A Trumpet Demon
RIP Freddie Hubbard, 1938-2008. He was probably the best trumpeter from the hard-bop era next to Miles Davis, though some poor choices starting in the '70s derailed a career that could have made him as...
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December's CD Mix of the Month
My virtual contribution to the December CD Mix of the Month Club was Street Cred: Brad Mehldau Plays the Popular...
"Given the dog a bone"
I had another misadventure on moving day, though I didn't know it for more than a week. AC/DC tickets were going on sale that same day, so I kept the cable modem and...
We are trying to break your heart
The movers are here. The contents of the apartment are draining into the truck with disconcerting rapidity. There's not much about this neighborhood that we will miss, but one of our great regrets just...