September 16–23, 1999 disc quicks|jazz Horace Silver Retrospective (Box Set) (Blue Note) Jazz…Has…A Sense of Humor (Verve) For over 20 years, the bold but accessible Silver Sound — with its blend of bebop with gospel, blues and Latin music —…

September 16–23, 1999 disc quicks|jazz Raphe Malik/Jemeel Moondoc Trio Raphe Malik ConSequences (Eremite) Jemeel Moondoc Trio Tri-P-Let (Eremite) Musicians who take the notion of “free” playing seriously are, consciously or not, under the influence of Ornette Coleman and/or Cecil Taylor.…

September 9–16, 1999 pretzel logic Quick-Draw McLaw They work pretty quickly over at John Sambalino’s place. It usually takes well into the next week before a letter reacting to what we published on Thursday arrives in the mail. But Friday,…

ARCHIVES . Articles September 9–16, 1999 movie shorts Yellowstone Hokey even by IMAX standards, Yellowstone manages to feel like a travelogue even though it’s all set in the same place. Fashioned a historical overview of the exploration of the national…

September 2–9, 1999 disc quicks|world beat Carlinhos Brown Omelette Man (Metro Blue) Born Antonio Carlos Santos de Freitas, Carlinhos took his current surname in honor of James Brown, a major musical influence. Since the singer/songwriter/percussionist burst onto the Brazilian scene…

September 2–9, 1999 six pick Mount Airy Jazz Festival This weekend, some of the keepers of Philadelphia’s jazz history will be doing their bit for the music’s future. Every year, the Mount Airy Cultural Center (MACC) hooks up local youngsters…

August 19–26, 1999 city beat The Where Ship? Project Though long dismissed by the Navy, the legend of The Philadelphia Experiment shows no signs of disappearing. by Frank Lewis The Navy says it never happened. Sailors who served on the…

August 19–26, 1999 city beat The Where Ship? Project Though long dismissed by the Navy, the legend of The Philadelphia Experiment shows no signs of disappearing. by Frank Lewis The Navy says it never happened. Sailors who served on the…

print this article ARCHIVES . Articles August 5–12, 1999 movie shorts The Thomas Crown Affair The old Thomas Crown Affair was a Steve McQueen vehicle, released the same year (1968) as Bullitt, banking on the guy’s extraordinary screen presence: you…