Two pieces of musical magic for Wednesday morning. First up Chet Baker's Almost Blue. Chet's doing a Miles pastiche but man can he make that horn sing. And then there is Daniel Kahn's Yiddish version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Personally I think the lyrics are better than the original. Kahn also does a nice line in Yiddish worker's songs, but I admit that might be a bit of an esoteric taste. L'chaim.
*Native Nations*
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The authro is Kathleen Duval, and the subtitle is A Millennium in North
America. This is an excellent book. Here is one excerpt, strung together
by me ...
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