Hoddles after a North London Derby defeat are never a good time, so I’ll just take this moment to do a short Charles Mingus hoddle.
I really like Blues & Roots. It’s a pretty strange album on its own in that it heavily explores Mingus’s blues background - even more so when you consider that this album followed Ah Um.
Sometimes I like to go to these less grand Mingus studio records iconic outputs are a bit too intense to listen to (like Ah Um, Black Saint and Sinner Lady). This I quite like a lot, as well as Mingus Plays Piano.
(Although nothing will ever quite come close to Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus).
Anyways, that’s it for your short Mingus hoddle today.
Mondays after a North London Derby defeat are no fun. Hoddles after a North London Derby defeat are never fun. But Mingus is always quite fun, and perhaps there’s some solace in that.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Tensions, by Charles Mingus
And now for your links:
Alasdair Gold: “Every word Thomas Frank said in Tottenham apology, if his tactics were wrong and Arsenal”
The Athletic ($$): “Tottenham’s Guglielmo Vicario, Thomas Frank apologise for lack of ‘fight’ in Arsenal loss”
The Standard: “Three things we learned from Tottenham defeat by Arsenal as Thomas Frank’s tactical tweak backfires”
The Guardian: “Brilliant Eze hits hat-trick as Arsenal thump Spurs to extend lead in title race”