Kevin Bresnahan

When I first got this, I played it quite a bit. The opener, "Freedom", was definitely my favorite track. Of the numerous posthumously released LPs (and I gave up keeping track of them decades ago), I preferred "Rainbow Bridge" as I really liked the 2 tunes "Dolly Dagger" and "Hear My Train A Comin'". These days, I usually play his first 3 LPs, "Are You Experienced", "Axis Bold As Love" and "Electric Ladyland", which is my favorite Hendrix release. I don't remember the last time I heard any of those posthumously released LPs. In fact, I picked up the SACD of "Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969" a few years back... I don't think I've played it yet.

But the article says, "Her second marriage, to Nicholas LaSorsa, ended more than four decades ago and she remained in Philadelphia living in privacy" and "The past few years, though, have reportedly been extremely difficult for Gilberto, who turns 82 in March 2022. She now lives in isolation, in her apartment overlooking a river, with the company of a cat and visits and calls from her children. Her voice is apparently still intact, though her spirit is broken." That would seem to be the opposite of what Francis Davis reported?

Blind Faith - Blind Faith (MFSL Gold CD). I wish this band stuck together long enough for me to see/hear them live. I did see Steve Winwood in the 80's but he was doing his own thing by then. Seeing this jam band would have been fun. I'd put the cover here but I'd hate for the sex police here to take offense.

Aldo Romano - Non Dimenticar (MLP). Nice date with a killer band of Italy's finest Jazzers - Paolo Fresu on trumpet, Franco D'Andrea on piano, Furio Di Castri on bass and Aldo on drums.

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill. Such a raucous collection of tracks. Mixed way too fucking hot and in your face. Distorts like hell like something a grunge-rock band would do. But what a statement she made with this. I imagine every woman over 40 (this came out in 1995) that ever had a nasty break up with a guy loves "You Oughta Know" and probably screamed along with her at some point. Of course it also had her one of biggest hits...

How many pop hits did Jazz Samba have? How many millions of dollars did it generate? Gilberto's vocals pushed Getz's Samba craze into the mainstream. Getz stealing the credit from her is just who he was.

Is that big box set really worth it? Are there tracks on there that just have to be heard? I have a lot Getz and I always figured the 2 CD version was enough. truth be told, as good as this is, I tend to play "Serenity" and "Anniversary" more often than this set.

Stan Getz & Kenny Barron - People Time (Verve). Disc 1. Such a beautiful recording. I've read where people say that they can "hear" that Getz is ill but I am not one of them. I suppose comparatively, one could say that he doesn't sound like the Stan of old, but to my ears,he still sounds pretty damn good. BTW - When I first saw this cover, I tried to figure out why TTYA was bolded and never could. Anyone know if there was a reason or was it simply an artistic move by the cover designer?

We all have our guilty pleasures. I listen to a lot of 80s bands that would probably raise a few eyebrows on here. I actually played this to smile a bit. Many years ago, when my youngest daughter was very young, the song "Voices Carry" came on and she started singing along with it with a chorus of, "This is scary". Still brings a smile to my face whenever I hear it. If it helps my cred any, I'm now spinning Marchel Ivery's "Marchel's Mode" with Cedar Walton on piano.

'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry

My last 3 cars didn't have a CD player. I miss having that ability. My latest ride is the top of the line 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited and it has almost every bell & whistle except for a CD player.

I wish Michael had copies at his website. I'd like to make sure he gets the most financially out of this... I tend to doubt that Amazon does that but I suppose I could be wrong.

So Kenny Barron last night was wonderful. He is still playing great at 78. My only complaint would be that the club I went to is new and they don't seem to have the hang of how to mix the sound for a piano trio or they didn't design the sound system right. We sat in front of the stage and could barely hear Kenny's piano if the trio was playing. I got up at one point and walked back into the club and after about two rows of tables, Kenny was clear as a bell. I think the stage speakers are too high up. They have to be 15-20 feet up.

I drive one hour each way to work every weekday, so I get those 2 hours of listening almost daily. It's why I got Sirius/XM in the first place. BTW - Christian McBride also hosts one of Real Jazz's regular show called The Low Down - an obvious pun on his bass playing abilities.

I used to like the Sirius/XM channel called Coffee House. I used to enjoy seeing acoustic folk/rock bands at a coffee house in Cambridge,MA called Passim. I saw quite a few great shows there and this channel captured that vibe. Then they started moving more and more into straight acoustic pop and I eventually gave up on it.

It is a good one. It's too bad that it sold so poorly here in the US that they eventually stopped releasing his recordings here.

Going to see Kenny Barron tomorrow night.

I like Sirius/XM for what it is - Satellite Radio. I've been at the mercy of DJs my whole life and I don't hate them for that. In fact, they've managed to turn me on to some music I never would have heard otherwise. As it is, I've bought quite a few LPs/CDs after hearing a tune on Sirius/XM's Jazz Radio. If I want to hear specific tunes, I have most of my libraries on USB sticks in the glove box. I also have the Amazon app I can play. It's fun sometimes to say, "Alexa, play some Hank Mobley".

I entered the Twilight Zone this morning. I posted my complaint about Miles Davis Radio taking over Real Jazz, jumped into my car to find that they had (accidentally I assume) shut off my radio. I was able to use the app to listen on my ride in and I will re-flash the radio later today but talk about timing...

I listen to both Classic Vinyl and Real Jazz in my car... almost equally. I do know that the pop-up rock tribute shows typically show up on Deep Tracks. I tune it in whenever some big name rock artist dies because I know it'll be there. Rush Radio was awesome BTW. There is no Deep Tracks channel for jazz. There is one jazz channel. But there are 8 country channels, 2 gospel channels & 2 Smooth/New Age channels. They choose to use the only Jazz channel for Miles Davis Radio when they take over Seriously Sinatra (Channel 70) every summer for Yacht Rock Radio? Why not have Miles Davis Radio on channel 70?

I'm seeing Kenny live in 2 days. It'll be my first time attending Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH.

Why the hell does it have to take over the ONLY Jazz channel they have?? These "takeover" stations typically take over the lesser listened to channels. This is the equivalent of making Classic Vinyl be the Led Zeppelin Channel for a week.

That's not out yet, is it? Michael's webpage says that it will be released on Feb. 18th.

It does seem rather fitting that we've kept Phil Schaap's RIP thread going for 5 months. ...And I use that smiley because I believe he would've gotten a chuckle out of it too.

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold.