Hey Lori,
Yeah, it was John Sebastian.
I was aiming my remarks about Jason Marsalis at people who attended the
JoniFest in New Orleans, including Lori Reason of Switzerland. But really,
I'm glad that you enjoyed "Jazz" last night. I heard a review of the series
on npr that was mostly positive but it was read with one of those "holier
than thou" reviewer attitudes. The only bad thing he had to say was that
Burns tends to repeat that Armstrong was the creator of Jazz, over and over,
in every single episode, for 18 hours. (Gulp.) He also mentioned that
Burns dismisses major talents "who don't make it into his pantheon" with a
10 minutes examination. The reviewer mentioned that Ella Fitzgerald is
treated like this. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it as an overview- as a
re-introduction to a huge world. My father introduced me to the records of
a few artists but I know nothing about John Coltrane & Sonny Rollins for
example.
Anyway, its good to see you participating in again. :)
Take care,
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lori R. Fye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Total guess here: John Sebastian, formerly of the
> Lovin' Spoonful?
>
> Btw, the first episode of "Jazz" was wonderful!
> Thanks again, Jim, for turning us on to the special!
>
> Lori
> in DC
