ghost of miles

A live favorite:

Man, I loved Eric. I used to stream WGBH back in the early aughts to listen to him and Steve Schwartz, and was fortunate enough to cross paths with him several times at conferences in recent years. I always told him that I considered him the dean of jazz radio. Very appreciate of the presence and knowledge that he brought to his programming. This one hurts for sure.

This thread? Thanks for the "stadium jazz" link.

We re-aired Joni + Jazz: Joni Mitchell this past week, and it remains archived for online listening.

Disc 3, the Montreal concert:

Hooked on Desmond tonight.

I’d definitely be interested in a CD version of this reissue—like Jsngry and Lon, no interest in the vinyl.

I'm definitely in! Thanks for the heads-up.

The new Blondie box set:

Some news from Mosaic that Scott gave me the go-ahead to post: New and Forthcoming From Mosaic: Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Clark, JATP

I deliberately sought out the UK edition when I read it a couple of years ago. The US version is abridged and about 200 pages shorter. It's a great book!

jaimie branch's Fly Or Die followup, which I sadly never got around to picking up until after her death last week. As good or even better than the first one IMO: ... and now on to some Joey:

We re-aired Jazz Tonight With Steve Allen this past week, and it remains archived for online listening.

Thanks for the heads-up, Larry. Here’s the link.

Suits my mood for the end of this downbeat week:

We did a tribute to Michael and his WFIU years yesterday, with remembrances and reflections from some Bloomington area musicians and advocates who knew him during his 1970s/early 80s run at the station before moving on to New York City. Anon, Anon: Michael Bourne, 1946-2022

Nate Chinen has moved from WBGO to WRTI-Philadelphia, where another former WBGO colleague, Greg Bryant (who co-hosted the excellent Jazz United podcast with Nate) has also started as the new weeknight jazz host, taking over for the venerable Bob Perkins: Transitions, Transitions

In the mood for some Trane 65:

This. Love that place so much. And glad you scored the Armstrong Decca 1930s/40s set, with IMO some of the best notes Dan Morgenstern's ever written (which is saying something, given his always-high standard).

Quote from her website: "All the music that ever was and ever will be is here now. It exists in a cloud just above our heads and when we play, we pluck it out of the ether for a lil while before sending it back up.”