Re: Sweden’s chances of a medal in the Chamber Jazz HepCat-a-lon.

Well, I have to say that the Norwegians are likely to put in a strong showing.
As for which country are favourites, look no further than […]

I must say it’s rather disconcerting to see tiny San Marino perched above Sweden on the medals table. Indeed, we’re not actually on the medals table at all yet….

Many of the ECM album covers of the 1970s were designed and photographed by Klaus Frahm, father of top ambient keyboard maestro Nils Frahm.
No – it’s true!

The son of British jazzman John Surman is married to the daughter of top US jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette.

We’re still waiting for a CD issue of Buckingham Nicks (1973), aren’t we?

Re: “I hope the SD live album comes from the Walter years.”

Hardcore Danophiles on the Steve Hoffman site are saying that the live album probably comes from the 2018/2019 tours.
This is because the track from […]

Yes – 27 golds. Quite phenomenal.
Compare that to the figure of only three GB golds at the 1976 games in Montreal.

The Duke even had the temerity to cover Steely Dan’s “East St. Louis Toodle-oo”.
The cheek of it!

Generally, yes, the Olympics can’t be broken down and done in different countries.
But in 1956, the main Olympics was held in Melbourne, while the equestrian events were held in Stockholm.

Erm … has anyone mentioned my favourite vibraphone player of all time yet? I refer to the great Walt Dickerson (1928-2008).

Here’s his masterpiece, from 1962, the year I was born: “To My Queen”:

Yonge Street. Isn’t that famous for being, like the longest street in the world, or something?

Sadly, Take 1 is interrupted by the Man from Porlock, and the vibes are never the same again.

Oh yeah – I’ve got a vinyl LP of “Inhlupeko: Distress” by the Soul Jazzmen on Matsuli.
Top stuff!

I’m sure that Håkan Mild had a much stronger word for Paul Scholes than “rubbish” after this ‘tackle’ in the first minute of the 1999 game at Wembley for which Scholes should’ve received an instantaneous straight […]

I like it when old American songs of the 30s and 40s (?) refer to an “icebox”, the predecessor of a refrigerator.

I’m pretty sure some modern fridges still have a rack in the door for eggs.
Our last one did, anyway.

1. We keep reserve small batteries in the fridge.
When I say ‘small’ batteries, I don’t mean AAA batteries, I mean the really tiny round ones that go in a watch, or a car key or similar.
We keep spare ones in […]

6,500 migrant workers have been killed during the building of the Qatar stadiums/infrastructure for the World Cup. Six thousand five hundred people. That’s a staggering and appalling figure.

John Lloyd, Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates have all won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title since Virginia Wade won the singles. And Heather Watson, too, if you count Guernsey as “England”.
But you’re right …. no […]

Mark Ellen and David Hepworth’s podcast with Simon Garfield was pretty good stuff, too: