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Juilliard Graduate, Sax player, two-time Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and composer--Teo Macero was all of the above and famous for none of it. But in the early 1960s, after taking a job at Columbia Records, he became one of the era's most celebrated producers. Best known for his long, occasionally combative collaboration with Miles Davis--whom Macero likened to a spouse--Macero had unusual latitude to cut and shape Davis' improvisations, often co-creating pieces. Among the albums he oversaw: Davis' Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way and the monumentally influential Kind of Blue, as well as such...
Associate principal bass player Jon Deak later said he was near tears. So too was assistant concertmaster Michelle Kim, a descendant of a North Korean family. "Tonight I didn't feel South Korean or North Korean, but Korean," she said. U.S. diplomats present were euphoric. Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry, who once presented plans to President Bill Clinton for bombing the North's nuclear sites, gushed that the evening "may have pushed us over the top" when it comes to negotiating about the North's nuclear-weapons program...
...have been playing their best ball of the season as of late. Senior forward Brad Unger and Harris combined for 71 points against Princeton and Penn over the weekend. “I thought that they played their hearts out,” Amaker said of his post players. “I was happy for all our front line guys, but those two in particular.”Not to be overlooked is the recent stellar play of sophomore Jeremy Lin. The guard notched 41 points in two weekend contests and was named Ivy League Player of the Week.Columbia...
...Harvard heads into this double header as winners of three straight games and eight of its last nine. Last weekend saw Harvard record its 15th sweep in series history, rising to the challenges of Princeton and Penn with resounding victories.Junior Katie Rollins, named Ivy League co-Player of the Week after last weekend’s spectacular haul of 42 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals, has now scored 20 points or more in each of her last three games.Rollins spearheads a dynamic Crimson offense, leading the team in average points per game with 11.3. Co-captain Lindsay...
...from freshman forward Rebecca Johnston, Cornell’s leading scorer. Johnston has racked up 16 goals and 15 assists this season, and her 1.29 points per game average is good for fourth in the nation among rookies.Johnston—who is the younger sister of former Crimson player Katie Johnston ’07—was announced as the unanimous choice for Ivy League Rookie of the Year earlier this week.“She’s highly skilled and she’s had international experience,” Cahow said, referring to Johnston?...