What I've Been Listening To

New Norah today! She's absolutely delicious. I've always thought she's beautiful, always thought her music was great, always loved her sound and always thought that even though her music's overplayed by corporate radio, she's just wonderful. Have only listened to the disc once but it's another smoky, sparse but focussed recording. The Little Willies was a fun album but nothing substantial. Her first two records were great and one could easily track her growth. This new album's music deserves to be heard live at the Jazz Standard; whether or not she's "star material" doesn't matter. She's a wonderful musician.

What else has been spinning? Mid-50s Sonny Rollins; Bruce's 05 acoustic bootlegs; Paul Motian's new one; "Workin' With Miles Davis"; Bob Seger's Greatest Hits; 50s music played in my class. I guess I'm going to need to work harder at assembling a mixed disc, eh?

Reading historian Richard Reeves' "President Reagan: The Triumph of Imitation". Only 70 pages in but already we see the 40th president as we've thought all along: his version of history is half nostalgia/half screenplay starring John Wayne. Will be interested in seeing how Reagan's viewpoint of American society equals his slashing domestic programs and attempting to gut the entire twentieth century' greatest gains. Also would love to read his book on Bush.

Libby, dude, you lied. But you did so to protect your higher-ups. You should fall but take as many people with you. None of this Erlichmann or Haldeman stuff.