Go to places like this and buy things. I was half an hour early for an appointment with Tim at Cymbal & Gong— picking out a career ride cymbal for one of my students— so […]
Year: 2024
Listening to The Musings of Miles
Listening to a Miles Davis record I never really heard before: The Musings of Miles. It’s a lower profile item in Miles’s catalog. These listening to albums posts are a test for me, because I normally […]
Transcription: Ahmad’s Blues – fours
Hitting the ground running with this 2024 business, here’s Philly Joe Jones trading fours with Red Garland on Ahmad’s Blues, from the Miles Davis album Workin’. Joe sounds quite beautiful, hand made, and direct after […]
Groove o’ the day: Dave Weckl Afro 6
Hey, happy new year— let’s roll in 2024 with a snazzy Dave Weckl groove, which inspired some conversation. It’s from 1994— hey, 30 years ago now— and Weckl is in his zone. He’s been writing […]