From the Record Shelves #332 - VirginiaFrom the Record Shelves #332 – Virginia – In the shadow of his evergreen masterpieces, George Gershwin wrote many songs, and it’s not until I reach the last side of the double LP that I manage to sing along with familiar strains. You can wonder why some tunes became jazz standards (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #203 - Black Dog BluesFrom the Record Shelves #203 – Black Dog Blues – Among the good music on this CD there is the ragtime guitar master Blind Blake who is in a class by himself. Further on the disc, there is this track that made me think of early Bob Dylan. I don’t think that he would (…) read more and listenread more and listen