RIP Wayner Shorter (1933 – 2023)

So I was in Manhattan having lunch with a with a friend who was briefly in town and I stopped by a record store in the Lower East Side called Rotten Island Records – and I found a copy of the Black Unity Trio‘s ground-breaking album Al-Fatihah. Yes – it’s the recent re-issue, but still….

So as the title suggests, we have a theme for this week – recordings that feature a duo, specifically saxophone and percussion. I had wanted to do this for a while, as I keep stumbling across recordings that feature this specific lineup, so here we are with a whole dedicated two hours. Here’s the playlist….

So a completely unrelated jazz note – if you are not a fan of the TV show Severance on AppleTV, I highly suggest checking it out. That season 2 finale last night was one of the best episodes of television ever – and that includes a lot of ground. Just a tremendous show. Anyway… a…

Kind of a strange time to be on Long Island, as they caught the Long Island Serial Killer this week and it kind of feels like no one is all that impressed. I guess that’s what happens when the Powerball hits $1 billion in the same week. It’s all about priorities. Anyway, here’s the place…