Archive - Musings on Music by The Milkman

July 2025

Happy 71st Birthday to Al Di Meola

The guitar great is fully back from a health scare in 2023 and out touring once again

Jul 23 •

A Brief History of Backwards Guitar

Tracing those spine-tingling moments from Hendrix to the Beatles and beyond

Jul 11 •

June 2025

The Free Spirits and the Birth of Fusion

Tracing the roots of the jazz-rock movement back to the pivotal year of 1966

Jun 28 •

Revisiting Cab, Fats, Slim & Mr. Jordan

A recent Zoom lecture had me reclaiming my own history with All That Jive

Jun 8 •

May 2025

Belated Birthday Cheers to Billy Cobham

The iconic fusioneer, CTI house drummer and bandleader recently turned 81

May 23 •

My Audience with Living Legend Ron Carter

The bass great turned 88 on May 4. Read interviews I did with him in 1988 and 2022

May 6 •

April 2025

A Salute to Duke and 'Money Jungle'

In commemoration of the maestro's 126th, a look back at a very curious session

Apr 29 •

Fond Memories of the late, great Lee Konitz

The alto saxophonist passed away on this day in 2020 from COVID-19 complications

Apr 15 •

March 2025

Remembering the Great James Moody

Yesterday marked the centennial of the ebullient, ever-smiling saxophonist-flutist who carved out a bit of jazz history for himself with "Moody's Mood…

Mar 27 •

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