More Great Music and Talk Remembered
A somewhat later clip (1974) of Frank Zappa on the Mike Douglas Show, talking and playing with the…
Who By Fire
Visionsong sends along the link for his favorite: Sonny Rollins with Leonard Cohen on Night Music.
Music and Talk
The clips below all relate to my enthusiastic response to news that Elvis Costello will be hosting…
David Sanborn, Night Music, Sun Ra
On American TV! Thank you, David. Sun Ra is interviewed and then plays Retrospect, in 1990.…
Tom Jones - The Right Time
Suzannah says: "Who would ever sign up to do a duet with Stevie Wonder???" But then she insists…
Steve Allen Show
Steve, sitting with Burt Lancaster, introduces the 1964 Miles Davis Quintet with Wayne Shorter (on…
Costello's New Show
Reports of Elvis Costello's new music and talk show on Sundance (can't wait...) got me thinking…
Holiday Bundles
I dig the Braxton Box as much as the next guy, but I must mention that the Greenleaf Music Store…
Varmus & Fils
Festival of New Trumpet Music friend Jacob Varmus recently appeared at the Guggenheim with his…
PS3 for eggheads
Mental Health break. Now that I am off the road the Young People can show me the cool fun stuff.
Plunderphonia by Chris Cutler
Cutler's essay from kagablog begins thusly: sounds like a dive downwards as a sped up tape slows…