Red Clay (1970)
Feb 10, 2026
My winter playlist has finally come to an end with Freddy Hubbard’s 1970 offering.
American
Kind of Blue (1959)
Jan 24, 2026
Miles Davis’ 1959 album has a reputation. One that is earned.
Blue Train (1958)
Jan 23, 2026
An old classic from a young John Coltrane hits differently now that I’m old.
Back at the Chicken Shack (1963)
Jan 15, 2026
Man, this is some pretty cool jazz from 1963. Jimmy Smith shows us how the Hammond organ is played.
Idle Moments (1965)
Jan 7, 2026
Grant Green offers a lovely idle from 1965.
One Flight Up (1964)
Dec 20, 2025
A little more Dexter Gordon, as composer and band leader.
Page One (1963)
Dec 19, 2025
A little more Joe Henderson, as composer and band leader.
Song for My Father (1965)
Dec 14, 2025
My second constellation album: Cannonball Adderley’s 1958 stunner, with help from Miles Davis.
Moanin’ (1958)
Dec 7, 2025
My second constellation album: Cannonball Adderley’s 1958 stunner, with help from Miles Davis.
Somethin’ Else (1958)
Dec 6, 2025
My second constellation album: Cannonball Adderley’s 1958 stunner, with help from Miles Davis.
The Sidewinder (1964) Redux
Dec 2, 2025
Lee Morgan’s 1964 hit album revisited.
True Companion
Nov 27, 2025
Donald Fagen’s “True Companion” blends early-’80s sci-fi melancholy with the ancient pulse of Homer.
Journey in Satchidananda (1971)
Aug 23, 2025
Alice Coltrane helped celebrate my system upgrade: good-bye to the problematic Gold Note, hello, PS Audio.
The Nightfly (1982)
Jul 31, 2025
A true Fagen classic from the ’80s and his first solo album.
Feels So Good (1977)
Jul 24, 2025
Chuck Mangione just died, so there’s nothing else to do but listen to Feels So Good.
The Sidewinder (1964)
Jul 23, 2025
Listening notes on Lee Morgan’s 1964 hit album—man, what a record.
Joshua Judges Ruth (1992)
Jul 21, 2025
Some notes on my favorite album from Lyle Lovett. Give it a shot: it’ll make you feel good.
Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
Jul 20, 2025
Some thoughts about Rickie Lee Jones’ eponymous debut. Someone tell me why it took me so long to discover this album.
Crash
Mar 20, 2025
David Byrne channels J. G. Ballard in 1994.