Recent Comments

1. over 1 year ago on Basic Instructions

   It was actually 1949-50. I misremembered. “Birth of the Cool” is also on Wiki. The sessions came out on 78s, but the whole thing wasn’t released on an LP until 1957. And of the course the expanded CD contains both the studio and live performances, and is available on Spotify.

2. over 1 year ago on Basic Instructions

   In the olden days, the tuba was the bass. The term “brass bass” arose to differentiate from the string bass, which had supplanted the tuba entirely by the mid-1930s. In “modern” jazz, post WWII, the tuba was reintroduced as a harmony instrument, to add color and more varied timbre to the ensemble. See Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” sessions from 1948-49. Gil Evans and Gerry Mulligan were two of the best arrangers for tuba-inclusive charts.

3. over 1 year ago on Basic Instructions

   As a jazz tuba player, I really love today’s entry.

   I had a college friend who was an excellent jazz trombonist. Nothing ever became of him, either.

4. over 1 year ago on In Security

   No copyright date. New strip?

5. over 4 years ago on In Security

   In Security attracts…electronics nerds? I though you guys were all over at The Last Mechanical Monster.

6. about 5 years ago on In Security

   Oh, I LIVE for the panels where Sedine grows fangs.

   “Hey! I’M your cupcake!”“What is the MATTER with you?”“APOLOGIZE, you ape!”

   Those three off the top of my head.

7. over 5 years ago on In Security

   Thank you for the fan service, BeaR.

8. almost 6 years ago on In Security

   He wanted the big cake, remember?

9. over 6 years ago on In Security

   Not sure why Dad’s physician has prescribed barbiturates when it’s CLEARLY a case for medical marijuana. I’ll bet Mom and Dad still grow their own.

10. over 6 years ago on In Security

    WHY are you so good to us…?