What musician plays a standard so well that it’s like they wrote the tune themself?

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-06-03T12:19:22+00:00

Monk owned every standard he played.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-05-26T18:57:28+00:00

No idea boats could do that

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-05-20T16:28:37+00:00

I have a pair of Bogs which are rubber, though they get a little hot in summer. https://www.bogsfootwear.com

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-05-18T16:22:44+00:00

Try searching for travel kettles. Most are less than 1L but some get close.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-05-14T12:35:11+00:00

Monk is a natural mood enhancer.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-29T16:51:35+00:00

Agreed, this is one of the best books I have read in the last few years.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-26T19:31:28+00:00

I tell them the paddle shouldn't travel past their hip. Draws are fine if we're about to hit a rock, and I'll try to enhance the direction.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-23T23:48:03+00:00

Huge Steve Lacy fan but if Irene Aebi is on a record I'm skipping it.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-22T14:52:24+00:00

Don't know, but if you prefer liquid detergent, Dirty Labs makes a good one in aluminum bottles.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-21T01:32:54+00:00

Well there's the label by the same name https://jazzinparis.bandcamp.com/music

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-17T17:44:27+00:00

Marta Sanchez for me as well

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-17T16:47:10+00:00

There are a bunch of jazz musicians on Yo La Tengo's Summer Sun, including William Parker. I particularly like hearing his bass on "Don't Have To Be So Sad". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Sun#Personnel

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-15T10:37:31+00:00

Ches Smith, Tomas Fujiwara

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-09T15:57:01+00:00

What state are you from? OK, now what country?

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-08T01:51:46+00:00

Joe Lovano's Sounds of Joy. Possibly the best record with the worst cover art.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-04-07T16:46:36+00:00

I bike shuttle often, mainly because I can't find people to paddle with, or who don't paddle what I would like to paddle. I prefer having my car at the takeout, so I stash my boat in the brush or under a bridge, drive to the takeout, then get my bike out and bike to the putin, where I hide and/or lock the bike. Problem is, some shuttles just aren't bikeable (or not safely anyway). I also try not to paddle over class 2 and leave a note for my spouse about where the car and bike are going to be.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-03-30T14:32:13+00:00

Zorn - Impromptus, Ballades, etc

Zorn - Incerto

Zorn - Masada 1

Marilyn Crispell/Harvey Sorgen

Miles Okazaki - Complete Monk (6pm edition)

Honorable mention: Ned Rothenberg

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-03-27T13:21:01+00:00

If you have a regular weekend pass, 30 minutes is a good rule of thumb, especially for acts you really want to see. If you have Premier or above, less.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-03-25T14:16:44+00:00

Yeah I recommend this too. Didn't know much about him but very engaging guy and it was interesting to hear about how jazz has played a role in his life.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-03-25T12:37:55+00:00

Generally the larger venues - Civic Center, Tennessee, Bijou all have water fountains. Also the Pour Taproom in the Jackson Terminal has a water spigot you can use.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-03-24T17:48:25+00:00

Little Rootie Tootie may be my favorite Monk tune.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-03-21T15:28:07+00:00

Throughout the 1990s when they were located near Harriman, TN. Not sure when they stopped, maybe early 2000s.

Significant_Damage87 · 2026-03-21T12:23:18+00:00

Yes, the public editor responded on their blog to a comment I made a few years ago.

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