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 “Baden” by Mostly Other People Do the Killing:

I’ve been listening to a lot of jazz lately, in part because I’ve been playing a lot of trumpet lately, and in part just because, uh, you know, I like it.  I recently came across Mostly Other People Do the Killing while listening to “The Slim and Him Show” on WRCU-FM, which is hosted by a couple of friends of mine.  Mostly Other People Do the Killing is some serious music-school stuff: these guys have chops and you can practically hear the theory when you’re listening to their music; but you can also hear the layers of music history they’ve absorbed through some serious listening, and you can also, most importantly, hear the full-bore fun fun fun they’re having, and daddy don’t seem to be taking the T-bird away anytime soon.