T.D.

Hey, I'm warmed up. I spend time on a cryptic crossword forum that has competitions to write cryptic clues for a given word. Today's word was TAEKWONDO and I managed to work in WANKED [Wanked too vigorously for kicks (9)] before seeing this thread.

Long ago (late '80s-early '90s), I occasionally listened to a "Smooth Jazz" radio station, CD101.9 in NYC. Worked as background music. I got the impression that "Smooth Jazz" as a genre has been pretty much absorbed into the broader genre of "Adult Contemporary". Not sure what AC exactly is, though...seems to have overtones of background/bedroom music. I can see a book chapter or section on smooth jazz. I'd actually be interested (to a degree) in its history and development.

Some Feldman recordings I haven't listened to in a long time.

New archival releases:

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/robert-duvall-dies-at-95.html Too many great roles to list, but for some reason The Great Santini is always one of the first I think of.

Somebody recently posted this, so I dug it out. And while I was at it, Both the Corbett vs Dempsey reissues, not OGs. 😁

Cool. I looked up Pittner on discogs. He released 2 albums as leader, LP only to date. One with Takagi/Kako qt. personnel and the other with Kent Carter and French musicians. Both seem hard to find, no offers or recent sales on discogs.

I'd forgotten I own that last one.

In memoriam Catherine O'Hara

From Jazz In Britain Quintessence | John Taylor with Stan Sulzmann and Rundfunkorchester Hannover des NDR | Jazz In Britain

Hadn't listened to this excellent one for a while.

Because I saw a DG blurb and just had to check it out:

I have that quarter-tone piano disc. I recommend this set (many samples at New World Bandcamp page): Thinking about this, likely to pick it up sometime (samples at Another Timbre bandcamp page):

I just ordered the Oliver Lake and the Dave Burrell / Sam Woodyard.