On Mixcloud, On The Corner, On Jupiter & On The Beach

Hey you.

Listening to music on and off all day, as usual - wondering if anyone else listens to as much music as I do - knowing there will be those even more addicted, and many more who are less - addicted that is - as I sit in the square outside the office watching suits stroll by with iPods plugged in, of course I wonder what's in their ears, and think 'One day I'll get in the lift alongside someone listening to Daphne Oram and not even know it' - what are the chances? Slightly less than winning the lottery...

This Mixcloud mix got me through the morning in fine style, being a very tasty selection of jazzy tunes -  well, the creator's following me on Mixcloud, so I thought it best to return the gesture and check out what he's done. Then I started wondering who he is, where he lives and so on - as we all do, surely, when suddenly connected to strangers in the digital village. Many, or most people 'follow' in an effort to get themselves followed, I'm sure - a strange game of following, where the aim is to be followed....to be a follower seeking followers...if you follow me...

I've just noticed that courtesy of my music library I can be 'On' three places - The Corner with Miles, Jupiter with Sun Ra, and The Beach with Philip Cohran - all spectacular locations with those three as your guide, I'm sure you'll agree. A magnificent musical triumvirate which takes Jazz away from the common ground, into fascinating, exotic, earthy, cosmic realms. What a band they'd make...although I couldn't see Ra and Miles getting on well, both enjoying being masters of their own universes a bit too much for co-creation to work. I know little about Cohran, other than the fact that his work is truly outstanding. Sometimes, that's all I need to know. They have their fair share of followers...including me...but should they be around to attract digital followers, and I added my name, I doubt they'd return the gesture...