BillB
@azbitterslab.bsky.social
Wine, tea, space & prog rock, vinyl, cocktails, live music, guitars, books, ceramics.
Retired as maker of cocktail bitters & as defense analyst /adaptive optics engineer / IMINT /high energy laser geek.
Co-fndr: Architectural Metaphor
Boston -> Phoenix
Retired as maker of cocktail bitters & as defense analyst /adaptive optics engineer / IMINT /high energy laser geek.
Co-fndr: Architectural Metaphor
Boston -> Phoenix
#NowSpinning Some Bill Evans for a sunny Friday afternoon.
At the Montreux Jazz Fest w/ Eddie Gomez & Jack DeJohnette.
The sound quality of this album is superb. Crystal clear piano, full rich drums, and you can hear the snap of the bass strings.
(Analogue Productions,2018) ##VinylCommunity #jazz
At the Montreux Jazz Fest w/ Eddie Gomez & Jack DeJohnette.
The sound quality of this album is superb. Crystal clear piano, full rich drums, and you can hear the snap of the bass strings.
(Analogue Productions,2018) ##VinylCommunity #jazz
January 30, 2026 at 8:57 PM
#NowSpinning Some Bill Evans for a sunny Friday afternoon.
At the Montreux Jazz Fest w/ Eddie Gomez & Jack DeJohnette.
The sound quality of this album is superb. Crystal clear piano, full rich drums, and you can hear the snap of the bass strings.
(Analogue Productions,2018) ##VinylCommunity #jazz
At the Montreux Jazz Fest w/ Eddie Gomez & Jack DeJohnette.
The sound quality of this album is superb. Crystal clear piano, full rich drums, and you can hear the snap of the bass strings.
(Analogue Productions,2018) ##VinylCommunity #jazz
#NowSpinning
Beautiful set of songs from the legend that is Kermit Ruffins. A whole gang of New Orleans All-Stars playing with him. All aboard! #NewOrleans #Jazz #trumpet
Beautiful set of songs from the legend that is Kermit Ruffins. A whole gang of New Orleans All-Stars playing with him. All aboard! #NewOrleans #Jazz #trumpet
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 PM
#NowSpinning
Beautiful set of songs from the legend that is Kermit Ruffins. A whole gang of New Orleans All-Stars playing with him. All aboard! #NewOrleans #Jazz #trumpet
Beautiful set of songs from the legend that is Kermit Ruffins. A whole gang of New Orleans All-Stars playing with him. All aboard! #NewOrleans #Jazz #trumpet
#NowSpinning From Boston to Hatfield.
Hatfield and the North s/t (UK, Virgin, 1976 rerelease)
I had found Rotters' Club first in the used bins in Boston c'77 & was on a frantic search for this one for the better part of 2 yrs. Man, those days of really only having used bins to find OOP gems! #vinyl
Hatfield and the North s/t (UK, Virgin, 1976 rerelease)
I had found Rotters' Club first in the used bins in Boston c'77 & was on a frantic search for this one for the better part of 2 yrs. Man, those days of really only having used bins to find OOP gems! #vinyl
January 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
#NowSpinning From Boston to Hatfield.
Hatfield and the North s/t (UK, Virgin, 1976 rerelease)
I had found Rotters' Club first in the used bins in Boston c'77 & was on a frantic search for this one for the better part of 2 yrs. Man, those days of really only having used bins to find OOP gems! #vinyl
Hatfield and the North s/t (UK, Virgin, 1976 rerelease)
I had found Rotters' Club first in the used bins in Boston c'77 & was on a frantic search for this one for the better part of 2 yrs. Man, those days of really only having used bins to find OOP gems! #vinyl
#NowSpinning I got to see The Cars live a bunch of times before this album was released. Good times in Boston.
This recent remaster by Kevin Gray (AAA) is a treat. (Rhino, 2025, LE, gatefold)
This recent remaster by Kevin Gray (AAA) is a treat. (Rhino, 2025, LE, gatefold)
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
#NowSpinning I got to see The Cars live a bunch of times before this album was released. Good times in Boston.
This recent remaster by Kevin Gray (AAA) is a treat. (Rhino, 2025, LE, gatefold)
This recent remaster by Kevin Gray (AAA) is a treat. (Rhino, 2025, LE, gatefold)
#NowSpinning for an overcast PHX day.
Cannonball Adderley- Somethin' Else
w/ Miles, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, Art Blakey
#classic #jazz
Cannonball Adderley- Somethin' Else
w/ Miles, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, Art Blakey
#classic #jazz
January 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
#NowSpinning for an overcast PHX day.
Cannonball Adderley- Somethin' Else
w/ Miles, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, Art Blakey
#classic #jazz
Cannonball Adderley- Somethin' Else
w/ Miles, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, Art Blakey
#classic #jazz
#NowSpinning I first saw Julie sing "Cry Me a River" as a wee lad whilst my folks were watching The Girl Can't Help It on TV. I finally tracked down a decent 1st pressing of her 1st album. Barney Kessel grooves throughout!
Julie London: Julie is Her Name (1955, Liberty, misprint, mono) #vinyl #jazz
Julie London: Julie is Her Name (1955, Liberty, misprint, mono) #vinyl #jazz
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
#NowSpinning I first saw Julie sing "Cry Me a River" as a wee lad whilst my folks were watching The Girl Can't Help It on TV. I finally tracked down a decent 1st pressing of her 1st album. Barney Kessel grooves throughout!
Julie London: Julie is Her Name (1955, Liberty, misprint, mono) #vinyl #jazz
Julie London: Julie is Her Name (1955, Liberty, misprint, mono) #vinyl #jazz
What was the last movie or TV show that you watched in 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
What was the last movie or TV show that you watched in 2025.
#NowSpinning
Stan Getz - Captain Marvel (1975, Columbia, demo)
With Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Tony Williams, and Airto Moreira.
Recorded in 1972. 1st 3 songs were re-recorded by Corea's then newly-formed Return to Forever.
Stan Getz - Captain Marvel (1975, Columbia, demo)
With Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Tony Williams, and Airto Moreira.
Recorded in 1972. 1st 3 songs were re-recorded by Corea's then newly-formed Return to Forever.
December 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#NowSpinning
Stan Getz - Captain Marvel (1975, Columbia, demo)
With Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Tony Williams, and Airto Moreira.
Recorded in 1972. 1st 3 songs were re-recorded by Corea's then newly-formed Return to Forever.
Stan Getz - Captain Marvel (1975, Columbia, demo)
With Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Tony Williams, and Airto Moreira.
Recorded in 1972. 1st 3 songs were re-recorded by Corea's then newly-formed Return to Forever.
#NowSpinning The lovely You Must Believe in Spring - Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Eliot Zigmund. Recorded in 1977 and released in 1981, a few months after Bill passed.
(WB, 1981, Wakefield pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
(WB, 1981, Wakefield pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
December 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#NowSpinning The lovely You Must Believe in Spring - Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Eliot Zigmund. Recorded in 1977 and released in 1981, a few months after Bill passed.
(WB, 1981, Wakefield pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
(WB, 1981, Wakefield pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
#NowSpinning Imagine having a band like this?
Benny Goodman: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (mono, CBS Masterworks, RE)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
Benny Goodman: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (mono, CBS Masterworks, RE)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#NowSpinning Imagine having a band like this?
Benny Goodman: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (mono, CBS Masterworks, RE)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
Benny Goodman: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (mono, CBS Masterworks, RE)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz
#NowSpinning a desert island album for me.
This is a Steve Wilson mix. While I find the mix fascinating, especially in raised prominence of Jamie Muir's little shaky things, I don't prefer it over the OG mix. That said, a brilliant pressing.
King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic (2023 Mixes, DGM)
This is a Steve Wilson mix. While I find the mix fascinating, especially in raised prominence of Jamie Muir's little shaky things, I don't prefer it over the OG mix. That said, a brilliant pressing.
King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic (2023 Mixes, DGM)
December 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
#NowSpinning a desert island album for me.
This is a Steve Wilson mix. While I find the mix fascinating, especially in raised prominence of Jamie Muir's little shaky things, I don't prefer it over the OG mix. That said, a brilliant pressing.
King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic (2023 Mixes, DGM)
This is a Steve Wilson mix. While I find the mix fascinating, especially in raised prominence of Jamie Muir's little shaky things, I don't prefer it over the OG mix. That said, a brilliant pressing.
King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic (2023 Mixes, DGM)
#NowSpinning
Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido
Well-worn, 1st US pressing from 1972. The boys are in absolutely brilliant peak form here. Perfect music to chop veg for soup.
#vinyl #MusicSky #SpaceisDeep #prog #spacerock
Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido
Well-worn, 1st US pressing from 1972. The boys are in absolutely brilliant peak form here. Perfect music to chop veg for soup.
#vinyl #MusicSky #SpaceisDeep #prog #spacerock
December 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#NowSpinning
Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido
Well-worn, 1st US pressing from 1972. The boys are in absolutely brilliant peak form here. Perfect music to chop veg for soup.
#vinyl #MusicSky #SpaceisDeep #prog #spacerock
Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido
Well-worn, 1st US pressing from 1972. The boys are in absolutely brilliant peak form here. Perfect music to chop veg for soup.
#vinyl #MusicSky #SpaceisDeep #prog #spacerock
#NowSpinning
Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans Trio w/Paul Motian & Scott LaFaro at The Village Vanguard, 1961. A beautiful pressing by Craft as part of the Original Jazz Classics series (2023). AAA mastering by Kevin Gray (Cohearent). Stunning.
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz #MusicSky
Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans Trio w/Paul Motian & Scott LaFaro at The Village Vanguard, 1961. A beautiful pressing by Craft as part of the Original Jazz Classics series (2023). AAA mastering by Kevin Gray (Cohearent). Stunning.
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz #MusicSky
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#NowSpinning
Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans Trio w/Paul Motian & Scott LaFaro at The Village Vanguard, 1961. A beautiful pressing by Craft as part of the Original Jazz Classics series (2023). AAA mastering by Kevin Gray (Cohearent). Stunning.
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz #MusicSky
Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans Trio w/Paul Motian & Scott LaFaro at The Village Vanguard, 1961. A beautiful pressing by Craft as part of the Original Jazz Classics series (2023). AAA mastering by Kevin Gray (Cohearent). Stunning.
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #jazz #MusicSky
#NowSpinning on a new turntable. Upgraded our system to a Fluance RT85 with Ortofon 2M blue cart. Moribund the Burgermeister has never sounded better in this home!
#Vinyl #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #prog
#Vinyl #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #prog
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
#NowSpinning on a new turntable. Upgraded our system to a Fluance RT85 with Ortofon 2M blue cart. Moribund the Burgermeister has never sounded better in this home!
#Vinyl #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #prog
#Vinyl #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #prog
#NowSpinning
ELP - Tarkus
I first ELP live in 1977 for the Works Vol. 1 tour. They were always a great show even when Palmer's solos went a tab bit long. 🤣
#prog #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #vinyl
ELP - Tarkus
I first ELP live in 1977 for the Works Vol. 1 tour. They were always a great show even when Palmer's solos went a tab bit long. 🤣
#prog #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #vinyl
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#NowSpinning
ELP - Tarkus
I first ELP live in 1977 for the Works Vol. 1 tour. They were always a great show even when Palmer's solos went a tab bit long. 🤣
#prog #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #vinyl
ELP - Tarkus
I first ELP live in 1977 for the Works Vol. 1 tour. They were always a great show even when Palmer's solos went a tab bit long. 🤣
#prog #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #vinyl
#NowSpinning on a cloudy day
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (1987, Rhino OJC repress)
#VinylCommunity #Vinyl #jazz
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (1987, Rhino OJC repress)
#VinylCommunity #Vinyl #jazz
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#NowSpinning on a cloudy day
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (1987, Rhino OJC repress)
#VinylCommunity #Vinyl #jazz
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (1987, Rhino OJC repress)
#VinylCommunity #Vinyl #jazz
Wonderful show by Stanley Clarke and his band of young guns in Mesa, AZ last night. Some RTF classics, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, and super interplay in stretched out improvs. The man has an amazing touch!
#jazz #jazzfusion #livemusic
#jazz #jazzfusion #livemusic
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Wonderful show by Stanley Clarke and his band of young guns in Mesa, AZ last night. Some RTF classics, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, and super interplay in stretched out improvs. The man has an amazing touch!
#jazz #jazzfusion #livemusic
#jazz #jazzfusion #livemusic
Going to see the legend that is Stanley Clarke tonight, so doing some warm up with another bass legend.
Charles Mingus - Mingus at Monterey (RSD 2025)
#NowSpinning #VinylCommunity #vinyl #MusicSky #jazz
Charles Mingus - Mingus at Monterey (RSD 2025)
#NowSpinning #VinylCommunity #vinyl #MusicSky #jazz
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Going to see the legend that is Stanley Clarke tonight, so doing some warm up with another bass legend.
Charles Mingus - Mingus at Monterey (RSD 2025)
#NowSpinning #VinylCommunity #vinyl #MusicSky #jazz
Charles Mingus - Mingus at Monterey (RSD 2025)
#NowSpinning #VinylCommunity #vinyl #MusicSky #jazz
Doing a bit of dinner prep and made Dominque Crenn's confit tomato. (I've been watching cooking Masterclass vids while on the treadmill.) What does one do with all of the tomato peels? Why dehydrate them, of course, to use as garnish (or grind for tomato powder).
#homecooking
#homecooking
November 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Doing a bit of dinner prep and made Dominque Crenn's confit tomato. (I've been watching cooking Masterclass vids while on the treadmill.) What does one do with all of the tomato peels? Why dehydrate them, of course, to use as garnish (or grind for tomato powder).
#homecooking
#homecooking
#NowSpinning This album is so good. LoVE Forever Changes.
2012 remaster by Bernie Grundman (Elektra, German pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #ArthurLee #LaurelCanyon
2012 remaster by Bernie Grundman (Elektra, German pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #ArthurLee #LaurelCanyon
November 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
#NowSpinning This album is so good. LoVE Forever Changes.
2012 remaster by Bernie Grundman (Elektra, German pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #ArthurLee #LaurelCanyon
2012 remaster by Bernie Grundman (Elektra, German pressing)
#vinyl #VinylCommunity #ArthurLee #LaurelCanyon
A music industry friend is blogging on space rock cassette tapes and is highlighting a compilation that Architectural Metaphor appeared on. It was our 1st show, at an industrial music record shop in Allston MA in 1984. That is me in the front with guitar on lap and a theremin at the ready.
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A music industry friend is blogging on space rock cassette tapes and is highlighting a compilation that Architectural Metaphor appeared on. It was our 1st show, at an industrial music record shop in Allston MA in 1984. That is me in the front with guitar on lap and a theremin at the ready.
October 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
#NowSpinning
Sonny Rollins On Impulse!
2019 Vital Vinyl series from Impulse. Nice clean copy with very good dynamics.
#VinylCommunity #albums #jazz
Sonny Rollins On Impulse!
2019 Vital Vinyl series from Impulse. Nice clean copy with very good dynamics.
#VinylCommunity #albums #jazz
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#NowSpinning
Sonny Rollins On Impulse!
2019 Vital Vinyl series from Impulse. Nice clean copy with very good dynamics.
#VinylCommunity #albums #jazz
Sonny Rollins On Impulse!
2019 Vital Vinyl series from Impulse. Nice clean copy with very good dynamics.
#VinylCommunity #albums #jazz
I didn't know anything about Anika Nilles before seeing her in Jeff Beck's last tour in 2022. She was a true powerhouse during that show & she also formed a super tight pocket (w Rhonda Smith on bass) for Beck to do his thing. I can't wait to see what she does with Alex and Geddy.
#Rush #livemusic
#Rush #livemusic
October 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I didn't know anything about Anika Nilles before seeing her in Jeff Beck's last tour in 2022. She was a true powerhouse during that show & she also formed a super tight pocket (w Rhonda Smith on bass) for Beck to do his thing. I can't wait to see what she does with Alex and Geddy.
#Rush #livemusic
#Rush #livemusic