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Just finished an intriguing section on Mary Lou Williams. Her claim that Monk created Bop isn't one I'd heard before

I find myself enthralled by the snippets of biography, autobiography, and just plain interesting story-telling. The human side of the music story is where the truth is.

And now, Buck Clayton

Nice little memoir by Leora Henderson, wife of Fletcher Henderson. Now on to Art Hodes.

Just finished reading about Ellington, now on to Leora Henderson

Beginning the excerpt about Willie "The Lion" Smith.

An amusing memoir of a bygone time

Memoirs are interesting to read

Sometimes I wonder who is more impressed with Paige; me or Paige himself

Well, I have already commenced writing in it.

I'm one one to swoon, but "La Magie Noire" could do it if any poem could.

It's kind of meandering, sort of like a ball game in July.

I forget about the owl until reminded of it

Sometimes Karigan acts like a total brat

I keep thinking "I wish I'd written that" at least thrice a poem.

The plot thickens and resolution hides at the corners of perception.