#jazzamatazz

Miles Davis, New York

book asks

3. what is your favorite genre?

OHHH NOOO um um. ok according 2 whatever i said on thestorygraph. classics and essays. i also used to rly like mystery. and stuff abt gender tbh!

10. do you have a guilty fav?

no i don't rly have that. had to think a long time abt that but nothing comes to mind.

17. top 5 children’s books?

the ones i can think of rn:

howl's moving castle by diana wynne jones

the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick

sand dollar summer by kimberly k jones

the miraculous journey of edward tulane by kate dicamillo

#musicmonday

slicker than most.

Donald Byrd 101

This beginner’s guide to the music of Donald Byrd is incredibly comprehensive. It starts with the wonderful quintet he led with Pepper Adams, moves to his work with choral voices and then on to albums like “Fancy Free” that were clearly inspired by “In A Silent Way.” The ‘70s is represented by the funk/pop music that Donald made with the Mizell Brothers. Things end in the ‘90s with his work with Guru in hip hop group Jazzamatazz. An amazing and restless career.

-Michael Cuscuna

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Night and Day

Thelma Grayson

Thematic necessity. Plus, it classes up this joint. Don't forget to tip your server.

It's Only a Paper Moon

Morgana King

It's only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea… I always imagine one of those fantastically cheap and magical backdrops from countless Hollywood musicals whenever I hear this song. For some reason, it also suspends my dislike of the xylophone for about three minutes.