Me And The Devil Blues part 7

 Although I have declared this piece done, I was not satisfied with the proof I had taken, not enough to exhibit it anyway, so I decided I needed to pull another proof.  I decided this a few days ago, but last time I was in the Studio, I wasn't ready to do it.   Had the paper, had the ink, but the block needed work I couldn't do.  Had the tools with me this time, so I devoted some time to cleaning up some of the stray marks I noticed last time, which were concentrated around the text (lyrics).  Probably something like a half hour, but it needed it. Hardly any tape was needed after inking this time.  Results can be seen below:

I wouldn't say that this is perfect, but it is something I am willing to exhibit.  While still there, I looked at some of the old prints I had, including the others in this third set of Johnson prints, and decided that I will probably need to print those as well.  At least I won't need to do the text for these other ones.

For music I pulled out my newly recovered Dexter Gordon disc.  This one is labeled a little more than the Charlie Parker disc, with the words "Blue Note 1963-1965" on it.  If memory serves, this disc is a compilation I made, favorite songs from three Blue Note albums of the early to mid-60's, Our Man in Paris, One Flight Up, and Clubhouse.  That last one was recorded in 1965, but for some reason was not released until the late 70's.  Not sure why, as it's a pretty good album.  Again, 78 minutes of fine jazz to listen to as I worked.  I like all the bebops, but of all of them Dexter Gordon is my favorite, so I was definitely pleased to be able to listen to him again.  I don't know the names of the songs (though the 18 minutes of 'Tanya' couldn't be anything else), but it doesn't matter.