Music - Oct. 19, 2008
Moncur, Rivers are stars of Blue Note reissues
You know me well enough by now to know that if there are new Blue Note reissues in the shops, then I'm going to tell you about them. Add to that the fact there are some real treasures here, and some that I suspect are new to CD, it's a gimmie.
Tags: Sam Rivers, Blue Note, J.R. Monterose, Sonny Clark, Hank Mobley, jazz, Grachan Moncur III, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Smith, Fats Waller, Lou Donaldson

Music - July 1, 2008
Mix tape: July 2008
Here's a look at the jazz-heavy stack of discs teetering on my desk while I'm at Summerfest...
Tags: Prince Fatty, Nick Cave, David Murray, Mal Waldron, Justin Time, Paul Bley, Blue Note, Baby Face Willette, Stanley Turrentine, Bobby Hutcherson, Lou Donaldson, Freddie Redd, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Johnny Osbourne, Heartbeat, Rounder, Dig!!! Lazarus