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Indian Summer, You Sneaky MF
Labor Day is gone.
Sep 3
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August 2025
The Good Doctor
The 1980s were just about the last time you could hear performers in person who had been directly touched by the world-changing music of Louis Armstrong…
Aug 27
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SUMMER BLOSSOMS
Is obsessing for a week over whether you undervalued a composer in your last Substack post a clear example of neurosis?
Aug 20
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Hot Pepper
I know there are still two weeks left until summer’s end, but I’m over it.
Aug 17
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Cat and Kate
Happy Birthday CH
Aug 10
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Give This Drummer Some
In a recent piece on keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, I mentioned my runner-up for the most important session musician of the rock era: drummer Jim Gordon.
Aug 5
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July 2025
Paul Gonsalves: A Poet at the Party
Call it the life-of-the-party syndrome.
Jul 31
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Rock's Real Piano Man
Nicky Hopkins Gets His Due
Jul 24
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See Ya Tony
Among the many sage pieces of wisdom imparted by critic Gary Giddins is this: when it comes to jazz, every artist associated with the music is…
Jul 17
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First Songs
Charlie Haden’s original ballad “First Song” appears on so many recordings that you might suspect it was a legal—if not moral—obligation for the…
Jul 10
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Remember Her Name
While I didn’t get through much of a recent viewing of the 1978 film Remember My Name — if ever there were a flinty movie you needed to be in the right…
Jul 4
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June 2025
Credit Where It’s Due
Someone, please explain to me why Carol Kaye isn’t thrilled about being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Jun 27
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