Horace Silver “Song for my Father” Platinum SHM-SACD
Like this a lot. There’s a song where Jimmy Rushing tells Dave Brubeck to play it “homie.” Gotta love it. Nothing new under the sun.
Fantastic Spin, I just played a few tracks on ROON. Nicely produced recording. I will ad this CD to my library. Thank you
Sunday evening music. Dizzy was almost a cartoon character to me as a kid. Although it’s kind of amazing that he broke through to such a wide audience in the 60s. He was a deeply talented and interesting man.
I saw Dizzy play a free show in NYC’s Washington Square Park in the summer of 1982. The Park was mobbed, and people literally climbed the trees to get a better view. By one estimate, there were 10,000 people there. As I recall, the show was awesome. Between tunes, Dizzy commented on the large crowd, jokingly saying something like, “everybody loves a freebie . . . where were you when I played Carnegie Hall?” 
Cool story. I kind of think Willie Nelson is in that category now. Should have seen him a 100 times in my life but didn’t. Now, I’d pay A LOT at the right place!
Qobuz 24/88.2. Undoubtedly a well-produced and excellent album. Listened to it because of a recommendation in Paul’s Posts. Unfortunately there is very little of the slide guitar playing which made some previous Cooder albums so appealing for me.
Alice Coltrane “Spiritual Eternal: The Complete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings”
Joe Henderson “In Pursuit of Blackness” (from “The Milestone Years” box set).
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wow, how the past comes flooding back…
Joe Henderson “In Japan” (from “The Milestone Years” box set).
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I was at that show. It was a week or so before The Last Waltz. They had posters promoting The Last Waltz all over the theater. I was stationed at Beale AFB North of Sacramento CA at the time (SR-71 Electronic Warfare Technician). A friend scored tickets and the road trip was on. Believe he was promoting Darkness on the Edge of Town. The show was electric. I should get a copy of this!
Qobuz. 24/96. A lively and varied program featuring violin, viola da gamba, harpsichord, theorbo & baroque guitar. The music of Matteis has been described as a cross between Biber and Matthew Locke, and I certainly enjoyed the album thoroughly.
