Tag Archives: jazz

Permanent Records

Posted on November 2, 2025 by JE

I’ve been dabbling in the used-record market to feed the maw of my newish turntable. One thing I’ve really wanted was Cal Tjader’s Tjader Plays Mambo (1956), which is long out of print. I managed to find a copy in … Continue reading →

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Falcons in Flight Over the Great Black Swamp

Posted on August 21, 2023 by JE

Fall classes have commenced at Great Black Swamp University. The weather isn’t very autumnal yet, but maybe it will be by sometime in midwinter.

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She’s Gone Walking

Posted on June 6, 2023 by JE

Omnia mutantur; nihil interit. Astrud Gilberto (March 3, 1940-June 5, 2023)

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Cure for the Summertime Blues

Posted on May 8, 2023 by JE

I’ve been somewhat dreading my summer course without realizing why. Today, as I was starting to set it up, I figured that out. The last time I taught a full course online was during COVID lockdown, and the process is … Continue reading →

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Grades Are In…

Posted on April 30, 2023 by JE

and the doctor is out!

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BANG! BANG! You’re alive.

Posted on January 5, 2023 by JE

I’m really digging the ATA Records catalog on Bandcamp. SINCE YOU ASK https://thejoetattontrio.bandcamp.com/track/bang-bang-boogaloo

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“Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind…”

Posted on December 21, 2022 by JE

Happy solstice to my fellow-Tellurians. All others, proceed at your own risk.

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