Goal 54: Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Sevensis now sold as a 4 CD box set collection, but originally it was over 60 acetate sides which were recorded between 1925 and 1929 at the Okeh studios.
The name comes from the different number of band members for each session, as Armstrong used both a quinet and a septet for these recordings…the ‘Hot Fives’ and the ‘Hot Sevens’.
Louis Armstrong is still remember as an amazing trumpet player; however, this is far from a solo project. In fact, the members of these two groups includes many well known musicians from the big band era: Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, Johnny St. Cyr, Earl Hines, Jimmy Noone. I listened to all the tracks over a single night while cooking, eating, cleaning, and preparing for my week. It was a good Sunday evening.
Track Listing (Disc 1):Gut Bucket Blues; My Heart; Yes I’m In The Barrel; Come Back Sweet Papa; Georgia Grind; Heebie Jeebies; Cornet Chop Suey; Oriental Strut; Your Next; Muskrat Ramble; Don’t Forget To Mess Around; I’m Gonna Gitcha; Droppin’ Shucks; Who’zit; King Of The Zulus; Big Fat Mama And Skinny Pa; Lonesome Blues; Sweet Little Papa; Jazz Lips; Skid-Dat-De-Dat; Sunset Cafetomp; You Made Me Love You; Irish Black Bottom. (Total Time: 68:35).
Track Listing (Disc 2):Put’em Down Blues; Ory’s Creole Trombone; The Last Time; Struttin’ With Some Barbecue; Got No Blues; Once In Awhile; I’m Not Rough; Hotter Than That; Savoy Blues; He Likes It Slow; Gambler’s Dream; Sunshine Baby; Adam And Eve Had The Blues; Put It Where I Can Get It; Wash Woman Blues; I’ve Stopped My Man; Georgia Bo Bo; Drop That Sack; Drop That Sack; Cornet Chop Suey. (Total Time: 61:27).
Track Listing (Disc 3): Willie The Weeper; Wild Man Blues; Alligator Crawl; Potato Head Blues; Melancholy Blues; Weary Blues; Gully Low Blues; That’s When I’ll Come Back To You; Chicago Breakdown; Weary Blues; New Orleans Stomp; Wild Man Blues; Wild man Blues; Melancholy Blues; Melancholy Blues; You’re A Real Sweetheart; Too Busy; Was It A Dream; Last Night I Dreamed I Kissed You. (Total Time: 68:20).
Track Listing (Disc 4):Fireworks; Skip The Gutter; A Monday Date; Don’t Jive Me; West End Blues; Sugar Foot Strut; Two Deuces; Squeeze Me; Knee Drops; No (No, Papa, No); Basin Street Blues; No One Else But You; Beau Koo Jack; Save It, Pretty Mama; Muggles; Hear Me Talking To You; St. James Infirmary; Tight Like This. (Total Time: 73:53).
Goal 58: Finished reading Tal Ben-Shahar’s The Question of Happiness today. If you want a very short (less than 100 pages) but interesting introduction to the science of Positive Psychology, this is a great place to begin.
If you are not familiar with Positive Psychology, check out this interesting TED talk from Professor Martin Seligman on the topic.
Goal 27: One room in my house is a study/library and contains over 1000 volumes. However, sometime during the last 12 months, I ran out of room on the bookshelves and ended up creating a stack of books on the floor in the corner. This was bad form and looked like my old college dorm room. So, I spent the afternoon combing through my collection and culling some my books which I will never read again (mostly old, boring, or outdated). In total, 73 books were removed and placed into a box. I plan to resell these at Half Price Books. The good news is the pile is gone, the library looks great, and I now have more possessions to remove from my house.
Goal 58: “Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.” – Orson Scott Card
This evening, I began reading a very interesting book entitled The Metaphorical Society by Daniel Rigney. It explores the main metaphors that have been used to describe society as a whole (some for thousands of years). These are:
Society as Living System
Society as Machine
Society as War
Society as Legal System
Society as Marketplace
Society as Game
Society as Theatre
Society as Discourse
I’ve only read the first chapter, but it appear to be a very well-written and interesting examination of this topic in social theory which has obvious implications outside of the academy.
Clearly, an individual who sees the world the embodiment of war is going to understand it differently thanone who views it as a game.
Goal 54: This evening, I listened to Ornette Coleman’sThe Shape of Jazz to Come, one of the first avante-garde jazz albums. Although recored in 1959, still a great album.
Goal 09: Spent some time looking perusing the Bayfield calender of events this morning, trying to figure out a great time to visit Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as well as the local town, Bayfield…perhaps during the Scarecrow Festival?
To be honest, I was rather impressed with the detail and effort that has gone into Bayfield Chamber of Commerce website overall. Kudos!
Goal 82: The Cole Porter song ’You’re the Top‘ contains the lyric, “You’re the top, you’re a Waldorf Salad…”
I have been looking for an updated recipe for this old American old standard: The Waldorf Salad. I found a wonderful version at the Prevention website. Delicious!
Ingredients:
1 cup thinly sliced apples
1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup seedless green grapes
1 1/2 tablespoons apple juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
3 cups torn romaine lettuce
1 head Belgian endive, leaves separated
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
Alternative: For a more fruity salad, add 1/2 cup blueberries.
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, combine the apples, celery and grapes.
2. In a small bowl, combine the apple juice, lemon juice, oil and mustard; mix well. Toss the apple mixture with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the dressing.
3. Place the romaine on a serving platter and arrange the endive leaves in a wheel on top of the romaine. Drizzle the greens with the remaining dressing. Place the apple mixture in the center of the platter and top with the walnuts.
Note: To toast nuts, place them in a dry skillet over medium heat. Toast the nuts, shaking the pan often, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until fragrant and golden.
