Phil Schapp's parents were introduced to each other by Red Rodney , jazz trumpeter. They were real jazz lovers, and got a son who a was a jazz lover. Phil Schaap has 10 years of Birdflight on his website , his radio show on WKCR, the Columbia radio station. He died in 2021. He started broadcasting in 1970! The website has 2008-2018 of his morning show Birdflight. I remember a friend yelling, "shut up" because he talked a lot, because he knew so much. He was a real institution for those who loved jazz. You quickly realize after listening to him that you don't know anything, and that can be discomforting, and because he knows so much, he talks and talks and talks. He received six Grammy Awards over the course of his career. He was talking to jazz musicians when he was 5, and weaves his life through the lives of jazz musicians. Count Base and big band jazz weaves into his bird show because the show had huge ratings, and he never gave it up. Many jazz musicians moved to...
There's a fascinating article about modernism in the NY Times . My goal has been to share all 10 gift articles every month, and I'm out, so I can't share this article today. Pierre Boulez ’s “ Le Marteau Sans Maître ” (wikipedia) came out 70 years ago, and sounds as modern as anything out today. The Times didn't create an album on Spotify, but I found an able that has that ditty. The next piece is " Dark With Excessive Bright " by Missy Mazzoli is the next one.