When I was 15 my family went to Berkeley CA to visit my brother at college, and the Tower Records store there had a CD called “The Best Blue Note Album Ever”, a double-disc compilation. I was getting into jazz/BAM at the time but I don’t think I knew what Blue Note was. I bought […]
Tag: blues
Library Music Finds
I’m going through another heavy library-listening phase, checking out CDs by the armful! Here are some things I’ve been checking out: Grant Green, Idle Moments – The more I listen to Grant Green, the more I like his playing, specifically the thematic way in which he improvises. Although it is sometimes repetitive, I think that […]
Chicag-blog 2011
Highlights from my recent trip to visit my sister in Chicago: – Wiener Circle Man these people are mean! If you make it through your order and get a chance to stay and watch the massive hating and trash-talking they give their customers, though, it’s hilarious. Late night it’s a madhouse. – […]