I am the last one if it´s about fan of Oscar Peterson, but the few I can listen to is with Brown and Thigpen, where he is not so overwhelming. Night Train and We Get requests is more spare, more inside music than just banging all then 88 keys
The first pre-season game is tomorrow with a 3:00 pm eastern kickoff. Riders vs. Stamps. You can watch it here.
https://www.cfl.ca/2026/05/14/preseason-week-1-saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-calgary-stampeders/
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Tips on watching pre-season games.
https://www.cfl.ca/2026/05/17/5-things-to-watch-during-cfl-preseason-games/
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Sask analysis
https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-may-17-2026/
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Sherman Lewis has died at 83. I had his bubble gum card in 1964. RIP.
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The more I am involved my self in jazz being in increasing demand since I have that damn good band "Bop-Explosion", the more I get tired of regular straight ahead for LISTENING.
My faves now are especially those who have a very spiritual side of it. Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Albert Ayler.
My own band started playing bop type music, but I got rid of it and compose other, my own stuff, and for listening records like this one thrill me, or make me believe, pray.....
this one I have. But my favourite Bird is the CBS double LP "One Night at Birdland". Just longer solos, more interesting sidemusicians who sound good in top form.
But as a starter, I also had the Bird Savoy. But even then it sounded a bit oldfashioned from the sound, I mean the drums are not very well recorded.
I like on "Birdland" the magic of Art Blakey´s drums very much.