Hugs at Wall Street Charging Bull

-Sculpture by Maestro Arturo di Modica-
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums

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Portraits V

[This series was shot in the Wall Street Bull area]

THE CURRENT CHALLENGE

Fri Dec 07, 2012

This week's challenge:
'Close'.

“Freedom is not a constant attribute which we either "have" or "have not."  In fact, there is no such thing as "freedom" except as a word and an abstract concept. There is only one reality: the act of freeing ourselves in the process of making choices.  In this process the degree of our capacity to make choices varies with each act, with our practice of life.”  ― Erich Fromm

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Portraits IV

[This series was shot in the Wall Street Bull area]

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Dave Brubeck Dies at 91 

Posted 12/5/2012

Dave Brubeck, pianist, composer and bandleader, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 5, at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Conn., one day before his 92nd birthday. Brubeck died on his way to “a regular treatment with his cardiologist,” said longtime manager-producer-conductor Russell Gloyd.

Brubeck’s career spanned more than 60 years, comprising nearly the entire existence of American jazz since World War II. He was revered for recordings with his legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet, including “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo à la Turk.” The album, on which they appeared, Time Out, became one of the best-selling jazz recordings of all time. He was revered for his daring use of rhythm and unusual time signatures, both of which transcended previous conceptions of swing rhythm.

Brubeck was born on Dec. 6, 1920, in Concord, Calif. His mother was a classically trained pianist who introduced him to the instrument at a young age, and he was performing professionally by the age of 13. Brubeck enrolled as a zoology major at the College of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., but became highly involved in the school’s music department. From 1942–1943, he led the school’s 12-piece big band.

Around the same time, Brubeck began to study classical composition at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., under French composer Darius Milhaud. Brubeck’s studies under Milhaud subsided during World War II, when in 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He led a service band in Europe, was discharged in 1946 and then resumed his musical training. Brubeck’s studies with Milhaud influenced his experimentation with odd time signatures and classically inspired counterpoint.  [see full history in: Down Beat]

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