I live in radio wasteland, Greg; go down the dial & it's rap, bro-country, Bible-thumping;  rap, bro-country, Bible-thumping......
We do have an NPR news station & an NPR classical station, a progressive talk station, and a bad "oldies" station ("Greatest Hits of the '60s, '70s, and '80s" - as if that was one thing) with way too much disco (in other words any at all...)
But when I get the cab about halfway to the nearest train station (17.5 mi), and sometimes closer, I pick up an NPR jazz station.  I find myself sticking with it more & more rather than checking to see if WXRT is coming in.  I still appreciate jazz more than I enjoy it, but it's growing on me - and the more blues there is in the jazz, the happier I am.


Peter

Almost stuck this in the other thread... the drummer one.

Buddy Rich Big Band performing Birdland (the breakdown and soprano solo made me smile).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pcEKAWZ1Nbk

As the father of a drummer, I collect drummer jokes; for example:


About a week after Buddy died, one of his band members called his house & asked to speak to him.
Mrs. Rich said "I'm sorry, but Buddy's dead."
The next day he calls and asks for Buddy again.
Again, Mrs. Rich said "I'm sorry, but Buddy's dead."
On the third day, he does it again.
She says "Why can't you get it through your head that Buddy's dead???"
"Oh, I know he's dead; I just like hearing it."

I'm sure we're all shocked to think that anyone could be an amazing player and also an a-hole, right?

Peter (Who did really enjoy the cut!)

Nice Birdland; thanks.

So at my current work position I have to wear hearing protection, usually just ear plugs... somedays I double up with ear muffs over the ear plugs.  Wearing hearing protection creates an awesome environment for humming to yourself, the bass response vibrates in the skull - great fun when working 12 hours.

Unfortunately I sometimes get 'trapped' as the rythmn of the machines kind of dictates the tunes in my head.

Anyhow this one pops in and I haven't listened to it in years, so hurried home to YouTube it.
Stanley - Together Again.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DL7nFsDFdSI

Funny back story on this, in high school my younger sister was in the Pom-Pom squad.  I thought that THIS song would be great for a Pom-Pom routine as it has a very defined steady beat.  God bless her, she listened and said she would suggest it.  In hindsight the medley really isn't conducive to a high school sideline routine.  :-D

Walk Off the Earth "You Don't Know How It Feels" - tribute to the late Tom Petty:

Nice Tom Petty cover. 

I listened to Fleetwood Mac's 1997 "The Dance" at work today, and this one stuck in my head. I could have sworn McVie was playing a fretless... in the video it's his quilted maple Tobias Classic 4. I suppose the live album could be, and most likely is, playback.



Once again he displays that uncanny ability to play exactly what the song calls for, and not one note more.

 Captain Beefheart "Doc at the radar station" I just bought a new copy as I can't find the old one; someone probably borrowed it and fell in love...an interviewer once said he wanted to be buried with this album and I understand that.

Well jeez Tony, I have led a rather sheltered life in the mid-west...  of course being a Zappa fan I have heard of Captain Beefheart, but never really listened to him.

This evening I sat with headphones on and listened.

That was truly a treat.
Here is a link for anyone interested:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VS4gFc9tHH8

Well, Tony got me thinking over on the other thread, so -


Here's and.

Peter

I vote for Bill!

:-D

I have listened to several times today. I just can't get over the pretty pretty tone you get, George!

Yes, very nice, George!



Now I'm listening to Geri Allen... Holdin' Court

I'm curious; in George's video, it starts with a zoom out and ends with a zoom in.  It's been a number of years since I made a video, and I'm wondering what level of software do you need to make these zoom movements in editing.


I imagine the capabilities of video editing software would have improved significantly since my last attempt.  Are such tools available in free software, or is an investment in something more high-end required?  And can you do things like zoom in to one side of the frame and then pan across to the other side?


Just curious.