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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2219
Song of the Day: Time Out for Tears, words and music by Irving Berman and Abe Schiff, appears on “Music for a First Love,” released in 1957 as the eighth studio album of the great Dinah Washington. This was one of my mom’s favorite albums and every track is absolutely…
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Continue reading →: Coney Island Fireworks from Earthcam
To kick off my Tenth Annual Summer Music Festival on June 20, 2025, I uploaded to YouTube a brief 1 minute 39 second video using the song “Coney Island” by Terry Berkson [YouTube link], which gave us a glimpse of the 2024 Coney Island fireworks finale. On the night of…
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Continue reading →: The New State Interventions
I am appalled that some “libertarians” continue to defend Trump and MAGA, as if there is some broader strategy at work here. That somehow the more blatant shift toward state capitalism is going to lead to some kind of “free market/free trade” utopia in the future. Add in Trump’s amping-up…
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Continue reading →: Letters from World War II — Part III: George & Charlie
Two of my father’s brothers — George and Charlie — went off to fight the Axis powers in Europe, with vastly different fates. One ended up with Allied forces in North Africa and Italy, while the other fought his way through Germany, only to be captured and held as a Prisoner of War. Their…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2218
Song of the Day: Sakeena’s Vision, composed by Wayne Shorter, was first recorded by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers for their 1960 hard bop album, “The Big Beat.” The quintet featured Shorter on tenor saxophone, trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Jymie Merritt and drummer Art Blakey. The…
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Continue reading →: Ron Turcotte, RIP
For those of us who remember Ron Turcotte, who rode the great Secretariat to a remarkable Triple Crown victory: The Hall of Fame champion jockey died yesterday at the age of 84. RIP.
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2217
Song of the Day: Switch in Time [YouTube link], composed, arranged, and conducted by Sammy Nestico, is featured on “Basie Straight Ahead,” a 1968 album by Count Basie and His Orchestra. This swinging track by jazz royalty is a nice way of celebrating Count Basie, who was born on this…
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Continue reading →: Letters from World War II — Part II: Frank J. Rubino
My mother’s sister Joan married Frank J. Rubino prior to the U.S. entrance into the Second World War. Frank was a principled man who was committed to defeating fascism and racism wherever he encountered it—both at home and abroad. In this second installment of my four-part Medium series, “Letters from…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2216
Song of the Day: Peri’s Scope, composed by pianist Bill Evans, originally appeared on the 1960 album “Portrait in Jazz“, with the famous Evans trio, featuring bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. Still, my favorite version can be found on the live 1970 recording, “Montreux II,” featuring bassist Eddie…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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