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 […]

1,419.) Wed Oct. 21, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Stanley Clarke & George Duke – “Wild Dog” From the album The Clarke/Duke Project (1981) It’s most commonly thought that jazz fusion is a melding of rock and jazz, but in many cases it’s a mixture of R&B and jazz. In fact, this variety of fusion can […]