. Such was the case with jazz, and even the genres within jazz (bebop being a good example). I have read Mr. Payton's views and think they are extreme in nature, and expressed in a fashion that make it difficult to read and thoughtfully consider what truths it may contain. In this blog entry, Frank Foster starts his excerpt with a succinct statement that I feel sums up the story of jazz as well as anything I've read.<br /><br />MonkMonk Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578795540044530298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127387047867633730.post-66004122971078179412012-02-20T16:00:45.132-05:002012-02-20T16:00:45.132-05:00On this topic, have you been following the recent ...On this topic, have you been following the recent controversy started by the young trumpet player Nicholas Payton, who's saying that the word 'jazz' is a racial slur, and that we should instead be calling the music "BAM" (for Black American Music)? <br /><br />An article here: http://irockjazz.com/2012/02/nicholas-payton-plays-bam-not-jazz/ <br /><br />Payton's own writings here: http://nicholaspayton.wordpress.com/Bg Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194202724953344355noreply@blogger.com