Yusef Lateef, who died on Monday after a bout with prostate cancer, was a devout Muslim who did not like his music to be called jazz because of the supposed indecent origins and connotations of the word (although those origins are still debated). He preferred the self-coined phrase "autophysiopsychic music." Furthermore, his music encompassed an impressively broad range of styles, and the only Grammy he won was in the New Age category -- for a recording of a symphony. Think about those things amid the flood of Lateef obituaries with "jazz" in the headline.
That said, certainly Lateef's own musical origins indisputably revolved around jazz. Growing up in Detroit, a highly fertile musical environment in the 1930s and beyond, Lateef got his first instrument, an $80 Martin alto sax, at age 18. Within a year he was on the road with the 13 Spirits of Swing (arrangements by Milt Buckner).
A Detroit friend,...
That said, certainly Lateef's own musical origins indisputably revolved around jazz. Growing up in Detroit, a highly fertile musical environment in the 1930s and beyond, Lateef got his first instrument, an $80 Martin alto sax, at age 18. Within a year he was on the road with the 13 Spirits of Swing (arrangements by Milt Buckner).
A Detroit friend,...
- 12/25/2013
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
After two games, both sides were at risk of losing their unbeaten streak, as an inexperienced England took on a mountainous Wales at Twickenham. Let us know what you thought of the game either in the comments below or on Twitter @Ballintouch and remember to use our handy beginners A-z guide to rugby, here.
With Wales in the unique position of favourites for this match at Twickenham, all the talk was about the callowness of the starting England side and the size of the Welsh backline.
It was the gigantic George North who almost drew first blood, two scything runs cutting the England defence to pieces and taking the Welsh into the English 22. Unlike the Irish in the earlier game of the day, Wales were in no mood to start slowly.
The sound of Swing Low reverberated around Twickenham early on, the crowd clearly keen to encourage their team and...
With Wales in the unique position of favourites for this match at Twickenham, all the talk was about the callowness of the starting England side and the size of the Welsh backline.
It was the gigantic George North who almost drew first blood, two scything runs cutting the England defence to pieces and taking the Welsh into the English 22. Unlike the Irish in the earlier game of the day, Wales were in no mood to start slowly.
The sound of Swing Low reverberated around Twickenham early on, the crowd clearly keen to encourage their team and...
- 2/25/2012
- by Jeff Ball
- Obsessed with Film
The BBC has released new character portraits from the real Being Human. I mean ... the original Being Human. Yesterday was the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most influential moments in pop culture history. On January 12th, 1981 ... Dynasty debuted on ABC. Now comes word that the show's creator Richard Shapiro is shopping a big-screen Dynasty prequel, which will take place in the 60's, not the 80's. Um ... what's the point? Besides, I've had it with remakes. Especially when there's no way they can ever do justice to this:
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that the 1985 Dire Straits song "Money For Nothing" cannot be played in Canada unless the word faggot is edited out. Personally I've never much cared for the song, (I much prefer "Sultans of Swing"), but in the context of the lyrics (it's the point of view of an ignorant delivery guy making custom kitchen deliveries...
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that the 1985 Dire Straits song "Money For Nothing" cannot be played in Canada unless the word faggot is edited out. Personally I've never much cared for the song, (I much prefer "Sultans of Swing"), but in the context of the lyrics (it's the point of view of an ignorant delivery guy making custom kitchen deliveries...
- 1/13/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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