Jason Bivins

When my uncle passed in 85 we took his records home. A bunch of Monk and Bill Evans, but I wasn't feeling them at the time. Couple years later, first semester in college, it was Inner Mounting Flame that turned me around. From there, a series of fusion mixtapes curated by a dearly departed friend, then Coltrane Live at Birdland and that's been all she wrote.

My goodness, what shocking news. Amazing player and one year *younger* than me. Whew. Rest in peace, JD.

RIP.

Shameless self-promotion, but my fourth book was published last week. I've returned to writing about religion and politics, and I'm pretty proud of this one. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/embattled-america-9780197623503?cc=us&lang=en&

Apologies if I missed this somewhere in the thread, but for those who purchase digitally the entire Two Ts for a Lovely T box is available on Amazon for 15 clams.

Just spun it a couple days ago, very good indeed. Plus there's a Sly Stone cover!

Almost too many to consider, but one that really gets me is the Paul Motian Trio's performance of "Folk Song for Rosie" from the 95 VV set.

Damn it! I'm deeply, deeply saddened by this news. A great, great human as well as a beautiful musician. Rest easy, my friend.

Burning version of "Dr. Jackle" on that one, Jim.

Bad take on Sco. So he uses a chorus pedal. He's a terrific player. I don't care for the chorus that much but it doesn't mar my appreciation for his work.

RIP.

Just awful. RIP, sir.

Starebaby night one is a must for my crew. But as always, TOUGH decisions.

Ain't it true? My friends and I have taken to calling it FOMO Fest.

Just signing on to agree how demoralizing it is to still be having some version of this conversation after nearly two freaking years. As I tell my students on the first day of the semester (in a purple state, at a university with no vax mandate), you have approximately 12 mandatory vaccines in your body right now just to attend this school, and you're gonna raise questions about the efficacy of science mid-stream? Social media and lying politicians are doing a fine job at undermining trust in everything.

Devastated. The funkiest critic ever, and a major source of inspiration. Rest easy, sir, and thanks.

Damn. RIP, sir.

Great topic! I'd add: Silke Eberhard Liz Albee Jen Shyu

Amazing! Looks like those of us who missed out on the Blue Notes box in 2008 can now score the individual albums.

Same with my wife. She even had some taste and breathing issues. We're quarantining. I'm pretty positive I brought it home from campus last week, since my wife basically doesn't go anywhere (immunocompromised). Thankfully she's feeling okay today.

So sorry for your loss, Larry. It's the worst.

RIP.

Very sad news. Got to know him a bit over the years too, though not nearly to Cliff's extent, and always really dug our interactions. Not to mention his terrific music. Rest easy, sir.

Hoping for the best of all outcomes, John.

RIP.