Saturday, July 16, 2016

Horace Silver - Señor Blues (Horace Silver, Blue Mitchell & Junior Cook)

Edgar Allan Poe

POE WAS A GENIUS!....I have always admired the incredible works of Edgar Allan Poe.  This gentleman who has been called the inventor of the modern detective story is a profound proponent of quite clever prose.  His two works...'The Fall Of The House of Usher' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart' are masterpieces.  I love the skillful way Poe puts his narratives together.

Friday, July 15, 2016

Raymond Chandler.....Strong Prose Artist

SHREWD...That's the word for Raymond Chandler.  His novels are chic and hit us on so very many levels.  His material is a fine ingredient of our unusual culture.  Two of his works...'The High Window' and 'Playback' are fun jewels in the Chandler ouvre.  I feel energized by Mr. Chandler for he comprehends the art of literary modernistic structure....just like a more recent writing guy, the sharp prose denizen, Mr, Joseph Finder.

Monday, July 4, 2016

Toulouse-Lautrec

THE PROVOCATIVE ART of the engaging French painter, Toulouse-Lautrec has enchanted me for many exciting years.  His firebrand art vision of the tempestuous arena of France's clubs and entertainment centers proves a remarkable aesthetic achievement.  The archaic cultural absurdity we find ourselves enmeshed in now can get vastly bettered by letting ourselves enjoy massively the grand culture shock of the feisty French gentlemen of the incredible worlds of the past.

Independence Day

I HOPE all enjoyed the grand July 4th.

Barry Lyndon Film....Such Creativity

LAST NIGHT WAS BARRY LYNDON FILM GREATNESS. I enjoyed this 'Lyndon' film by the powerhouse  superman director, Stanley Kubrick so very much.  The performance of Ryan O'Neal in the lead role was terrific and meaningful.  There appear so many fine levels in this work of cinematic art.  Kubrick provides the brain so many zesty breakthroughs.  When Turner classic had this one on last evening I was so tremendously happy.

Earl Klugh Live at Java Jazz Festival 2013

Nice Writing

THE GOOD terse writing of Ernest Hemingway is a real joy.  He does not use too many adjectives.  His 'Torrents' is a fine tome.