Daily best music in the world: Happy holidays

Here’s some nice Christmas morning listening, which I’ve certainly shared before— Before We Were Born, by Bill Frisell. This was my first exposure to Joey Baron’s drumming, around 1990-91. I used to play these gigs in Bend, Oregon, which is on the other side of the Cascade mountains from Eugene, where I lived, and I would put this on on the drive home— about 2 1/2 hours through heavy mountains and forest, leaving around midnight. 

I also made a practice loop from the tune The Lone Ranger— it’s not stated real clearly, but it is in 3/4 time, tempo is 79 bpm: 

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