Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and did not have to deal with 1) traffic jams, 2) airport delays or 3) cold turkey. (For me – two out of three ain’t bad.) I also hope no one shopped on Friday. The whole thing is a crock and for a consumer to worry about whether a retailer is making profit or not is totally bizarre (I blame the media). And the folks who work for retailers could certainly use a break from the two and a half months of Christmas. I haven’t shopped AT ALL yet. So there, Wal-Mart!

Les McCann & Eddie Harris – “Swiss Movement” Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1969.
Various Artists – “Nuggets” That first volume of old 60s garage music that came out years ago. From “I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night” to “Louie Louie”.
Manu Chao – “Clandestino”
Oranj Symphonette – “The Oranj Album” Cool but up to date jazz with a handful of movie themes.
Bobby Darin – “The Bobby Darin Story” The fun part of this greatest hits collection is that Darin put it together and talks on the record – adding intros and outros to each album side. Very cool.
Dave Edmunds – “Repeat When Necessary” His best piece of work. Stellar from start to finish.
Sly and the Family Stone – “There’s A Riot Going On” And there was. I have the greatest hits, but this record is something to itself. Bad vibes, hot tunes, anger and sadness create a heady concoction. A seminal piece of work for the end of an era.
Dead Kennedys – “Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables” More political commentary a decade later. Fast and furious, Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray and the boys served up California and the rest of the country on a plate and threw it against the wall. What fun! This is the 25th anniversary edition and comes with a DVD of the band live.

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