When You Get There.....

One of the first CDs I bought was Audio Archives Collectors Edition – Charlie Parker - 18 Reflective Recording . It was a super cheap disc I...

I forgot to publish this on Friday so I have combined Day 4 and Day 7 (sometimes the days just blend together) – plus what I wa...

Is it Day 34 of lockdown or day 1 at level 3?..... Either way, much remains the same for me at least. However, there was the...

Solomon Ilori and his Afro-Drum Ensemble : African High Life (Blue Note). I was on the lookout for Art Blakey's The African Beat  whe...

Of late, these albums have been hanging out on the bedside table.  O ccasionally  the full album will be played - usually during the day (...

A couple of weeks ago I was flicking through my old practice notebook. I came across a couple of pages of notes on rhythm exercises from a t...

At 4:45am I quickly scribbled down the dream I woke from. It's the only time I can recall Charlie Parker visiting my dreams. It's ...

With the wintery blast taking hold of Chicago (and the rest of the U.S) I decided to use some of the time I had indoors to put together a mi...

Lately I've been listening to a few contrafacts (tunes written on the chords of other tunes).  For the most part I have been looking for...

Lately,  Frank Gratkowski  has been on the playlist. I find myself listening to his music in blocks - spend a week or two listening to a few...

Seeing as today is the 100th anniversary of the debut of Igor Stravinsky 's  "The Rite of Spring" I thought it was appropr...

Part Three of the ongoing series of records that made an impact on me as a young musician. Read the others -  Part One  -  Part two . Ch...