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The late 1950’s If I could go time-traveling,  I would definitely head to the USA in 1958.  From January to December, there was so much music happening. Obviously Elvis Presley and Ray Charles were on the hit chart, but the Jazz scene was still hot.  Miles, Coltrane, Messengers, Bill Evans, Quincy, Lionel Hampton, Ella, and so on.  West Coast Jazz was also hot, Stan Kenton in Hollywood, Art Pepper, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker.  I can imagine how exciting these days were.  Radios, records, night clubs, so much delight.  I’d be a witness of changing music history.  Maybe I’d work for Atlantic Records! https://youtu.be/r7PDD6gB2EM?si=qsZ551jdEFJy8i0H 1989 Sweet Basil Let’s talk about Art […]

1989 September, Indigo Blues in New York I was just a kid and did not really understand music and how significant it was for me.  I didn’t even know who Miles Davis was.  Fortunately my buddy Steve and I got tickets for the night, the second show started at 10 p.m.  Guess what?  how long did they play?  The show ended at 2 a.m.  They played for 4 hours almost non-stop.  And he played the whole show without looking at the audience.  I thought he wasn’t playing for us, but for what?  We watched his back and side for 4 hours, which was a really difficult time because his music