Category Archives: Video

Today’s Music: Ramsey Lewis, “The In Crowd”

Ramsey Lewis is still out there movin’ and doin’ it, and his excellent drummer, Red Holt, also still lays down a mean rhythm, sometimes in great Chicago jazz pianist Joe Hurt’s trio. (Full disclosure: I’ve known and jammed with Joe … Continue reading

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Today’s Music: The Beatles, “Norwegian Wood”

One of my favorite Beatles tunes, more for the melody line than the lyrics, though.

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Video: The Marco Rubio Fraud

From a geeky Florida Republican who, despite his grandiose Bilderberg conspiracy theories, does have a few facts straight about the potential Romney Veep choice:

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Today’s Music: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, “Bring It On Home to Me”

Piedmont-Delta folk blues kings Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee tear it up on this tune written and made popular by Sam Cooke.

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Today’s Music: Taj Mahal and the Pointer Sisters, “Sweet Home Chicago” (1972)

Shakin’ it up this morning with a different version of this old blues chestnut. While you’re listening, read about Taj Mahal here. H/T to Mat Wilson.

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Video: Mitt Romney vs. Reality

The title says it all.

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Today’s Music: Junior Wells and Buddy Guy, “Hoodoo Man Blues” Live…

…at the Montreux Jazz Festival. You don’t get much closer to the bone in blues than Junior and Buddy.

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Today’s Music: Bill Evans, “Spring is Here” (1959)

A simple standard morphed into a subtle and complex tone poem by the late, great jazz pianist, Bill Evans.

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The ‘Duh’ Factor: Would Rubio Be Romney’s Palin?

Sure, on paper, descendant of Cuban immigrants Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would seem to be Mitt Romney’s perfect pander to the Hispanic community, a group with which President Obama holds a tremendous lead, according to the latest polls. (Although those of … Continue reading

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Today’s Music: Ray Charles, “Them That’s Got”

Ray, from his salad days in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

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