A music blog written by Rich Brown
Herman Poole Blount was born 100 years ago today. He lived from May 22, 1914 to May 30, 1993. Prior to his death, he abandoned his given name and chose to be known as "Sun Ra". He performed with a big band as "Sun Ra and his Arkestra". This cat was unique and almost indescribable.... Continue Reading →
BBC Radio has a long running program called Desert Island Discs. It is an interview program that invites a public figure to name eight recordings they could not live without. The guests are supposed to imagine themselves stranded on a desert island and choose eight pieces of music they would want with them. They get... Continue Reading →
The Bad Plus is a band that is impossible to classify. The group is often called an “avant-garde jazz trio”, which tells me less than nothing. I don’t think of their music as Jazz, at least not the straight-ahead jazz that dominates my music collection. That probably tells you more about me than it does... Continue Reading →
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