"My Favorite Things"

Geoff Dyer has published a new collection of his occasional writings - Otherwise Known as the Human Condition. In this collection are some of his writings on photography, literature, travel, and music. My reading imagination was impressed by his 1994 piece on John Coltrane and his recordings of "My Favorite Things" (pps. 230 - 235); his 1998 homage to Don Cherry - "Cherry Street" (pps. 264 - 266); and his 1989 piece on David Murray (pps. 264 - 266). One of my favorite writers writing about some of my favorite musicians - it's time to listen to some music.