1 June 2010

One of the prime benefits of being home is the chance to really
practice; the touring and concert schedule are fantastic creative
challenges, trying to find something to actually say night after night
is what I thrive on, but details in the execution of ideas get more and
more ragged without time to hone in on the
nuances of tone and time. And trying to play 4 horns buy generic in canada doesn’t help
matters. Andy Moor has encouraged me to watch “Mad Men” for quite
some time, checked out the first 4 episodes last night and I think he’s
right- it’s the best series since “The Wire.” Loving the design
sensibility of that time period doesn’t hurt my impression either. And
speaking of that time period, it was Nelson Riddle’s birthday:

http://www.nelsonriddlemusic.com/nr_bio.htm