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Moving on to something with full production that I wanted to hear on the system, Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You” on Tamla cd. This album owes a ton to Leon Ware, and is a tribute to his passion for Janis Hunter, who was Slim Gaillard’s daughter. I’m enjoying revisiting this one, it’s been a while.

Walking up to the warmth of a 65 degree morning. My wife fell asleep in front of the new TV we got yesterday--I retired my Sony bought fifteen years ago. Starting off the day with a compilation I made of appearances by Ed Motta in the Lumiar Records series of collecting new interpretations of songs by Brazilian composers. Also featured within this compilation are appearances by Hermeto Pascoal and Jacques Morelenbaum.

disc one: Lapis and Scraps

Being a vinyl man in this respect, I am rounding up one by one the 6 "Charlie Parker on Dial" LPs on Spotlite. So I'd second the recommendations for the 4-CD set which more or less duplicate the original LPs. Particularly at that price for U.S. buyers. However, personally adn after all these years I am still not sure if I'd want to listen to that many alternates for most of the tracks each time, so I still hang on to my "master takes" versions as well. And would do so for the Savoys as well. There are moments when the music still strikes you most intensely when you listen to the tunes in their original release context.

This one is among my recent arrivals here, but in the stack of the "to listen to" to-do list. Time to listen to it now, I guess. Same for the "Ben Webster Meets Don Byas" of which I obtained a SABA original. After having read what's been written about this session in the Don Byas biography I think you cannot help listening to this record with somewhat "different" (or should I say "nuanced" ) ears.

It is amazing that this is one of the last of the old message boards still going. There was a stage about ten years ago when the kids were romanticising the early days of the internet with their message boards.

Combine stories https://www.cfl.ca/2026/03/20/5-bold-predictions-for-the-2026-cfl-combine/ https://www.cfl.ca/2026/03/20/4-debate-worthy-prospects-to-track-at-the-cfl-combine/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/scouting-the-roughriders-needs-at-the-cfl-combine-special-teams/ ***** Folarin Orimolade and Stavros Katsantonis have been elected to the union's executive board. https://3downnation.com/2026/03/20/folarin-orimolade-stavros-katsantonis-elected-to-cflpa-executive-board/ ***** The details of Dru Brown's contract have been leaked. IMO, he is the quarterback in the hot seat this year. https://3downnation.com/2026/03/21/exclusive-dru-brown-contract-details-for-2026-cfl-season-with-ottawa-redblacks/

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I'm here, FWIW

We're the Millers

The Last Thing He Told Me - Apple+

Today, the Fort Worth Afro-American Roots Music Festival, the area's best music festival. I heard: The Sable Sisters (with Kaia Kater), Ann Harris, Jake Blount, and Sunny War. The Sable Sisters and Sunny War were both really great. Ann Harris, on solo violin and vocals, was also impressive.

The McCoy track, while good, is sorta an outlier. I like Japanese comps of Blue Note work for their track selection. Always a few (if small) surprises.

See You At The Fair

The Spotlite set is warmly recommended. I like the Japanese edition. Purchase (for now) right here.

Peaky Blinders movie - Netflix

I've seen Rathbun perform many times but it's been a long time since he toured around here. Maybe this is why?