Category: Music
Dusk to Diamonds by Timothy Wenzel Makes My Workout Fly By!
So yesterday morning I decided to keep my morning workout easy. I did a little movement to one of my playlists and then I did a portion of my night yoga routine. The soundtrack to the yoga portion of my routine was Dusk to Diamonds by Timothy Wenzel. I have been a fan of Wenzel’s music for a while now. I have previously written about several of his albums previously. Links are provided to those albums below.
Preaching to the Choir – Vincent Herring – A Winner!
Mothership Provides the Soundtrack for My First Run of 2021!
Ok so I’m thinking about going back to a larger variety of posts. The problem is my undiagnosed ADHD will not let me focus on just Books and Music. My life is too much more than just those two topics. Anyway l, while I still ponder how I want to expand the topics addressed on this blog here’s a post with a musical tie-in.
Wes Montgomery and Robben Ford Provide a Day of Blues and Jazz
So yesterday’s random numbers were 3 and 5. Those numbers led me to one blues album from Robben Ford and the Blue Line and a jazz album from Wes Montgomery. The Robben Ford album is his 1995 release Handful of Blues. The Wes Montgomery album was Movin’ Wes, released in 1964 on the Verve label.Paul Speer – Sonoran Odyssey – A New Favorite!
Yesterday I spent time reviewing the latest Zone Music Reporter Radio Play Top 100. It’s a chart for New Age Music. The title of the album at number 48 was Sonoran Odyssey by Paul Speer. The title was interesting for a couple of reasons first my wind raced from Sonoran Odyssey to Sonora‘s Death Row by Robert Earl Kean. Then the name Paul Speer sounded familiar and I thought I may have listened to his music previously.
Matthew Halsall a Salute to You for Salute to the Sun!
So I sat down this afternoon to read some more in The Silent Wife , the latest release from Karin Slaughter. Prior to starting to read, I reviewed my Release Radar on Spotify. Release Radar is a collection of music I may like, containing both recently released albums and singles from soon to be released albums. I was looking for a new jazz or New Age album. What I found, and picked to listen to, was the latest release from Mathew Halsall Salute to the Sun.
Cindy Blackman Santana – Jazz Drummer Born Nov 18,1959
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and at her website I read……..
As a bandleader and as a musician, Cindy is a sound innovator with a passion for pushing creative boundaries and exploring movement and change. She is as known for the nuances and colors she brings to her beats and fills as she is for the sheer power of her soulful playing. “Some drummers act, some react. Some keep time, others create it. Cindy Blackman Santana is among the few who can,” writes Mike Zwerin for the International Herald Tribune. More Bio
Christian McBride Big Band – For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver a Winner
So this morning I decided to listen to some jazz, while I was doing some things around the house. The album I chose was For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver from the Christian McBride Big Band. I generally don’t listen to big band albums. However, because this album was obviously dedicated to Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, and Oliver Nelson listening to it was a no brainer. The Dynamic Duo and The Further Adventures of Jimmy And Wes are two of my favorite albums.
