Ira Gilter’s CTI/KUDU lighter has been listed online starting at $79.99, I’ve updated the original listing. In another update, Analog Junkie has added a “Hank’s Back” CTI Summer Jazz to his online print-on-demand store at teepublic. Again see the original listing. I was also able to get a version of the 3D CTI logo printed for free at my local […]
Lighting Strikes – Lou Christie Passes
Doug Payne let me know that Lou Christie had passed on. Every time I hear someone from the Creed Taylor pantheon has passed, regret always sets in. I toyed with getting in touch with Lou back when I wrote about Creed’s “Three Brothers” label and music publishing. Given that such a brief period is part of what has been an […]
Vinyl Me Woes
Want a reissue? Don’t expect anything from “Vinyl Me, Please” – doubly bad news for me, as they were “local”.
More Playlists and Listening
Hey there! If you loved the Christmas mix, I’ve got more tunes lined up. I’m digging into Jack Teagarden’s work and his rare 1954 Christmas track. Plus, there’s a huge 5-hour Christmas mix from Radio FREE Crocket. If you want a break from holiday jams, check out the 17-hour “Lost & Found” jazz collection by DJ Jazzcat. Happy listening!
Christmas Jazz
It’s time for an annual reminder that while jazz critics were quick to label Creed’s productions “commercial”, he never produced a Christmas or holiday album in an era when holiday records were “king”. I have a great additional jazz holiday mix as well this year!
Russell Malone leaves us
I was fortunate enough to hear and see Mr Malone at Dazzle in Denver in September 2023 as part of the Ron Carter, Donald Vega, Russell Malone – Golden Striker Trio. It was both fitting an extremely sad that I awoke yesterday to an email from Mr Ron Carter, announcing that Russell Malone had died. The email said simply: I […]
It’s that time of year
Time to re-up my holiday mix from a few years ago. It features a few tracks from the Jimmy Smith 1964 “Christmas Cookin’” album as well as tracks by Hank Crawford, Bill Evans, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, as well as Kenny Burrell. I’m working on completing a Bob James live post, as well as I’ll have something to remember […]
Ron Carter Birthday!
May 4th marks Maestro Carter’s 86th birthday. I’m delighted to see Ron is mobile again after having back problems for sometime. I’m even happier to see that Ron will be finally appearing at Dazzle in Denver, some 3-years after I originally had tickets. I’ve written many times about Ron, including a number of mixes. This year I have two reference […]
Van Gelder Studio In The News
Two things that have come to my attention about the legendary Van Gelder Studio are worth taking a few minutes for. The first is a New York Times Article about the current studio and the problems they are having keeping it going. The second is a new book about recording sessions at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio. Let’s get to […]