ghost of miles

I have the Verve Elite reissue, but I haven't listened to it in many years. Thanks for bringing it up--I'll dust it off and give it a spin.

Jason Moran’s recent James Reese Europe tribute, From The Dancehall To The Battlefield.

The Great Sonic Wonder! Right now, a compilation of Ride’s first four EPs:

Their last American concert, I think? Picked it up at Landlocked here in Bloomington yesterday:

Starting this one—looks promising. Anybody on the board cracked it yet?

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Inspired by a couple of listener requests today for my afternoon show. "Other" can represent either pre-1956, or a different configuration of Coltrane's career on record that isn't included in the list of choices that I compiled.

One of the albums that I inevitably revisit every 1-2 years (I’m sure other board members have similar album predilections):

The Martian has landed! 20-year-old Jasson Dominguez clubs a HR off future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander on his very first MLB swing: So great that his family was there to see it. Jsngry, we’ll try to knock off Houston a couple more times on behalf of your Rangers.

Attending a free outdoor showing of Jazz on a Summer’s Day this evening in Bloomington.

This one was pretty much my introduction to both Dameron and Navarro when it came out in 1995: … may have to throw this one on as well, which came out the same year. Even though Mosaic’s 8-CD Lester set supersedes it, I’ve held on to it for sentimental reasons:

NY Times live updates on Hurricane Idalia Fingers crossed for all board members and Floridians in general.

I come back to this one every 1-2 years. Only recently have begun to more deeply appreciate how much they influenced Paul Westerberg and the Replacements. (Westerberg actually attended their final concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota in November 1975, when he was a teenager.)

I remember how jazzed I was to discover there was an additional trove of Blanton-Webster era Ellington band recordings:

Paging Jim Duckworth, paging Jim Duckworth… I might have to set aside a chunk of my 2024 tax refund for this one. Thanks for the heads-up. Went ahead and pre-ordered. Even with shipping costs from Europe, it was much cheaper than Amazon’s current listed price.

Yes--received it for a recent donation to the L.A. Jazz Institute, along with this one:

… featuring Arno Marsh on “Scrapple From The Apple”! Also that cover subtitle: “… the *infamous* marathon Sunday jam sessions.” 😂