Well, it’s been a long haul but I’m finally in the home stretch. It’s not a page turner and can’t be treated as such. 

As a "younger" regular at the Star Cafe perhaps my name should have been substituted for Joe Albany, although I did meet him there. He showed up on a couple of occasions.

I like the sound of JT’s first album

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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