Fred Kaplan's new <I>Stereophile</I> blog, <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/fredkaplan/"><I>Jazz Messenger</I></A> is now up and running.

Jazz Messenger, June 15, 2007

I launch this blog with two bits of news that should make all jazz fans quiver. A brief prelude: Three years ago, an archivist at the Library of Congress discovered, during a routine inventory, the long-lost tapes of a 1957 concert at Carnegie Hall by Thelonious Monk’s quartet featuring John Coltrane. The tapes were pristine. The music was glorious, Monk playing his most archly elegant piano, Coltrane his most relaxed yet searching tenor sax. Blue Note released the concert tapes on CD, to jaw-dropping acclaim.

Bagheera can't believe I spotted her in the closet with her cloaking screen on.

Huckleberry assumes the difficult "Lima bean" position. Inexperienced cats should start with the "bread loaf" and work their way up to the more difficult poses gradually.

Do your part for research by taking this rhythm perception test.

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