Most weekday mornings after we drop blogson at school, blogdaughter and I eventually head downstairs to work. Under the stern, framed gazes of Eugene McCarthy and Eraserhead, I work on my regular guest op-ed column for The Seattle Times, the occasional magazine article, and blog. She draws pictures and letters; makes cut-out creatures hailing from inter-planetary dimensions; builds forts and cities; pages through favorite books; and dances and sings.

This morning, before we went down, Ava, 4, asked a question which convincingly demonstrated her advanced developmental state.

She said, "Daddy, can we play some blues and jazz and rock and roll?"

So here's the a.m. playlist:

Blues - Albert King, "Let's Have A Natural Ball."

Rock and Roll - Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, "Time to Discover."
(CD review/interview/Seattle concert preview piece I wrote for Seattle Times here).

Jazz - Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach - "Money Jungle."

She's liking it all. I think I'm going to encourage her habit of scat singing. (UPDATE: She's scatting again, right in tune with a blues by Duke. Maybe I'm biased, but it sounds pretty good).

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at April 20, 2004 10:15 AM

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