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" School Days " by Stanley Clarke Took my iPod to lunch and right as I was leaving this classic tune popped up on my perptual shuffle setting. I love this song. When I was a kid first getting into Jimi Hendrix a family friend told my Mom that he was too white and I should listen to Stanley Clarke instead. My Mom bought the first two records, Stanley Clarke & School Days. I didn't know what to make of it. It wasn't what I wanted, first off, but it was interesting. I remember getting a very melancholy vibe from Stanley Clarke, especially "Lopsy Lu". I shelved them and delve deeper into Hendrix. When I got to college I took my records with me and I started listening to Stanley again. He's about as good as it gets.

Jazz pioneer Max Roach dead at 83 An innovator of the highest level, Roach was one of the first jazz musicians to coax lyricism out of the drums. Roach ushered in a new expressive style of percussion in jazz, and subsequently all of pop music. Technorati Tags: music , jazz , death , max roach , genius Powered by ScribeFire . ---------------- Now playing on iTunes: David Murray & Black Saint Quartet - Transitions via FoxyTunes

Over the last couple of weeks we lost two amazing musicians, Michael Brecker and Alice Coltrane. Michael Brecker. I liked Michael Brecker a lot. I even got to see him play. I enjoyed him immensely, very hip and very creative. JANUARY 13, 2007 - Following a two and a half year battle with MDS and then leukemia , Michael passed away. A memorial service is now being planned and details regarding the same will be posted here this coming Wednesday or Thursday. In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made to The Marrow Foundation's TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FUND . Many lives have been saved as a result of those who joined the National Marrow Donor Program at donor drives on behalf of Michael---and who were perfectly matching donors for others in need. There is much work to do, and we ask you to please join us in this effort. Thank you for all of your support. Alice Coltrane was not on my radar. Since she came into John Coltrane 's band as his music moved in a direction that I ...

I was listening to a little Rosetta Tharpe and stumbled across this excellent video. I first heard of her from my Dad. One of his dying wishes was for some Lucky Millinder , who i was clueless, absolutely clueless about. I finally found a couple of disks which credited Rosetta Tharpe as a singer. I thought that was very odd b/c what I did know of her was as a gospel singer and Lucky Millinder is about as far from gospel as you can get. Years later I picked up " The Gospel of the Blues " and the tribute " Shout Sister Shout " and you will see by this video that this woman knows what she is doing...and that's before you get to the guitar solo!