Work Directory

The writing in these files was collected from my Notebook and other sources scattered around the website. The Jazz Guides have been sorted alphabetically by artist, for use as a possible reference guide. The other files have been collected in chronological order. The files were prepared using LibreWriter, a free software alternative to commercial programs like Microsoft Word.

You can download the files, and open them in LibreWriter or any other programs which can read ODT files (I've heard that post-2010 versions of Microsoft Word can read them). To get LibreWriter, you should download a free copy of LibreOffice, which runs on Linux, Microsoft, and Apple systems.

These files are up to date as of April 5, 2020.

• Recorded Jazz in the 20th Century (848 pp, 342k words)
• Recorded Jazz in the 21st Century (1880 pp, 868k words)
• Non-Jazz Capsule Reviews (1989 pp, 851k words)
• Miscellaneous Writings on Music (1844 pp, 765k words)
• The Last Days of the American Empire: 2000-2009 (1589 pp, 766k words)
• Last Days With Obama: 2009-2013 (1768 pp, 768k words)
• Last Days With Obama: 2013-2017 (1664 pp, 675k words)
• Last Days With Trump: 2017-2020 (1737 pp, 651k words)

There are also files of miscellaneous matters from the notebooks, and several stub-like book concept idea files. I'm not choosing to make them public at this point.