"Epistrophy"

Here is a nice cut, "Epistrophy," from Max Roach's percussion ensemble M'Boom off the 1979 album of the same name. Right in line with my morning so far -- laundry done and the folding of clothes about to begin. Outside, while sunny, temperatures have dropped significantly from yesterday (twenty degrees Fahrenheit). There is frost on the rooftops.

Max Roach + The Head and the Heart

I listened to several Max Roach albums this Presidents' Day morning, including We Insist! a couple times. Here's "Freedom Day" with Abbey Lincoln on vocals, Booker Little on trumpet:

But this afternoon I've been stuck on Seattle band The Head and the Heart. I'm a sucker for the Maureen Tucker-esque sweet-girl vocals of Charity Rose Thielen on 'Winter Song":