Sunday Session: April 18, 2021

Albert "Tootie" Heath

Here's this week's roundup of various music-related items of interest:

* Invention Has A Sound: The story of Mark Twain, a Martin acoustic and the world’s first guitar effect (Guitar)
* The Rhymes And Reasons Behind Re-Recording Your Own Classics (NPR)
* Bob Porter, Eminent Producer, Broadcaster and Writer, and Pillar of WBGO, Has Died at 80 (WBGO)
* Steve Gadd: From Monroe County to Around the World (NYSMusic.com)
* A Guide to the Extensive Musical Legacy of Mills College (Bandcamp.com)
* The Glorious Exclamation Mark: Carla Bley Interviewed (TheQuietus.com)
* Sonny Simmons, Fiercely Independent Alto Saxophonist, Dies at 87 (NPR)
* Interview with Phil Schaap (MaxRaskin.com)
* A philosophy of sound (Aeon.co)
* Inescapable Progression: 10 Jazz Labels You Need To Know In 2021 (Grammy.com)
* 2021 NEA Jazz Masters: A Q&A with Albert "Tootie" Heath (SFJAZZ.org)
* Apple Greenlights Louis Armstrong Documentary From Imagine (Variety)
* Matters of Obsession - Brian Eno’s ambient music for times of thinking and healing (DailyMaverick.com)
* Mental Health Takes Center Stage As Pandemic Devastates Nashville's Live Music Scene (NPR)
* Meet the songwriters who told pop stars: 'Don't steal from us' (BBC)
* Is It Possible For an Opera Singer to Break Glass with Their Voice? (WKYC)
* 2021 NEA Jazz Masters: A Q&A with Henry Threadgill (SFJAZZ.org)
* Painting Music with Artificial Intelligence (Mathworks.com)
* Why It’s Misleading to Say ‘Apple Music Pays Twice as Much Per Stream as Spotify’ (Variety)
* Joe Lovano: Finding New Adventures (AllAboutJazz.com)