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Listening to jazz ๐ŸŽถ. Commentary may or may not be under the influence of ๐Ÿท. The old stuff, man. Smack up!

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How bout a big hand there! For Art Blakey! Thank yahhhh.

07.03.2026 01:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#jazzsky

07.03.2026 00:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man is wearing a helmet with a blue and white r2d2 on top of his head . Alt: Kenny Baker is suiting up as r2d2.
07.03.2026 00:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look alive jazzsky. This is not a drill. #jazz

06.03.2026 23:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜

06.03.2026 23:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What the?! ๐Ÿ˜

06.03.2026 23:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gods

06.03.2026 23:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
CD back Wes Montgomery, "Far Wes"

CD back Wes Montgomery, "Far Wes"

For those keeping score at home....

06.03.2026 23:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
CD cover Wes Montgomery, "Far Wes." (1958/59)

CD cover Wes Montgomery, "Far Wes." (1958/59)

Wes Montgomery #botd ๐ŸŽ‚ inspired listening ๐Ÿ‘‡. About what you'd expect from late 1950s Wes, albeit maybe a bit laid back. Harold Land a welcome presence. Lovely.

Happy Friday everyone, such as they are. ๐Ÿท

#jazzsky, #nowplaying

06.03.2026 23:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A very happy birthday to the great Charles Tolliver!

06.03.2026 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha, I thought the same thing.

06.03.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Sports Writers: Bill Gleason, Ben Bentley, Rick Telander and Bill Jauss (photo credit: Chicago Tribune)

The Sports Writers: Bill Gleason, Ben Bentley, Rick Telander and Bill Jauss (photo credit: Chicago Tribune)

The Sportswriters

06.03.2026 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽ‚ #jazzsky

06.03.2026 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hbd Charles Tolliver! ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽบ
#jazzsky

06.03.2026 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Drop something ORANGE ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿก๐ŸŽƒ

06.03.2026 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a captain america uniform is standing in front of a crowd of people and says `` assemble '' . Alt: Capt America says assemble. Hulk and Thor start assembling.
06.03.2026 00:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜„

05.03.2026 23:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damnit. Forgot my alt text on first....
CD cover Blue Mitchell, "The Cup Bearers"

05.03.2026 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Back of CD Blue Mitchell, "The Cup Bearers"

Back of CD Blue Mitchell, "The Cup Bearers"

For those keeping score at home....

05.03.2026 23:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inject this stuff ๐Ÿ‘‡ into my veins please. Not sure I'm taking this to the ๐Ÿ with me, but man is this the sound I love. Jazz Messengersy, but a scootch less hard. 1962. Bring it! ๐Ÿท

#jazzsky, #nowplaying

05.03.2026 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One minute of Giant Steps in the garden with Gage Hulsey ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŒป This song is a very special sort of puzzle and it will teach you a lot about life and yourself ๐Ÿ˜‰ #swing #jazzsky

05.03.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I think that "sometimes" may have saved you. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

05.03.2026 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Frank Sinatra's "Songs For Swingin' Lovers!" was released by Capitol Records 70 years ago today on March 5, 1956 & later this month a new AAA 180g gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition gives this joyous album the ultimate shine. Pre-order now: sinatra.lnk.to/SongsForSwin...

05.03.2026 14:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Songs for Swingin' Lovers, the tenth studio album by Frank Sinatra, was released #OTD 1956.

05.03.2026 07:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ฟ

05.03.2026 15:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like this frank assessment.

But I thought Wynton saved jazz. ๐Ÿ˜‰

05.03.2026 13:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right through the baby's skull. Perfect.

05.03.2026 00:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha! Well, sure, that works too. ๐Ÿ˜

04.03.2026 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Baby Loves Jazz books/cd's at Discogs.

Screenshot of Baby Loves Jazz books/cd's at Discogs.

Love this. And congrats!

Here's something, if you don't already know about these ๐Ÿ‘‡. I assume out of print, but worth tracking down. We had the whole series when our kids were toddlers. Each book w/ a CD. Fantastic. And now my kids don't really like jazz. So, yeah. ๐Ÿ˜

04.03.2026 23:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yo! Bravo!

04.03.2026 01:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0