JaZzArt en València

«Patricia,» was written by Art Pepper in 1978. Art Pepper, born in Los Angeles, California in 1925, started his career playing with Stan Kenton and Benny Carter. From there he went to become one of the great ones of what came to be called West Coast Jazz, along with another great trumpet player, Chet Baker.

He became addicted to drugs in the late 1960’s and joined Synanon, a group to rehabilitate drug addicts. He did return, clean, to recording in the mid 70’s. He wrote his autobiography Straight Life: the Story of Art Pepper in1979, co-written with his then wife Laurie Pepper. It is an exceptional book.

Art Pepper wrote this gorgeous ballad for his daughter, whose name, of course, was Patricia. He died from complications from a stroke in 1982. His health had been negatively affected, and had greatly deteriorated by his prison sentences, fifteen years in three prisons, and his addiction and recuperación. He would die at the age of only 56 years.

Awards received: DownBeat Readers’ Poll, second (to Charlie Parker), best altoist, 1951-52; DownBeat Critics’ Poll, best altoist deserving wider recognition, 1957 and 1977; DownBeat Critics’ Poll, best established altoist, 1980; Swing Journal record of the year, 1980.

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No se habla mucho de Oteiza, pero el si habló bastante. Aquí os voy a presentar, a través de sus ideas, la obra de este escultor de la vanguardia de la década de los 1950…

«…estaba destinado a ser artista. Mi habilidad con el dibujo y mi aversión hacia las matemáticas no eran casuales. Lo mío era más la creación y, a trancas y barrancas, lo he mantenido» (Noticias de Álava)

«Quién avanza creando algo nuevo, lo hace como un remero, avanzando adelante pero remando de espaldas, mirando atrás, hacia el pasado, hacia aquello existente, para poder reinventar sus claves.» (Desconocido origen de la cita)

«El arte no transforma nada, no cambia nada el mundo, no cambia la realidad. Lo que verdaderamente transforma el artista, mientras evoluciona, transforma y completa sus lenguajes, es a sí mismo. Y es este hombre, transformado por el arte, el que puede, desde la vida, transformar la realidad.» (Desconocido origen de la cita)

Creo que nos vamos dando cuenta del carácter de Oteiza y del tipo de artista que fue. Y se nos hace claro una cosa que dijo, y lo voy a parafrasear asi, mas o menos, pues dijo que no estudio escultura para poder realizar el arte del escultor, sino para conocer lo que era la escultura y cuando se hizo escultor, ya sabiéndolo, lo dejo…

Si no conocíais a este escultor vasco, nacido en Guipúzcoa en 1908 y fallecido en Donostia en 2003, te urjo a que busques mas sobre sus pensamientos (y sus libros) y su obra. Obra que influyó, ciertamente, a otro gran escultor vasco, Eduardo Chillida. Estoy seguro que a este lo conocéis mejor…

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Me quedo alucinando cuando veo que tantos, que hablan hasta por los codos, cuando se trata de hablar de los temas que más nos interesan, se callan… Hablar, si puedes y sabes, es un deber y ofende cuando optas por hacer mutis…

What I meant when I said «laugh?» or «cry?» was this. When it comes to thinking about how many people wilfully place themselves in the position of being sympathisers, supporters or members of the communist party, I don’t know whether to laugh at them or cry.

And I take that ambiguous position because there are, generally speaking, two types: The first ones are those who say they are communists (without actually belonging to the Comintern or to any local/regional communist party) and the second ones are those that are card-carrying communists, loyal to their leaders and to their ideology. (There is a third, those who actually take to the jungles/streets to fight for socialism, which is the first of the many building blocks that lead to communism).

I laugh at the first group because most, if not all, have never even set foot on a communist country. They image communism as a panacea to all of the ills of capitalist society. They imagine equality, the end of poverty, and plenty for all to share, equally and according to their needs. They might as well believe that all of this is done with magic. For them resources just exist, as does food, necessities and money. Laughable ad nauseum…

The second group, I cry for them because they have given their support to a cause that has no redemption. Communism has been the greatest evil to ever have existed (and still exists) in the world. History proves that communists have murdered more people in this world than any other political ideology or tyrant. Yet, there are those who are willing to condemn the Fascists and embrace the communists. How does one explain that? They call dictators, that in their opinion, are counter-progressive and right wing, fascists. Yet they call communists progressives. Can one of them please explain to me what progress Fidel Castro brought to Cuba? Or what progress has Maduro brought to Venezuela, or what progress has Kim Jong Un brought to North Korea? Or what progress Stalin brought to the USSR?

The third group I have left out because they are another story completely…

But to all those who would support the «socialist» cause, or «socialism,» thinking that it is benevolent, please be advised that for communists communism is not a complete system, it is a work in progress. Communists build communism and their angular stone is socialism.

And to all those that think the bad ones are the Fascists, (should be were because Fascism died with the demise of Mussolini), please do a little research. Here is what those the progressives support and admire have done in their own countries in order to build communism: Stalin killed 62 million of his countrymen; Mao killed 49 to 78 million of his; Pol Pot killed 1,5 to 3 million; Kim Il Sung, 1,6 million murdered. Fidel Castro, according to the Cuba Archive database, is responsible for the murder of over 10.000 Cubans, although the number greatly increases if one factors in the thousands that perished at sea trying to escape his tyranny.

Looking at the side the progressives hate, one sees staggering numbers (yet much lower than the communists) as well. Understandable as no one should defend totalitarian dictators. Hitler (National Socialism) killed, supposedly, 17 million people and Mussolini (Fascist) killed 2.000 of his opponents. This is why it is important to teach history, real history, to all students everywhere.

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This was the old Miami Beach boardwalk. It is a historical pic as the boardwalk was taken down in 2020. The above is the framed print of the photograph that I took back in 2012. It is available as a print only through my gallery at Fine Art America. You can order it as a framed print or as a canvas print, or in other formats and things. Check out my gallery here and check it often as I change the images periodically. So if you see something you like, take it as it might not be there next time.

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Here is the metal print of this, one of my surreal-expressionist Jazz Art images. It is now available, through Fine Art America, as a fine art print, affordable and quite nice. There are other types of prints and other things as well. Check out my gallery at Fine Art America. This company handles the sale and quickly ships to you.

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Valencia, en la costa mediterránea de la peninsula ibérica es una ciudad privilegiada que goza de la abundancia que no ha dado Dios. Aquí tenemos todo al alcance, el mar, el bosque y las montañas . Para los que busquen el senderismo, tenemos abundantes senderos y para los que quieran disfrutar del sol, del mar y de todo lo que implica estar en el agua, pues tenemos mar, ríos y lagos para satisfacer a cualquiera. Además nuestro clima es gentil y agradable, y nuestros cielos amplios y bellos. Y no solo la capital, Valencia, hablo de toda la Comunitat Valenciana.

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Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian peninsula is a city blessed by God’s ample generosity. Here we have everything, from the sea, to forests to mountains. For those who like hiking there are numerous interesting trails. For those who like the sun, sand, beaches and water sports, there is the sea, rivers and lakes abundantly and enough to satisfy all. And our climate is gentle and agreeable as our beautiful skies. And I am not referring solely to the capital, Valencia, I am talking about the entire Comunitat Valenciana.

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Above is the wood print of my image «Jazzy Lady». This one is among several other images that I have placed in my gallery at Fine Art America. This company I have chosen to create out of my images fine art prints, the only company I have ever used. They handle the sale and ship quickly. Check out my gallery and choose if you like something because I change the images at any time, so if you see it and like it, get it, it may not be there the next time you check. This is a very affordable way to have quality originals in your home or office.

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