Blue at Fifty

 Hard to believe that fifty years have passed since Joni Mitchell made "Blue", this masterpiece of an album that always has, and undoubtedly always will, move me and shake me and put me into a very particular and special space ...

Here are a couple of present-day reads on this work: NPR's insightful comparisons with Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" and NYT's interviews with many who knew her.

And listen: 

But don't miss Joni's paintings, including self-portraits! And while we are at it, an NPR interview with Joni, about three years ago, at age 75.

Eleven Minutes of Windows Startup

Try this meditation of Microsoft Windows startup sounds, slowed 4000% ... 

Zila Kafi (Live)

Some background ...

Harold Budd, R.I.P.

May 24, 1936 - December 8, 2020

Harold Budd's music first entered my consciousness via Brian Eno's work. Here are some of favorite compositions from his 1977 "The Pavilion of Dreams":


Read this remembrance from the New York Times.

Sing, Sing, Sing

Sing, Sing, Sing was composed by Louis Prima, ca 1936 ...   

Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Existence

Bob Dylan: Murder Most Foul

My friend John stuns me with news that Bob Dylan released a new piece of music, his first in eight years, just last night:

Read more here, and probably all over the interwebs.  More sources to hear and download.