Waiting for a flight and your post caused me to start listening to Odyssey of Iska. Pretty good bet that I'm the only person at the airport listening to this, or Shorter in general. Wind fits the Monday morning people watching vibe quite well.
OM fucking G do I love Odyssey of Iska. There is NOTHING in the jazz literature like it before or since. Wayne was just sui generis, and the music of the last 60 years wouldn’t have been remotely like what it is if there had been no Wayne.
Waiting for a flight and your post caused me to start listening to Odyssey of Iska. Pretty good bet that I'm the only person at the airport listening to this, or Shorter in general. Wind fits the Monday morning people watching vibe quite well.
It's day one of my trip and I've seemingly already forgotten what day it is.
I hope it's a vacation then!
It is, indeed. Wife and I are headed to Alaska for a couple of weeks. Will be our 50th state visited. Big milestone.
Huge! Congrats. I hope you and your wife enjoy it all. Thanks for subscribing and reading!
Looking forward to it , you are missed , more features like the Art Pepper one
OM fucking G do I love Odyssey of Iska. There is NOTHING in the jazz literature like it before or since. Wayne was just sui generis, and the music of the last 60 years wouldn’t have been remotely like what it is if there had been no Wayne.
Hat tip for the Ian Faith quote in the sub hed.
Awesome post, as usual. And, congrats on the stream of liner notes! Isn't it funny how some of these "lesser" recordings really become our faves?!
Are you finished with Substack ?
Not even a little—I feel badly that I’ve been quiet for a few weeks but I’m about to get noisy again shortly. Thanks for sticking around!