In 1955, I was in my sophomore year at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) and one of my friends bought Erroll Garner's album, "Concert By The Sea". We listened to it in his dorm room. He and I were trumpet players. I was absolutely enthralled with the album, so I purchased one. I played it to "death". Erroll Garner had no piano lessons. His interpretations and arrangements were sheer magic to my ears. Erroll never loses sight of the melody. Eventually, many years later, I purchased the CD. This album began my new "modern jazz" collection.

Here is the album. I hope you derive as much joy from it as I have:
https://youtu.be/zXBOyYDWtg0?list=PLFVyrlqvHd4vEjwv4MEoyJ1SQw76tYWkA&t=6

note: Sorry about the commercials. That seems to be the new protocol on YouTube unless one subscribes. I have 50,000 mp3 files on my computer library. I do not need the subscription.

Mark

I've been driving since 1960, and I always had lots of keys for my cars. At $0.25 or $0.50 per key, I could keep several around the house. Now, a key or a key fob can cost $350 or more. That rules out the extras. Yesterday, my neighbor asked me to drive him into town because he couldn't find either key fob. He has a Honda, so the price would probably be $350, the same as my Fit. He can't even have the dealer give him a fob that will work with his car because the key/fob has to be programmed together.

I think this is a ridiculous situation. Why not have a fail-safe? The fob should contain a key that would not only unlock the door, but also start the car. Honda has a key inside the fob, but all it can do is open the door.

The situation with my neighbor is what made me decide to get my son some key locators.

Somewhat related: When I was a kid, my family had a 1958 Olds, and so did my friend's family. Both cars used identical keys. I was walking along the sidewalk in a nearby town, and I saw a GM key on the ground. I picked it up and brought it home. That key could start my family's car and also my friend's. So much for security.

My ukulele group played at the local Pickle Festival yesterday at the Ulster County Fair Grounds. Lots of fun. Getting home was something else. It took me almost an hour to get from the parking lot to the road. I was relieved to get on to open road - until traffic became bumper-to-bumper for miles. It took me forty-five minutes to get to the event and two hours to get home.

Here's the problem. The parking lot exits onto the one and only road. There was a poor, unfortunate woman directing traffic. There were cars coming from the left, cars from the right, cars from the parking lot, and hundreds of people crossing both streets. Since only one entity could move at a time, everything else got backed up - way up! All traffic had to stop while huge groups of people exited and entered the event. I've never seen a situation like that before - one parking lot and one event entrance. I bet there were five hundred cars idling at any given time. I've been to the Dutchess Fair Grounds many times, and that's always easy-in and easy-out. That was my first and last trip to Ulster.

Robert David Grusin (born June 26,[a] 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy Award and 10 Grammy Awards. In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grusin

Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour - MOUNTAIN DANCE (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=takOVYOOucA

Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin Live at Java Jazz Festival 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUt_pnutRtI&t=1434s

Dave Grusin - Mountain Dance (full album) 1980 Jazz/Funk/AOR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56wAzljvIjQ

The very best of Dave Grusin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeRvT1vP5Co&list=PLjUmA4K9wvbUnjLclOByGv3Tzmx3ZoH6t