Holy Ghost

LOVE Chet, but wow, blown away with this story. Just another fucked upped dude on the street. Its painful to hear that, wow, thanks for sharing.

Pim, no way I'm condoning this behavior; I lost a good friend, from this BS, I am not glorifying this way of behaving; Chet was doomed ( he had no real friends but fellow junkies) A close friend of mine, lived this life (he was a rocker) but he couldn't quite live the life style. He drank too hard, and punished his wife (with drinking only, she went on and remarried) It's real and it sucks. Chet blew everything. He had it all, but blew everything. Sad.

Easy, he doped, to deal with the down time, yet got girls and fame in the meantime. I do not have the book handy, but it has been researched.

Love Chet, dude lived the life, and made amazing music along the way. Side note: Has anyone seen Chet live?

Agree. Can listen to Chet any time. Love this dude from the start to the end. Proposed to my now wife, with "It Could Only Happen to You: Do it the Hard Way."

Agree. To me, this is "aggressive" hard bob. Still dig it. Weirdly, wish Kenny Dorham was there....

Bob Brookmeyer and Friends-Columbia/Legacy-1964

Start the morning with Run DMC then Kenny Burrell, Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas, Argo 1966.

Being a huge Velvet Underground and Lou Reed fan, Walk on the Wild Side, that base line, and it may came from somewhere else (I don't care) is the best.

Nope! Christmas gift today. Love it!!! No probs with the bass. So Coltranish, so much like In 'n' Out type 64'ish. Joe Henderson is pretty out there for Joe Henderson.

Sorry if I'm posting stuff already posted, but wow what a cool clip:

If not posted, over 30 mins of that 1966 Berlin concert. Wow!!!! What, we only got to see a minute of this concert in that AA doc 20 years ago or so? Answer is yes 😐

This dude is remarkable for his age. Almost 17, and he already for grad school. Something else.

For my son. Chuck Mangione. Feels so Good-A & M. This dude digs Chuck Mangione, who I liked in the 70's, when I was his age. Awesome. Great kid!

Thinking back at all the Brooks dates that sat in the can, the other three, sans True Blue, are gems too. I was a kid growing up in the 70's and grew up in sunny Florida, and this was on the radio all day long. George Benson-Breezin'. No shame, love it. Another very missed: David S. Ware-Mikuro's Blues-Columbia.

Earlier, Replacements-Alex Chilton-Pleased to Meet Me-Reprise Now, New Order- 586-Power Corruption and Lies-Quest (Quincy Jones's label!)

A surprise on that list, and love college/alternative rock was Slim Dunlop. Love the Replacements, never thought he could fill Bob Stinson's shoes, but respected his musicianship.

Holy What The Hell? LOL'S totally forgot about McGriddle's! Like, my grandfather drove 18 fucking miles out of his way to get that sandwich. Dude was a madman, driving somewhere idk 100 miles an hour, speed to get that goddamn sandwich. Like it was next best thing since slice bread. Like he needed a McRibb right now!! I was 10 and he was nuts, but I went along because it was funny to see him freak out with my grandmother in the front seat yelling at him to slow down!, like she being saying Sandy! Speed limit's 80 here! And this dude is driving almost a 100mphs plus, in a 1976 Lincoln Town Car, for this fucking sandwich!

I don't know why my grandfather was obsessed with McRibbs, this is about 1988, but we wound up driving to Corning, NY to get one, I was about 10 at the time, and it was really gross, and he swilled it down with Root Beer....gross!! Albert Tootie Heath died this year???

That one Connoisseur series (1998?) that included Grant Green's Solid and Hank Mobley's Third Season? What a great little reissue season that was.

Thinking back at all the Brooks dates that sat in the can, the other three, sans True Blue, are gems too. Love this record. Passing Ships, Pax, what amazing stuff.

Yeah, especially the ones that sat in the can.

This is how we start Christmas: Cliff Habian and Vince Guaraldi.

Haydn, CD 2 String Quartets, OP 64. NOS. 1-3. Pilz Compact Disc, Kranzberg/Germany.

Terrific music. Really enjoying these records way more than I did nearly 25 years ago, and the actual recording dates are 65 + years old now. Wow.