Album : Stanley Turrentine – The Baddest Turrentine
The Baddest Turrentine was CB’s move towards more traditional jazz and he couldn’t have picked a better record. It was a step away from the jazz/rock and it was the … Continue reading
Album : Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
Cincinnati was well on his way in his musical discoveries. He was expanding his tastes. He had an idea about the jazz thing. His dad had exposed him to Coleman … Continue reading
CB Hangs Out In Harlem
New York city, Harlem, Jazz greats, a photograph. What do you get? One of CB’s favorite documentaries. Can’t remember how I stumbled onto this, lucky I guess. If you’re … Continue reading
Body & Soul – Coleman Hawkins
This was my old-man’s favorite piece of music. It became one of mine for many reasons. First off it is just a great piece. The simple piano intro and then … Continue reading
Jack Johnson, Miles and CB
As a kid one of the first athletes CB heard about was Jack Johnson, the one time heavy weight champion of the world. The music CB heard about the most … Continue reading
CB hangs with Dan
There’s cool and then there’s Dan Hicks cool. There’s not to many (If any) that top Dan in CB’s music world. All I know is I’ve been hooked on his … Continue reading
Music Single – Shootin’ Straight – Dan Hicks and his Acoustic Warriors
Here he is, daddy cool. A little companion piece to go with Music Enthusiasts guest take. This song has everything CB likes about Dan Hicks. The easy cool sound, great … Continue reading
Hangin’ with Monk
Thelonious Monk is one of Babyhead’s all time favorite musicians. His piano playing (along with, Duke and Jerry Lee) is something I can never get enough of. Now here is … Continue reading
Monk’s Dream
This was the first tune I heard from Thelonious Monk and if there was ever an instant for falling for music this was it. Right from Monk’s fantastic opening piano … Continue reading
Album : Sweetnighter – Weather Report
This was the second “Jazz” album my friend Georgie (Porgie) turned me onto. He had the great Hi-Fi system so it did the music justice. Infectious percussion and drums open … Continue reading
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