Now that we’re in-between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, there aren’t many specifically themed songs that I know in the realm of jazz… so I’m just listening to more general holiday-themed songs.
Holly Cole (who I’ve mentioned here a lot lately) practically made her career on Christmas music. I count at least 2, maybe 3 holiday [...]
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Last week on CoolTV I saw an older interview with the late Ray Charles. I was very dismayed to see that, like many other musicians, he was a smoker.
I now suspect the cigarettes may have contributed to his death.
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Here I am in the waning hours of Xmas Eve. On Boxing Day this year, the 8 days of Hannukah begin.
I’m right now jazzed because I got an awesome gift for this year, a color laser printer. My dad and my brother-in-law couldn’t understand why I needed one, but I explained to dad my need [...]
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Me in 2003
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When I went to my meal service Christmas Brunch, my driver thought Temptation was the first album by Holly Cole.
I knew there we more before – in fact, I own some of them – but looking at her discography, I’m realizing that I only own 2 of 5. The list (with what I own in [...]
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Coming into the X-Mas holidays, you would think Holiday carols would all I’d be listening to, right?
You would be wrong.
I’ll listen to jazz any day of the year, but there’s also a fantastic Christmas album by the divine Holly Cole. That’s an album I can listen to at any chance.
Holly Cole and Jimmy Stewart in [...]
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The better part of today I’ve been listening to the soundtrack to the musical Rent via Napster 2.0. Yes, I’m also a fan of musicals – and I’m hetrosexual, so that stereotype is wrong.
I’ve also been using it to hear a lot of Django Reinhardt’s music. He was a jazz pioneer, and I’ve heard his [...]
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I’ve been using Napster 2.0’s Daily Playlist feature a lot now.
As more recent pop singers fill my Library I end up with folks I don’t really have an interest in… but I’ve also been able to load up on favorites like Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins. I’ve also been able to [...]
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I’m taking my 1-week trial of Napster 2.0 right now. It is now available on Canada, so I gave it a try.
I don’t plan to continue after my trial, but I’ve enjoyed downloading Miles Davis albums that I don’t yet have, as well as Holly Cole material.
At the moment I’m listening to an album of [...]
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