I found this article/interview fascinating, especially to read after more than 30 years has passed. I first saw and heard Tony when we were both studying with the legendary Alan Dawson in the early 60s. I knew that I was in the company of greatness, even though he was a teenager. The photos below d...

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It's been quite a while since Patti & I have been enthused or even hopeful about our state government. However, something has changed, and based upon everything we've seen thus far, gives us hope. We have a new governor and lieutenant governor, an unlikely alliance of an independent ...

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I'm with you completely on the economy of notes issue, Tom. I've been in that camp for a long time. As a drummer, I always enjoyed playing good time and complementing my fellow musicians far more than having a spotlight shine on me as a soloist. Textures, nuance and tasteful embellishments at the ri...

Rifftides Doug Ramsey on Jazz and other matters... The Pleasures Of Being Out Of Step: Notes On The Life Of Nat Hentoff (First Run Features ) http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/the-pleasures-of-being-out-of-step-2014/large_gGKsM7bA3eHJUFlIiHTT6QGLveT.jpg In his 89 years, Nat He...

I took these two photos at our daughter's home on Christmas morning. Our family made the ornament in the center of the lower photo when our children were in grade school. There's just something so warm, inviting and evocative about this kind of scene. I can't resist. https://farm8.stati...

Here are two shots of my Olympus E-PL1 with my "new" vintage Konica Hexanon 28mm f3.5 lens and matching lens hood. It's a real beauty in excellent condition. At 56mm (doubling focal length in Micro 4/3 cameras), this closely represents a "normal" lens in 35mm slr ter...

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Thanks for sharing this, Tom. Those were interesting, insightful comments from Frankie Dunlop. It's true that Monk's core was "driven", not unlike their leader. I remember being overwhelmed at times when I first heard Monk's band as a teenager. It was a bit of sensory and rhyt...