It's kinda funny .... I came across an article/review online about this record, listened to some song samples and decided that I needed to seek it out. A couple days later I walked into an antiques shop and there it was, in vinyl format, at the front of the Jazz bins. Like it knew that I had come looking.
The recording is from 1960. A septet that sounds even larger at times. An introduction to an old classic jewel
From starting out listening to my parents records to staying up late at night listening to the radio to being introduced to album collecting as a teenager to making mix-tapes and into the present, it seems that I've always been searching for and listening to music of widely varied genres. Here's an idea of what I've been hearing along the way ....
Thursday, November 24, 2016
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Evening of Jazz
A different kind of Jazz playlist. Not a lot of household names here. No jazz standards here. That doesn't mean it can't be enjoyabl...
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Gary Clark Jr. - This Land. A few months ago (bought it on my birthday), upon first and second listens, other than the opening song, ...
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Culture on display in Salem, Oregon!!! In the middle of an empty lot in town. One story that I've heard is that there once was a used ...
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Leo Kottke - 12 String Blues: Live at the Scholar Coffeehouse. On the Oblivion Recording Company label. From 1969. Found today at my old rec...