For some months and with only a singular exception, I've been feeling kinda meh about the postings over at Boing Boing, one of The Internets™ biggest hangouts for the geekishly hip. Equally unimpressive is its relatively new design that squashes some previous posts into a dull, micro-sized list of headlines that wouldn't attract the attention of a detail obsessed researcher. Give me somethin' to whoot about, people!
Thank the virtual gods that help has arrived in the form of guestblogger Stephen Worth, director of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, and his Adventures In Music series posted this past Saturday. Of the fifteen posts, #13 is my ultimate fav with a fantastic video of Duke Ellington--along with super talented cool cats John Lamb on bass and Sam Woodyard on drums--improvising a swingin' jazz piece in reaction to the many sculptures of Joan Miró at the Marguerite and Aimé Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul, France:
Magnifique!
Filmed and produced by Norman Granz, the video is available for purchase as a part of a compilation DVD entitled Improvisation. From the rundown of artists highlighted--including Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Oscar Peterson--it appears to be well worth the $18.Also, if you happen to be in and around the Côte d'Azur on the French Riviera this spring--and who won't be?--the Maeght Foundation will be reopening after having undergone a renovation. Stop on in and get a gander of Miró's work in person, and be sure to look us up at our fancy and exclusive vacation address: A sprawling, spacious pup tent on the beach!
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