Yesterday's play list:
Wynton Marsalis "Black Codes (From the Underground)" 1985 Columbia RBCD--This is probably Marsalis' best recording of mostly songs he composed.
Jane's Addiction "Nothing's Shocking" 1988 Warner Bros. RBCD--I played this recording right after the one above and my wife came and asked me, "Who is this?"...and not in a way that said she was loving it. I generally listen to jazz and rock interspersed together; I think it clearly reveals that in many rock records earlier jazz records paved the way. This CD goes back on the shelf for another year.
Thelonius Monk "Monk's Dream" 1963/2002 Columbia/Legacy RBCD--Monk was a musical genius; not appreciated early, but covered like crazy by many jazz artists.
Wynton Marsalis "Black Codes (From the Underground)" 1985 Columbia RBCD--This is probably Marsalis' best recording of mostly songs he composed.
Jane's Addiction "Nothing's Shocking" 1988 Warner Bros. RBCD--I played this recording right after the one above and my wife came and asked me, "Who is this?"...and not in a way that said she was loving it. I generally listen to jazz and rock interspersed together; I think it clearly reveals that in many rock records earlier jazz records paved the way. This CD goes back on the shelf for another year.
Thelonius Monk "Monk's Dream" 1963/2002 Columbia/Legacy RBCD--Monk was a musical genius; not appreciated early, but covered like crazy by many jazz artists.