Kevin Baker

Afrocuban Chill Out by Eliel Lazo, Kjeld Lauritsen & Zacharias Williams Celinder on Apple Music Album · 2021 · 10 Songs

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Someone decided to snuggle up and listen to some music.

The pleasure is all mine.

Page One by Joe Henderson on Apple Music Album · 1963 · 6 Songs

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Best Jazz Albums of 2025

The New York Times’ best jazz albums of 2025.

What are we missing when we avoid quiet at all costs? When we walk, read, drive, or cook, it’s rarely done in isolation. Instead, these hobbies are often done alongside some kind of audio guide

Silence is golden.

Moonglow.

Midnight Special by Jimmy Smith on Apple Music Album · 1961 · 5 Songs

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Bought a new pandeiro today.

Every Monday just seems to feel like, well, a Monday.

Opinion | How I Began to Love Reading Again

Reading slumps.

YouTube video by CBC Docs Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind | Documentary

Watching this great documentary tonight.

Multidirectional by Billy Hart on Apple Music Album · 2025 · 5 Songs

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Drum face.

Night Train by Oscar Peterson on Apple Music Album · 1963 · 11 Songs

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Snow squalls this morning.

Mapping the Sense of What’s Going On Inside

Great article.

Memories of Home by John Scofield & Dave Holland on Apple Music Album · 2025 · 9 Songs

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This is fantastic, and the Bosco:stick ratio is very impressive.

Root Down (Live) by Jimmy Smith on Apple Music Album · 1972 · 6 Songs

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It seems like it felt like a long day for Indigo as well today.

Can You Identify Lines From These Classic Science Fiction Novels? Try this short quiz to see how many popular lines from 20th-century science fiction novels have remained in your memory bank.

I scored 3/5.

Jimmy Cliff, Singer Who Helped Bring Reggae to Global Audience, Dies at 81

Farewell, Jimmy.

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Great arrangement.

Now He Sings, Now He Sobs by Chick Corea on Apple Music Album · 1968 · 5 Songs

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The Grand Ole Opry at 100

Shared this article with my father who’s a fan of the Opry, so I figured I would share it here too.

Repurposed a corner of the main floor in the house for some of my drums, not all, but enough to do some woodshedding.

The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions by Miles Davis Quintet on Apple Music Album · 2006 · 38 Songs

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Why Canada’s roadways are studded with cellphone ‘dead zones’ Ottawa has not adequately pushed cellphone companies to increase coverage, experts say, preventing people in emergencies from receiving help

Why Canada’s roadways are studded with cellphone ‘dead zones’