Kansas City here I come

Off to see my friend David Dewar get his doctoral hood at the University of Kansas, followed by drinking. I've got "Band Box Shuffle," two CDs of Bennie Moten recordings, "The Best of Early Basie" (there's some even earlier Count in the Moten collection since he started with Moten's band) and Lester Young "The Kansas City Sessions" lined up for the trip, among other things. Oops, better get some Bird in there. I'll go with "Confirmation: The Best of the Verve Years."