Val - it's too bad you caught them on a bad night. I saw them a long, long time ago (3-4 decades!), up close and personal, in a small theater and they were amazing. Very special.

Been a big fan almost from the very beginning. Too sad! I read that Cheryl Bentyne's been feeling poorly also. Sadly, I don't see Tim being replaced so I guess this officially is the end of Manhatten Transfer, one of the greatest vocal groups ever.

The legendary Latin percussionist passed away today. He appeared on over 500 recordings during his illustrious career. RIP Maestro.

Dave Holland has made a comment on FB about the passing of Kenny Wheeler. RIP.

Just saw a line on FB that had no details but apparently the great Joe Sample has passed away. Been listening to Joe for a long time, own a bunch of his records, solo and with the Crusaders. RIP.

....I hear ya, one old-timer to another. Trends/fads exist, no doubt about it. The current 'Beats' headphone phenomena is a perfect example. Overpriced, barely acceptable sound quality, unbelievably, they've become a form of jewelry, more to be seen than heard. What's even more incredible is that 75...

WAY before I had any interest in high-quality music reproduction I was a hardcore music-lover! In retrospect, my 1st 'audiophile' purchase was a pair of AKG 240 headphones. Before all the gear I eventually bought, it was just me, my records, a record-player, a receiver, and my headphones! Never thou...

RIP

The strangest thing is that just last Tues. she did her fashion rip on the VMA's and Emmy's and she seemed fine. I think she was killed during the procedure. The clinic's being investigated. Regardless - RIP.

A great site for all things analog; needledoctor.com. Been around for awhile and they offer gear at all price points!

I've owned my trusty old Linn LP12/Lingo/Ittok for close to 25 yrs without a problem. They can be a bit pricey though so it's probably not what yr looking for. The one bit of advice I'd offer is to be careful with your records! A bad TT/cartridge can do irreversible damage to them! TT's can come and...

Last nights episode of Ray Donovan was the best of its 2 yr run! As good as the best of The Sopranos, this coming from a die hard Sopranos fan! As good as it was, that's how bad the series finale of True Blood was. I'm talkin' epic Dexter-ian bad!;) I always wonder how such obviously shitty storytel...

Coincidentally (?), Dave Holland posted on FB that Bitches Brew was recorded today 45 years ago! What are the odds of TWO historic recordings sharing the same birthday, 10 years apart, by the same artist!?

Genius can be a lonely place. RIP.

I've read a bunch of bios and articles over the years that refer to times when a 'duel' or a 'cutting' contest happens on the bandstand. Recently I was listening to 'Montreux Summit', the live concert featuring the Columbia roster from the mid 70's. On the cut, Andromeda, there's a point when Maynar...

This has been an amazing year so far for Latin Jazz! So many really strong recordings. My latest 3 have been (and I'm listening to them a lot!): Yosvany Terry - New Throned King - May be a little too 'ethnic' for most but it's a spectacular record! Another record along these hard-core 'ethnic' recor...

Here's one featuring 2 of my heroes; Anat Cohen & Paquito D'Rivera! Beautifully played! From the players, to the venue, to Paquito's cap - support Israel!!;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6V030_WP78 I'm all about givin' the drummers' some! This video is the most beautifully filmed I've ever se...

One of my all time favorite Blues tunes. This is a kinda weird/strange/but cute video that I assume was thrown together by the original poster. It almost distracts you from the tune (produced and featuring Mac Rebbenack/Dr. John). I found another posting of the tune but the audio quality is better o...

The amazing young pianist; Alfredo Rodriguez!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn5bAulavXw

A video of the title track (love the use of color!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKKoyG6mqqU

Was having a conversation with my niece about great movies that get spanked by the original books. As good as the movie/TV is, the book is WAY better! The Godfather The Exorcist Jaws Lonesome Dove Game Of Thrones These are just a few that come to mind. Great movies but greater books. Kinda books you...

Coincidentally, this article was also referenced by Gordon Goodwin today on his FB page: -We get many people that tell us they discovered the Big Phat Band on Pandora or Spotify and listen to our music all the time on those services and how much they enjoy our efforts, and that is great. Having well...

Congrats to pdubya but wait, I thought I read recently that not only was Yoshi's completely changing its cuisine/menu but that it was also not going to feature music anymore!? I must be mistaken, congrats Pete!!

Here's one that should be of interest to all music lovers. It's the trailer followed by the full documentary (20 min.) - The Distortion Of Sound. I found it to be interesting not only from my personal interest in audio but from a sociological viewpoint. 2 quick points, there's another video on youtu...

I've been reading about this since early this morning. Dennis has been touring with Mike Stern in Europe. He's been hospitalized in Spain. In the past few years Dennis had gotten very big but a recent video I just saw of him backstage with Stern shows him practically looking gaunt. 'Bootsy' Collins ...

I saw him & his brother many times back in the 70's. I remember once in this shithole called the Rockpile (a warehouse painted black that booked great bands but was a real dump!). It's early morning by now, Edgar Winters White Trash, we're baked and screaming for a 3rd encore, and out comes this...

It's been reported that Johnny Winter has passed away at 70. I've read a few different reports but none have mentioned cause of death. I saw him and Edgar many times back in the day. I was a big fan, he'll be missed.