Chicago Saxophonist Walter Parazaider Dead at 81
The band formed in Parazaider's basement in 1967, and he remained a pivotal part of their sound until he was forced to step aside in 2018 to battle Alzheimer's.
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Required reading for the 250th birthday of the USA. Personally, I think John 3:16 is the greatest sentence ever written. Nevertheless, this 67-page book is a great primer on the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident….”
In only the 8th episode of the 1st season “Time Enough At Last” is a brilliant episode about a man seeking salvation amidst the rubble of a ruined world, and stars the late great Burgess Meredith.
What a show.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959)
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“Talent hits a target nobody else can reach. Genius hits a target nobody else can see.” - German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as quoted by Ian Leslie in “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” a terrific 2025 book about The Beatles
Check this out. Hoover Dam launches ‘Road To America 250’
This flag is the length of a football field and it will be on display every day through July 4th #RoadToAmerica250#HooverDam
They called him the "Saxophone Colossus", but the title somehow never felt large enough. Sonny Rollins didn't mearly play melodies; he wrestled with them, turned them inside out. If Coltrane was the spiritual fire of Jazz, Rollins was its greatest architect. Rest in peace maestro.
Today marks 100 years since the birth of Miles Davis, the birth of cool.
The revolutionary bandleader's centennial is marked by year-long celebrations, a fitting tribute for the straight-talking creative who reshaped jazz across multiple eras.
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What an incredible life & legacy, the great saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins has passed away at age 95. Sonny 1st appeared on a Blue Note record date in 1949 as part of Bud Powell’s Modernists & later recorded 4 tremendous Blue Note leader albums in 1956-7 https://t.co/SVwF9WQb80