Cynical Canadian writer/bibliophile guy into music, sports (Lifelong Caps/Jays supporter), foreign film and used bookstores and booksales. Not much else.
1965 piece “Restin’ in Jail” by jazz pianist Les McCann and The Gerald Wilson Orchestra. Players include Teddy Edwards and Victor Gaskin. From the Pacific Jazz album McCann/Wilson. https://t.co/x4amemgBGl
1975 song “School Boy Crush” by Scottish blue-eyed funk group Average White Band. Produced by Arif Maridin. From their third album, Cut the Cake. https://t.co/hhkElKm4D8
Latin fusion piece "Para Oriente" by late jazz drummer Tony Williams. Players include former Zappa sideman Patrick O'Hearn and Tom Grant. From the 1980 album Play or Die, which was re-released in 2022. https://t.co/bXpbNu9WGl
The loping, easy rhythm of 1968 song “I Have the Same Old Blues” by late Chicago Blues guitarist Magic Sam. From his final album Black Magic. Sam died of a heart attack at age 32 in 1969. https://t.co/Gu4R3TbfK0
1945 recording of “Billie’s Bounce” by. Charlie Parker backed by the Reboppers, a band that included jazz luminaries such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach. From the anthology The Savoy Recordings. https://t.co/OVM7JqXtnp
El Paso alternative progressive rock band The Mars Volta performing "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" live in 2008. From the band's second album Frances the Mute. Length: 6:11. https://t.co/McsVsIKvF4
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds performing "Brompton Oratory" on MTV's Live 'n' Loud in 1997. Song from the album The Boatman's Call. https://t.co/KYMpoETNzW
The Cure performing “Catch” on Dutch show TopPop in 1987 .The song was the second single from the Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me album and it reached #27 on the UK chart. https://t.co/2RWBIggFYR
The late Richard Lloyd, ex-guitarist and founding member of NYC band Television, performing "1880 or So" with the band on Jools Holland in 1992. Length: 7:49. #RIPRichardLloyd https://t.co/NWD2JpyM2E
Sad to hear that Television founding member and guitarist Richard Lloyd has died at 75. Richard Lloyd live at CBGB in 1979. #RIPRichardLloyd https://t.co/1Q6UtyMC9a
1999 song “Dry My Tears and Move On” by Richard Thompson. Players include Dave Mattacks, Danny Thompson and his son, Teddy. From the album Mock Tudor. Later covered by the Del McCoury Band. #RichardThompson
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