Ouroboros 11: Tres Impoli by Franco et le T.P.O.K Jazz

Here is the penultimate post in this series of twelve, each exploring a musical composition with particular personal significance. Each choice is connected in some way with its immediate predecessor. My final selection will connect with the first. I haven’t pre-planned the steps in this sequence, so they partly reflect my preferences and predilections when … Continue reading Ouroboros 11: Tres Impoli by Franco et le T.P.O.K Jazz

Ouroboros 8: Black Diamond Bay by Bob Dylan

Eighth in my Ouroboros series, about pieces of music I particularly value. This time round it's 'Black Diamond Bay', from Bob Dylan's 1975 album 'Desire'.

Ouroboros 6: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, by Ella Fitzgerald

This is the sixth in a sequence of twelve monthly posts, each about a piece of music that has personal significance. Each choice is linked, however tenuously, to its immediate predecessor. May’s selection was ‘Saturday Night’ by the Blue Nile (1989), while June’s is ‘Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye’ by Ella Fitzgerald (1956). The connection … Continue reading Ouroboros 6: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, by Ella Fitzgerald

Ouroboros 1: Ya Jean (Remix) by Madilu System

This is the first in a series of experimental posts about pieces of music that are personally important to me. I’ve wanted to write about music for a long time. Not as a musician (because I’m not one) but as a discerning listener, endlessly fascinated by the evolving soundtrack of his life. I’m not up … Continue reading Ouroboros 1: Ya Jean (Remix) by Madilu System