Tofu Dip (Pseudo-Mayo)
If you at least tolerate tofu (you don’t have to love it like I do, you just have to not hate it) and want a healthy and tasty and easy-to-make dip, I encourage you to check this one out.
Continue ReadingTop 10 R&B Keyboard Performances
One of the purposes of my Top 10 lists is to discuss the music that moves me, whether the influence is obvious in my own music or not. This is a case where the connection is a bit more direct, since I’ve taken a lot from classic R&B/soul records and worked to incorporate it into what I do without casting aside the authentic elements of jazz. Here are some tracks/players that have helped open my ears and expand my vocabulary.
Continue ReadingUnreleased Music: Girl in the Overalls
This recording from 2006 features Jason Castonguay on vocals, Carl Knox on tenor saxophone, Henry Lugo on bass and Vinnie Sperrazza on drums. I wrote the song and play piano on it. The other vital piece of information is that it is not autobiographical! Yes, I shop in health food stores and yes, my wife…
Continue ReadingLemon-Lime Pudding
This rich but relatively uncomplicated dessert is somewhere between a pudding and a cake (the top layer becomes spongy/cakey) and unless you dislike citrus and/or tangy desserts, you are very likely to enjoy it. At least virtually everyone to whom I have served it has dug it and come back for more.
Continue ReadingTop 10 Charles Lloyd tracks
my personal highlight reel from Charles Lloyd’s catalog through the years.
Continue ReadingRoasted Red Pepper Pesto (a Winter Pesto)
This is a very simple and very tasty vegan pesto that accomodates the produce limitations that many of us endure through the winter.
Continue ReadingAdoption Day and the Meaning of Love
Thoughts (and feelings) on today’s adoption . . .
Continue ReadingTop 10 R&B Male Vocal Performances
J.B., Rev. Al, Bobby “Blue”, Brother Ray and 6 more . . .
Continue ReadingTriumph of the Tortoise
Slow and steady. The tortoise has got it goin’ on. And even if the hare has a good day, it’s probably due to having taken “turtle steps” along the way to develop that ability.
Continue ReadingTop 10 Forgotten Early MTV-Era Songs
Here are my top 10 songs from MTV’s first few years that seem to have been all but forgotten even by those with nostalgic memories of that era.
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