Friday, January 6, 2012

Race, pLAce, and bLAck L.A.

Kabo Jazz Cafe

A lovely little cafe in downtown Sendai, Japan. It has been opened for 43 years. I didn't catch the barkeep's name, but asked me, "Do you like Bud Powell?" She pulled off 'The Scene Changes' from the record shelf and put it on the turntable. So began my afternoon. I ordered an Asahi and listened to Bud Powell.





Monday, August 22, 2011

Johnny Coles 5tet plays So Sweet My Little Girl



A pastoral elegy, almost like a dirge that came 'up south', the first line.

Thursday, August 11, 2011