Wayne Shorter is my favorite musician. I have chronicled my admiration for musicians like Incognito, Pat Metheny Group, Sting, Bill Withers, and Michael Franks online over the years. Those are my favorites. But, Wayne Shorter has moved past them all. I spent my...
Think! by Lonnie Smith
by MHill | Oct 13, 2022 | Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Over the past several months, I have wanted to listen to 1960s Jazz Music. It started when I purchased Wayne Shorter's Night Dreamer and got Horace Silver's Song For My Father a few days later. I recently bought Lee Morgan's Sidewinder (I saw the documentary on...
Happy Birthday Miles Davis!
by MHill | May 27, 2022 | Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Today would have been Miles Davis' 96th birthday. I've been listening to his music over the past couple of days. Considering the week that we've had as a country and on a personal level, Davis' music has become a balm. Songs like the classic So What & Freddie...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 104: Angel On My Shoulder by Natalie Cole
by MHill | Apr 28, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Black History Month, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog
"As you walk your own journey, keep your eyes open, listen well, and if you look real hard, you just might find an angel on your shoulder." Those words are from the last paragraph of the late Natalie Cole's autobiography, Angel On My Shoulder published November 2000,...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 83: Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce
by MHill | Aug 6, 2021 | 2021 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
If you live to be 110, how would you look back at your life? With Fondness? With Regret? Missed Opportunities? Or At Peace? The protagonist of Denny S. Bryce's debut novel, Wild Women and the Blues, gets to answer that question. Honoree Dalcour is in mid-1920s...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 79: Respect-The Life of Aretha Franklin by David Ritz
by MHill | May 2, 2021 | 2021 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes after reading one book will make you want another book with a similar topic. My previous review was a fictional music documentary in a novel titled The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton. Opal Jewel was one half of a groundbreaking punk rock...
Marion’s Favorites: A Twist of Marley
by MHill | Mar 28, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes you can find good music in an unexpected place. A few years ago, I found this CD in a used bookstore section of music for three dollars. I don't know why I bought the CD. I have to admit that I'm not a reggae fan. What??? Marion, are you serious? ...
Wisdom From Kammbia Movie Review: Soul
by MHill | Dec 26, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Movie Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
They released the animated movie Soul today on Disney Plus. I had seen the previews recently and was looking forward to watching the movie. It did not disappoint at all. Soul tells the story of jazz musician Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx). He is a part-time high...
Marion’s Favorites: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
by MHill | Mar 15, 2020 | Marion's Favorites
I have been in a Miles Davis listening mood recently. Maybe with everything that has happened so far in 2020 from the death of Kobe Bryant, the upcoming 2020 presidential election, and now the global pandemic of...
Marion’s Favorites: Incognito
by MHill | Feb 15, 2020 | Marion's Favorites
My wife Jessica and I went to Las Vegas in April 2019 for a mini-vacation. Most people go to Vegas for gambling, food, and shows. However, I went to Las Vegas to see my favorite band, Incognito. I’ve been a fan of Incognito since the early 1990s when I heard...