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  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT FRIDAY: Simone on Jazz

    “Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking.” ~ Nina Simone Read more

  • MY JAZZ PROJECT: Kelly at Midnight by Wynton Kelly Trio

    Album Kelly At Midnight Artist Wynton Kelly Trio Year 1960 Personnel Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums) Era / Style Piano Trio / Hard Bop / Live Jazz Favorite Tracks None stood out First Listen Reaction Felt a bit drum-heavy at times making it feel unbalanced Atmosphere / Mood Tags Live Jazz,… Read more

  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT FRIDAY: Stevenson on Hope

    “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Read more

  • MY JAZZ PROJECT: “Cookin’ At the Queens” by Emily Remler

    Album Cookin’ At the Queens (Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988) Artist Emily Remler Year 1990 Personnel Emily Remler (guitar), Cocho Arbe (piano), Javier Colina (bass), Peer Wyboris (drums) (personnel vary slightly across the live performances) Era / Style Contemporary Jazz / Live Guitar Jazz Favorite Tracks “How Insensitive,” “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” “We… Read more

  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT FRIDAY: Lincoln on Virtue

    “It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Read more

  • MY JAZZ PROJECT: King Cole at the Piano

    Album King Cole at the Piano Artist Nat King Cole Year 1960 (compilation of earlier trio recordings) Personnel Nat King Cole (piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass) (personnel vary slightly by recording date) Era / Style Piano Trio / Swing / Early Jazz Favorite Tracks None singled out First Listen Reaction I came to… Read more

  • FRIDAY FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Durocher on Baseball

    “Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.”― Leo Durocher Read more

  • MY JAZZ PROJECT: “Blowin’ the Blues Away” by Horace Silver

    Album Blowin’ the Blues Away Artist Horace Silver Year 1959 Personnel Horace Silver (piano), Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Junior Cook (tenor saxophone), Eugene Taylor (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) Era / Style Hard Bop / Soul Jazz Favorite Tracks “The St. Vitus Dance,” “Peace,” “Melancholy Mood” First Listen Reaction A worthwhile listening experience with several standout tracks,… Read more

  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT FRIDAY: Fitzgerald on Fall

    “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall….” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Read more

  • THROWBACK THURSDAY: “A Ballad of the Mullberry Road” by Ezra Pound

    Throwback Thursdays at ClimbingSky feature posts I wrote over a 15 year period for various blogs. This was first posted on November 29th, 2010 (so almost 16 years ago) Ezra Pound is famous for many things: the man who discovered T.S. Eliot; an influence on and supporter of the generation of writers known as “The Lost Generation;” an… Read more