Jack DeJohnette – A one man revolution. The late and profoundly missed Jack DeJohnette this weekend. A concert from Lyon, France recorded on June 14, 1979 and featuring his New Directions confreres Lester Bowie on trumpet, Eddie Gomez on bass and John Abercrombie on guitar. To say Jack DeJohnette revolutionized
Theodore Sturgeon – interview from NBC Radio series Anthology – February 28, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Theodore Sturgeon, one of the leading lights in the early years of Science Fiction and Fantasy writing who came to prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. A time when Science Fiction
You’d think. After graduating High School – after graduating College – after applying for a hundred jobs – after buying your first honest-to-god business suit, you would calm down. You would mellow. You would fit. Nope. Always have – always will have a problem with authority figures. In elementary school,
Black Sabbath – recorded August 31, 1970 – Montreux Jazz Festival – RTS-FM Black Sabbath for Saturday Brunch, recorded at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival by RTS-FM in Geneva. Rarities this week – early Black Sabbath, still considered by many at the time to be Hard Rock but soon to
Model/Actriz – increasing the voltage; one seat at a time. Model/Actriz in session at Maida Vale for New Music Fix at BBC 6 Music, recorded on November 19th. Since it is Friday night and since it is the end of the week and since it no doubt has been a
The question of our Civil Liberties has been a topic of discussion and speculation going on for decades. However, at no other time has it been such an issue as it is now. With laws twisted and perverted, and those interpreting the law ranging from the corrupt to the merely
The Jacksons for Friday Lunchroom – recorded live at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis on November 25, 1979. It’s a shame not more Soul/R&B concerts have been recorded for posterity or even a matter-of-record – the ones that are, are usually the big acts with wide appeal – lesser knowns
With all the upbeat reports coming in on this December 5th in 1944, the worrisome part had to do with the goings on in Athens, Greece. Otherwise, reports of Gen. Patton’s 3rd Army were driving deep into the Saar, encountering heavy opposition in the process. But gains were being made.
Vincent Dupas – formerly of My Name Is Nobody – very French – very mellow. Back over to France tonight for a session from Vincent Dupas (aka: My Name Is Nobody) in a Sun Session recorded at St. Nazaire on December 19, 2019. Never ceases to amaze what you find,
Donald Regan – Face The Nation – 1982 The 80’s – days of Reaganomics and the Supply Side Economy. As a reminder that all was not bliss and Supply Side was doing a bit of backtracking even on the parts of its staunchest advocates, here is an interview with Treasury
