Theme and Variations

 Vernon Duke's classic.  Read about it here.



Mel Torme.

Al Haig:

and The Modern Jazz Quartet:

In Memorium: "Searchin'" by Leiber and Stoller sung by The Coasters

Jerry Leiber.

Jerry and Mike

In Memorium: "Let's Go Get Stoned" written by Ashford and Simpson, sung by Ray Charles

Dave "Honeyboy" Edwards Dead at 96

The last of the great Delta bluesmen.  New York Times obituary here.
Honeyboy plays for the Lomax Library of Congress field recorder in 1942, "Wind Howling Blues."

Another great track recorded in 1950 during Honeyboy's stay in Texas, "Build Myself a Cave"

And finally, from the film "Walk Hard," young Dewey Cox, who has just cut his brother in half (accidentally), goes to the general store to buy a candle for the vigil, and gets a lesson in the blues from Honeyboy.

Dave with his Grammy for lifetime achievement last year.

Robbie Fulks kids Fountains of Wayne

Ofori Amponsah: "Babicue"

SONG OF THE SUMMER!  From the album ODWO, which you can purchase as an mp3 from Amazon.
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Read about Amponsah aka All4Real at this website.

Read Robert Christgau's review of the album at Expert Witness.

Farewell, Josef Suk

The great Czech fiddler (and violist) has died at the age of 81.  Read the NYTimes obit here.

The scherzo by Brahms from the "FAE" sonata with Julius Katchen.



The adagio from the Mozart concerto in G, K.216 (with the Prague Chamber Orchestra).