thank you mojito’s in north beach for bringing the lovely & soulful alice russell to the bay area! giantmonster especially thanks alice russell & mike simmonds for 1) a really amazing show at mojito’s in north beach on march 10th & 11th, and 2) getting a ticket-less me into the sold out show for free! thank you thank you! if you haven’t heard alice russell sing, check out alice russell’s myspace page to get a listen to her music. previously with tru thoughts recordings. video of alice russell singing to know this below.
belated birthday wishes to the jazz greatness of john coltrane on what would have been his 80th birthday. john coltrane was born on september 23rd, 1926. a quick search on youtube will pull up a lot of coltrane vids. posted below is a performance of the heavy song alabama, written by coltrane in 1963 after the bombing of the 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabama. also below are a few tracks posted (right-click & save-as, please) from the albums Standard Coltrane, Giant Steps, and Impressions. happy birthday, mr john coltrane, and many many thanks for your music!
belated birthday wishes to the jazz greatness of