More than a waste, as he seems to be really bad at it (Side kicking) On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 at 7:53 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> I’ve mostly given up on listening to Fresh Air (I track the episodes on an > RSS reader and stream ones I want to listen to) and the interviews with > Batiste and Questlove have been especially rewarding and worth looking up. > Batiste is gifted not only at composing but also at describing how he does > it. Maybe if Colbert put him in the guest chair and gave him a chance to > talk about it that would give the audience an idea. Being called on to be a > regular sidekick feels like more of a waste. > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 5:31 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Congratulations to JB, for not only not going 0-fer, but for winning the >> biggest Grammy (among his 5), Album of the year. I am always shocked when >> something I like wins a Grammy, as I am so far out of the demo (I had to >> Google Olivia Rodrigo, then I think I remembered fast forwarding thru her >> on SNL in the last year or two). But his album really was my favorite this >> year. >> >> A big year for late night TV musicians, as Questlove was the winner of >> the Best Documentary Oscar that got overshadowed by Will Smith’s nonsense. >> That was a remarkable piece of work. >> >> I’m not so surprised that Batiste doesn’t do more of his own solo work on >> the show, or that he doesn’t contribute more as a side kick (in fact, I >> think the show is better the less it tries to use him in that way). It’s >> more that the depth and quality of his musical signature does not seem to >> come through on that show. I feel like we get a much clearer sense of that >> signature from Doc, Paul and Questlove. Though truthfully I don’t watch >> Colbert that regularly anymore so maybe that has changed. >> >> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 12:10 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I can only guess as to why Batiste is not as active in a non-band sense >>> on the show. My sense is that Batiste's creative energies are mainly >>> focused on non-Late Show projects, which is fine with me. Whether that >>> flexibility was a condition for accepting the gig, or it simply evolved >>> that way, I don't know. >>> >>> I think many people have gotten used to the notion of a late night >>> bandleader as a sidekick, thanks to Paul Shaffer. But I think that role is >>> still pretty rare. Max Weinberg was arguably a mix of Paul and Doc >>> Severinsen (still with us at 94), and The Roots are more like Batiste in >>> being active outside The Tonight Show. >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, April 3, 2022, 11:04:04 AM PDT, PGage <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Really nice piece. Wish them the best. I have been on the line (in our >>> case losing) the fight with fucking leukemia with a close family member. >>> Sucks. But then, we were not as relentlessly (sometimes obnoxiously?) >>> positive as Batiste. >>> >>> I am really into his “We Are” album (I will be shocked if he goes 0-fer >>> tonight) but as almost always with his non-Late Show work, wonder why that >>> guy does not show up with Colbert very often. >>> >>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 10:35 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Mr. Batiste has 11 nominations at tonight's Grammys (he's also scheduled >>> to perform), but based on today's CBS Sunday morning piece, it may not be >>> what Stephen asks him about first on the next new Late Show. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS9TSxsA78c >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/171092892.708715.1649013042112%40mail.yahoo.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/171092892.708715.1649013042112%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJZcyLKW86x684J5rhLAfj8xm3x1DZMEAem%3DCrPxzwVdg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJZcyLKW86x684J5rhLAfj8xm3x1DZMEAem%3DCrPxzwVdg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE-WyqZGBNoj-CMtHVNHfpHMikS0oJxFQiDsdzBc%3D_-gQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE-WyqZGBNoj-CMtHVNHfpHMikS0oJxFQiDsdzBc%3D_-gQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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