Ask me, ask me, ask me
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Lyrics are so simple but beautiful. Morrissey’s voice always give me a sort of calm.
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All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
I’ve always said that obsession with music started in high school/college. This was when I started to really dig deep into the lyrics of song, samples, musicians, etc and dissect them because I wanted to know all the parts that made such beautiful music.
But my love of music started much younger and I didn’t even realize it until I was much older. I don’t give much credit to my mother for shaping my musical tastes as much as I should. In fact, she introduced me to one of my favorite bands and had me listening to Latin Jazz before I knew how much I liked it or before it was cool among my friends. I didn’t grow up in one of those “music was always playing” homes but when my mom did listen to music, I knew she was in a good mood…and my mental/emotional connection was made.
RIP Michael
This is one of those moments in time that you will remember exactly what you were doing when you heard the news.
Yesterday, June 26 2009, the world lost one of its most important figures in music. The whole world is mourning his passing. I think we all at least have 1, if not many, amazing memories connected to his music. He broke barriers. He brought us together. He made us dance!
Minnie Riperton – Les Fleur
One of my favorite albums of ever is brought to you by the voice of an angel and the vision of one of our greatest musical minds of all time. Minnie Riperton‘s “Come to My Garden” is hailed as a masterpiece by many critics. Produced, arranged, and orchestrated by the great Charles Stepney, it is a timeless piece of music that evokes emotions in me that are usually reserved for special occasions that end in tears of joy. Even if you’re no fan of Rotary Connection (let’s be honest, it gets weird sometimes), “Come to My Garden” will make you smile upon first listen. I mean, who doesn’t want an angel singing in their ear?
One of the best Track 1/Side 1′s of all time…
Idris Muhammad – Power of Soul
In the early/mid-90′s, my love of jazz really started to explode and I started to branch out from the standards like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. A friend taught me how to expand my horizons as this type of exploration can be overwhelming with so many wonderful jazz artists.
He told me to pick a record I liked and check the liner notes. Pick one of the band members as they surely had their own records or have played in other bands. Or pick an instrument and find a band leader who played it. (This is great advice for the new jazz listener and advice I pass on to friends new to the genre.) I did both of these things and this was when my lessons on all things jazz truly began.