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Nebraska-born bassist Marc Johnson emerged in the 1970s, playing with piano legend Bill Evans. Since then he has served as a steady if largely overlooked sideman in numerous small groups. On this album, only his third as a bandleader, Johnson slides contentedly into the backseat, allowing the other members of a distinguished ensemble, including saxophonist Joe Lovano and guitarist John Scofield, to steer the listener through 10 intricate, moody melodies. The tempo rarely rises above a moderate shuffle, giving Lovano and Scofield space for lush, lilting solos, while Johnson, pianist Eliane Elias and drummer Joey Baron conjure a swirling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: 5 CDs That Really Swing | 10/9/2005 | See Source »

...somehow still infinitely listenable. It is a capability that sets him apart as a unique performer with more than a few great performances. So, when an engineer at the Library of Congress recently discovered a supposedly lost 1957 recording of the Thelonious Monk Quartet performing with tenor sax legend John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, jazz fans were foaming at the mouth...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Review Of The Week: Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane | 10/7/2005 | See Source »

...open-jawed feline, with a child either resting in its chest or being devoured. The placid expression on the child's face and the steady posture of the animal suggest that the non-violent interpretation is the correct one. In fact, the piece may allude to an ancient Chinese legend about a tigress adopting a human baby. The early bronze workers certainly knew how to convey animal brutality when they wanted to, as illustrated in two small ornaments nearby that depict fierce tigers attacking defenseless deer. The museum also features an exceptional collection of tomb figures, or mingqi, especially from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Random Passions | 10/4/2005 | See Source »

Jacobs isn't the only guy trying to sell boats. In Springfield, Mo., another tournament bass-fishing legend, Johnny Morris, had established a mail-order company called Bass Pro to sell lures. Then, in 1978, Morris started a company called Tracker Marine that sold fully rigged bass boats (boat, motor, range finder, trolling motor, trailer, etc.) on a one-stop basis. Morris had opened a retail store on the site principally to give fishermen something to do when they came to Springfield to pick up their boats. In 1981, Morris changed outdoor retailing by establishing a combination sporting-goods store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riding the Bass Boom | 10/3/2005 | See Source »

...self-published 2002 collection of poems, The Era of Brainwashing, his work went mostly unnoticed. If not for the Internet, Zheng, now 57, might still sit in his mildewed sixth-floor walk-up near the Manchurian city of Dalian, surrounded by bookshelves of Russian literature, tapping verse onto his Legend computer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Web Watchers | 10/3/2005 | See Source »

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