The final album I have elected to choose in my game of Desert Island Discs has to be the super-famous Blue Note recording from Lee Morgan, The Sidewinder. This is an opportunity to get some more of my all-time favorite musicians in the mix of choices I get to take to this imaginary island. The... Continue Reading →
The Firebird
“The world is full of magical things, Patiently waiting For our senses to grow sharper” - W.B Yeats Another ancient myth that appears in many cultures deals with a magical Firebird. One of the earliest versions may be the story of the Egyptian Benu bird. The Heliopolis creation myth says the Benu bird created... Continue Reading →
Desert Island Disc 7, “Horace-Scope”
The 1960 album Horace-Scope, by The Horace Silver Quintet and released on the Blue Note label, would be my next to final choice in my ongoing game of Desert Island Discs. This is an album I first heard on a cassette tape made for me by a friend who had the record. (I hope the... Continue Reading →