When I was in high school in Wilmington, Delaware, I first heard Michael as a DJ on the University of Pennsylvania radio station WXPN. He broadened my listening habits a bit by what he played on his show that, if I remember correctly, started at 10 pm. He is/was only 5 years older than me, but the difference between 16 and 21 can be quite sizable. A few years later he was on WMMR playing mostly “free-form” rock. These are just early memories and his great contributions via Mosaic and the Blue Note archives are what I most thank him for! I have a Woody Shaw and a Louis Armstrong Mosaic set and the booklets/notes are incredibly informative! A person like Michael, who obviously loved the music and respected the musicians, made big contributions and I thank him for them.
When I was in high school in Wilmington, Delaware, I first heard Michael as a DJ on the University of Pennsylvania radio station WXPN. He broadened my listening habits a bit by what he played on his show that, if I remember correctly, started at 10 pm. He is/was only 5 years older than me, but the difference between 16 and 21 can be quite sizable. A few years later he was on WMMR playing mostly “free-form” rock. These are just early memories and his great contributions via Mosaic and the Blue Note archives are what I most thank him for! I have a Woody Shaw and a Louis Armstrong Mosaic set and the booklets/notes are incredibly informative! A person like Michael, who obviously loved the music and respected the musicians, made big contributions and I thank him for them.
And his time on the radio in Philadelphia.....