Blog: Cahl's Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog

I heard George Russell's rendition of "Manhattan" for the first time when I was at a friend's house in the mid-'60s. I thought Jon Hendricks' opening patter was just about the hippest thing I'd ever heard, so my friend's father indulged me by playing Russell's "New York, NY" album just about every time I came over. I'm playing "New York, NY" today because Russell died Monday at age 86. That album, along with the jazz I heard in cartoons, offered a fabulous entry point into jazz. If you have kids, I suggest you play [...]