"William Gross" <[email protected]>, wrote: > Great music - bad television.
I agree. The Live from Lincoln Center crew remains the gold standard. As for the music... That young man playing first horn... If he sticks with it, he just might amount to something. It's astonishing to think that DC has been principal since I was in elementary school. People my age are now grandparents. Plenty of people born the year he started the gig now have children in college. I have to admit that one of the reasons I tuned into the program was to see (and hear) how he's doing. The only time I ever saw Willie Mays play was when he was with the Mets, at the end of his career. I'm sorry I did. My memory is forever of a slow, tired, slightly broken down old ballplayer. (Imagine someone who's only memories of Brett Favre will be from this season.) On the other hand, I saw Duke Ellington and his orchestra a year or two before he died. It was wonderful. Duke was as gracious, suave, and sophisticated as ever. And the band -- including legends like Johnny Hodges and Paul Gonsalves -- sounded terrific. So, I was wondering... Was this going to be a Willie Mays evening or an Ellington one? Definitely Ellington. --John ****************************** John Edwin Mason, Photography: http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com Charlottesville and Cape Town _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
