I was pleased when Lewis Porter asked me for a copy of my 2007 phone interview with Sonny Rollins during the summer, which was done to write a feature in Hot House promoting his 50th anniversary concert at Carnegie Hall. It was published today on his Playback with Lewis Porter Substack page, here is the link: https://lewisporter.substack.com/p/sonny-rollins-phone-interview-with I asked Lewis if I could edit the interview, as phone interviews inevitably have gaffs that would be edited out of a transcription or radio broadcast, but he believes it is important to share the conversation as it happened, He also shared a link to my original Hot House article.  The interview has never been broadcast or shared on line in any form. Merry Christmas, everyone!

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If you want to hear some "liturgical jazz," there is Mary Lou Williams' Black Christ of the Andes.  Below is a link to Gayle Murchison's study of the piece and a link to "St Martin de Porres" https://tools.bard.edu/wwwmedia/fisher-files/Murchison Mary Lou Williams.pdf  

Planning on checking out Lorne Lofsky with Neil Swainson(!) tomorrow on Boxing Day.  This is a 2 guitar quartet with David Occhipinti as 2nd guitar.  Should be interesting.  I'll likely stay for the late night set (Waleed Kush Afro-Jazz) who I've seen a couple of times before.

I liked Blodwyn Pig's Ahead Rings Out. The music was good, but I wanted to make the pig on the album cover my profile icon.  RIP.