There’s always more releases than I’m sharing, but these look interesting to me…. all heading out on December 4, 2020. Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder – Blue Note RecordsRecorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1963, The Sidewinder by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan was a runaway hit that reached No. 25 on the Billboard chart. The…
Bourbon
Please note: I am likely to update this post over time. Am I a bourbon expert? Hmmmm. Please define bourbon expert. Have I tried all 7,347,632,467,230,876 bourbons that have blown up out there? Uhhhhh, hell no… but maybe closer than most. Do I have favorites? Yep. As a Kentucky boy who has drank a lot…
Eilen Jewell
I really dig Eilen Jewell and have for years. I’ve played her on my radio show for as long as I can remember and now that I live in Boise where she does, I am hoping to be able to sync up with her sometime post-Covid to work up a feature on her tunes. Here…
New Album From Leo Kottke
There’s a new release out from guitar legend Leo Kottke and Phish bassist Mike Gordon. It is Kottke’s first album in 15 years which was also a collaboration with Gordon called 66 Steps. Since 1969 Kottke has released 34 studio albums in all. The video below gives you a good taste of what to expect…
Church Street Blues
“I got myself a rockin’ chair to see if I could lose them thin dime, hard time, hell on Church Street blues” Norman Blake, “Church Street Blues” Do a search for “Church Street Blues” and you’ll find a lot of Tony Rice and good for you because I think of Tony Rice as one of…
SSSSSSSizzlin’
Arnett Cobb’s Sizzlin’ spinning this morning before we finish the sides that will be paired with the turkey for a small family Thanksgiving gathering in the “pandemic”. It’s an early, chilly morning here in Boise with snow frosting the tops of the mountains and the sun just peeking over and into our back windows. Cobb’s…
The Jukebox Saloon 