Turned on to jazz in my college years of the late '50s. Sad to say, most of my heroes in this music have passed on. Jazz keeps evolving into music that is less about melody or recognizable harmonies. So like many older fans, I grow less inclined to go out for live music, and more content to listen to the hundreds of CDs and LPs I've amassed. Most of my live listening is done at the still-great festivals in New Orleans, Chicago, Cape May NJ and Clearwater, Fla.

Home
Morganville, NJ

My Desert Island Picks

1. Oscar Peterson - At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival; Live at the Blue Note
2. Count Basie- Basie!
3. Johnny Adams - There is Always One More Time
4. Wardell Quezergue - Maestropiece
5. Louis Armstrong - Plays W.C. Handy
6. Kenny Barron/Regina Carter - Freefall
7. Cubanismo - Malembo
8. Duke Ellington - Live at Newport
9. Stan Getz/Kenny Barron - People Time
10. Stephan Grappelli/Stuff Smith - Violins No End
11. Diana Krall - Live in Paris
12. Peggy Lee - Sings the Blues
13. Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta
14. Ben Webster - Soulville
15. Joe Turner - Boss of the Blues
16. Jimmy Witherspoon - Live at the Mint
17. Lester Young - With the Oscar Peterson Trio
18. Bonerama - (self titled)

What I'm Listening To Now (As of 2008-05-23)

1. Wynton Marsalis, Live at House of Tribes
2. Maurice Brown, Hip to Bop
3. Lee Konitz/Michel Petrucciani
4. Johnny Adams, the Great R&B Album
5. Count Basie, Live at Newport

Favorite Web Sites

• allaboutjazz.com
• wbgo.org
• jazzatlincolncenter.org

Favorite Artists
Keith Jarrett
Resonance Big Band