The Jungle

Back in the Day

This is what I called "The Jungle" when I was a young kid. It was a special place. The overgrown edge of a public park where I roamed through the paths of the underbrush. This is what it looks like today. Not exactly as I remember it.

Vinyl Spins - Their Satanic Majesties Request

Vinyl Spins: 

I bought this album in early 1968 shortly after it was released. Since this was an early pressing my copy has the fancy 3D lenticular cover art. Very cool.

I gave this album a listen to today and it stills holds up very well.

I think I was expecting an album that was going to sound like the first single... She's A Rainbow. I really liked the songs 2000 Light Years From Home and 2000 Man and have continued to use them in mixes over the years.

In And Out - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 12 - In And Out
1 hour 34 minutes

1. In And Out - Wes Montgomery
2. Bag's Groove - Larry Young
3. Shuffle Twist - Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt
4. Everybody's Jumpin' - Dave Brubeck
5. Bye-Ya - Thelonious Monk
6. Groovin' High - Zoot Sims
7. Thirty-Three, Ninety-Six - Sonny Stitt & Brother Jack McDuff
8. Blues #3 - Ray Bryant
9. Gal From Joe's - Johnny Hodges
10. Nights At The Turntable - Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
11. Hank's Tune - Donald Byrd
12. I Don't Know - Chick Corea
13. Ernie's Tune - Dexter Gordon
14. A.M. Blues - Eddie Harris
15. Take Five - George Benson
16. You're Driving Me Crazy - Joe Pass
17. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - John Coltrane
18. Little Girl Blue (No.2) - Kenny Burrell & Thad Jones

Movin' On - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 11 - Movin' On
1 hour 31 minutes

1. Movin' On - Jimmy McGriff
2. Uh Huh - Hank Mobley
3. The Inch Worm - John Coltrane
4. High Step - Pepper Adams
5. Soul Meetin' - Lou Donaldson
6. Mood For Cryin' - Johnny Griffin
7. Sweet & Lovely - Lonnie Smith
8. Greasy - Jackie McLean
9. The Cape Verdean Blues - Horace Silver
10. Baby's Minor Lope - Grant Green
11. The Cat Walk - Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster
12. Hub's Nub - Freddie Hubbard
13. Avalon - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
14. K.C. Blues - Dizzy Gillespie

Feelin' Good - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 10 - Feelin' Good
1 hour 31 minutes

1. Feelin' Good - Stanley Turrentine
2. Skippy - Pepper Adams
3. Free Wheelin' - Joe Henderson
4. Smokin' - Hank Mobley
5. Giblet Gravy - George Benson
6. All The Things You Are - Johnny Griffin
7. Kenny's Sound - Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell
8. I Know - Miles Davis
9. Shoutin' On A Riff - Sonny Clark
10. Twelve Bars More To Go - Wayne Shorter
11. Around The Corner - Brother Jack McDuff
12. Tippin' - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
13. Parker's Mood - Charlie Parker
14. Opus 3 - Charles Mingus

Remember - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 9 - Remember
1 hour 32 minutes

1. Remember - Larry Young
2. All Blues - Chet Baker
3. I'll Remember April - Dave Brubeck & Cal Tjader
4. Sweatin'  - Joe Pass & Richard 'Groove' Homes
5. Messy Bessie - Jimmy Smith
6. Funk In Deep Freeze - Hank Mobley
7. Blue Boy - Gerry Mulligan & Tommy Flanagan
8. Scrapple From The Apple - Charlie Parker
9. Skippy - Coleman Hawkins
10. You Go To My Head - Bud Powell
11. On Green Dolphin Street - Wes Montgomery
12. Sweet Loraine - Teddy Wilson
13. Grandfather's Waltz - Stan Getz
14. Stella By Starlight - Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson
15. Things Ain't What They Used To Be - Oscar Peterson
16. Blue Haze - Miles Davis
17. Blue Lou - Lennie Tristano
18. I Love You - John Coltrane

Out Of The Night - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 8 - Out Of The Night
1 hour 33 minutes

1. Out Of The Night - Joe Henderson
2. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Dave Brubeck
3. Stanley's Time - Shirley Scott & Stanley Turrentine
4. Boy, What A Night - Lee Morgan
5. Strollin' - Gene Ammons & Brother Jack McDuff 
6. Bop-Be - Keith Jarrett
7. Body And Soul - John Coltrane
8. Adjustment - Horace Silver
9. Milestones - Herbie Hancock
10. Green With Envy - Grant Green
11. Close Your Eyes - Francy Boland
12. Are You Real - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
13. While We're Dancing - Ben Webster
14. Jivin' The Vibes - Lionel Hampton
15. Jelly Roll - Charles Mingus
16. Silk 'N' Soul - Brother Jack McDuff

Blues Up And Down - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 7 - Blues Up And Down
1 hour 32 minutes

1. Blues Up And Down - Gene Ammons
2. Groove Junction - Hank Crawford
3. Straight No Chaser - Lonnie Smith
4. Wavy Gravy - Kenny Burrell
5. Blowin' The Blues Away - Horace Silver
6. Hoppin' John - Cannonball Adderley
7. Organ Grinder Blues - Brother Jack McDuff
8. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Ahmad Jamal
9. Boogie Stop Shuffle - Charles Mingus
10. Free For All - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
11. Dry Soul - Bud Powell
12. This Love Of Mine - Sonny Rollins & The Modern Jazz Quartet
13. Bumpin' On Sunset - Wes Montgomery
14. Take Me In Your Arms - Red Garland
15. Stop - Pepper Adams
16. How Am I To Know? - Miles Davis

Deep Night - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 6 - Deep Night
1 hour 31 minutes

1. Deep Night - Sonny Clark
2. Around The Corner - Brother Jack McDuff
3. Someday My Prince Will Come - Grant Green
4. My Old Flame - Miles Davis
5. Parisian Thoroughfare - Bud Powell
6. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' - Chico Hamilton
7. Stella By Starlight - Jim Hall
8. You Talk That Talk - Gene Ammons
9. It's Time - Jackie McLean
10. Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson
11. Speak Like A Child - Herbie Hancock
12. Here 'Tis - Ramsey Lewis
13. Minor Chant - Stanley Turrentine
14. Of Course, Of Course - Charles Lloyd
15. Walkin' Up - Bill Evans
16. Hip Soul - Shirley Scott

Notre Dame Fire

Heartbreaking News

I was shocked and saddened to see the news about the devastating fire in Paris where the cathedral of Notre Dame is burning. The whole world is watching and waiting to see what will happen to this international religious and cultural icon. Seeing the pictures of Notre Dame burning is heartbreaking. We have wonderful memories of that church.

I'm so glad we got to see the church before this tragic fire and hope there is less damage than it looks and there is a significant recovery.

It was almost a year ago we visited Notre Dame in Paris. It was one of the many highlights of our trip to Paris last year. We went into the cathedral on our second day in Paris right after the terrorist attack the night before. There was a special mass for the victims of the attack going on while we were day. It was a healing service for the country. I wrote about our experience the evening of the terrorist attack that happened down the street from us here.

We got to see the church from the outside a second time during our trip when we took a boat ride down the Seine which of course naturally went by Notre Dame on it's island in the river. We also went to a baguette festival on the island which was amazing and highly entertaining.

All The Things You Are - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 5 - All The Things You Are
1 hour 32 minutes

1. All The Things You Are - Lee Konitz & Gerry Mulligan
2. My Melancholy Baby - Charlie Parker
3. Things Are Getting Better - Cannonball Adderley
4. Almost Like Being In Love - Sonny Rollins & The Modern Jazz Quartet
5. What Is This Thing Called Love - Bill Evans
6. Don't Explain To Me Baby - Miles Davis
7. Satin Doll - Johnny Hodges
8. Willow Weep For Me - Grant Green
9. I Believe In You - Coleman Hawkins
10. Soul Eyes - John Coltrane
11. I'll Follow You - Thelonious Monk
12. Canadian Sunset - Wes Montgomery
13. I Don't Know - Hank Crawford
14. A Gal In Calico - Francy Boland
15. Stompin' At The Savoy - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
16. The Moontrane - Dexter Gordon
17. Walkin' - Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt
18. Way Back Blues - Duke Ellington

Turning Point - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 4 - Turning Point
1 hour 34 minutes

1. Turning Point - Lonnie Smith
2. The Believer - John Coltrane
3. Will You Still Be Mine - George Benson & Brother Jack McDuff
4. Blues In Thirds - Earl Hines
5. Three And Six - Johnny Hodges
6. I Remember Harlem - Roy Eldridge
7. Angkor Wat - Gil Evans
8. Time After Time - Duke Pearson
9. Melody For Melonae - Jackie McLean
10. Beyond The Wall - Kenny Garrett
11. The Blessing - Ornette Coleman
12. It Could Happen To You - Roy Ayers
13. That Old Feeling - Teddy Wilson
14. Unit 7 - Wes Montgomery
15. Loie - Kenny Burrell

Nocturne - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 3 - Nocturne
1 hour 30 minutes

1. Nocturne - Johnny Griffin
2. Tenderly - George Benson
3. Come Rain Or Shine - Jimmy Smith
4. Blue Gene - Gene Ammons
5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Jimmy McGriff
6. Stairway To The Stars - Dexter Gordon
7. Free As A Bird - Freddie Hubbard
8. Five Will Get You Ten - Jackie McLean
9. Bright Moments - Grover Washington Jr.
10. All In Love Is Fair - Hank Crawford
11. Blues To Elvin - John Coltrane
12. I Told You So - Johnny Hodges
13. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You - Kenny Burrell
14. All Of You - Modern Jazz Quartet

Don't Blame Me - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 2 - Don't Blame Me
1 hour 32 minutes

1. Don't Blame Me - Yusef Lateef
2. Save Your Love For Me - Brother Jack McDuff
3. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Shirley Scott
4. Blues For Mr. Broadway - Ben Webster
5. Sunday - Coleman Hawkins
6. Beyound The Blue Horizon - Chico Hamilton
7. Lazy Afternoon - Joe Henderson
8. Do I Dare To Fall In Love - Chuck Mangione
9. What's New - George Benson
10. My One And Only Love - McCoy Tyner
11. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) - Gato Barbieri
12. Maria: West Side Story - Oscar Peterson
13. Virgo - Wayne Shorter
14. I'll Remember April - Modern Jazz Quartet
15. Stix' Trix - Johnny Griffin
16. Cool Blue - Grant Green

Same Old - Jazz Time 5

Jazz Time 5 - Set 1 - Same Old
1 hour 32 minutes

1. Same Old Same Old - Brother Jack McDuff
2. Hurricane Connie - Cannonball Adderly
3. Scrapple From The Apple - Dexter Gordon
4. Meatwave - Stanley Turrentine
5. These Foolish Things - Randy Weston
6. Perdido - Coleman Hawkins
7. Sweet Georgia Brown - Bud Powell
8. Backhand - Keith Jarrett
9. Hank's Groove - Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff
10. Tonight - The Jazz Crusaders
11. Where Is The Love - Grover Washington Jr.
12. 63rd Street Theme - Johnny Griffin
13. Fried Pies - Wes Montgomery
14. I'll Remember April - Richard Groove Holmes
15. Made For Joe - Joe Henderson
16. Velocity - Eddie Harris