NOTE: I refer below to Joni’s “Free Man in Paris.” I’m writing this post in the aftermath of the Paris terror incident. I feel it’s important to not let terrorists affect anything we say or do. Consider this, in some small way, in part, a … Continue reading Joni Mitchell
I had never seen U2 and decided to check them out when they came to Boston back in July of this year. While I am not a huge fan, I do like them a lot and enjoy a fair amount of their music. They have … Continue reading Concert review – U2 – Innocence + Experience Tour
…posts, that is. (Apologies to Jimmy Buffett). Sure, thirty isn’t really much of a milestone. But at this point in my blog I have to say I’m really enjoying writing it. I didn’t know what to expect in terms of who might read it and/or … Continue reading A Pirate Looks at Thirty …
“And I say I don’t like reggae no no I love it.” Β Dreadlock Holiday, Squeeze The first time I ever heard a reggae song was in 1968, on my local AM station. Now this station wasn’t typically given to playing anything outside of the Top … Continue reading Reggae
In my last post on the blues I said this, “I think Iβm gonna need a third blues post for the later British and American players. But Iβll do that one later on down the road.” So this is that. First post here. Blues arguably … Continue reading The Blues (Final of 3)
First post here: The gentleman pictured above is one T-Bone Walker, he of the flashy showmanship and smooth guitar playing. He is the guy who wrote “Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad),” a blues that has remained a popular staple since … Continue reading The Blues (2)
It occurred to me that I had done a post about jazz but not yet one about blues as a genre. And so let me now rectify that. I mentioned in my first postΒ that I discovered blues the same way so many of my peers … Continue reading The Blues (1)
With this post I introduce the occasional “Featured Album,” which will discuss albums that are so good they deserve their own write-up. Β And I decided to start with a disc I recently bought, which is a (sort of) tribute to Bob Dylan. Apparently he wrote … Continue reading Featured Album – Lost on the River (The New Basement Tapes)
The first Miles Davis post is here. In an earlier postΒ about jazz I featured a number called “E.S.P.” from Miles’ second great quintet (1964-1968.) What’s interesting to me is how Miles expanded his sound shortly thereafter and become such a force in what came to … Continue reading Miles Davis (Final of 2)
I guess it’s a clichΓ© to say that Miles is your favorite jazz musician. But for me it’s the absolute truth. I was fortunate enough to see Miles at a now-defunct Boston club named Kix. This was in 1981 and I know that because in … Continue reading Miles Davis (1)
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