Collaboration between Margaret Almon and Wayne Stratz
Rainbow is another word that does not need letters, but it does take some time to pick out colors. We have made some rainbows here at Nutmeg Designs. Hope you are ready to experience some color.
One of the first jazz LP's I bought was The Modern Jazz Quartet's Blues On Bach. One of the few LP's which I also own on CD. One of the first jazz concerts I saw was the same band, which featured Milt Jackson on vibes. Here they play Gershwin with a special guest:
3. WHAT ABOUT THOSE PEDALS...
The damper pedal is connected to a damper bar which prevents the instrument from sustaining a note. Press the pedal and let the sound linger. OK, too simple for you, read on.
4. CREEPIEST CD COVER...
... by a vibe player we have seen, Stefon Harris:
5. LOCAL PHILLY VIBES...
Tony Miceli playing with some other local folk we enjoy hearing:
6. NOT JUST FOR MEN...
Cecilia Smith put on quite a tribute to Mary Lou Williams last year at Montgomery County Community College.
7. TONIGHT AT MCCC... Bobby Hutcherson plays vibes along side pianist Cedar Walton.
The reason that rainbows are somewhat rare is that you will only see them when there is rain in front of you and somewhat in the distance, and the sun is behind you and fairly low on the horizon. from here
We saw more rainbows in three years in western Oregon than I may see in the rest of my life.
200 degree double rainbow found on flickr ...
the way to the antisolar point ...
Sassy rainbow jazz...
The rainbow design I drew for Mosaic Woman back when we celebrated our 10th...
rainbows as hope...
The Bible tells us that the rainbow is a reminder from God that there will be no Godly attempts to destroy the planet. The other night at 2:30 am I was not very hopeful. I live in a flat town famous for our wet basements. And as I lied in bed listening to an amazing seemingly unending deluge I knew the water was flowing down below me. But I also knew there were those who lived close to flowing water who had much greater concerns.
Today we woke to not a rainbow but a crisp sunny October day. Maybe God sends those too.
Last June we walked a good distance in some amazing heat to get to the Library of Congress to see... yes, mosaics. But we also stumbled across an exhibit about the Gershwins. This was George's piano... can you imagine...
