Beautiful weather made each concert even more enjoyable. Walking up Amsterdam Avenue in my old Manhattan neighborhood, I notice the pale moon high above some of the brick projects.
Summer is over when the moon appears there.
Charlie Parker would be 80 years old now. To celebrate his legacy, Savoy Records will release an 8 CD boxed set on October 24. Produced for this reissue by the dedicated jazz aficionado Orrin Keepnews, the box includes all of Bird's sides for these labels. Ravi Coltrane has released a second CD on RCA entitled From The Round Box . The music is very evocative of his dad at times, but he is on his own, with ideas expressed in a singular style.