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Posts Tagged Saturday Morning

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November 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Saturday Morning

Asparagus piss. I miss sleeping in, but wonder, also, if I ever did it. Saturday morning, yawning lightly, drinking quickly listening to John Maus channel Kraftwerk and John Carpenter, among others (but also not really listening if you know what I mean). Reading bits and pieces of everything and nothing – Brooke Gladstone is the […]
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March 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Majesty of The Muppets: Sesame Street and The Muppet Show

When I was seven years old I received the best birthday present ever. My birthday was on a Saturday and I woke up to the sound of The Muppet Show theme. I knew the theme well – loved it; love the show. But on this day I heard it loud and clear in my room. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged DVD, Jim Henson, Kermit, Kids, Memories, Movie Soundtrack, Puppet, Puppeteer, Puppets, Rainbow Connection, Ralph, Saturday Morning, Sesame Street, The Majesty of The Muppets, The Majesty of The Muppets: Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, The Muppet Show, The Muppets, TV ·

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September 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Ahmad Jamal: Live in Marciac, August 5th 2014

Ahmad Jamal Live In Marciac, August 5th 2014 Jazz Village Ahmad Jamal has delivered great albums in recent years – not just good albums, not just great-stuff-to-know-he’s-still-alive-and-playing-capable albums, but kickass records that burst with ideas, that remind of his spirited playing across so many decades; that show he still has it – can’t lose it […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2015, Ahmad Jamal, Ahmad Jamal: Live in Marciac August 5th 2014, Album Review, Blue Moon, Herlin Riley, Jazz, Live at the Pershing Lounge, Live in Marciac August 5th 2014, Manolo Badrena, Piano, Reginald Veal, Saturday Morning ·

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November 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Ahmad Jamal: Saturday Morning

  Ahmad Jamal Saturday Morning Jazz Village I loved Blue Moon, Ahmad Jamal’s album from last year and Saturday Morning is a better record; livelier, it spins in different circles, there’s more flourishes, more colour, more enthusiasm, the percussive groove is fully locked down now – splashes of cymbals and conga accents dive in and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ahmad Jamal, Album Review, Blue Moon, Herlin Riley, Jazz, Jazz Trio, Piano, Saturday Morning ·

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