Feather Roof of the Seem-less Nature of K.W.

[Darcy]

At 9:07 AM -0800 12/12/98, ( ~ ) wrote:
>Nudeants at aol.com wrote:
>
>Speaking of Wheelers.....are you a Kenny Wheeler fan, Matt? I believe he
>titled an album Nudeants many years ago didn't he?......well, didn't he?
>
>Welcome to the dants.

That's Keith Jarrett's record, "Nude Ants."  Very Wheeleresque title,
though -- some of his other titles include a musical palindrome, "Kyayk,"
and a convoluted pun on the name of Rashaan Roland Kirk, "Aspire" (a spire
= tower of a church; church = kirk).  He might in fact have got Jarrett
started on the pun thing, 'cause when Wheeler and Steve Coleman were in
Dave Holland's band, Steve started doing it, too -- one of his tunes is
called, "Wights Waits For Weights."

Anyone with a passing interest in jazz should check out Kenny Wheeler.  All
of his albums on ECM are superb.  A very original voice, both as improviser
and composer.  And a helluva nice guy, to boot.

- Darcy


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