Wisconsin Public Radio offers To The Best of Our Knowledge (TBOOK). Today, October 10, 2021, WPR re-broadcast the piece Jazz Migrations which considers the roots of jazz and jazz as an African music form. An interesting piece with references to Ethiopian and South African jazz. I tend to consider it more of a kaleidoscopic musical interpretation associated with the African diaspora.
Regardless here it is and worth an hour of your time:
Monumental!
Although it’s not their root music, my wife and son might quite sure recognize a lot of monk tunes. Because I heard and always hear it a lot, but also because his tunes are immediately identifiable. A genius.
And. . .today he’s a birthday boy!
Hey just three days til Lee’s birthday!
Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestrs, Visits Planet Earth. Tympani, and some fine baritone sax work as Sonny swings by for a visit!
Tone Poem is a nice album.
My girlfriend’s late father was friends with Monk. Monk lived in a large, beautiful house in South Orange, NJ.
Story is that The Monks made killer french toast.
A good suggestion, mandatory requirement that all my dates bring a jazz record with them to listen to when they swing by.
Having neglected Dr. Lonnie Smith it seems recently I have not been able to listen to enough of his work. African Suite from Evolution, released on Blue Note.
Just arrived!
Pure Pleasure got it right with this one. A nice, dynamic album. Excellent playing all around.
