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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2296
Song of the Day: Monday Again, words and music by Barbara Belle, Johnny Klein, and Stan Rhodes, was recorded by the Nat King Cole Trio in 1947. For those who return to work after a lovely Eastern Orthodox Easter (and spring recess), I couldn’t resist posting this one! Check out…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2295
Song of the Day: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36, written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, made its debut in 1888 and was dedicated by the composer to the memories of Modest Mussorgsky and Alexander Borodin. With a H/T to my friend Ellen, who reminded me of this wonderful piece last week,…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2294
Song of the Day: Moanin’, composed by Bobby Timmons, was first recorded by Art Blakey‘s band, The Jazz Messengers. It’s the title track to their 1959 album. The track and the album were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Today’s featured recording is by jazz organist Joey…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2293
Song of the Day: Where are the Words, words and music by Frank Severino, appears on “It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling,” a 1973 album by jazz vocalist Carmen McRae (on which Severino appears as drummer). It has often been said that McRae could give a master class…
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Continue reading →: Happy Western Easter!
Unlike last year, when the Christian world celebrated Easter on the same day, this year, Eastern Orthodox Easter falls one week later. But today is Western Easter, so let me take this opportunity to wish all those who celebrate a very Happy Easter. And to all my orthodox family and…
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Continue reading →: Pepper Love
I returned to Brooklyn’s Marine Park today and visited the Salt Marsh Nature Center, which is only open to the public on weekends. I go there as often as I can just to visit Pepper, a Diamondback Terrapin. The first time I encountered Pepper in 2024, it was love at…
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Continue reading →: Daffodils in the Park
After watching (on TV) Opening Day at The Stadium and seeing the Yankees beat the Marlins 8-2, I took a walk to Marine Park, which is practically like my backyard. It’s a lovely early spring day, and the daffodils are in full bloom.
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2292
Song of the Day: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, borrows its foundational theme from Paganini‘s “24 Caprices for Solo Violin“, specifically No. 24 in A minor. Brahms wrote his own set of variations in 1863. This concertante work features twenty-four variations on the twenty-fourth and…
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Continue reading →: Winners and Losers
On March 27, 2026, during a Q&A at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Priority Summit in Miami, Trump was asked: “What is the one leadership trait the world is missing right now? What is missing in leadership?” Trump replied: Well, it’s Winning! You’ve got to win. You know I’ve watched…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2291
Song of the Day: Cha Cha Cha features the words and music of Dernst Emile II, Philip Lawrence, Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Terius Gray and Bruno Mars. The song appears on Bruno’s #1 Billboard Hot 200 album, “The Romantic“, which was released on February 27, 2026. I’ve been listening to…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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