ghost of miles

Saddest Opening Day ever.

Up for Moody's birthday (born on this day in 1925): Blues For Moody: A Musical Remembrance Of James Moody

Same here on both counts!

Well do ya punk?

No--saxophonist Marcelo Peralta died several days ago.

Indiana's governor just issued a stay-at-home order for the next two weeks, and our manager just handed me two letters from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to carry with me at all times, authorizing my ability to travel and purchase fuel as an employee of an essential communications entity. Crazy times.

Reports circulating online that pianist Mike Longo has died of COVID-19. He was 81.

Sorry to see that someone on the board knows somebody who's died from COVID-19.

Yet more evidence that it's potentially a very hazardous virus for young people to contract as well: I'm 26 Coronavirus Sent Me To The Hospital

You might want to delve into the e-book edition of his collection Musings as well.

We re-aired Late Lady: Billie Holiday On Verve In The 1950s this past week, and it remains archived for online listening.

New book about Chinatown:

Via NY Times: "Terrified" Package Delivery Employees Are Going To Work Sick

The outstanding soundtrack to one of my all-time favorite movies:

Hey Rooster, I've been a member for the past several years as well, albeit at the basic $50/yr level. Well worth it--a truly superlative source of reporting and commentary. I look at it at least several times a day.

"The tragedy of Italy now stands as a warning to its European neighbors and the United States, where the virus is coming with equal velocity. If Italy’s experience shows anything, it is that measures to isolate affected areas and limit the movement of the broader population need to be taken early, put in place with absolute clarity, then strictly enforced." Italy, Pandemic's New Epicenter, Has Lessons For The Rest Of The World ... IMO our initial response was even worse than Italy's.

Not good: Louisiana medical worker describes terrifying lung failure from COVID-19, even in his younger patients

I'll have to check that out--my interest in them is late-blooming, to say the least! Right now, listening to the mono version of this:

Damn. Had not heard him, but he sounds as if he was a very interesting musician. Just turned 59, seems way too young to be leaving the planet.