Friday the 13th, From Stephen Thompson

A bit of music criticism that made me Laugh Out Loud ..
https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/04/13/602149081/you-know-what-fine-taylor-swift-covers-earth-wind-fires-september

And for anybody who doesn't remember the Earth, Wind and Fires original:

Cecil Taylor, R.I.P.

Cecil, a man way ahead of his time, passes away on April 6 at age 89.  Here is one of many remembrances.

And here is a 1960 performance with Archie Shepp, Buell Neidlinger and Dennis Charles:

The Story of Saul Chandler

Read the astonishing story here.

And let's listen to the young Itzak Perlman's take on the Bach E Major Partita: