Here are a couple of photos taken by our son, Darren, of his latest "tool", a lightweight Snowcat which provides a great way to access their cabin on-the-lake in winter. Darren, his wife and 2 children took the maiden voyage a couple of days before Christmas, and everything went fine unti...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/jr_monterose.jpg Jack Montrose December 30, 1928 – February 7, 2006 http://thechronicleherald.ca/sites/default/files/imagecache/ch_article_main_image/articles/B97257258Z.120131204174737000GRF4AA8P.11.jpg Jerry Granelli December 30, 1...

Happy Birthday ... http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/af/fafbbbda-75fd-553a-8eb4-78a89966b0a9/535abf866e351.preview-620.jpg Joe Lovano December 29, 1952 http://yabangee.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daniloperez.jpg Danilo Perez December 29,...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.robertaonthearts.com/jazzStarryNight-VanGogh.jpg Ted Nash December 28, 1960 http://royayersproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/night41_lonnie_liston_smith-621x400.jpg Lonnie Liston Smith December 28, 1940 http://rilm.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/earl-hines.jpg Earl &...

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Happy Birthday ... http://www.local802afm.org/images/allegro/apr12/Bill_Crow1.jpg Bill Crow December 27, 1927 http://klaus-muempfer.de/Norris.jpg Walter Norris December 27, 1931 – October 29, 2011 http://jarisreedgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/c1.jpg T.S. Monk December 27, 1949 http://jazzint...

Happy Birthday ... http://marcmyers.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008dca1f0883401287583c143970c-250wi Monty Budwig December 26, 1926 – March 9, 1992 http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/brian329/Other/scofield_col_600p.jpg John Scofield December 26, 1951

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/4/3/e/2cd9850f5edfba7398c5e5be8634a.jpg Jerome Richardson December 25, 1920 – June 23, 2000 https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2634/4035352069_4f977ddaac_z.jpg?zz=1 Ronnie Cuber December 25, 1941 http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum/dpa21/DonAl...

Happy Birthday ... http://wpmedia.ottawacitizen.com/2011/12/shaw-arm-up.jpg?quality=55&strip=all Woody Shaw December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989 http://www.trbimg.com/img-53258309/turbine/sns-ray-bryant-obit-picture/600/600x338 Ray Bryant December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011 https://jazzleadsheets.com/...

Happy Birthday ... http://pic.pimg.tw/freejazz/1343867592-256387439.jpg Frank Morgan December 23, 1933 – December 14, 2007 https://images.rapgenius.com/43afe25871aa333f4bca9b617203c7d7.1000x680x1.jpg Chet Baker December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988

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John Patitucci
December 22, 1959

This is a very interesting perspective from a UK-based jazz magazine. http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/images/logo150xx.png http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/images/Dec2015/Top20jazzof2015.jpg If a learned friend informed you a year ago, dear readers, that the album of 2015 might possibly be a triple ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/2/8/7/0a6e7d9b3df2a01ee9e1c558e50ee.jpg Hank Crawford December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009 http://www.thespotlightzone.com/uploads/picsmedium/ibe2-3_1461 Alex Blake December 21, 1951 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kwmu/files/styles/...

Well, it was recorded by a pretty wide variety of female vocalists, including Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson and Julie London, but I think this Bacharach/David piece works much better as an instrumental. It's a beautiful melody with nice changes. :music: We must remember that this go...

http://www.villagevoice.com/theme/nyv/img/logo-home.png Charles Mingus' Secret Eggnog Recipe Will Knock You on Your Ass By Brett Koshkin Monday, December 17, 2012 | 3 years ago http://images1.villagevoice.com/imager/u/745xauto/8051724/eggnog745.jpg Photo by Brett Koshkin As a world-class jazz doubl...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.purojazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/brookmeyer-obit-articleLarge.jpg Bob Brookmeyer December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/0/0/0/6390fda1ce36be5e9341463cebee3.jpg Bobby Timmons December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974 http://media01....

Happy Birthday ... http://www.pastblues.com/images/files/May/Eddie%20Cleanhead%20Vinson1.jpeg Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988 http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/data/images/1008321-James_Fletcher_Henderson.jpg Fletcher Henderson December 18, 1897 – December 29, ...

Wow, what great recordings, Ralf! NP on my computer: http://jazzclubjury.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Smalls-Live-Logo-150x150.jpg The Brian Lynch Quartet 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM eastern Brian Lynch (Trumpet) // Emmet Cohen (Piano) // Luques Curtis (Bass) // Billy Hart (Drums) Source

Happy Birthday ... http://www.r2ok.co.uk/noblea2.jpg Ray Noble December 17, 1903 – April 3, 1978 https://longshotsblues.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/sonny-red-1959.png?w=500 Sonny Red December 17, 1932 – March 20, 1981 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Sy_Oliver,_New_York,_N....