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Hi,I have another jazz podcast. Really reflects a lot of what I've been listening to a lot lately. After years of listening mostly to older jazz and classic jazz artists, I've really begun to switch and listen to new…Ok, I'll check that out later today. Thanks.It's increasingly hard to stay apolitical in light of all that's going on. The US government shutdown affects some of my friends directly (unpaid leave), and may affect all of us in very direct ways. C'mon, let's get this government back in ope…As part of my New Year's resolutions, I was going to concentrate on writing more and doing more essays here. That's yet to start, as I find it hard to come up with things to say on a weekly basis: how's the weather; what am I doing today? It do…It's the start of a new year, and what a year it's been already. Temperatures around here have been extremely cold (someone wondered, as they were looking at temperatures, if we had switched to the Celsius scale, with highs on a couple of days …I still have 2017 music that I haven't put out on a podcast. This time: Jazz. It was a good year for jazz, and some of my favorite tunes appear on the pod today. I listen to many kinds of music, and this is music that makes me happy.
Revisiting - did…
My way to start …Happy 2018! We've made it (almost). 2017 was...something. 2018 should be better - let's all resolve to make 2018 a better year. I think that's it for me - 2018 will be better than 2017. Can we agree on this, at least? I have other individual go…Merry Christmas, everyone! In lieu of cards let this post serve as my Christmas wish to all of my friends. The Northeast has had snow, freezing rain (checks weather report) - more snow to come, then a deep freeze for New Year's Day - it's winte…It's still 2017 for 11 more days. This year has flown by - and who thought that would happen? To wrap up the year, I've got yet another set of music released in 2017. We start out Afro-heavy, as we spend some time in Africa(without Toto) for ha…
Emusic reissue - from Chet Baker records - hope it's the family that is getting the pennies from thes…
Catching up on some of the best jazz of the year- according to the best of lists. First up - Ron MIles with…Well, Christmas is a week away. Is everyone ready? I am, but that's because we don't buy a lot of presents, or do much to celebrate. I have to help with a breakfast this coming Friday, so I'll prepare my menu and buy what I need today (and Thur…Ho-ho-ho. Old Santa Claus here with an early gift for y'all. I decided to put together a Christmas song podcast for all my friends, and I did it with mostly a traditional song theme - no weird tunes on this year's edition of the pod. So when yo…
Feeling nostalgic - …Hello from the frozen tundra. We really did have freezing rain after a couple of inches of snow - actually, once you get past the crust (easily broken up by walking around a bit), it's easy to shovel away. No snowblower for me today (and hey, I…
Feeling nostalgic - …
Listened earlier to the new Anat Cohen (Happy Song), moved onto this one. Nice use of old chestnuts to brin…Had our first snow yesterday. I know that I should curse the gods and think about my back, but I love the first snows of the year (as long as they're of a reasonable amount - looks like about 3 or so inches- if it were a major snow storm...). T…017 was a surprisingly strong year for music. I didn't find any transcendent albums, but there was a lot of good music. So much so, in fact, that my end of the year podcasts will be expanded to at least 3 different podcasts - we'll start with t…Just saw (and purchased) some Art Tatum albums for 99 cents apiece - there are 7 of them starting in 1930 and going up - albums done by label (Brunswick, Columbia, etc.). Not sure that they'll stay at 99 cents, so I picked 'em up quickly. Here's the…We've moved into the time where I drive into work in the dark and come home in the dark. The seasons don't seem to change quickly: it is a gradual change that comes up slowly, but then once enveloped, one feels that it has always been that way.…Hey, time to drop another jazz podcast. These are mostly upbeat, happy tunes to get you moving. We all need a little motivation on some days, and maybe this will be good to get you motivated to do whatever needs to be done.
How was your Thanksgiving? I had a good Thanksgiving, thank you. Had a 35-pound turkey that we dug into. Afterwad my wife and I took our son back to Boston so he could work on Friday (restaurant industry only had a brief respite). The Thanksgiv…Could be - Mark E. Smith is a perennial for sure - kind of a winter man, really.The chill winds of November have changed the weather in the area from unseasonably warm to very cool, if not downright cold. Hats and gloves have been pulled out as we get accustomed to the new season - Fall has arrived.…
Streaming the new, and last, Sharon Jones album.
