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From: smehta@kwela.nynexst.com (Sandeep Mehta)
Subject: Re: Committee on Purity
Reply-To: smehta@nynexst.com
Organization: Speech Technology, AI Lab, NYNEX S&T Inc, White Plains, NY
Distribution: na
Date: 1 Oct 92 10:46:34


> rstump@itchy.geog.albany.edu (Roger Stump) writes:

> I just happened to read the following passage today, and it seemed so 
> appropriate that I couldn't resist posting it.  It comes from a short 
> story by Josef Skvorecky entitled "Eine Kleine Jazzmuzik."  It is a 
> description of the policies established by an SS "Reichsmusikfuhrer" in 
> Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia regarding the playing of jazz (and related 
> types of music).

Josef Skvorecky is *strongly* recommended. THE BASS SAXOPHONE is a
collection of 3 novellettes which includes, in addition to the The
Bass Saxophone, Red Music and the one you mention. Many hilarious
anecdotes in it. There is other Skvorecky books from novels to essays
but I don't think they deal w/ only jazz.

> Does anyone out there know of any work that examines this aspect of jazz 
> in detail?

There was @ the Smithsonian, in D.C., last year, an exhibit of
Forbidden Nazi Art which had one gallery dedicated to music. There
were tapes of various forbidden works and contemporary composers
(Webern etc.). I listened to most of them and there were 2 or 3
example of "corrupt" syncopated music, i.e., jazz. To me, it sounded
like very early jazz and quite Europeanized.  If that swing caused
the Nazi's to choke I can only imagine what a Bird solo would've done
to them. I saved the flyers from the exhibit and can dig 'em out if
there is interest.

/sandeep
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               "Why do you compose atonally? You've got talent!"
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From: ct@icarus.lis.pitt.edu (fac chris tomer)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: New Keith Jarrett solo recording
Date: 26 Sep 92 17:30:55 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

Keith Jarrett's latest solo piano recording, Vienna Concert, has been
released by ECM. Any opinions? I'm also looking for opinions about the
recordings in the Charly Bluesworks series.
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote,rec.music.misc
From: ujwb@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Jeff Beer)
Subject: Re: r.m.bluenote --> r.m.jazz + r.m.blues (was: rec.music.jazz)
Organization: Educational Computing Network
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 23:09:01 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.224551.10200@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
>by785@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robin Gibson) writes:
>>I'd love to see a newsgroup dedicated to
>>jazz and jazz only.
>
>Okay, so no more B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson and SRV.
>Great.  That'll clean the air!

And Branford, since his last album has blues cats lik that one.

Jeff
From: hideo@tansei.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (KANNO Hideo)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Re: Gil Goldstein
Date: 6 Oct 92 03:16:30 GMT
Organization: Computer Centre, University of Tokyo

In article   writes:
>From: jimh@pongo.Eng.Sun.COM (jim hori)
>Message-ID: <1aq9m8INNp04@smaug.West.Sun.COM>
>References: <1992Oct4.205631.21402@ccu.umanitoba.ca>

>In article <1992Oct4.205631.21402@ccu.umanitoba.ca> mcgonig@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca (Gordon McGonigal) writes:
>>There has been some talk about Gil Goldstein taking Lyle Mays' chair on

>Gil played with Pat Martino for awhile. He is on at least one of
>Pat's albums for Warner Brothers.

I've seen the Mark Egan's CD featuring Gil, Dan Gottlieb, Bill Evans etc.
Unfortunately, I've never heard it.
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From: dchavez@tincup.enet.dec.com (Dale J. Chavez - Colo Spgs)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Review: Dave Weckl's new CD, Heads Up
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:47:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: nntpd2.1992Oct1.144733.20493
Reply-To: dchavez@tincup.enet.dec.com (Dale J. Chavez - Colo Spgs)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



    Dave Weckl's latest CD, "Heads Up" is out, and having listened to it
    extensively for the last couple of weeks, I think it's somewhat better
    than his initial release, "Master Plan".  I actually think it's more
    melodic (all things being relative of course; let's face it, Weckl and
    melodic is somewhat of a paradox) than "Master Plan" also.

    The songs:

    1. 7th Ave. South
    2. Heads Up
    3. Taboo
    4. Tomatillo
    5. Periphal Vision
    6. Tee Funk
    7. Against the Wall
    8. Full Moon
    9. Trigger Happy

    The musicians:

    Jay Oliver, Jimmy Earl (bass), Eric Marienthal, Randy Brecker, John
    Patitucci, Steve Tavaglione, Jeff Beal, and Gary Novak.

    The title track, "Heads Up" is probably the funkiest thing I've heard
    from Weckl, and it cooks.  Even more surprising is the fact that he's
    credited with playing bass on this tune, and he plays some real funky
    bass riffs.

    The CD also has the Corea-inspired fusion stuff that tends to get old
    and sound uninspired sometimes.  If Weckl wasn't so damn talented, (in
    my opinion), this would no doubt be another Corea clone fusion CD, by
    yet another jazz artist.  Granted, you need to have an appreciation for
    not only Weckl, but Corea's music as well in order to enjoy most of
    the stuff Weckl does.  But he does it WELL.

    If I have one complaint of Weckl, it's that he doesn't play with enough
    feeling, or soul.  There's a pop song he performs ("Mercy, Mercy"
    originally by the Buckinghams) on the Buddy Rich Memorial video that (I
    think) shows his lack of soul for pop music.  Granted, he's one of the
    most technically proficient drummers around, but you've got to have
    some soul and feeling when you play.  I think Vinnie is probably as
    technical as Weckl, but he also has the ability to play pop/rock
    material extremely well (check out the latest Sting live video).

    Dale

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Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: irwin@uvmark.uucp (Frank Irwin)
Subject: Re: We need more structure here
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 13:19:00 GMT
Organization: Vmark Software, Inc.

In article <1992Sep28.172101.1076@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
>
>>Haden, Charlie - and Liberation Music Orchestra - The Ballad of  (ECM 1983, CD)
>>Haden, Charlie - and the Liberation Music Orchestra - Drea (Blue Note 1991, CD)
>
>This is the wave of the future, folks.  On rec.music.jazz (which
>will be here soon, rest assured) all record names will have to
>fit in a 79 character line, OR ELSE.

Maybe that should be 78 characters?

>And pull your shoulders back when you're at attention, dammit.

Ouch!
-- 
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 Frank Irwin                   | "The only thing worse than losing 7-27 to a
 Vmark Software, Inc.          |  kitty is losing 7-27 to a kitty that bets."
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Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: chuck@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Mark Andrew Hawling)
Subject: Re: r.m.bluenote --> r.m.jazz + r.m.blues (was: rec.music.jazz)
Reply-To: chuck@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Mark Andrew Hawling)
Organization: none
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 03:25:05 GMT

In article <Bv9779.56H@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> ujwb@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Jeff Beer) writes:
>I vote to leave it as it is.
>
>Jeff

I agree!

Mark
From: hideo@tansei.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (KANNO Hideo)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Re: John Scofield
Date: 29 Sep 92 12:58:18 GMT
Organization: Computer Centre, University of Tokyo

I introduce the new CD featuring John Scofield, which is not so famous, 
but very recent one.  It was published by Norwaigean label.

  "Knut Riisnaes - Jon Christensen 
    featuring John Scofield - Palle Danielsson" ODIN NJ4040-2 (Oslo, Norway)

    Recorded October--November, 1991 and May 20, 1992
      at Rainbow Studio, Oslo by Jan Erik Kongshoug

    Knut Riisnaes(ts)
    Jon Christensen(ds)
    John Scofield(g)
    Palle Danielsson(b)

It includes John's tune: 
   That was Close, What Goes Around, and Strangers to the Light.

As you know, the combination of Jon and Palle is very famous and 
have had a lot of excellent sessions in Keith Jarrett's Belonging, 
Jan Garbarek Quartet, Charles Lloyd Quartet etc.

Jon have many sessions with John Surman, John Taylor, Miroslav Vitous etc.
Palle have played in Michel Petruccianii Trio.
On next spring, Palle will come to Tokyo with John Taylor and Peter Erskine.
I'm truely looking forward to hear their session:-).
Unfortunately I don't have enough information on Knut. Does anyone know?

I feel it is interesting that John played on this bass-drums combination.
And now I like this recording^_^.  

For ECM fun, it is also interesting that engineer Jan Erik Kongshoug 
produced yet another sound than "ECM sounds" with Eicher.

Please try it!!
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Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: rardin@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (R. Lynn Rardin)
Subject: Re: Charlie Parker - looking for the DIAL material on CD
Reply-To: rardin@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 04:24:00 GMT

In article <RSHAPIRO.92Oct4130125@kariba.bbn.com>, rshapiro@bbn.com (Richard Shapiro) writes:
>In article <MATTI.92Oct4170451@marilyn.bion.kth.se> matti@bion.kth.se (Matti Rendahl) writes:
>>
>>   Anybody knows if this is available? Record company etc?
>
>The most thorough compilation of Bird's Dial recordings would be the 6
>lps on the Spotlite label. A smaller "master takes" collection is
>available on a couple of Stash cds.

The Stash CDs are pretty easy to find and well worth the money.  I recently 
bought "Charlie Parker On Dial Completed [sic]" (CJ25-5043 to CJ25-5046), a 4CD 
Japanese import set that, I believe, contains all of the material that was 
collected on the 6 LP Spotlite set that Richard mentions above.  The set 
carries the Stateside Records logo, as well as the Spotlite logo.  I picked up 
my copy at Tower in Boston for something like $65, but you might be able to 
get ahold of a copy through Tower's mail order department in New York 
(1-800-648-4844).

-Lynn

< R. Lynn Rardin (rardin@auriga.rose.brandeis.edu)  >
< Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center >
< Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254-9110       >
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: andrew@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de (Andrew Shields)
Subject: Re: New Steve Lacy
Organization: ZRZ/TU-Berlin
Distribution: tub
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:53:06 GMT

In <1992Sep23.221734.1012@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
>--Gidi (the only person in the world other than Mr. Lacy who likes
>        Irene Aebi's voice)

Don't feel too alone.  I like her voice too!

*And* I like Tom Waits' voice -- and "Bone Machine" is way cool.

Andrew Shields

PS:  I also like "Song X" bunches, so maybe I'm truly weird, given
the near total consensus on that one in r.m.b.
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: Anthony_Maillard@Mdd.comm.mot.com (Anthony Maillard)
Subject: Re: JOE HENDERSON'S _LUSH LIFE_
Followup-To: rec.music.bluenote
Organization: Motorola
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 17:33:03 GMT

In article <1as7tmINNa0h@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, by785@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
(Robin Gibson) wrote:
> 
> If you have this CD let me know what you think of it.  I heard about it
> in _Stereo Review_ magazine, and they gave it nothing but glowing
> reviews.  Thanks!
> 
> Robin
> -- 
> Robin L. Gibson      gibson@email.ncsc.navy.mil
> Coastal Systems Station
> Panama City, FL  32407-5000


I would be interested in knowing about the Joe Henderson's - Lush Life and
also J.J. Johnson's - Standards. 
 

Anthony Maillard
From: ujwb@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Jeff Beer)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Re: Robben Ford fans
Date: 2 Oct 92 22:12:06 GMT
Organization: Educational Computing Network


Geri Allen was also on earlier this week.  Just had her play some solos
on the commercials, and when they came back, they let her go for a half
a chorus.  Then Leno announced her name.

Wish they would have her as a featured guest with her band.  Of course, she 
often uses Tain and Hurst, so they already are there.

Jeff
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: whc2993@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Living Blues
Reply-To: whc2993@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:58:03 GMT

The address for Living Blues magazine is:

	Living Blues
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
The University of Mississippi
38677-9990


********************************************************************************
"The blues is a low down achein' chill"  Robert Johnson
********************************************************************************

Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: smehta@kwela.nynexst.com (Sandeep Mehta)
Subject: Re: Threadgill
Reply-To: smehta@nynexst.com
Organization: Speech Technology, AI Lab, NYNEX S&T Inc, White Plains, NY
Date: 30 Sep 92 14:54:40


In article <1992Sep30.060757.12254@polari> solo@polari.online.com writes:

> Does anybody know where I can geta copy of the Air album "80 degrees
> Below 0, Chicago Breakdown",or something like that. 

[Warning: the text below is greater than 78 columns :-)]

This album I believe is still out of print. Look in used and cutout
vinyl bins. The title is 80 Degrees Below 82. The first tune is
Chicago Breakdown by Jelly Roll Morton. Marcel sez it was recorded in
the Bahamas which is how the title came about but my LP sleeve sez
otherwise.

Air                                                       Antilles AN 1007 (LP)
Title: 80 Degrees Below '82                                                    
Recorded: 1/23/1982, 1/24/1982 at Right Track Studios, NYC                     
Released: 1982
With: Henry Threadgill, alto sax                                               
      Fred Hopkins, bass                                                       
      Steve McCall, drums                                                      
Contents: 1) Chicago Breakdown ("Jelly Roll" Morton)                   ( 07:58)
          2) The Traveller (HT)                                        ( 09:28)
          3) 80 Degrees Below '82 (HT)                                 ( 08:02)
          4) Do Tell (HT)                                              ( 09:50)
          Total:                                                       ( 35:18)
Purchased: No Date
Comments: prod Air.                                                            
 
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From: chris@zeus.trad.umn.edu (Chris Deibel)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Re: Erroll Garner
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:38:02 GMT
Organization: Therapeutic Radiology Univ of Minnesota.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1

I've been enjoying Erroll Garner Solo Time!, subtitled The Erroll Garner
Collection volumes 4 & 5.Polygram/Verve/EmArcy 314-511-821-2.
This 2-CD set was recorded on July 7, 1954 in the studios of WWJ radio
in Detroit, Michigan, and was never previously issued.  Concert by the Sea
is a recording of an outdoor concert with inadequate accoustics, however
the music artistry makes up for the lack in technical quality.  I have on
order 
Garner plays Gershwin and Kern.  Other albums include Erroll Garner plays
Misty, Dancing on the Ceiling, Jazz 'round midnight, long ago and far 
away, Compact Jazz.  I don't know how good those are, however.
From: by785@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robin Gibson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Re: r.m.bluenote --> r.m.jazz + r.m.blues (was: rec.music.jazz)
Date: 28 Sep 1992 14:37:03 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: by785@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robin Gibson)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, brummer@dogwood.botany.uga.edu (Charlie Brummer) says:

>I feel the reorganization is an excellent idea.  Even though I like some blues,
>I am not interested enough to read the blues oriented posts.  Further, the
>*ONLY* reason that I ever found this newsgroup was that I knew bluenote was
>a jazz label--and I understand that that isn't the source of the name.  I bet
>more jazz folks would be aware of a jazz group named "jazz" than "bluenote."
>
>Charlie Brummer
>
I agree TOTALLY!  I was looking for a newsgroup that dealt with jazz and
when I inquired and was told about this one, I assumed (because of the
name "bluenote") that it dealt with jazz, solely.  I enjoy an
occassional piece of blues, but I'd love to see a newsgroup dedicated to
jazz and jazz only.
-- 
Robin L. Gibson      gibson@email.ncsc.navy.mil
Coastal Systems Station
Panama City, FL  32407-5000
From: plonsey@sunra (dan plonsey)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: rec.music.creative_music
Date: 6 Oct 92 00:06:27 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley Astronomy Dept.
NNTP-Posting-Host: sunra.berkeley.edu

Though I am wholeheartedly opposed to the splitting of r.m.bluenote,
I think that the discussion that has occurred has been quite worthwhile.
One question which intrigues me is the phenomenon of labeling or
categorization.  Various posters have seen sinister motives lurking
behind the desire to categorize music.  Why?  Perhaps because 
musical categorization has been used to ghetto-ize particular musicians.
Over the years, many important "jazz" musicians have rejected the 
term "jazz" as minimizing their music, preferring instead such names
as "Black Classical Music" or "Creative Music."  Obviously, "jazz"
does not get the respect that "classical music" gets.  
W. Marsalis et al have managed to get some funding (i.e., tangible
respect) for jazz at the cost of selling-out the real creative
forces in the music.  If there's going to be a split in r.m.bluenote,
I'd like to see a group evolve in which I can read about Braxton,
Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, Howling Wolf, Elmore James, Pere Ubu, Fred Frith, 
Alvin Curran, The Molecules and debris.  I'd like to have the group 
called rec.music.creative_music, from which title I would hope
people would know not to post often on W, B, or D Marsalis.  Seems to
me lots easier to separate "creative" from "imitative" music than
it is to separate jazz from blues.

My objections to splitting r.m.bluenote as proposed are primarily that
I don't care to select what I read based on classifications which
were designed for locating specific items to purchase in stores.
I guess I'm hearing that some people think, "I want to read random 
postings about blues--I don't care if it's about SRV, or Robert Johnson,
or Clifton Chenier, so long as it's being marketed under that
name."   I care more about whether a posting raises
interesting questions, or attempts some imaginative analysis than I 
do about its subject.  I prefer to read about music in which I can
hear some evidence of an active imagination.

I think the name "bluenote" is much more
poetic than "jazz" or "blues," in that it conjures up a very specific
image of a period in recorded music, and also it refers to the 
process by which music is made "blue."  I can relate to the 
emotion/sound/color "blue" a lot better than to the word "jazz,"
as jazz no longer has a monopoly on the world of improvised and/or
creative music, or whatever you want to call it.  

Dan Plonsey
plonsey@sunra.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
From: chb@kataadn.cadence.com (Charlie Berg)
Subject: Re: Mark Dresser [was Re: KZSU - 90.1 Stanford/Women in Jazz]
Organization: Cadence Design Systems
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 02:22:29 GMT


Probably also to be found in Don Byron's impending klezmer album, due
out on Electra/Nonesuch.
From: wjh@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (william.j.hery)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Re: Live At Birdland/Alabama
Date: 30 Sep 92 23:46:06 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T

rwd4f@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Rob Dobson) writes:
>Yes, Live At Birdland HAS been re-issued on cd, according to the Fall 92
>Spectrum. Its listed as "Live At Birdland/Half Note", its on Cool 'n Blue
>(NOTE 'Blue' reference in jazz label--yes, there is a special connection)
>and its CBCD 9101.

I don't think that's the same one; MCA has been doing their own re-issues.
There were no Half Note sessions on the MCA/Impulse album.

There are a few different Trane bootlegs around that were recorded live at
Birdland, and my guess is that its another one of those.

BTW, the Impulse Birdland album has Tranes's first version of the great
AFRO BLUE. But with that title, I might be able to talk about it here
much longer :-)

Bill Hery
AT&T Bell Labs
201-386-2362
hery@att.COM
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote,news.groups
From: mjs@fc.hp.com (Marc Sabatella)
Subject: Re: Arrogance in r.m.bluenote (was Re: r.m.bluenote --> ...)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:41:52 GMT
Reply-To: marc@hpmonk.fc.hp.com
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.2 PL6]


As for reading news.announce.newusers being the "manual" and new users being
stupid for not reading the manual, might I observe that not everyone is told
right from the beginning "this is how USENET works".  Many people are handed
a handwritten sheet of instructions on using "rn", or learn from asking the
guy to him, as not all systems have man pages for all software installed on
them, and not all man pages for all newsreading software packages mention
news.announce.newusers.  But in any case, I agree, it seems natural that if
one were looking for a newsgroup on a particular subject (say, "jazz" or
"blues") that one should not be discouraged by the failure of his first guess
("rec.music.jazz"), but might instead, by asking around, find the group soon
enough.  So I have no problem with the name "rec.music.bluenote".

I agree the burden of proof in the matter of the split is on those who claim
it would not detract from the current group by increasing volume through
croos posting, or restricting the types of discussions.  I personally believe
that cross-posting will be minimal (compared to other groups that I have
seen split), and that the types of people who are likely to take part and
benefit from a wider discussion will read both groups, meaning I don't really
see any loss from restricting the scope of the current group.  But I cannot
prove these assertions, nor do feel I have anything to gain by trying.  It is
ironic that some of the initial calls this time around came from "jazz" fans
with little/no interest in "blues" - I cannot really see what would motivate
them in this matter.  Whereas I can sympathize somewhat with "blues" fans who
don't care about "jazz" - the latter, where lines exist, dominates
"rec.music.bluenote".  For those who read news at work, not at home, the
signal-to-noise ratio might appear insufferably low, and I think it is entirely
possible that a large number of "blues" fans are avoiding "rec.music.bluenote"
because of this.  Meaning that traffic on "blues" might well be increased by a
split, once these disenchanted ex-bluenote'rs return.  Which would, I think we
can all agree, would be good.

Note again: I am not, *not*, *NOT* a "purist" in the sense being bandied about
in a disparaging way recently.  I am merely sticking up for those
jazz-indifferent blues fans that I strongly suspect are out there wishing they
had their "own" group.  I don't see the dire consequences of the split that
others do, and I see a chance for some good to come of it.  But I don't feel
strongly enough about it to fight for it.

--
Marc Sabatella
marc@hpmonk.fc.hp.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote