ghost of miles

We re-aired this program a couple of weeks ago; posting it today in honor of the 50th anniversary of Coltrane's death in 1967: Trane '62: The Classic John Coltrane Quartet Begins

Much respect to Jackie Bradley Jr. for that amazing catch last night that robbed Aaron Judge of a home run:. Bradley Jr takes away homer from Judge Ryon Healy felt Judge's pain: Respect "Jackie Bradley Jr. just stop it!!"

Look out, Jsngry and other posters in this thread bemoaning the state of their favorite team's bullpen--the Yankees will ultimately yield to nobody in their race to the bottom! MLB expanded team pitching stats New York and Texas tied for most blown saves so far--17 apiece. The Yankees' save percentage only slightly better because they've had 34 opportunities to Texas' 30, but give us a few more games and we're sure to pass both you and Philadelphia in our floor-crashing descent! Just came across this at Pinstripe Alley's recap of last night's disaster (another blog had the headline, "Yankees bullpen has good night, yields only seven runs"): The grand slam broke a 4-4 tie and basically put the game out of reach for New York. Clippard’s ERA now sits at 5.24, which is just criminally bad for a high-leverage reliever. How bad has he been lately? (via Twitter) >>Katie Sharp‏ @ktsharp Entering today, opponents slugging .683 vs Tyler Clippard in high-leverage PAs. Aaron Judge entered today slugging .697<< He turns almost all the batters he faces in high-leverage situations into the best hitter in baseball. That’s atrocious.

Glad you enjoyed it! There's another show about Lee and Jackie McLean as well: Jackie McLean and Lee Morgan: The Dynamic Hardbop Duo Current listening:

I was telling my girlfriend the other night about seeing the Brewers at the old County Stadium during the Stormin'-Gorman/Ben Oglivie years when I was a kid (Brewers hit two home runs that night, prompting a slide from their mascot in each instance into a gigantic beer mug). In looking for footage or images of the old home-run beer-barrel slide, I came across this ad: What's Brewin' Reminds you of what the world used to look like, circa early 80s.

It's the only part of the show for Yankee fans to enjoy. Another rocky start for Pineda today, another meltdown by Betances, and NY goes down to their 16th loss in the last 22 games. Going back further, they are 23-30 over their last 53 games, or nearly a third of a season. Blown saves have accounted for a lot of losses, but the team is injury-riddled and discombobulated right now. Looks like this might turn out to be the predicted "rebuilding year" after all.

We re-aired this program last week and it remains posted for online listening: Shorter Lee: Lee Morgan And Wayne Shorter

Got a used copy of this in excellent shape as an unexpected gift from a friend and am loving it:

Just ordered the 2-CD Fresh Sounds version of this. What do others here who've heard it think?

Up-and-down times for the Yankees of late. That Dustin Fowler injury Thursday night was a heartbreaker, but I love that Girardi had a closed-door team meeting to talk with him via FaceTime a few hours after his surgery. Clint Frazier being brought up today--can't remember in my lifetime when NY had so many exciting prospects in the pipeline. (Bummer about Glaybor Torres being out for the year, though. Bad injury bug for NY at both the major and minor league levels right now.) Glad to see them bounce back last night against Houston, which is pretty clearly the team to beat in the American League. Oh, and Aaron Judge is going to pile up a lot of walks before this season's over; the other night the White Sox intentionally walked him with two outs and nobody on, aka "the Barry Bonds treatment." Anyway, the Yankees are lucky after the past several weeks to be neck-and-neck with Boston in the AL East.

Up for Elmo's birthday: Hope Lives: A Portrait Of Elmo Hope

Excellent, deep analysis--thanks for this. ?

The NL West is monstrous this year--three teams over .600, and the top three records in baseball after the Astros (who pretty clearly seem like the team to beat in the American League). Reminiscent of the NL Central a couple of seasons back.

On the NL side, Cody Bellinger's off to a helluva start--HR and RBI not far behind Judge's totals, and he didn't even make his MLB debut until three weeks into the season: Dodger rookie Cody Bellinger

Incredible pitching duel last night between Darvish and Tanaka. Dan Gould, this one's for you: Special K: Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel is putting together one of the best relief seasons ever

This week's Night Lights show highlights recordings made at Hermosa Beach's Lighthouse Cafe in the years following the dissolution of the All-Stars ensemble that had held court throughout the 1950s. Joe Henderson, Grant Green, the Three Sounds, Curtis Amy, Elvin Jones, the Jazz Crusaders, and Lee Morgan are among the featured artists: After The All-Stars: Live At The Lighthouse, 1960-1972 This previous program explores the 1950s All-Stars era: The Lighthouse All-Stars

Flappers living on the edge, doing the Charleston atop Chicago's Sherman Hotel, 1926:

... and a much more recent version, seen here last summer in Manchester, England with fellow Organissimo member BillF:

A much younger version of me:

Not enough... I'll try to get on it! If I ever end up doing a sequel, they'll definitely be in it.

Up for Father's Day: Daddy-O! Father-and-Son Teams In Jazz

Good Saturday night music:

Looks like NY is headed to its fifth straight loss against a pair of .500 West Coast teams... how are Yankee fans feeling tonight?