This Sunday Music Muse day, find me concerned we're on the verge of a Civil War, with the events in LA, but I still try to push those thoughts away with an afternoon of Jazz. First up, Charles Lloyd and the Marvels, this is a nice collection with some laid back renditions of tradition tunes, like Shenandoah", and a quiet reading of Charles Lloyd's jazz classic "Sombrero Sam", my favorite on the CD. One of the Marvels is Bill Frisell, a favorite guitarist of mine, and a guest player is Willie Nelson, on vocals and guitar. This is an eclectic outing, well worth exploring.
Next up, is Dizzy Gillespie Jazz in Paris. I, of course, know the music Dizzy Gillespie, and his rightfil place in the history of jazz, but I never owned a Dizzy LP. I decide to pick up this CD for the cover art design, I liked. My only other Dizzy stand-alone CD is from the Ken Burns Jazz anthology. Those cheeks of his and the bent horn are legendary. (On a personal note, I was told by my grandmother, that it was a letter from Dizzy that informed her of my father, Sam's, illness back in the 1980s, that led to my going Paris, to visit him.) This is nice recording, I'm sure I'll revisit many times to come.
Again, chaos in tin the air, and we have to fight with all we have. Stay safe, and peace to you all.
