I was back in Southern California for another wedding, and of course I had to hit up the local record store again. It was extremely productive the last time I was there, so a return trip was necessary. I ended up grabbing a lot of records, only to discover an unpriced stack of 10-inch albums [...]
It's Tuesday, I have a rare day off, but I have a full week and some change of long days and short nights ahead. I'm pre-exhausted. When I'm pre-exhausted, there's nothing better than slipping into an easy chair, putting on a soothing record, and letting the music give me a back rub. As of late, [...]
Here at Raggy Waltz headquarters, we love creating new blog series. Enter this new series, entitled 'Record Storing'. "What's it about, and what the heck is 'record storing'?" you ask? Good question. Quite simply, it's about me going to record stores, the subsequent albums I take home, and my thought process that takes place between [...]
What is it about the color blue that is so expressive, so hip, so cool? Rhapsody in Blue. Kind of Blue. Blue Trane. True Blue. And then there's Midnight Blue. The Music The Tune: "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You"Recorded: 8 January, 1963 at Englewood Cliffs, NJPersonnel: Kenny Burrell - GuitarMajor Holly - BassBill [...]
*Disclaimer: This is not -I repeat NOT- an authoritative piece of writing, nor is it personal exposition passed off of as the gospel. What follows is exactly what the rather academic-sounding title says: my personal thoughts on an interesting aspect of collecting jazz on vinyl! Last week while in the Motherland of Southern California, I [...]
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