Well, I for one had a really great Christmas. I spent most of it looking at my baby niece and marveling at the fact that she was so beautiful and starting to respond to my voice, make noises back at me and look around and notice things. I mean, really, how incredibly cool is that. […]
Hello one and all. Thanks again for making 2007 a great year here. I hope I have managed to entertain you a few times, at the very least and, perhaps, opened your eyes to some new music. I hope to continue to do both of those things throughout 2008.
Since I cannot say for sure I will […]
Not too much to write about tonight. I just wanted to drop a quick line to all of my regular readers and wish you a very safe and happy holiday weekend. It’s a crazy weekend. I know, I was out in the crowds just trying to get my grocery shopping done.
So, take your favorite jazz […]
I was doing some poking around online and found some new music you migh like. Of cousre, I also mixed up some medication this morning and instead of taking my acid reflux meds, took a Melatonin pill that has all but put me in a coma all day. As such, I will be lucky to […]
There is nothing quite like Christmas music. You might think that Christmas music and jazz are just mutually exclusive. Well, you would be wrong.
Back when I worked at the college radio station that played jazz, when Christmas time came around, there was a sudden proliferation of jazz CDs and records for us to play. For […]
I love reading entertainment magazines. I hate to admit that I find interviews with movie stars compelling reading. At the very least, I read “Entertainment Weekly” which actually discusses movies and doesn’t just show pictures of whomever Jessica Simpson is dating.
They also provide cool information about things like Miles Davis box sets. Yes, it is […]
First off, I wanted to write to all of you great readers out there and tell you that I am most thankful on this Thanksgiving for all of you. I love writing in this blog and talking about this kind of music. It isn’t always easy. Sometimes coming up with something to write about is […]
I hate to keep shilling for things without being given huge amounts of stuff for free ;-). However, I just did some more shopping for myself and started salivating again for at least three more CD box sets.
1. Miles Davis: in Stockholm, 1960 Complete. Yeah, it’s 4 discs and also features Miles playing with John […]
The Christmas season is here which means people will soon be pestering me for things to buy me for the season. Thankfully, being a fan of jazz, this usually means I can find some jazz box sets or compilations to help round out my collection. As I have mentioned before, those compilations and boxed sets […]
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