I figure every Catter has more music than they could listen to in at least the next year or so. Some, maybe in a lifetime. I do too. What I like to do is reach into my towers of CDs and make a blind pick... pick a CD without looking, put it on without checking the box, and surprise myself. A lot of the stuff, I haven't listened to in years, but there are always a lot of unexpected surprises (Occasionally, the surprise is why I ever liked the music.) :-)

So, go ahead... pick a CD without looking and let me know what you chose, and how you liked it.

I picked a CD this afternoon that I had never even PLAYED! It was sealed. I don't remember where I bought it, or why. The CD is titled The Best Of Ella. Fitzgerald, that is. I have a ton (almost) of Ella Fitzgerald, as she is one of my favorite singers. I guess it's no surprise that I never opened one... more a question of why I bought it, as I have the Songbooks, boxed sets... enough to listen to for several hours.

This CD is nothing like anything I have, because it's almost exclusively music from the 40's and 50's, starting with A Tisket A Tasket. Finally, I discovered why I probably bought it.. for the last track on the CD: Hardhearted Hannah for Pete Kelly's Blues. I have a scratchy copy on 45 rpm, and have always loved the song.

I cheat a little, as I have my CDs in categories. At least I knew I was picking jazz. But then, I'm doing laundry right now, and what is better as a soundtrack for doing laundry than Jazz?

Next time, I'll make a blind pick in folk or blues.

So, go ahead... pick a CD without looking, and tell me what it was, and if you enjoyed it. No cheating, now... no just posting the artist with no comment. :-)

Who knows what we'll discover, hidden in plain sight?

Right now, Ella is singing My Happiness... man, I don't think I've heard that since the 40's..

Jerry