Haul

On January 19, I dropped by Freakbeat records in Sherman Oaks with my pal, Russ.

This was my haul.

Black Market Clash, by The Clash

I especially dig side 2. Their version of "Armageddon Time" is one of my all-time favorite white guy covers of Jamaican music.

Time for Tyner, by McCoy Tyner

Really imaginative live set. Visionary 1960s' jazzpiano playing here.


















We the Common, by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down

If you're not down with the Get Down Stay Down, then you bloody well need to be. 

Haul

On Saturday, 11/28, I dropped into Atomic Records in Burbank with Russ. This was my haul.

"Status," by Eric Dolphy

Double album issue of avant-garde breaking bop jazz artistry. 

"Ridin' Shotgun," Dub Narcotic Sound System

I was not prepared for how funky Calvin Johnson could get. This was a fun(ky) surprise.

Haul

A few Saturdays ago, I stopped in CD Trader in Tarzana, and this was my haul.

"Let My Children Hear Music," Charles Mingus

"In a New Setting," Milt Jackson

Haul.

On Saturday, August 8, I stopped in the Record Parlour in Hollywood,

and purchased The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse.

I stumbled and danced in and out of the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach many nights of my twenties. I was always told that it had once been THE place for jazz in Los Angeles. I always found that a little difficult to believe. It was true.