on another matter, relating now to “What is Jazz,” our classical/jazz/experimental music critic DeLaurenti just sent me this email:

“Hi Charles,
Although debating jazz minutia and perennially beating dead-horse questions such as “What is Jazz?” is what we purists do, I didn’t want to clutter the Slog quibbling about the date of Speak Like a Child. It is not, as you contended, 1969 but 1968, see http://www.herbiehancock.com/music/discography.htmly”

Ok, DeLaurenti, you win that round.