McTav1sh on Nostr: Michael Connelly’s short story “Christmas Even” tells the backstory of how ...

Michael Connelly’s short story “Christmas Even” tells the backstory of how Detective Harry Bosch came to know jazz musician Ray McKinzie, aka “Sugar Ray McK”. Bosch saw him in a USO performance on a hospital ship after Bosch was wounded in a tunnel exploration assignment. As a detective he’s able to reconnect with Sugar Ray as part of a case in which the musician’s property is recovered. As we listened I worked with MS Co-Pilot to generate an image of the scene, then manipulated it with filters in an app called BrushStroke, and did some cleanup in Affinity Photo. Is it art? I don’t know but I know that I like it. I also found a sax tune with the title The Sweet Spot, which is the song McK played in Bosch’s reminiscence. Since McK was supposed to be an Art Pepper sideman this tune is a little smooth and is played on soprano clarinet (McK blew alto) but I like it, too. #bosch, #jazz, #digitalart https://open.spotify.com/track/3JE96y9Cxf7VMubLSQQK9h