la express

Was busy in the kitchen this morning listening to Joni Mitchell's 1974 Miles of Aisles album. Several times I got delicious goosebumps from tracks where she's backed by the LA Express. Timeless, sublime, and after 48 years still able to trigger something primordial in my brain. What music gives...

Max passed away on 14 Sept 18 and the very ripe old age of 90. He alone is the reason I wanted to learn music but more to how to play as a bassist. His work is utterly as memorable as James Jamerson or Carol Kaye and he did just about as much studio work as both. To me his most memorable track...