Sunday morning. Let’s travel the spaceways, with Sun Ra and his Arkestra. I had the good fortune to see these guys perform in New York City back in the 80s. Maybe it was 84. I’m not sure. At that moment of time they were Sun… Read More
As some of you know, my friend Fitzgerald is kind enough to allow me to post from time to time over at his fine blues blog, SqueezeMyLemon. This morning I featured Alberta Hunter, live. These performances were recorded when Ms. Hunter was in her 80s.… Read More
Today I’d like to feature Mr. 5X5, Little Jimmy Rushing. Mr. Rushing sang for the Basie band but I’m more familiar with some of his other work, because my father used to play an album produced by John Hammond called simply Mr. 5X5. He loved… Read More
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