1,691.) Tues Jul. 20, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Bob James – “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” From the album Two (1975) Is it weird that I am having a Bob James moment? I can’t think of another musician who is so funky and yet almost cringe-worry smooth at the same time. Is his music cool or […]

1,533.) Fri Feb. 12, 2021

RIP Chick Corea (1941-2021) The Song of the Day is: Chick Corea & Return to Forever – “Spain” From the album Light as a Feather (1972) Sadly, 2021 is shaping up to be another brutal year in which we continually say goodbye to our musical heroes. Our latest casualty is Armando “Chick” Corea, one pioneers […]

1,421.) Fri Oct. 23, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Sun Ra & His Arkestra- “On Jupiter” From the album On Jupiter (1979) Admittedly, this Jazz Week has not been filled with traditional artists (Coleman Hawkins, Sarah Vaughan and, depending on your stance on free jazz, Eric Dolphy occupied those slots). As something of a mission statement, […]

1,420.) Thurs Oct. 22, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Esperanza Spalding – “The Longing Deep Down (Abdominal Portal)” From the album Twelve Little Spells (2018) I too would rather run, bound, cactus head to cactus head Stimulating laps flung wide, the distance well rounded A working circle All of our adjacent points equally distant from The […]

1,416.) Sun Oct. 18, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Birds of Fire” From the album Birds of Fire (1973) Time for our heady jazz fusion excursion this Jazz Week. Much like the other bands that I would consider to be pillars of jazz fusion (Joe Zawinul’s Weather Report, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, and Chick […]

1,369.) Tues Sept. 1, 2020

Happy 75th Birthday, Van Morrison! The Song of the Day is: Van Morrison – “Cyprus Avenue” From the album Astral Weeks (1968) Happy 75th birthday to Van the Man! (Truth be told, his birthday was actually yesterday) It’s been a long time since we’ve featured Van, so I am not holding back on the big […]