Quarteto Nôvo – Quarteto Nôvo (1967) ★★★★★
Brazilian music at full stretch: regional roots, modern jazz instincts. A legend.
Brazilian music at full stretch: regional roots, modern jazz instincts. A legend.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Quarteto Nôvo – Quarteto Nôvo (1967) ★★★★★
Brazilian music at full stretch: regional roots, modern jazz instincts. A legend.
Brazilian music at full stretch: regional roots, modern jazz instincts. A legend.
Big Maybelle – Saga Of The Good Life & Hard Times (1966) ★★★★
Joy and hardship sharing the same breath.
Big Maybelle makes the “saga” part feel earned. Great cover too.
Joy and hardship sharing the same breath.
Big Maybelle makes the “saga” part feel earned. Great cover too.
December 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Big Maybelle – Saga Of The Good Life & Hard Times (1966) ★★★★
Joy and hardship sharing the same breath.
Big Maybelle makes the “saga” part feel earned. Great cover too.
Joy and hardship sharing the same breath.
Big Maybelle makes the “saga” part feel earned. Great cover too.
Stan Getz With Laurindo Almeida – Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963) ★★★★½
Getz’s lyricism and Almeida’s touch meet in the middle for a joyful conversation.
Getz’s lyricism and Almeida’s touch meet in the middle for a joyful conversation.
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Stan Getz With Laurindo Almeida – Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963) ★★★★½
Getz’s lyricism and Almeida’s touch meet in the middle for a joyful conversation.
Getz’s lyricism and Almeida’s touch meet in the middle for a joyful conversation.
Abner Jay – Terrible Comedy Blues (1967) ★★★★★
Abner Jay was doing something nobody else touched. Outsider blues where the jokes cut deeper than the laments.
Abner Jay was doing something nobody else touched. Outsider blues where the jokes cut deeper than the laments.
December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Abner Jay – Terrible Comedy Blues (1967) ★★★★★
Abner Jay was doing something nobody else touched. Outsider blues where the jokes cut deeper than the laments.
Abner Jay was doing something nobody else touched. Outsider blues where the jokes cut deeper than the laments.
Here are a few that really caught my ear.
Julius Watkins Sextet – New Faces – New Sounds (1954) ★★★★½
Turns out the French horn was always a jazz instrument — it just needed Julius Watkins.
Julius Watkins Sextet – New Faces – New Sounds (1954) ★★★★½
Turns out the French horn was always a jazz instrument — it just needed Julius Watkins.
December 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Here are a few that really caught my ear.
Julius Watkins Sextet – New Faces – New Sounds (1954) ★★★★½
Turns out the French horn was always a jazz instrument — it just needed Julius Watkins.
Julius Watkins Sextet – New Faces – New Sounds (1954) ★★★★½
Turns out the French horn was always a jazz instrument — it just needed Julius Watkins.
Nerd alert.
Final 2025 tally for albums listened to and given a rating on 'Rate Your Music' was 656.
Final 2025 tally for albums listened to and given a rating on 'Rate Your Music' was 656.
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Nerd alert.
Final 2025 tally for albums listened to and given a rating on 'Rate Your Music' was 656.
Final 2025 tally for albums listened to and given a rating on 'Rate Your Music' was 656.
It's been nice reaching out to new stuff (to me) today.
December 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's been nice reaching out to new stuff (to me) today.
Ahead of the curve as usual.
December 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ahead of the curve as usual.
Yes I am still in love with Hayley Mills.
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yes I am still in love with Hayley Mills.
Opening line of Just for a Moment is so perfect.
I've been out drinking, biding my time
I've loaded and wasted, on my design.
I've been out drinking, biding my time
I've loaded and wasted, on my design.
December 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Opening line of Just for a Moment is so perfect.
I've been out drinking, biding my time
I've loaded and wasted, on my design.
I've been out drinking, biding my time
I've loaded and wasted, on my design.
Continuing the guitar kick.
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Continuing the guitar kick.
Episode 3 of 40 Years of Schoolin’ is live.
40 tracks / 40 years / no hand-holding.
From early tape trickery to devotional electronics, dub science, brittle folk, and things that never meant to last this long.
40 tracks / 40 years / no hand-holding.
From early tape trickery to devotional electronics, dub science, brittle folk, and things that never meant to last this long.
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Episode 3 of 40 Years of Schoolin’ is live.
40 tracks / 40 years / no hand-holding.
From early tape trickery to devotional electronics, dub science, brittle folk, and things that never meant to last this long.
40 tracks / 40 years / no hand-holding.
From early tape trickery to devotional electronics, dub science, brittle folk, and things that never meant to last this long.
#1
John Coltrane – Blue Train
Direction declared.
John Coltrane – Blue Train
Direction declared.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#1
John Coltrane – Blue Train
Direction declared.
John Coltrane – Blue Train
Direction declared.
#2
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus
Every solo sounds like thinking out loud at the highest level.
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus
Every solo sounds like thinking out loud at the highest level.
December 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#2
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus
Every solo sounds like thinking out loud at the highest level.
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus
Every solo sounds like thinking out loud at the highest level.
#3
Art Pepper Quartet – Modern Art
One of the most honest records of the decade.
Art Pepper Quartet – Modern Art
One of the most honest records of the decade.
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#3
Art Pepper Quartet – Modern Art
One of the most honest records of the decade.
Art Pepper Quartet – Modern Art
One of the most honest records of the decade.
#4
Kenny Graham And His Satellites – Moondog And Suncat Suites
Moondog’s ideas, reimagined by Britain’s sharpest modern jazz minds.
Kenny Graham And His Satellites – Moondog And Suncat Suites
Moondog’s ideas, reimagined by Britain’s sharpest modern jazz minds.
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#4
Kenny Graham And His Satellites – Moondog And Suncat Suites
Moondog’s ideas, reimagined by Britain’s sharpest modern jazz minds.
Kenny Graham And His Satellites – Moondog And Suncat Suites
Moondog’s ideas, reimagined by Britain’s sharpest modern jazz minds.
#5
Miles Davis – 'Round About Midnight
This is where Miles stops reacting and starts directing.
Miles Davis – 'Round About Midnight
This is where Miles stops reacting and starts directing.
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#5
Miles Davis – 'Round About Midnight
This is where Miles stops reacting and starts directing.
Miles Davis – 'Round About Midnight
This is where Miles stops reacting and starts directing.
#6
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins Vol. 2
“Volume” as in presence, not loudness.
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins Vol. 2
“Volume” as in presence, not loudness.
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#6
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins Vol. 2
“Volume” as in presence, not loudness.
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins Vol. 2
“Volume” as in presence, not loudness.
#7
The Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
No empty space detected.
The Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
No empty space detected.
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#7
The Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
No empty space detected.
The Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
No empty space detected.
#8
Paul Chambers Sextet – Whims Of Chambers
Chambers steps out front without changing the balance.
The rhythm section mindset becomes the whole band’s strength.
Paul Chambers Sextet – Whims Of Chambers
Chambers steps out front without changing the balance.
The rhythm section mindset becomes the whole band’s strength.
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#8
Paul Chambers Sextet – Whims Of Chambers
Chambers steps out front without changing the balance.
The rhythm section mindset becomes the whole band’s strength.
Paul Chambers Sextet – Whims Of Chambers
Chambers steps out front without changing the balance.
The rhythm section mindset becomes the whole band’s strength.
#9
The Coasters – The Coasters
Songs as jokes, hooks as haymakers.
The Coasters – The Coasters
Songs as jokes, hooks as haymakers.
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#9
The Coasters – The Coasters
Songs as jokes, hooks as haymakers.
The Coasters – The Coasters
Songs as jokes, hooks as haymakers.
Finishing my Top 1957 albums, and the top 10...
#10
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Impossible structures, difficulty as beauty.
#10
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Impossible structures, difficulty as beauty.
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Finishing my Top 1957 albums, and the top 10...
#10
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Impossible structures, difficulty as beauty.
#10
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Impossible structures, difficulty as beauty.