Each Friday I pick a song–new, old, borrowed, blue–that’s been on my mind and in my ears, and write a short post about it.

This is “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus:

I’ve never listened to much Charles Mingus, and I’ve always known (since I was like a teenager) I should listen to much Charles Mingus.  So here’s some Charles Mingus. You gotta start somewhere, bub.