tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133842852008-08-07T09:36:00.395-05:00TJ MainlineShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-81354741831476662112008-05-30T15:45:00.003-05:002008-05-30T15:50:36.114-05:00Richard Davies There's Never Been A Crowd Like This 1Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-44229706706834523332008-05-17T10:07:00.001-05:002008-05-17T10:09:28.451-05:00Richard Davies Telegraph 1Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-11857589445978112452008-05-10T05:55:00.003-05:002008-05-10T06:00:55.142-05:00Richard Davies Barbarians 1Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-24926889958600770962008-05-04T09:08:00.005-05:002008-05-04T09:17:22.171-05:00Richard Davies Moles - Untune The Sky 1 2 Cardinal 1 2Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-35175894260694629202008-04-29T09:57:00.006-05:002008-04-29T10:00:38.992-05:00More Shinjuku Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-37527822155503078202008-04-26T07:03:00.005-05:002008-04-26T07:17:58.628-05:00Shinjuku Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-17917792193299478172008-02-28T05:53:00.003-06:002008-02-28T06:03:25.405-06:00Saved By Rock And Roll Against Kosovo Independence Kosovo Serb girls wearing Serbian military caps attend a protest against the independence of Kosovo in the Serbian part of the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica. (AP/Zvezdan Djukanovic / February 27, 2008) Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-75913285901532013872008-01-21T08:37:00.001-06:002008-01-21T08:41:23.109-06:00Jazz Tracks 28 Miles Davis, "Freedom Jazz Dance", from Miles Smiles. Freedom Jazz DanceShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-34925974887914544782008-01-18T11:35:00.001-06:002008-01-18T11:46:52.575-06:00Paulson's Manufacturing Stats Henry Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary, mentioned that America leads by far in manufacturing output during today's press conference. Here's some stats from The Economist's "Pocket World in Figures, 2008 Edition". Largest Industrial Output (Top 5, in billions of dollars) 1. USA 2,732 2. Japan 1,360 3. China 1,072 4. Germany 838 5. UK 572 Largest Manufacturing Output (Top 5, in billions of Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-18825351303386466122008-01-09T13:04:00.001-06:002008-01-09T13:09:33.063-06:00Jazz Tracks 27 Miles Davis, "Mood", from E.S.P. This is about as cool as it gets. MoodShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-81748263744016569612007-12-18T04:54:00.000-06:002007-12-18T04:59:58.904-06:00Tuol Sleng 3 Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-82524496090441292282007-12-11T12:33:00.001-06:002007-12-11T12:41:20.660-06:00Tuol Sleng 2 Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-15674759015282098752007-12-05T09:44:00.000-06:002007-12-05T10:53:30.875-06:00Tuol Sleng 1 Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-49369528155009249972007-12-01T18:25:00.000-06:002007-12-01T18:47:28.399-06:00Phnom Penh Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-7723635283528752472007-11-18T06:29:00.000-06:002007-11-18T07:06:17.020-06:00Jazz Tracks 26 Miles Davis, "Masqualero", from the album Sorcerer. Each musician patiently draws out beautiful solos over an unfurled, understated rhythm, with clear, realized temperance. Every track beginning with the album ESP in 1965, followed by Miles Smiles, Sorcerer and ending with Nefertiti in 1967, are genius. Masqualero Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-37418099740987715642007-11-11T15:02:00.001-06:002007-11-11T15:13:28.460-06:00Jazz Tracks 25 Ben Webster, "Londonderry Air", from Stormy Weather. This a live track from an excellent, just about as perfect as it gets, performance. Londonderry AirShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-8777996382341359182007-10-26T18:43:00.000-05:002007-10-26T19:07:59.770-05:00Jazz Tracks 24 Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins, "Friday The 13th", from Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. A great pairing of musicians. Both styles are rich, and naturally defined. I didn't find Rollins until I heard him play with Monk. His solos fit really well alongside Monk's stagger. Friday The 13th Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-85058370678960158412007-10-20T12:33:00.001-05:002007-10-20T12:48:04.193-05:00Jazz Tracks 23 Art Blakey, "Sortie", from Indestructible. SortieShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-5822681526618075602007-10-17T14:32:00.001-05:002007-10-18T12:14:05.636-05:00Jazz Tracks 22 Louis Armstrong, "Wild Man Blues" and "Beau Koo Jack", from The Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings. Wild Man Blues Beau Koo JackShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-9232746986024831232007-10-13T07:34:00.001-05:002007-10-13T07:54:23.678-05:00Jazz Tracks 21 Eric Dolphy, "The Baron", from Out There. Just have to hear the wicked, scraping cello solo by Ron Carter on this one. It's a short track. Dolphy is one of the most original soloists of Jazz. His style sounds as if it was developed without influence. If you're looking for a free jazz record, Out There is one of the most accessible I've heard. It's got this sort of hushed patience about it. Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-82354822249136394302007-10-10T09:48:00.000-05:002007-10-10T09:58:19.041-05:00In Rainbows It's an excellent album. Get it here: inrainbows.com It has to be said that they are now completely out there, on the front and on their own. We should all be as brave. I suppose that's the point. Courage. Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-91789250016340781202007-10-09T07:24:00.001-05:002007-10-09T07:38:31.729-05:00Jazz Tracks 20 Oliver Nelson, "Teenie's Blues", from Blues And The Abstract Truth. More from Eric Dolphy, as well as an excellent solo from Oliver Nelson; he builds it up to a euphoric blues height. The album itself is great, perfect from track to track. Teenie's BluesShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-71637613489443024502007-10-08T19:03:00.000-05:002007-10-08T19:33:30.438-05:00Jazz Tracks 19 Charles Mingus, "Original Faubus Fables", from Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus. The confrontational Mingus warns the audience, "No noise. Don't rattle the ice in your glasses." It's a flat, even caution. Eric Dolphy rips and swings various riffs and fills and solos that emphasize the intended discomfort. This is America, October 1960. Original Faubus FablesShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-91150118473144793212007-10-05T17:14:00.000-05:002007-10-05T20:30:03.092-05:00Jazz Tracks 18 John Coltrane, "Impressions", from The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, November 3, 1961 performance. Coltrane improvises on tenor over a rhythm section juggernaut. Definitive. Impressions Shankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13384285.post-29879745371466637202007-09-21T09:03:00.000-05:002007-09-21T09:09:16.153-05:00Jazz Tracks 16 Benny Goodman, "Moonglow", from The Ultimate Collection. A beauty from the old, old days. MoonglowShankmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789165519742776906noreply@blogger.com