An experiment in sound and sometimes musicTumblr (3.0; @randallopry)http://randallopry.com/RandallOpryhttp://feedburner.google.com<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksr28mmPKO1qzspguo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pirate Keyboard has only one key!</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/45EQIVqD53E/236111966http://randallopry.com/post/236111966Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:36:22 -0500http://randallopry.com/post/236111966<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksn95pzrqC1qzspguo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This Friday!</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/z3KOdGnAsJc/234012735http://randallopry.com/post/234012735Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:25 -0500flyershttp://randallopry.com/post/234012735<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7453778&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7453778&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7453778&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/u7bHUQU2FJQ/234011783http://randallopry.com/post/234011783Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:10 -0500videoshttp://randallopry.com/post/234011783<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kse5koAg2R1qzspguo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My piano students are playing in this next week at Nuci’s Space.  Should be great. Check it out!!</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/TDexbtQDnZk/229054653http://randallopry.com/post/229054653Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:19:35 -0400flyershttp://randallopry.com/post/229054653<object width="400" height="225"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9NjkyNTI2NDYxJms9U3VZcnUmYT05NzAzMTQxX1JvVGMyJnU9YnJ1c3NhY2s=" /><embed src="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" flashvars="s=ZT0xJmk9NjkyNTI2NDYxJms9U3VZcnUmYT05NzAzMTQxX1JvVGMyJnU9YnJ1c3NhY2s=" width="400" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://athensjazz411.tumblr.com/post/223262572/clarence-cameron-with-the-carlton-owens-trio-at" target="_blank">athensjazz411</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Clarence Cameron with the Carlton Owens Trio at the Square One Fish Co. Athens GA USA. Sunday, October 25, 2009.</p> </blockquote>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/HE0jVO1KOrE/223429921http://randallopry.com/post/223429921Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:16:45 -0400videoshttp://randallopry.com/post/223429921<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Zn-P0ZH3_M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Zn-P0ZH3_M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Hilarious to hear Bill Cosby talking about his experience as a jazz drummer.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/3-TFmD8gGdQ/215731739http://randallopry.com/post/215731739Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:43:36 -0400jazzhttp://randallopry.com/post/215731739<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krl51qmKPO1qzspguo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My grandfather turns 94 tomorrow, this is him on his tractor today down at st. simons. Awesome!</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/GtpRNhpqAIw/214299654http://randallopry.com/post/214299654Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:17:29 -0400http://randallopry.com/post/214299654<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/3975694499_57a55df78e.jpg" height="332" width="500"/></p> <p>Got a bunch of upcoming shows in the next month.  As always, I play brunch at Square One every sunday with Carlton and Dennis.  This Monday I’ll be at the Melting Point with the Latin Group Cubata and in a few weeks the first gig for Ashley Wills’ new band ‘Big ‘Spenders”  at Go Bar! (Ashley Wills-Vocals, Ben Wills-Bass, Rand Lines-Guitar, Nick Robbins- Drums)</p> <p>Check the show schedule on the side of randallopry.com for more details</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/qHbDWq5XJEs/208507673http://randallopry.com/post/208507673Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:27:21 -0400gigshttp://randallopry.com/post/208507673<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr7mxvSjUw1qzdgc5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://athensjazz411.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">athensjazz411</a>)</p> <p>poster I designed for upcoming show at melting point on Monday. Gonna be a great. Music by Dafnis Prieto, Bud Powell, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, and MORE.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/sUWdNN8eOLE/208500839http://randallopry.com/post/208500839Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:17:57 -0400http://randallopry.com/post/208500839<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqam17E3Iz1qzdgc5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://athensjazz411.tumblr.com/post/192895877/wuog-90-5-on-air-now" target="_blank">athensjazz411</a>:</p> <blockquote>WUOG 90.5 on air now!</blockquote>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/_1kf0HHNcMY/192967408http://randallopry.com/post/192967408Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:09:41 -0400http://randallopry.com/post/192967408<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqagjsItm31qzspguo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m playing on WUOG’s Jazz in the lobby in two hours (at 7pm).  I’ll be playing with Carlton Owens and Dennis Baraw <a target="_blank" title="Wuog" href="http://wuog.org/"><a href="http://wuog.org/" target="_blank">http://wuog.org/</a></a></p> <p>Let me know if you want me to give a shout out and I will</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/hhbspIvSjUw/192816460http://randallopry.com/post/192816460Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:19:04 -0400jazzhttp://randallopry.com/post/192816460““we could talk or not talk for days and still find things to not talk about.””<br/><br/> - <em>Best in show</em>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/Zt4Qi8Ekmeg/187267507http://randallopry.com/post/187267507Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:28:24 -0400http://randallopry.com/post/187267507<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="266" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1520470&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1520470&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1520470&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="266"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Hudson and I made this a year ago at St. Simons. Ashley provided the high five.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/eVGh9EZHLVE/182847121http://randallopry.com/post/182847121Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:28:51 -0400videoshttp://randallopry.com/post/182847121<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpmax9bZ9P1qzspguo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m displaying my photographs at White Tiger in December.  Going through a bunch of old ones and figuring out what I want to do.  This one of katie is pretty cool</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/Iwf8mqOsK5s/182214917http://randallopry.com/post/182214917Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:15:09 -0400photoshttp://randallopry.com/post/182214917<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://randallopry.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/176590799/tumblr_kp5ge1hFqH1qz4rlz&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/174826744/star-spangled-king" target="_blank">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2 id="inthebathtubtheothernight...">“…in the bathtub the other night…”</h2> <p><b>Warning</b>: For deep music nerds only.</p> <p>Studio outtake from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Gould" target="_blank">Glenn Gould</a>’s 1955 recording of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldberg_Variations" target="_blank">The Goldberg Variations</a>, in which he describes and performs a <a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/172863139/goldberg-variations-variatio-30-quodlibet-a-1" title="Okay: 'quodlibet'" target="_blank">mashup</a> of “God Save the King”<a href="#fn:fn1" id="fnref:fn1" title="see footnote" class="footnote" target="_blank">1</a> and “The Star-Spangled Banner.”</p> <p>I’ve tweaked the levels to make Gould’s voice more audible, but otherwise this is just Gould dicking around between takes.</p> <p>If you’re as simple and musically unsophisticated as I am, it’ll help to listen a couple (or 50) times in order to really get what he’s doing here,<a href="#fn:fn2" id="fnref:fn2" title="see footnote" class="footnote" target="_blank">2</a> but the payoff is wild.</p> <p>This man’s work alternately hurts and blows my mind.</p> <hr> <ol> <li id="fn:fn1"> <p>aka, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”<a href="#fnref:fn1" title="return to article" class="reversefootnote" target="_blank"> ↩</a></p> </li> <li id="fn:fn2"> <p>Hint: try singing along<a href="#fnref:fn2" title="return to article" class="reversefootnote" target="_blank"> ↩</a></p> </li> </ol> </blockquote>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/xpg6svXYiUE/176590799http://randallopry.com/post/176590799Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:49:26 -0400reblogshttp://randallopry.com/post/176590799<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112060124">Upcoming Circulatory System Album, Have a listen!</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/tNiPx2ZF5ck/171363373http://randallopry.com/post/171363373Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:57 -0400http://randallopry.com/post/171363373<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kov0eo9b6f1qzvqipo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://juliasegal.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">juliasegal</a>)</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/LkvhneVMIMU/170122818http://randallopry.com/post/170122818Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:05:42 -0400http://randallopry.com/post/170122818<script src="http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.js?mediaId:109858;width:480;height:392;" type="text/javascript"></script><br/><br/><p>“What’s opera doc.”  Wagner meets Bugs Bunny.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/oMEgZoE7VnI/168988854http://randallopry.com/post/168988854Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:34:37 -0400videoshttp://randallopry.com/post/168988854<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_komysnUlK11qzspguo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>my online persona (via <a href="http://personas.media.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Personas</a>)</p> <p>online, fame, movies, music.  hahaha</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/MI5KGFlHsko/166661537http://randallopry.com/post/166661537Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:17:11 -0400http://randallopry.com/post/166661537<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_komyk9g96K1qzspguo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandallOpry/~3/0aJCl-nDmlY/166658641http://randallopry.com/post/166658641Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:12:09 -0400photoshttp://randallopry.com/post/166658641