Friday, March 16, 2018

"March Of The Toys" - from "Babes In Toyland"

Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre and Other Works

1987 Dizzy Gillespie -6 Jon Faddis, Arturo Sandoval, Slide Hampton, John...

Bogart

WOW BOGART is great.  His work in the intricate film 'To Have And Have Not' is awesome...oh YEAH!!

Sinatra So Superstar

LISTENING TO SINATRA is a terrific experience.  His sound is vivid genius.  He has sharp acting talents, too.  His work in the strong film 'Some Came Running' overwhelms all of us.

Powerful Elmore Leonard

MR. E. LEONARD is writing greatness.  His many books do have fine bits of verbal finesse.  Love his 'Mr. Paradise' and the quite wild novel, 'Tishimingo Blues.'

News Humans

NEWS MALES AND FEMALES are unique individuals.  They try to evoke drama and get people into their work.  So like H.L. Mencken they are fine performers.  Oh yes, indeed.

Good MSNBC

I LIKE MSNBC.  They have a bunch of grand, interesting individuals.  I enjoy Hallie, Lawrence and also the  grand Morning Joe.  It is sleek...joyous.

Michel Petrucciani Piano solo Barcelona 1989

Gunsmoke blues - Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George...

Big Mama Thornton 1984: Rooster Blues / Ball & Chain - Hound Dog (Legend...

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Strong Jazz Guys Like Mr. Peterson

STRONG JAZZ can help the brain so much.  If you get where you listen to great men like Oscar Peterson on piano or the terrific and so clever wild fellow Sonny Stitt on Alto Sax you get to where you are instantly refreshed.  We all need something to help us shake off the crud doldrums of our sometimes wacky little lives.  I started listening to fast-paced and so vivid jazz when I was a somewhat odd teen.  I got hooked on this incredible cultural aura that is jazz.  When I heard the immortal trumpet elegant one Miles Davis on his iconic 'Kind of Blue' album it just swept me away.  The raw energy that is smokin' and shiny jazz music means a lot to the merry cadre I am in...i.e. the full-fledged free thinkers.  If you allow modern culture with its absurd culture of ill winds to decimate you with its torpid meaninglessness then you need to turn your somewhat disgusting lives around.  Take up the torch of strong jazz and I believe you will end up feeling much better.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Recital: Bach · Scarlatti · Beethoven (Pogorelich)

Thank God For Cancer Doctors and Their Staffs

MY WIFE HAS CANCER.  We are still in combat with this rugged and so truly heinous horror.  However, I would say right now that our oncology doctor is doing a wonderful job helping us fight the good fight against the horrid 'C' word.  I am so thankful for our oncology doctor and her staff who are all working so hard on this matter for us.

Nice Writing

THE GOOD terse writing of Ernest Hemingway is a real joy.  He does not use too many adjectives.  His 'Torrents' is a fine tome.