“Blindstream” is turning on the album for the very first time. No stopping and sharing whatever comes to mind. Woah! This isn’t jazz, it’s rap. Well, afrobeat with rap. What’s up Blue Note? OK, there’s an amazing rhythm so I’m sticking around. Layering in multiple levels of rhythm and sound means I am staying. Not…
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Jukebox Salute Episode 3
A new dose of tunes to share.
Jukebox Salute Episode 2
Some tunes. Some familiar. Some new. Press Play.
Jukebox Salute Episode 1
Some tunes I heard. Some tunes I share.
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels – Tone Poem
Charles Lloyd & The MarvelsTone PoemJazzReleased 2021Blue Note Records Tone Poet Series This is the first time that Blue Note has chosen a new release to adorn the Tone Poet logo. Tone Poet treatment or not, this isn’t garnering any awards. It’s not a bad record and I am glad I purchased it but its…
Weekend Revolution
Some vinyl I have cued up for spinning this weekend. Some of these have been cleaned and ready for a listen for months. Better late than never, right? I will try and share thoughts on each but if this is all you see, I have adult issues. I have to stain a fence…..
Look What I Found
While surfing… Marion Brown’s Musical Portrait of Georgia A great read on Atlanta native Marion Brown and his life, career and zest for knowledge. Brown was a lot of things including writer, visual artist and ethnomusicologist… yeah, I had to look it up too… the study of the people who make the music and their…
New Vinyl Friday 2021.01.15
Horace Silver – Song For My Father – Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series – 1965 – REISSUE This is a Blue Note Classic Vinyl re-release of Shorter’s 1965 Hard Bop release Song For My Father. The release was recorded over a two year period at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and includes…
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messenger “Roots and Herbs”
Art Blakey, drumsLee Morgan, trumpetWayne Shorter, tenor saxBobby Timmons, pianoWalter Davis Jr., piano (Roots and Herbs and United)Jymie Merritt, bass I can’t remember the last album that took my breath as soon as I saw the cover. Seriously, that’s one amazing cover! I am not sure what it means to be “boss” but, I’m thinking…
Vinyl Friday 12.11.2020
A handful of releases this week that I’ll be looking for at The Record Exchange… just after a bourbon next door at Neurolux. Michael ChapmanPleasures of the Street LiveMooncrest RecordsFolkRecorded Live over 2 nights at Onkel Pö’s, Carnegie Hall, Hamburg August 1975 Featuring: Achim Reichel, Keef Hartley, Steffi Stefan. Michael Chapman (vocals & guitar) solo…
The Jukebox Saloon 