Berets by Bill Box More cats, more hats. Dig?

I wrote about one of my favorite records - but mostly about how I hate the way it was marketed.
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Avenue C Radio (Jazz & Improvised Music) now streaming! Celebrating Not Two Records & new releases from Sylvie Courvoisier, Maria Schneider, Dave Adewumi, Tierney Sutton, Tamir Hendelman, Walter Smith III, Harriet Tubman, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jesse Davis, and more!

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Avenue C Radio (Jazz & Improvised Music) now streaming: New Releases! Michael Formanek, Natusko Sugao, John Hollenbeck's GEORGE, Luciano Bionditi, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli, Brian Lynch feat. Charles McPherson, Jon Irabagon, Adam O'Farrill, Kevin Sun, and more!
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GEORGE at Solar Myth John Hollenbeck, Anna Webber, Chiquita Magic, and Sarah Rossy in Philadelphia (March 19, 2026)

Concert report!
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Marathon Week 2: The Laughing Clock with DJ Peter Audio & playlist from March 15, 2026

Tune in tonight at 6pm EDT on the interwebs and support free-form community radio!
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

At The Peninsula Library 1972, by Marian McPartland 19 track album

These days an LP is already gonna set you back $20, so you can support WFMU with that same Andrew Jackson.
There's also a grand prize 2xLP for pledges TOTALING $75 between 6-9pm EDT. The Grand Dame herself, Marian McPartland!
marianmcpartlandlive.bandcamp.com/album/at-the...

Lester Leaps In, by Lester Young 8 track album

A $20 pledge from 8-9pm EDT could win you this great compilation of airchecks, Lester Leaps In: Live at Birdland 1951-1952!
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The Omniverse Oriki, by Marshall Allen 3 track album

Pledge $20 between 7-8pm EDT for a chance to win Marshall Allen's THE OMNIVERSE ORIKI (LP)!
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About Ghosts, by Mary Halvorson 8 track album

Pledge $20 between 6-7pm EDT and you have an excellent shot at Mary Halvorson's excellent LP, About Ghosts!
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Pledge your Support to WFMU! Pledge to WFMU during our Marathon Fundraiser and keep freeform radio alive and kicking!

WFMU's Pledge Drive is in the homestretch! We are SO CLOSE to reaching our goal (which, by the way, does not even cover all of our annual expenses). My show (The Laughing Clock) is on from 6-9pm EDT and a modest pledge of $20 qualifies you for a VINYL prize drawing...
pledge.wfmu.org/donate/lg

Marathon Week 2: The Laughing Clock with DJ Peter Audio & playlist from March 15, 2026

Also: I'll be online this Sunday on the final day of WFMU's spring fundraiser. Some great vinyl prizes to be had if you tune in Sunday 6-9pm EDT, details here:
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Avenue C Radio (jazz & improvised music) now streaming: music from Willie Colón, Devin Gray, Andrea Parkins, Frank Gratkowski, Booker Stardrum, Doc Cheatham, Sammy Price, Oscar Peterson, Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela, Tim Berne & Hard Cell, Dusko Goykovich and more!

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Marathon Week 1: The Laughing Clock with DJ Peter Audio & playlist from March 8, 2026

WFMU is community-supported free-form radio! If you want to keep the internet weird—and I know you do—please consider pledging (in any amount you can afford, we know times are tough).
THE LAUGHING CLOCK is online every Sunday 6-9pm EDT on the Drummer Stream!
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Pledge your Support to WFMU! Pledge to WFMU during our Marathon Fundraiser and keep freeform radio alive and kicking!

To be eligible for the prize drawings you have to pledge during THE LAUGHING CLOCK (6-9pm EDT)! Tune in for some great music and just a little bit of begging!
pledge.wfmu.org/donate/LG

Maybe your employer will match your donation to WFMU! Check it out:
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Sonny Simmons: Better Do It Now Before You Die Later Though his years in the New York free-jazz scene of the sixties cemented his reputation as “one of the most forceful and convincing composers and soloists in his field,” saxophonist Sonny Simmons (193...

And the Grand Prize for a pledge (or combination of pledges) of $75 or more over the course of my show (6-9pm EDT) could win you the amazing Sonny Simmons memoir (with Marc Chaloin) BETTER DO IT NOW BEFORE YOU DIE LATER courtesy of Blank Forms: a $45 value!
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Lester Young - Lester Leaps In: Live At Birdland 1951-1952 View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2025 CD release of "Lester Leaps In: Live At Birdland 1951-1952" on Discogs.

Liberation Hall has assembled a top-notch selection of Lester Young airchecks, LESTER LEAPS IN: LIVE AT BIRDLAND 1951-1952 (CD). Pledging $20 or more puts you in the mix for the 8-9pm EDT prize drawing!
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Morning Bells Whistle Bright, by Eunhye Jeong-Michael Bisio Duo with Joe McPhee and Jay Rosen 10 track album

A $20 pledge 7-8pm EDT enters you in the running for MORNING BELLS WHISTLE BRIGHT (CD) from the Eunhye Jeong/Michael Bisio Duo, courtesy of ESP-Disk'.
eunhyejeong-michaelbisioduowithjoemcpheeandjayrosen.bandcamp.com/album/mornin...

Blue Transient, by Herb Robertson, Christopher Dell, Christian Ramond, Klaus Kugel 7 track album

Tune into my Sunday night show from 6-7pm EDT for a chance to win BLUE TRANSIENT from Herb Robertson, Christopher Dell, Christian Ramond, Klaus Kuge. A pledge of $20 or more gets you in the running! (Thanks to Nemu for providing this amazing CD.)
bluetransient.bandcamp.com/album/blue-t...

WFMU—(one of if not the) world's best radio station, terrestrial and streaming—is halfway through our annual pledge drive!
The programming over the next eight days is really fun! As a little extra incentive to join our ragtag community, we have some amazing prize drawings:

Don Cherry, Moki Cherry, and new releases Spotlighting Don Cherry and Moki Cherry, with new releases from Tomeka Reid, Bill Frisell, Quinsin Nachoff, Marta Sánchez, Ingrid Jensen, Irreversible Entanglements, Ben Rosenblum, Vance Thompson, and...

Avenue C Jazz Radio now streaming: inspired by Moki Cherry's "The Living Temple" and featuring new releases from Tomeka Reid, Bill Frisell, Quinsin Nachoff, Marta Sánchez, Ingrid Jensen, Irreversible Entanglements, Ben Rosenblum, Brandon Seabrook and others!
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CD edition of Grant Green’s LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE, Bob Belden refers to a “rare” 1973 eponymous Houston Person album on Eastbound Records w/ Grant Green on “Dearly Beloved.” There’s no reference to this session in Tom Lord & no album listed on Discogs.

Any collectors who can shed some light?

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Farewell Richie Beirach (plus new releases) RIP Richie Beirach. New releases (and reissues) from John Vanore, Craig Taborn, and Joe Chambers, plus classics from Johnny Costa, Cedar Walton, Pendulum, Jerome Cooper, Steve Kuhn, Toshiko Akiyoshi, ...

Avenue C Radio now streaming: some new releases but the spotlight on Richie Beirach. Featuring Geoge Coleman, David Liebman, Stan Getz, Joe Chambers, Larry Young, John Vanore, Barbara Thompson, and many others.

www.mixcloud.com/DJpeterDE/20...

Best of Delaware 2026 Elimination Ballot Vote in our Best of Delaware 2026 elimination ballot!

My "Avenue C Radio" airs first on non-commercial wvud.org. WVUD is in the mix for Delaware Today mag's BEST OF DELAWARE: we are up against commercial stations. If you've enjoyed my shows and/or support non-commercial, student-run radio, please vote for us!
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Stars Archive Symbiosis Up New Releases from Dave Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz, Chris Corsano, Craig Taborn, Thomas Clausen, Martin Wind, Angelika Niescier, Pat Thomas & XT, Julian Lage, Alexa Tarantino, Alexis Marcelo, Kris Davis ...

Avenue C Radio (jazz & improvised music) now streaming: new releases from Dave Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz, Chris Corsano, Craig Taborn, Thomas Clausen, Angelika Niescier, Pat Thomas, Julian Lage, Alexa Tarantino, Alexis Marcelo, Kris Davis, Shawn Lovato, and more!
www.mixcloud.com/DJpeterDE/20...

London crate dig: saving LPs as surprise for my WFMU listeners, here's a sample of CDs.

The Code: Richie Beirach: The Laughing Clock with DJ Peter Audio & playlist from July 14, 2024

Richie Beirach has died: Ethan Iverson had helped spread the word of a Beirach fundraiser (for medical expenses) 18 months ago, and at the time I tried to do my part to call attention to his music. That show (like all WFMU shows) is archived here:
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Opinion | Americans Are Turning Against Gay People

Measured piece by two researchers: recent social disruption drives antipathy toward “establishment” opinions (could explain hostility toward DEI).

Important reminder: media representation doesn’t necessarily lead public opinion, nor reflect it.

(Gift link)

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Right now!