Did you hear the radio interview McLaughlin did a couple of years ago (I can’t remember what station it was), where he talked about those sessions and how Miles asked him to begin the recording? With no guidance […]

apologies for my presumption

OK, was just starting my correspondence with @contraryarticle, but no worries. I’ve told him I’m being transferred. Retro, Rigid_digit and johnny99, will DM you now with details

Better than ‘You know my name, look up the number’?

I have several of Ralph Towner’s ECM albums. My favourites are Solo Concert, Diary and Solstice.

As an acoustic player, with a penchant for 12-string, my guitar heroes include people like Ralph Towner, John Fahey and Leo Kottke. I’m also partial to Bert J and Davy Graham, John Martyn’s echo and looping wor […]

I’ve been propositioned by a sex worker just off Broadway

iPod Classics are delicate beasts and I live in fear that I will lose everything should the hard drive break. So mine doesn’t move. It sits alongside my hifi, attached to an old Vaio because since the display is […]

Risin’ To The Top – Keni Burke
I Love Rock ‘N Roll – Arrows
Straight Up & Down – Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea
With All My Love – Melanie Di Biasio
Forty or Fifty – Spin Doctors

I’m in, thanks. Swap virgin

Tina was great, a well put together show with some real insight. The drums one was much less so, because Copeland insisted on imposing himself on it, and his talking heads (Chad Smith esp) were less impressive. […]

A very fine drummer with the SAHB, as here at their peak on the live album

RIP Ted

Great player. I was pleased to hear him mention Robben Ford, who I’ve seen live several times. What a career that guy has had.

Will be interesting to see what footage emerges. Hopefully some film of Joni playing ‘Hissing…’ material such as Edith and the Kingpin, audio of which has been around unofficially for years. Or this, fea […]

I see you have swapped Neon for Zal

Powerage, especially the UK vinyl version that begins with Gimme A Bullet, Downpayment Blues, Gone Shootin. It rocks along wonderfully. Bon’s best lyric period too.

My favourite children’s book is The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate by Margaret Mahy. The Man goes to tell his boss that he is quitting his office job to sail the oceans with his mother. His boss tries to dissuade h […]

Oh, a bed linen thread, how could I not?

Ah, must have done a bit of extended browsing on him. Nice tune that though.

My list is based on a few hours spent checking out the suggestions made here, so I’d like to thank you all for doing the hard yards, pounds, shillings and pence. My Christmas iTunes voucher has been spent on s […]