Brad

I was out driving yesterday for a prolonged period (dropping my son off at work to visiting a doctor briefly to visiting a record store) and turned on Real Jazz. The host, Mark Ruffin, was talking to Christian Bride. I think they called it a virtual tour or something like that. It was a fascinating two hours. Callers were asking McBride different questions (and the questions were stimulating ones). The show was interspersed with some of McBride’s music, including his A Movement Revisited. I had never heard his music before and I was impressed. This was what radio should be about. Best two hours spent driving in a long time.

I’d say Blue Note is quasi functioning or seems to be.

Ichiban is not bad.

They’re all subsidiaries of UMG.

I saw that in the newsletter. I rarely find anything interesting in it and by the time I do it’s sold.

I listened to the NPR program. Beyond words. I listened to Phil for many years and I just assumed that he’d be around forever and I probably took him for granted. It’s not until someone is gone that you realize how wrong you were and how much you miss him.

It worked for me as well.

The Pyrenees in Huesca, Spain.

Well put. Phil affected my jazz life in immeasurable ways. I had the privilege of listening to him for years as I drove to work. It is indeed fortunate that we still have his website to get needed fixes of Birdflight.

Just listened, coincidentally, to the one produced by Acoustic Sounds.

Steve Schwartz and Michael Fitzgerald have put together a discography interspersed with quotes. Some of those who helped are members here. https://jazzmf.com/art-blakey-chronology-and-the-jazz-messengers/

A documentary about Oscar Peterson — Oscar Peterson: Black + White — is coming to Hulu on February 15. Here’s the trailer.

I have tinnitus but don’t generally have problems falling asleep. Invariably I will nod off with the book I’m reading.

I never heard of BTS either. I figured it didn’t stand for Bacon Tomato Sandwich. Boy groups? No, thank you. I never stopped listening to CDs, or buying them. They’re still the most convenient way to listen to the music.

39. There was a thread about it a few years ago.

It all depends on how much you want to spend. I have a Nitty Gritty Vacuum Cleaner but it’s not inexpensive. I used to have a Studebaker and it did a nice job and it was only around $40. In the same vein is a Spin Clean but it’s a bit more expensive. In my opinion a wet clean is best but you can buy ones that just do a dry clean. If you look on Hoffmann you can find a lot of suggestions. Here’s a thread from a couple of years ago on cleaning records.

They all fit the bill!

Never heard of this before.

Last night I ran across a graphic comic book that Blue Note is producing with Z2 Comics called Enter the Blue. Z2 is the same company that published the Charlie Parker in California book. More information here: Blue Note Records Enter the Blue Graphic novel tells supernatural tale inspired by Blue Note Records

I wonder if they have the authority to sell any prints now. I’m planning to go to a frame store as well.

He finally saw the light.