What is that annoying sound? Well, it’s the death rattle of the Washington Post. Again. And again. And again. And again. The latest, and perhaps most pathetic gurgle is entitled Support grows for tackling nation’s debt, written by Elaine S. Povich and Eric Pianin, who work, not for the Post but rather the “Fiscal Times,”…
James Weidman—“Three Worlds”
Jim’s at the piano, with Brad Jones, bass; Francisco Mela, drums/percussion; and Jay Hoggard, vibes, Nov. 19, 2009.
The Washington Post, dialing back the froth
Okay, I was too hasty in my intemperate berating of the Washington Post here. Although they totally deserved it, because they were too hasty first! I’m referring, of course, to the uproar over Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s bomb in his underwear attempt to blow up Flight 253 from Amsterdam. In its initial coverage, the Post made…
Terrorist threat approaches zero
Well, that’s one conclusion that could be drawn from the recent events involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. After all, the number of would-be terrorists who have been apprehended attempting to smuggle explosives on a plane approaches zero; the number of would-be terrorists who have succeeded in smuggling explosives on a plane also approaches zero; and the…
Eric Meridiano—”Trinkle Tinkle”
In his YouTube post Eric says he prepared this version of Monk’s tune for his 2007 album. Well, the album is available here, but “Trinkle Tinkle” isn’t on it. But you can listen to it here instead.
Well, if Hillary Clinton jumped off a cliff, would you do that? And the same for the Roman Stoic Musonius Rufus
The New York Times has a long, all too-informative article on leading Catholic windbag and Princeton University professor Robert P. George who explains that he can’t be blamed for supporting the invasion of Iraq because Hillary voted for it. He goes on to say that he doesn’t like to talk about sex because the Roman…
Jason Moran plays “Thelonious”
Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow, & Charlie Byrd—“Things Ain’t What They Used To Be”
Yeah, the clip says “Things Ain’t What They Were,” but that’s wrong. According to commenters, the bald guy with the acoustic is Charlie Byrd. Charlie’s brother is on bass and Chuck Redd is the drummer. The tune was composed by Duke Ellington’s son Mercer Ellington.
Sorry! Computer failure!
MJQ—“Bag’s Groove”
A late gathering, and I’m not even sure if it’s Percy Heath on bass and Connie Kay on drums, but it certainly ought to be. Definitely John Lewis on piano and composer Milt Jackson on vibes. The MJQ could sound a little cutsy and contrived at times, but not here, not at all.