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I remember one story that Saundra Hummer wrote about – she said she was once walking down the street with a bag that had records she had just bought at a record store. She walked past a group of men who stopped her to ask her what records she had bought, and it turned out that some of those men were musicians on the records she had just bought. If I remember correctly, one of those men was Shorty Rogers.

RIP

Some details from http://www.norahjones.com/: “Coming October 7th, Day Breaks is Norah's sixth solo album and a kindred spirit to her breakout debut Come Away With Me. It finds her returning to the piano and her roots. The album features Blue Note luminaries including saxophonist Wayne Shorter, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, and drummer Brian Blade on a 12-song set that presents 9 new originals alongside covers of songs by Horace Silver, Duke Ellington and Neil Young”

Has anyone already heard the songs that Wayne Shorter has recorded with Norah Jones? (I already know that Norah Jones has been blasted on this forum.)

Have you already seen this video?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e0Fb7qFYmU Loss Prevention specialists converge in coastal Ventura, California where wily shoplifters are wreaking havoc at a legendary record store. And if you think their crimes are outrageous, just wait until you hear their excuses!

I would like to hear how they recorded El Condor Pasa, probably the most famous Andean song. You may have heard the song in the Simon and Garfunkel album Bridge over Troubled Water. But please do not think that Paul Simon wrote the music - the music was composed by Daniel Alomias Robles.

Original Santana band reborn in Las Vegas http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/03/21/original-santana-band-reborn-las-vegas/82098122/

I know many people hated ELP (and Carl Palmer has been trashed many times on jazz forums) - nevertheless, RIP Keith Emerson http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35787187

Santana should've invited vocalist Greg Walker - I am assuming that Walker can still sing like he did 35-40 years ago.

I'm still waiting for the 10 CD boxset of live Santana from 1970 through 1974

Has anyone had a chance to listen to the new Erik Satie boxset, Tout Satie? Any comments? http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9994288&style=music

Why Hendrix's backward stratocastor was awesome: http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/music/a17922/jimi-hendrix-backwards-stratocaster/

Maybe I should point out that I am referring to the guitar playing or guitar solos. I do not mean that Sharrock's band included timbales or that they performed anything that sounded like Black Magic Woman, etc.

The similarities between Sharrock and Santana are quite obvious in the songs “Who Does She Hope to Be?” and “Once Upon a Time”.

Perhaps the project was at least partially funded by Carlos Santana

Jimmy Giuffre

More information here: http://www.npr.org/2014/09/25/351492627/remembering-mandolin-hero-u-srinivas

I have given the Coltrane compilation Spiritual to several ladies. One of them wrote me a thank you note that said, “Coltrane could really play!”

Reminds me of a friend who thought he was helping his wife when he went into her closet and reorganized her shoes in alphabetical order according to the brand name of each pair of shoes. My friend is no longer married.

Many musicians who tour Peru perform the cajon on stage during their concerts in Peru. Last November Ringo Starr was in Peru and performed a cajon solo on stage (during the song “You are Mine”). You can see a photo here: http://elcomercio.pe/luces/musica/ringo-starr-mostro-su-habilidad-cajon-peruano-concierto-lima-noticia-1657678

You can see a good demonstration of the cajon in the Alex Acuña DVD "The Rhythm Collector." Acuña is from Peru and has been playing the cajon for close to 50 years now. He is the same Acuña who was part of Weather Report. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7413529&style=movie

Some used and inexpensive copies of the Simpkins book appear every few years. About 2-3 months ago, I found a used paperback copy of the book at a Half-Price Bookstore in Austin, TX. I bought it for only about $10.

Love Devotion and Surrender Brain Salad Surgery

Has anyone had a chance to listen to the Naxos release, “Duke Ellington: Black, Brown and Beige”? http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8884446&style=music