“We had a run there for a few years where we could come up with a genre that hadn’t been done before,” Martin told me in an interview several years ago. “It was by definition new music, and although it was based in rock beats, it was no-limits kind of music.”. By the early ’80s, Martin felt that the fusion scene had run its creative course. He decided to devote himself once again to acoustic, straight-ahead jazz via Bebop and Beyond, a repertory band that recorded a series of stellar albums supported by a series of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. On 1991’s “Bebop and Beyond Plays Thelonious Monk” (Bluemoon), Martin created richly textured arrangements rendered with exquisite detail by masters like tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and the remarkable tuba player Howard Johnson. And 1994’s “Bebop and Beyond Plays Dizzy Gillespie,” with pianist George Cables, bassist Jeff Chambers and (alternating) Donald Bailey and Vince Lateano on drums, was the trumpet legend’s last studio recording, though the bulk of the trumpet work was handled by Warren Gale, who never sounded better.

Hollie — She was definitely stronger this week, and the best comment of the night came from my 11-year old son, who said, “She sang it better than Pink, and I would totally buy that song.” Maybe the pre-teen demographic isn’t the group “Idol” is ballet shoes drawing courting, but every little bit helps, Phillip — The looker from the South chose a Maroon 5 tune and channeled Dave Matthews in his performance, I liked it but was left looking for a little more … oomph, Phillip is becoming my comfort food on Wednesday nights, and I’m not sure if that bodes well for his future in this competition, America may be looking for a meal with more kick, so here’s hoping “Idol” voters give him a chance to bring the spice next week..

Chuck Barney’s TV and streaming picks for Dec. 9-15. DON’T MISS: “Elseworlds” — Superheroes unite! It’s time for an epic, three-part mashup of “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “Supergirl.” The crossover fun — and weirdness — begins when Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) wake up one morning and realize they have swapped bodies. So they set off to find out what disturbed the timeline to cause such a radical role reversal and eventually realize they need help from Supergirl (Melissa Benoist). Follow along with “The Flash” (8 p.m. Sunday), “Arrow” (8 p.m., Monday) and “Supergirl” (8 p.m. Tuesday) on The CW.

Narrator Bella Merlin brings to life some of the poetry that inspired these pieces, In performing Benjamin Britten’s hauntingly beautiful “Sea Interludes,” the symphony will also celebrate the 100th birthday of this great British composer, Finally, Berlioz’s “Harold in Italy,” inspired by Byron’s epic poem “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage,” will feature violist Ellen Ruth Rose, Tickets ballet shoes drawing can be ordered at 925-943-SHOW (7469), online at www.lesherartscenter.org, or at the Lesher Center Box Office..

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