Friday, May 21, 2004

Elvin Jones, 76 When I saw Mr. Elvin at BlueNote in 90s, made a point to shake the hand of the man who shook John Coltrane's hand. When we saw him in the 00s, my son did the same. Jake said the hand was tired - I credited it perhaps to "musician's handshake -careful on the fingers" - or to the fact that he'd played a nonstop 40 minute set of prodigious athleticism. Anyway, he looked so healthy I couldn't believe he died so soon. Of course, it wasn't athleticism he was known for, but for brining out the music of drums, and multiplying the rhythms and making a big ongoing roll of the whole thing. A key officer in the army of futurism this way passed. Seemed a great spirit. Poesy Mercury was low Mercury was low And the moon poked out pale An areola fading On the bleached side of the morning When cotton was exploding ... click for poesy ELVIN JONES, 76 - NYT, MAY 19, 2004 CHARLIE MINGUS ORGY [AUDIO] WHRB-FM thrus may 20, 10pm through fri may 21, 11.59pm mon may 24 12 am through 3pm [AS WITH ALL STREAMING FEEDS, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SUCCESS ACCESSING...] 10:15:35 AM    comment []

Technology Road work ahead: Ken Orr on planning (5/19/2004 ) adtmag When the head of the CIA in April estimated it would take five years to build new intelligence organizations, many bridled. After all, this is the age of just-in-time systems! But for IT systems, if not international intelligence networks, such a long view is not a bad thing at all. That was the word recently from Ken Orr, a perpetually friendly gadfly on the systems scene. and... Profile of Michael Cusumano: The business of software is ... software? (5/19/2004) adtmag Cutter Summit: Update on agility (5/7/2004)  adtmag   10:11:02 AM    comment []

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