Dec 23, 2018
Jan 15, 2018
To honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King on the anniversary of his birth, here is the Official Straight No Chaser song of the holiday - “Martin was a Man, a Real Man” as recorded by Oliver Nelson in 1969. The band for the recording included Nelson, Pearl Kaufmann and Roger Kellaway (piano); Chuck Domanico...
Jan 1, 2018
New Year's Day - a day of hangovers, resolution writing, college football games, and general recovery. Nancy and I are off to her Cousin Jimmy's open house for an afternoon of family, cut-throat board games, college bowl games that actually matter, and polite grazing of potluck.
A happy new year to one and all - let's...
Dec 31, 2017
To all who are traveling on an evening that often becomes "amateur night" take extra care and pick that designated driver!
A perennial favorite song for New Year's Eve, and the Official SNC Song of the evening is Frank Loesser's classic, "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" It was written in 1947, when Loesser was...
Dec 28, 2017
2017 has again been a cruel year for musical passings. The jazz world lost more than its share of legendary artists, including singers Jon Hendricks, Keely Smith and Al Jarreau; pianist Muhal Richard Abrams; drummers Sonny Murray and Ben Riley (Thelonious Monk); pianist Geri Allen; producer-arranger David Axelrod;...