Periodically, I'm really into a particular artist and their music. A few months ago it was Shirley Scott (actually, it's still Shirley Scott). Before that, it was Cannonball Adderley. Now? Back to Cannonball. I don't have many of his albums, but the few that I do have are spending much of their time these days [...]
As a hobby, record collecting can be a relatively tame endeavor. Yes, there's the excitement of finally finding an album that you've always wanted, or finding something rare in the wild, and it's always interesting to see what's new in the stores. These are relatively isolated and spread out events, though, and aren't the norm. [...]
Revising a silly series I started two years ago, here's an album from an unlikely source that has some rather fantastic and refreshing music on it, music that's perfect for the last day of April, or the first day of May depending on where in the world you are. To the music! The Music The [...]
The leaves are back on the trees, the sun is finally working again, and birds are building nests once again. Spring has sprang! I mean sprung. But also sprang. Keep reading to understand what I'm talking about. To the music! The Music The Tune: "Bijou"Recorded: 1955Personnel: Ralph Burns- PianoJimmy Raney- GuitarClyde Lombardi- BassOsie Johnson- Drums [...]
This is a special post for a couple of reasons. First, it's Horace Silver. Any Horace Silver album is special. The other reason? Keep on reading. To the music! The Music The Tune: "Gregory Is Here"Recorded: 10 November, 1972 at Englewood Cliffs, NJPersonnel: Randy Brecker- Trumpet & FluglehornMichael Brecker- Tenor SaxHorace Silver- PianoBob Cranshaw- Electric [...]
Here's the record that caused me to re-examine why I buy jazz records. Here's the record that re-sparked my excitement and love towards records. And at the end of the day, here's an album that has some fantastic music on it. The Music The Tune: "Poinciana"Recorded: 16 January, 1958 at the Pershing Hotel, Chicago, ILPersonnel: [...]
There's a ton of jazz albums with titles like '____Plays Cole Porter', or '____ Does The Gershwin Songbook'. How many albums are dedicated to jazz musicians NOT named Duke Ellington? Not many. How many are dedicated to Horace Silver? Like two. This album is one of those two. The Music The Tune: "Moon Ray"Recorded: 17 [...]
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 [...]
