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Anika feels the vibe:

"Still, there’s real value in leaving home and finding a place to listen — not simply hear, but listen —alongside strangers who love the art and spirit of music as much as you do." https://www.salon.com/2026/10/24/the-global-rise-of-listening-bars/

The "unlistenable" recordings will soon be in my hands!

Documentary:

High Times, Hard Times is O'Day's autobiography, she is quite candid about the good and the bad (some of the bad things that happened to her were quite bad), unforgettable.

First time I hear about this: "a traumatic television appearance in 1967, when Brötzmann's free jazz trio was confronted by its mainstream counterparts, the Klaus Doldinger Group" This video is in German, but YouTube lets you hear it in English (i cannot judge the quality of the translation)

Crosby on Coltrane:

Haley Reinhart does her thing:

Cuero Na' Ma

Per YouTube, Dave Holland, Hendrix, McLaughlin, etc. jamming - hopefully, not many people will judge the sound "unlistenable"

Ismael Miranda:

I would not be surprised if soon (next year?) the 4 concerts appear in a "Super Duper Deluxe" Half Note CD package

In my opinion, an excellent document - a great way to start the 100th birthday.

Oscar D'Leon

Larry Coryell recorded his version of The Rite of Spring - some listeners were impressed, some were not impressed.

the company has bought millions of books, sliced off their bindings, scanned the pages, and shredded the originals https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-companies-destroying-books-what-will-this-mean-for-art-1234798445/

Recent interview:

Outtakes from Santana III, 1971

The date goes on my calendar: The Tiberi Tapes are released on 6 November via Impulse!

Melcochita:

Stockhausen's Telemusik - according to some people, this piece influenced Miles Davis

Dolly Parton singing a Woody Guthrie protest song:

Joe Cuba

Hendrix at Woodstock, from another angle, for those who do not know that this video exists:

If I am not mistaken, Jazz at Oberlin is one of the albums that got Brubeck on the cover of Time magazine, back when Time magazine was a big deal.