26 September 2022
Musical Memories
Most of us have musical memories, associations of particular pieces of music with specific events or times in their lives. … Read More “Musical Memories”
Category: jazz
19 September 2022
A single petal of a rose
It’s Monday, so this is a sort of #musicmonday post, but just one piece today – A Single Petal of … Read More “A single petal of a rose”
24 August 2022
Standards
There is a whole repertoire of popular song, largely dating from before Rock and Roll. We know them colloquially as … Read More “Standards”
4 July 2022
Jazz Piano
Admin note – from now on, I’ll be posting about music on Mondays, under the tag #musicmonday. I cn’t guarantee … Read More “Jazz Piano”
27 June 2022
Music and me
I can’t really remember a time when I wasn’t listening to music. My regret is that I never learned to … Read More “Music and me”
18 June 2022
Duke Ellington – the greatest composer of the 20th century?
I discovered the music of Duke Ellington when I was about 13 or 14. That was around 1960. I’ve loved … Read More “Duke Ellington – the greatest composer of the 20th century?”