Happy Birthday ... http://www.trbimg.com/img-53258309/turbine/sns-ray-bryant-obit-picture/600/600x338 Ray Bryant December 24, 1931 - June 2, 2011 http://cache2.asset-cache.net/gc/141333215-ralph-moore-air-date-episode-3653-pictured-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=Z0zsWpN2ukUDXYqF4b...

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What a loss! I've loved Joe Cocker since the 1st time I heard his voice back in the mid 60s. Of all of his recorded songs, the one which Patti & I are the most fond of is You Are So Beautiful , which always brings chills to us. Thank you Billy Preston and Joe Cocker. Farewell, Joe. http://w...

From Scott Yanow's Facebook page The Jazz World: THE TOP JAZZ CDs OF 2014 Since there are many top 10 jazz CD lists for 2014 coming out, I decided to compile 25 of my favorites that come to mind. Nobody has heard every jazz CD of the past year, and more than 1,000 are rewarding. Only a few of the o...

Thanks for the additional clips, fellas! Chazro, Jon Cleary's drummer is Jeffery "Jellybean" Alexander, pictured below. http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/98471027-jeffrey-jellybean-alexander-performing-with-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=9QMziWNtBI6whP66vhs4oZyjxTpcJH1f6s...

Happy Birthday ... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwN4xJ2ch3I/TdLb6ioimkI/AAAAAAAAcfU/GedvErRzf-Y/s1600/cornell%2Bdupree.jpg Cornell Dupree December 19, 1942 - May 8, 2011 http://www.best-drummer.com/_/rsrc/1352652216187/drummers/lenny-white/Lenny%20White%2028.jpg Lenny White December 19, 1949

It's been quite a while since this thread saw "action", so I thought I'd report on a new discovery of mine . . . a superb little water kettle. I use a few different coffee brewing methods, depending upon various factors, including how many persons I'm brewing for. My wife doesn't drink co...

"You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes." - Ornette Coleman "I never practice my guitar... from time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat." - Wes Montgomery...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/walterbooker_p.jpg Walter Booker December 17, 1933 - November 24, 2006 http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/sonny-red.jpg Sonny Red December 17, 1932 – March 20, 1981 http://www.r2ok.co.uk/noblea2.jpg Ray Noble December 17,...

Monk Rowe, director of the Hamilton College Jazz Archive conducted this extensive, wide-ranging interview of Steve Allen, a most interesting, creative talent and jazz supporter. Today would be Steve Allen's 93rd birthday. http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100304023245/muppet/images/6/66/Stev...

More Christmas goodies for you good little boys and girls.


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Happy Birthday ... http://joefarrell.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/farrell.jpg Joe Farrell December 16, 1937 - January 10, 1986 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/TurkMurphy.jpg Turk Murphy December 16, 1915 - May 30, 1987 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8JfpPxJfemU/UIZJIaAJLyI/AAA...

Ron, your tree shot almost has a 3D quality to it. Agreed. It does have a special quality, Brooks. I wish that I could get the lighting more accurate, though. I plan on playing with the exposure in the next few days to see if I can more accurately depict what we see in the room with our eyes . For ...