Passing Notes: 6/5/11

6/11/11

Reader's Notes - Les Paul

I'm a couple of days late on this one, but Les Paul would have celebrated his 96th birthday earlier this week. If you don't know who Les Paul is, I suggest you read the excellent Wikipedia page on the musician and engineer, or a more heartfelt appreciation from GeekDad's Chuck Lawton. Lawton points out Google's doodling tribute to Les Paul, an interactive logo that you can play with and record on. Check out Les and the singer Mary Ford in action on one of their mini-shows from the 1950s - brought to you by Listerine. And for those who might be interesting in a little browsing, Google has its archive of logos right here.

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6/10/11

PN 154 - Jonathan Eig - Get Capone

6/5/11

Eater's Notes - The Elvis Brunch Sandwich

From New England and the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune -- whose former editor, Dan Warner, once employed me -- we have an Elvis Presley eating tribute that cannot go unmentioned. Inspired by reports of The King's love of a good peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwich, an area chef has come up with a breakfast food along similar lines. If you ask me, it's really more of a sweet-and-savory French toast, and in portions that Elvis would certainly not approve of. Nevertheless, directions for making the Elvis Brunch Sandwich are here.

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Playlist - Jazz Cafe, 6/5

Well, of the the CD players gave me a little attitude this morning, but I was pretty happy with the show.

Song, Artist, Album

Riff Raff, Jackie McLean, Destination Out
Blue Monk, Eric Reed, The Dancing Monk
Ozz-Thetic, Marc Copland, Crosstalk
The Truth, Majid Khaliq, The Basilisk
Terrorists and Movie Stars, David Binney, Graylen Epicenter
Alligator Boogaloo, Mark Rapp, Good Eats
LP, Pablo Held, Glow
Household of Saud, Bryan Lynch, Unsung Heroes
Bemsha Swing-Lively Up Yourself, Medeski Martin and Wood, It's A Jungle In Here
Further On Up The Road, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Martin Scorcese Presents the Blues
Cakewalk Into Town, Taj Mahal, The Best of
On The Sunny Side of the Street, Jimmy Smith, Back at the Chicken Shack
How's This For Openers?, Don Ellis, Tears of Joy
Passport, Joe Lovano Us Five | Bird Songs
Mr Baggy Pants, Windard Harper Sextet, A Time for the Soul
Love Walked In, Freddy Cole, The Ends of The Earth
Alto-itis, Oliver Nelson, Screamin' the Blues
A Child Is Born, Abbey Lincoln, Devil's Got Your Tongue

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