paul secor

I've always taken "Hates California, it's cold and it's damp" as a humorous/sarcastic comment (even if untrue) on California written by a Manhattan born and based theatre songwriter.

Poppa Stoppa The Rivingtons The Trashmen

A Merry Christmas to all!

Curtis Fuller Children of a Lesser God Little Children

He did recordings in 1992 with Archie Shepp and Von Freeman for his own YAL label that showed he was still open and searching at an age when many other musicians would not have been. Thank you, Mr. Lateef.

Milestones has received many good recommendations. The bottom line with Trane's music is to listen to as much of it as you can. You can't fully understand his later recordings without knowing his early ones. And vice versa. We should be grateful that so much of his music is available for us to listen to.

chewy Aric West Coast Ghost

Russ "Weird Beard" Knight Newman Butch Cassidy

Eli Peyton Archie

I've always enjoyed the recordings they made. Thanks for the music you gave us, Mr. Geller.

Bobby Orr Alexander Spence Spencer Richards

Debra Winger The Flying Wallendas Eagle Eye Cherry

Ben Webster Quintet: Ben at the Nuway Club (Jazz Guild)

2013 brings another birthday. Happy Birthday, David!

Straw Doc Nails

Davis' comments on Charles Lloyd and John Coltrane were enough to make me tune this out. What a presumptuous ass.

I like the sound on that one, especially given that it's a relatively early digital recording.

Curtis Fuller: Two Bones (BN/King Japan)

I thought that everything had been issued on Ace. What am I missing? I've got I'm a king bee Shake your hips Tip on in Best of (which has different takes to some cuts) Oh - I see I haven't got this live one Sting it then Better put that on my list for 2014. Is there anything else, Guv? MG There's this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000005KIH/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1387325147&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70 And there's this one: http://www.amazon.com/Im-King-Bee-Slim-Harpo/dp/B0054DAHZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1387391550&sr=1-1&keywords=slim+harpo+I%27m+a+king+bee+flyright A CD collection compiled from two Flyright LPs (minus three cuts) - recordings from the Jay Miller Archives which never made it it to Excello. Being a Slim Harpo completist can get pretty involved.

I'm not a fan of most "polite" music or of the MJQ usually, but I listened to that one recently and enjoyed it. Different ears, a different time, or something.

The Iron Lady Danielle Steel Huddie Ledbetter

Monk in Tokyo (CBS/Sony Japan)

Daniel Menaker: My Mistake Nothing spectacular, but some interesting info/gossip about The New Yorker and the publishing business.

I tried some time around 11:30 this morning and could get through to it. Must have been a temporary glitch.

Bud and Griff on "Idaho" is some great wild music.