CHRISTMAS JAZZ Part I
People who know me recognize the reverence I hold in my heart for the period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, with a special emphasis on Christmas. Best time of the year, followed by that vast wasteland that ends only with the incipient hope provided by the arrival of pitchers and catchers for Spring training. As much as I love the holiday season, I acknowledge that it can be a sad period, leaving one wistfully ruminating about one's failure to achieve personal happi
JAMES HONEYMAN SCOTT
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the last studio recordings of the late James Honeyman Scott, a woefully underrated guitar player who helped create the iconic Pretenders sound. Jimmy Scott's 80s new-wave musical style was singular, but he respected his influences, which included Pete Townshend and the Punk Rock eruption of the late 70s. He acted as a subtle complement to the vocals of the legendary Chrissie Hynde, but it was his dynamism that Hynde acknowledged made th
A SONG FOR YOU (Part 2)
Couldn't help but add Brother Ray's cover of Leon Russell's classic. Enjoy.
A SONG FOR YOU
I've been admiring those lyricists lately who have made the effort to craft their rhymes with precision. I acknowledge that a concern...
