Author: Don Durito

Midweek Cafe and Lounge Vol. 17

The title track to Codona’s eponymous first album, released on ECM in 1979.I first heard this track thanks to a happy accident. My parents had ordered an ECM sampler around 1980. ECM was billed as a jazz label, my parents...

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What’s going on in Ecuador?

Over the weekend, the South American nation of Ecuador held its elections for President. The two front-runners were Lenin Moreno, Rafael Correa’s chosen successor, and Guillermo Lasso who is one of the standard bearers for...

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Friday Foto Flogging 2.03

Winter sunrise. Taken by one of my daughters. I posted this before in one of the last Froggy Bottom Cafes. I’ve always loved this particular photo, and thought it worth recycling. Anyone have any original photos to share?...

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Midweek Cafe and Lounge Vol. 16

After an extended absence, the cafe and lounge are back. The first track off of Brian Eno’s Music for Airports seems like a nice relaxing piece after all the chaos of late:

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Friday Foto Flogging 2.02 (Pathways)

The theme this month is pathways. The Louisville entrance to the Big Four Railroad Bridge. I have enjoyed pedestrian bridges since I was a teen. This bridge is used as a pedestrian walkway and bicycle path that crosses the Ohio...

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