Sunday Music Muse Day - January Jazz Birthdays - Bill Tiberio Group,

I'm trying to keep the sense of dread for the coming year in check, the horrific wildfires in the LA area are only adding to it. I've been in touch with friends, and thankfully all are reporting themselves safe, for now.  Let hope this crisis ends soon. To start, today's Sunday Music Muse Day is my Jazzy Birthday - January Jazz Birthdays Celebration.   Since, my father is in the group, I'll torture you with it again.

Next up is the Bill Tiberio Group Promise Street.  Leader and saxophonist, Bill Tiberio is a local musician and instructor at the Eastman Community Music School. This CD was record in 2004 and finds hims him joined by two other local players, Mel Henderson (Guitar and Bass), and Gerry Youngman (organ and Flügelhorn) both are core member of Paradigm Shift.  I always want to support local musicans, the music of Promise Street is fun and enjoyable. But, there's a part of me that feels I'd like it better, hearing it played "live".   The players are top-notch, but the recording is flat. Or maybe I have tin ear, and it is 20 years old. Don't Let me stop you from giving it a listen.

Again, let's hope for the end to wildfires in the LA, and less chaos in the coming political storm.  Peace.

Sunday Music Muse Day - David Friesen, Pat Metheny

Happy New Year, again, to every one. Let's start the year off with two nice selections. First up, David Friesen Castles and Flags. This is a pleasant CD that could be a concept album to an untold tale of kings, queens, knights and damsels, if you go by the song titles and liner note text.  I liked it. I first heard bassist Friesen from his early albums in the 1970s, including several duets with guitarist John Stowell, who I saw perform duet with Bob Sneider at the Bop Shop a couple of years ago.  Also, the graphic design on the back with the type written in a spiraling maze, reminded me of the time when I wrote letters to art school friends over summer breaks, and would write letters to them in this way. If, the letter was 2 sided, the second side would start in the center and spiral out.  (That's make me feel old, what 20-something actual writes letters to their friends, anymore?) Anyway, this CD is worth a listen.

My second is an item I've been looking for, for I long time, Pat Metheny The Orchestrion Project - A Film by Pierre & Francois Lamoureux - DVD.  I first came across this DVD while working at the Brighton Memorial Library, borrowed it then.  Being a long time Metheny fan I was curious about this side project from 2012.  The scope of this musical project is overwhelming.  It's almost too massive for me to try to describe, but Metheny says the root of it was a player piano his grandfather had.   Now you can find video of it n Youtube.  I have the CD the came from this DVD, and Metheny still performs with small version the Orchestrion machines in concerts, like his show I saw in Rochester several years ago.  This definitely worth checking Pat Metheny's and the filmmakers' liner notes on this DVD.

Hopefully this year will bring endless good music to keep the coming chaos at bay.  I'll do my best to bring good tunes to you. Peace.

Confession of a Serial Accumulator - Killzone Helghast at Ollie's ?

Here's my first video in my " Confessions of a Serial Accumulator" YouTube post, about a recent trip to Ollies. So, relax, and enjoy. Leave a "like," and comment, and subscribe on the video. Thank you.