Can’t argue with that. (And I should’ve known better. You are clearly a man of taste and distinction)
Live at Town Hall changed how I heard jazz (and music n general, for that matter).
Love the extra tonal width of those arrangements.
Those Hall Overton charts for that concert were magnificent… an essential live album.
I’m guessing you’re referring to the arranger? I wasn’t familiar. Not quite that savvy. But I dated a gal in my twenties who was in an 8-piece a cappella group and I’m pretty sure their arranger took a few pages from that concert. Some crazy (but lovely) dissonance in the stuff they did. It is incredibly hard to sing a semi-tone off from the person singing right next to you!
😊 sounds like that was an unusual vocal group
A little too far out there for this midwestern town. The girl left me for the arranger and they ended up running off to NYC together. True story.
Wow
Besides the photograph, I think you created a really nice title. But now I can’t get the song Johnny Crabcakes references out of my head.
So this is what the Hamptons looks like in 2022? I lived on Long island for most of my life and worked out East painting for the rich and whatever. Thanks for taking me back a bit.
Nice! The early 70s was when I was listening – almost always on the radio, KCR, BGO, etc. And WLIB but that wasn’t so much about jazz. Those were formative years to be in the city and I’m glad an SVA classmate pushed me in that direction.
JOHN TODARO PHOTOGRAPHY 
Immediately made me think of the song…..”Ice work if you can get it, and you can get it if you try….”
…sorry…
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Well….I did say I was sorry….
no worries
It occurs to me you may not be familiar with the tune…
Very familiar. And there’s been many great covers of it, but to my ears, there’s no better version than Monk’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8m5aqC8DsA
Can’t argue with that. (And I should’ve known better. You are clearly a man of taste and distinction)
Live at Town Hall changed how I heard jazz (and music n general, for that matter).
Love the extra tonal width of those arrangements.
Those Hall Overton charts for that concert were magnificent… an essential live album.
I’m guessing you’re referring to the arranger? I wasn’t familiar. Not quite that savvy. But I dated a gal in my twenties who was in an 8-piece a cappella group and I’m pretty sure their arranger took a few pages from that concert. Some crazy (but lovely) dissonance in the stuff they did. It is incredibly hard to sing a semi-tone off from the person singing right next to you!
😊 sounds like that was an unusual vocal group
A little too far out there for this midwestern town. The girl left me for the arranger and they ended up running off to NYC together. True story.
Wow
Besides the photograph, I think you created a really nice title. But now I can’t get the song Johnny Crabcakes references out of my head.
Thanks. You’ll have to take the earworm up with him, or better yet, George Gershwin
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So this is what the Hamptons looks like in 2022? I lived on Long island for most of my life and worked out East painting for the rich and whatever. Thanks for taking me back a bit.
Thanks. Nice to hear from you
Where are you from on Long Island?
I started (after the Bronx) in Levittown, then to Setauket and Port Jefferson.
My wife is from Levittown. I grew up in Florida…moved to E Northport during high school.
Enjoyed seeing your work. Thanks again for the visit.
Ice work and needle play. The low contrast and subdued colors work beautifully. And such a scintillating conversation, thank you!
Thanks Lynn. I like “Needle Play”…another good title (although it also sounds like it could be the name of a used record store)
Thanks for the Monk recording, too, a fine Monday morning wake-up. Not for the faint of heart or mind though.
Nicely said. I was lucky enough to see him play in 1975. One of his final public appearances.
Nice! The early 70s was when I was listening – almost always on the radio, KCR, BGO, etc. And WLIB but that wasn’t so much about jazz. Those were formative years to be in the city and I’m glad an SVA classmate pushed me in that direction.
WKCR, man that brings back some memories
Wow, WOw, WOW! A work of art. A natural late period de Kooning.
Sincere thanks Ed. Love, love love his paintings. 👍