Difficult listening doesn’t have to be difficult. It’s all about perception, and given the ability to just let it all wash over you with an open mind, difficult listening can be real easy. Case in point is bassist William Parker’s 2007 free jazz album Petit Oiseau. Parker has one of the best working bands in Jazz today. Along with longtime percussionist Hamid Drake, Parker … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Talaps Theme” by William Parker
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Song Of the Day – “Fatback” by J.J. Johnson Sextet
By the time of the 1960 sessions that resulted in the album "J.J. Inc." (and today’s Song Of The Day), J.J. Johnson had been an established figure in Jazz for about 18 years, having already played with the likes of Miles Davis, Benny Carter, Count Basie, Max Roach, Elvin Jones and Charlie Parker. By this time, he had also released a very successful series of recordings with … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day – “Fatback” by J.J. Johnson Sextet
Song Of the Day – “Mother People” by The Mothers Of Invention
Every Christmas Eve through Christmas morning I manage a homeless shelter in an area church. It gives the regular workers a night off on their holiest of holidays, and it is something that I find very rewarding. Inevitably every year, I either get home after, or someone comes up to me during the 15 hour shift to tell me of some celebrity who has passed. So it was that I came … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day – “Mother People” by The Mothers Of Invention
3D Rides Fourth
I 'm everybody's Uncle Marty, as we go back to our Summer Seconds Series, at least in the Northern hemisphere, as we unearth more standards and choice cuts that we haven't played for you before on our first three installments with our musical featured favorites. After takeoff, as we approach cruising altitude, libations will be available as it's time for the 489th edition … [Read more...] about 3D Rides Fourth
Song Of The Day – “On The Road To Freedom” by Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre
British born Alvin Lee got his start playing the same Hamburg, Germany club circuit as The Beatles where they both performed at the Star-Club in 1962. He found success after forming Ten Years After in 1968 and coming to the attention of rock impresario Bill Graham who brought him to American and booked him into the San Francisco club circuit. But it was the inclusion of his … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “On The Road To Freedom” by Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre