ghost of miles

Starting:

Ordered!

A kinetic version of “Make A List” on here, as well as a rare live performance of “Winter Moon”:

We re-aired Kind Of Two: Miles Davis And Bill Evans this past week, and it remains archived for online listening.

Only saw a few episodes as a kid, but I’m greatly enjoying all of the on-location early-1970s San Francisco shots and Karl Malden and Michael Douglas’ chemistry:

👍 👍 A number of West Coast jazz musicians playing on this one, as was so often the case for TV show and film scores in the 1960s and 70s:

DeGrom to the Rangers, sayeth ESPN:

Deluxe reissue of the Pretenders’ debut album:

Enthusiastic co-sign.

Impulsively Ellington, a nicely-done Ellington Impulse tribute compilation put together in 1999 for his centennial. Came across a cheap used copy at my local record store this afternoon and picked it up, partly for the handful of tracks I didn’t already have, and partly because I’ve grown to really enjoy well-curated anthologies like this one:

I dig the one that Johnny Hodges turned in 1967!

Here's a direct link to the article that Joe mentions: Jazz Review April 1959 (just click on the PDF link on the right-hand side) I'll add big thumbs up for both Amy Albany's memoir and its film adaptation.

It’s a promo copy sent out in advance.

Out tomorrow: Holy Ghost Amazon link

So much love for that, one of the first jazz box sets I ever bought. My copy is beat to hell around the edges because I’ve carried it to work so often in a bag. Same with the Monk Blue Note set that came out around the same time. Right now:

Called it! Now can Houston become the first team to repeat as WS champions, a feat that hasn’t occurred in 22 years? Fire up that hot stove, friends, and settle in for winter.