Hello friends and strangers. Here is THE DEFINITIVE jazz lover’s holiday shopping list curated by @natechinen. I already have Braxton, Evans and Parker but anything else you’d like to gift me, please do. Especially anything on @impulselabel or @MosaicRecords!
@JazzSketches The recent @MosaicRecords Joe Henderson box set is an absolute treasure. Parents will be handing it down to their kids as a family treasure, like all Mosaic box sets.
My beloved Francis Wolff posters of Art Blakey and Sonny Rollins are destined for the living room walls in my new place. That leaves my bedroom walls in need of replacements and I'm in need of suggestions.
50 years ago this week, photographer Chris Barham took these iconic photos of Louis Armstrong on the front steps of his Queens home with the children in his neighborhood. We’re sad to report that Mr. Barham passed away today at the age of 87. These images will last forever. RIP
Listening to recordings by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang. Very good sound @MosaicRecords box (eight discs). Amazing to think these were recorded almost 100 years ago. @BimRandall@TheSussexSquare
Splendid to hear Peggy Lee @PetrocTrelawny@BBCRadio3 on her centenary. I am glad to have the @MosaicRecords box of her early years (and those of June Christy) - out of print. Also, decades later, her Leiber and Stoller album Mirrors should be better known. @TheSussexSquare
@bowiesongs Became a fan of both the trio and Threadgill through those Novus label releases. This limited edition box set from @MosaicRecords is one of my prized possessions.