Weโre further away from The Rolling Stones recording โSympathy for the Devilโ than they were from the murders of the Romanovs when they recorded it
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Worst edition of Taskmaster ever...
17.12.2024 20:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
a neon sign for the avengers assemble with a circle around the letter a
Alt: My Bluesky feed building in real time.
Bluesky feed beginning to look my Twitter feed from a few years back.
16.11.2024 19:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Gingerbread version of the Robin Hood Pub in St Albans in front of the actual pub.
Gingerbread version of the Ye Olde Fighting Cocks Pub in St Albans.
Gingerbread version of the White Hart Tap in St Albans in front of the actual pub.
Gingerbread version of the Boot in St Albans in front of the actual pub.
For the past two years I've been making gingerbread replicas of the pubs of St Albans. Gearing up for this year's installment! Here's a peek at some of the previous efforts. There are a LOT of great pubs in St Albans--this is going to take me years!
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I hear it is far nicer over here! Message received. Words of the day start tomorrow.
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A round, light brown tablet made of clay with three lines of cuneiform scripts. Two rulings, or traced straight lines, enclose the writing. The photo also shows the sides of the tablet, including a few damaged parts.
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, โThe dog understands โTake it!โ It does not understand โPut it down!โโ
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
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Tranxit
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Have read some very favourable reviews of this. Finally got some time to listen.... and I can see why.
open.spotify.com/track/3J27Gb...
30.09.2024 21:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Ain't Gonna Moan No More
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This turned up in my new release section this weekend.
open.spotify.com/track/61Kau0...
29.09.2024 13:15 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
White Moon
Song ยท Michael Wollny, Eric Schaefer, Christian Weber ยท 2015
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Spent the day singing Carmina Burana in a workshop in Tring today. Here's some jazz from Germany.
open.spotify.com/track/1siuUD...
28.09.2024 21:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Procrastinator
Song ยท Lee Morgan ยท 1995
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One of my favourite trumpeters for tonight's listening.
open.spotify.com/track/582W5P...
26.09.2024 20:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Cool Struttin'
Listen to Cool Struttin' on Spotify. Song ยท Sonny Clark ยท 1958
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Antidote to all the Donizetti that I've been singing tonight.
open.spotify.com/track/7CnOzC...
25.09.2024 21:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Praying
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I remember having this music on while marking books one lunchtime and a Year 5 pupil, who was working outside asked what it was. She only went and bought the album.
open.spotify.com/track/6WHmpO...
24.09.2024 19:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Song For My Father
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On what would have been dad's 85th birthday. This is one of my desert island discs.
open.spotify.com/track/1CDBaG...
23.09.2024 19:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Snake
Listen to The Snake on Spotify. Song ยท Rose Mallett ยท 2023
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Some jazz storytelling for a Saturday morning.
open.spotify.com/track/5CkLi0...
21.09.2024 09:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
It's the weekend again!
British Library BL Add MS 11695, f.86r
20.09.2024 19:08 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Innuendo
Listen to Innuendo on Spotify. Song ยท Tobias Hoffmann Jazz Orchestra ยท 2024
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New Tobias Hoffman Jazz Orchestra album released today. Enjoyed this on the journey home this evening.
open.spotify.com/track/0uqvc0...
20.09.2024 19:35 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Tango pour Claude - Live
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Opera rehearsal this evening, so a very late post.
I saw Richard Galliano at the Touraine Jazz Festival in 1993, while cycling to Santiago de Compostela. Couldn't understand why he wasn't a bigger name back then, but people caught on in the end.
open.spotify.com/track/3LK7bH...
18.09.2024 22:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Minor Swing
Listen to Minor Swing on Spotify. Song ยท The Gary Potter Quartet ยท 2008
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I've been listening to the Gary Potter Quartet this week - another regular from the Cross Keys days.
open.spotify.com/track/3m7MzX...
17.09.2024 20:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Blue Train
Listen to Blue Train on Spotify. Song ยท John Coltrane ยท 1957
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Very busy day. Time to unwind with a classic. This title track was from one of the first jazz albums that I ever bought.
open.spotify.com/track/3zIuHd...
16.09.2024 19:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Peacocks
Listen to The Peacocks on Spotify. Song ยท Alan Barnes, David Newton ยท 1994
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Alan Barnes and David Newton from thirty years ago. I have a signed copy of this CD after hearing Alan play in the Cross Keys.
open.spotify.com/track/7eF26x...
15.09.2024 16:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A House is Not a Home / Alfie
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New release from Alan Barnes and David Newton. Alan was a regular at the Cross Keys in Marlow about 30 years ago. Their 'Like Minds' CD got played a lot in our flat.
open.spotify.com/track/4s4quQ...
14.09.2024 20:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The first video I share on here has to be my favourite rendition of Whole Lotta Rosie by Tico (parrot) and Frank (non-parrot) of Tico and the Man (a truly great squawk n' roll band)
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Gone On and Get That Church
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I feel like piano tonight....๐น
open.spotify.com/track/6gP3Of...
12.09.2024 20:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Too Blue
Listen to Too Blue on Spotify. Song ยท Something Else!, Vincent Herring ยท 2024
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Late post tonight as I have been singing some Donizetti this evening. This is what I was enjoying in the car on the way to rehearsal.
open.spotify.com/track/1RdkI3...
11.09.2024 21:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
It Ain't Necessarily So
Listen to It Ain't Necessarily So on Spotify. Song ยท Mary Lou Williams ยท 1964
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Tonight 's track is a standard featuring the piano of Mary Lou Williams.
open.spotify.com/track/3ubxjC...
10.09.2024 20:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I Do It for Your Love
Listen to I Do It for Your Love on Spotify. Song ยท Claire Martin ยท 1995
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Wedding anniversary today. Here's something we used to listen to a lot when we were first married.
open.spotify.com/track/4E2B6Z...
09.09.2024 20:12 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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