"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington and is probably the first...
Saturday LIVE! – It Don’t Mean A Thing…
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Two for Tuesday – Tisdale and EWF
Going back for some more Earth, Wind and Fire this week but I'm also gonna throw in a jazzy version of it by Wayman...
In Memorium – Paul Barrere of Little Feat
Originally I posted this back in 2019 when Paul Barrere, long-time member of Little Feat, died 10/26 after a long...
DAY 20 – Chobe National Park (Day 3)
(From 8/11/2019) We break from our traditional pattern today, following the wildlife in safari vehicles this morning...
DAY 21 – Fly back to Johannesburg
(From 8/12/2019) After breakfast, we travel overland to Kasane. We then drive to the Victoria Falls airport and board...
DAY 22 – Heading Home!!
(From 8/14/2019) This is gonna be a REALLY long day of air travel. We fly out of Johannesburg around 1:30pm South...
Have I Told You Lately…
(From 6/5/2019) Van Morrison recorded this song with The Chieftans in 1995. This version appeared on the group's...
Sunday Jazz – Erroll Garner…again
(From 9/8/2019) Last December I posted a music video of Erroll Garner playing "Where or When" and mentioned his other...
Friday with Frank — and Ella
(From 1/29/2019) Let's keep this week's Friday With Frank simple. Another one of Frank and Ella singing...
Where or When-sday — Nat King Cole
(From 2/6/2019) Nat King Cole was the first African American man to host an American television series. Cole recorded...
Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert
(From 11/1/2018) One of my favorite Dylan songs, probably more famously sung by The Byrds. "Ah, but I was so much...
Friday With Frank – That’s Life
(From 12/28/2018) It's that time again -- Friday With Frank! Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music was a one-hour...