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JerseyEventsJazzOTHER VIEWScontinued from page 47■ I Just Want to Get Paid! (Toy Car – 0110) is atruly engaging album of original songs by drummerDAVE TULL who wrote both music and lyrics for the14 selections, and sings them as well. He is joined onthe album by Doug Webb on reeds, Steve Huffsteteron trumpet, Corey Allen on keyboards and Kevin Axton bass. The songs are a mix of whimsy andsensitivity. There are a few sardonic ruminationsabout life as a jazz musician, “I Just Want to GetPaid,” “You’re Talkin’ Too Loud” and “The MinutesPass Like Hours When You Sing,” each of whichexplores some of the pet peeves that are endemic tocats who toil in the jazz trenches. The vagaries ofcontemporary air travel are the subject of theoccasionally laugh out loud funny “The AirplaneSong.” If you know someone with lots of bread whocomplains about things that most people would dighaving a chance to endure, then you will love “EveryOther Day I Have the Blues.” Tull has a sensitive eyefor the subtleties of personal relationships, especiallythose involving romance. These are not your typicallove songs. They are not full of flowery romanticflourishes, rather cut to the heart of human feelings.One that is particularly memorable is “Where Is Allthe Rain,” a ditty that explores the feelings of lovelost using the weather as a metaphor for emotions.The closing track is a moving expression of parentallove, “Got to Get Home So That I Can See MyChildren.” Tull’s songwriting conjures up the work ofDave Frishberg and Jay Leonhart, witty andperceptive. His singing also recalls Frishberg orHoagy Carmichael, jazz players and songwriters whohave a sense of phrasing that makes the less thanclassic sounds of their voices secondary to theirability to convey the essence of the lyrics. There is alot of pleasure to be derived from this album thatbecomes amplified with repeated listening(www.davidtull.com)Remember that these recordings are not availablethrough NJJS.You should be able to obtain most ofthem at any major record store. They are alsoavailable on-line from the Websites that I haveshown after each review, or from avariety of other on-line sources.JJTell themyou saw it inJersey Jazz!The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University– Newark is the largest and mostcomprehensive library and archive of jazz and jazz-related materials in the world! — a valuableresource for jazz researchers, students, musicians and fans. The archives are open to the publicfrom 9 AM – 5 PM Monday through Friday, but please call and make an appointment.Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers, The State University of NJJohn Cotton Dana Library, 185 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102Web site: newarkwww.rutgers.edu/IJS 973-353-5595calendar:JAZZ RESEARCH ROUNDTABLESA series of lectures and discussions. Programs are free and open to the publicand take place on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Dana Room,4th floor, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University, 185 University Ave., Newark, NJ.Refreshments are served. Information: 973-353-5595. Names in italics are the presenters. Financialsupport for the Roundtable is provided by the Rosalind & Alfred Berger Foundation.■ September 23, 2009: Pianist Marty Napoleon and Trumpeter Randy Sandke — Interview andPerformance■ October 14, 2009: Allen Lowe: When Did the Blues Leave? Looking at Down From Up■ November 11, 2009: Bassist Chris White: A Life in JazzCONCERTS/PERFORMANCEJazz Dialogues: Intimate Improvisations2 – 3:30 PM, Dana Room, Dana Library, Rutgers-Newark (free admission)973-353-5595This series is designed to bring to campus leading jazz soloists in duo and trio settings. Each concertwill include an interview/Q&A segment. IJS will again partner with local schools to give students anopportunity to meet and interact with these noted artists. Funded by a grant from the Rutgers-Newark Cultural Programming Committee.■ October 14, 2009: CHRISTIAN McBRIDE■ November 18, 2009: WARREN VACHÉJAZZ FROM THE ARCHIVESfreeroundtablesfreeconcertsBroadcast hosted by IJS Director, 2007 NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern, every Sunday at 11:00 PM onWBGO Radio (88.3 FM). www.wbgo.org.■ August 30 — Jess Stacy: The Quiet Man of Jazz. Host Annie Kuebler on the great pianist perhapsbest known for his stay with Benny Goodman, but with much more to offer.■ September 6 — Jazz Goes To The Movies, Pt. 1: Tad Hershorn examines the relationship betweenjazz and the cinema focusing on jazz performances on film soundtracks.■ September 13 – Salute to Sal, Pt. 2: Join host Vincent Pelote and guest Don Messina as theycontinue to survey the career of revered pianist and teacher Sal Mosca, who died July 28, 2007.■ September 20 – Happy 80th, Joe Temperley! Dan Morgenstern's birthday salute to the master ofthe baritone sax and bass clarinet (and no slouch on the soprano).■ September 27 – Spotlight on Klemmer: Bill Kirchner focuses on tenor saxophonist JohnKlemmer’s, late 1960s-early ’70s Cadet and Impulse recordings.■ October 4 – Remembering Ahmed Abdul-Malik: Host Ed Berger looks at the fascinating career ofthe man who played bass with Thelonious Monk, Earl Hines and many others, as well as oud on hisown pioneering recordings which presaged "World Music." Includes rare interview clips.■ October 11 – Two Pianos, Four Hands: Bill Kirchner examines the art of the piano duet by playingrecordings by Elmo and Bertha Hope, Kirk Lightsey and Harold Danko, Dick Hyman and Ray Kennedy.October 2009_________________________________ 57