Dave Holland "The Winding Way"

Check out this Dave Holland song called "The Winding Way".  It features a quartet with Holland playing upright bass, John Scofield on guitar, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, and Al Foster on drums.

Herbie Hancock Kennedy Center Award

This comes from the Dave Holland fan page on Facebook.

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Here is the Herbie Hancock tribute from last night's CBS broadcast of the Kennedy Center Honors concert.

1) "Walkin'" composed by Richard Carpenter.

Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
Wayne Shorter - Soprano Saxophone
Chick Corea - Piano
Dave Holland - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums

2) "Watermelon Man" composed by Herbie Hancock.

Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
Joshua Redman - Tenor Saxophone
Kurt Rosenwinkel - Guitar
Aaron Parks - Fender Rhodes
James Genus - Bass
Terri Lyne Carrington - Drums

3) "Cantaloupe Island" composed by Herbie Hancock.
4) "Rockit" composed by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn.

Snoop Dogg - MC
Mix Master Mike - Turntables
Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
Michael Bearden - Keyboards
Lionel Loueke - Guitar
Marcus Miller - Electric Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
…among others.

5) "Chameleon" composed by Herbie Hancock, featuring all of the above.

Filmed on December 8, 2013 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.


Click the link, and check it out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzlUJPTtRCY&feature=youtu.be

"Always There" (revisited)

An all-star band at the 1999 Montreux Jazz Festival, playing Ronnie Laws' classic "Always There".  The band includes Boney James, Kirk Whalum, and Kenny Garrett on saxophones, Rick Braun on trumpet, Larry Carlton on guitar,and a few other ace musicians on keyboards and drums.  Not sure who plays in the rhythm section.  But, the main players are all listed.  This cut is really cool, as there is also a tease of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" thrown into the jam for good measure. 

The full band lineup is:

Rick Braun : Trumpet (Flugelhorn)
Kenny Garrett : Alto Sax.
Boney James : Tenor Sax.
Kirk Whalum : Tenor Sax.
Larry Carlton : Guitar
George Duke : Keyboards
Billy Kilson : Drums
Mike Manson : Bass

Matt "Guitar" Murphy

Happy Birthday to another blues guitar legend.  Yours truly, has just discovered, Matt "Guitar" Murphy.  Dig this.

December 29th, 1927: Matt "Guitar" Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi.

Guitar playing ran in the Murphy household (which moved from Mississippi to Memphis when Matt was a toddler). Matt and his brother Floyd both made a name for themselves on the early-'50s Memphis scene (that's Floyd on Little Junior Parker & the Blue Flames' 1953 Sun waxings of "Feelin' Good" and "Mystery Train"). Matt played with Howlin' Wolf as early as 1948 (harpist Little Junior Parker was also in the band at the time). Murphy added hot licks to early sides by Parker and Bobby Bland for Modern before latching on with Memphis Slim's House Rockers in 1952. Normally, the veteran pianist eschewed guitarists altogether, but Murphy's talent was so prodigious that he made an exception.

Murphy's consistently exciting guitar work graced Slim's United waxings from 1952-1954 and his 1958-1959 platters for Vee-Jay. Another solid Memphis Slim LP for Strand in 1961 and dates with Chuck Berry, Otis Rush, Sonny Boy Williamson, Etta James, and the Vibrations at Chess preceded Murphy's memorable appearance on the 1963 American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe (along with Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Victoria Spivey, and Willie Dixon). On that pioneering tour (promoted by Lippmann and Rau), Murphy commanded the spotlight with a thrilling "Matt's Guitar Boogie" that showcased his ultra-clean rapid-fire picking. Freddie King is said to have once admitted that he based his "Hide Away" on Murphy's playing during this performance.

Harpist James Cotton was the beneficiary of Murphy's prowess during much of the 1970s. Murphy's crisp picking matched Cotton's high-energy blowing on the harpist's 1974 Buddah album 100% Cotton (the guitarist penned a non-stop "Boogie Thing" for the set). From there, it was on to aiding and abetting John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's antic mugging, both on stage and in the Blues Brothers flick (where he played Aretha Franklin's guitarist hubby, convinced to come out of retirement by the boys in black).

Murphy has toured as a bandleader, having recorded an album of his own in 1990, Way Down South, for Antone's (with brother Floyd on rhythm guitar). His repertoire encompasses blues, funk, jazz, R&B, and even a few of those Blues Brothers chestnuts. Murphy has been less active since he suffered a stroke on stage while performing in Nashville in 2003—he finished his set performing with one hand. A benefit was mounted by notable musicians of Memphis and Nashville. He has recently been playing in Florida with two young protégés Tim O'Donnell and Darrell Raines, and performed with his nephew Floyd in the Florida Keys during 2009.

He has been on the comeback trail with a reunion performance with James Cotton at the 2010 Chicago Blues Festival. A September 2011 release took place of a 1986 live recording from the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. Patton Biddle recorded the show live, and Floyd Murphy Jr., Matt's nephew, played the drums along with Howard Eldridge on vocals. He also recently appeared in April of 2013 at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at MSG in NYC.

Rick Danko "Twilight"

Happy Birthday to the late, great, Rick Danko, from The Band.  Here is his song, "Twilight".

The Black Crowes & Tedeschi Trucks Band: "Show Me"

Cool jam alert!  The Black Crowes and the Tedeschi Trucks Band play "Show Me"

The contrasts in modern country music in 2013

Yours truly has been influenced and inspired by country music, and the songwriting aspect of it, for a long time, and along with blues, jazz, rock, and soul, it's been a core style that I've drawn from.  Now, that doesn't mean all country music is created equal.  It is a debate.  But, there is FAR MORE to country music than just the stereotypical lyrics heard in most of the 2013 mainstream songs about pretty girls, pickup trucks, dirt roads, and booze.

Not trying to give any advice on what people should listen to.  Far from it.  But, here's the contrast between mainstream country, and artists off the beaten path, that still holds true to the tradition that country music has been based on throughout it's long, rich history.  So, we'll separate the wheat from the chaff, right now.

Proof That Every Country Song Was Exactly The Same in 2013
http://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/every-country-song-was-the-same-in-2013

Sorry BuzzFeed.  Y'all are taking too narrow of a view of it.  Here's "proof" (in quotes for a reason), that there STILL is good country music out there, and that legacies of the legendary songwriters, along with new talent who actually care about song craft, still exist.

The Ten Best Country Albums of 2013
http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/12/18/best-country-albums-of-2013/

Earl Scruggs & Bluegrass Allstars: Jingle Bells

Merry Christmas!  I come once again, bearing a musical gift.  Check out, Jingle Bells, bluegrass style.  It's Earl Scruggs and the Bluegrass All Stars, featuring:

Earl Scruggs: banjo
Randy Scruggs: guitar
Gary Scruggs: bass
Sam Bush: mandolin
Ricky Skaggs: mandolin
Phil  Leadbetter: drums

Bela Fleck - The First Noel, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Joy To The World banjo jam

Check out Bela Fleck's superb banjo playing on three great Christmas songs.

http://bluegrassnation.org/video_type/bela-fleck-the-first-noel-oh-come-let-us-adore-him-joy-to-the-world-banjo-jam/

Ike & Tina Turner "Merry Christmas Baby"

One more song before Christmas.  This is "Merry Christmas Baby" by Ike & Tina Turner.

Merle Haggard "If We Make It Through December"

An appropriate song for this time of year.  Merle Haggard sings, "If We Make It Through December".

Skip's Spotify Sunday 12-22-13

Gary Clark Jr. - singles

Gary Clark Jr. "The Bright Lights EP"

1. Bright Lights
2. Don't Owe You A Thang
3. Things Are Changin' - Live [Solo Acoustic]
4. When My Train Pulls In - Live [Solo Acoustic]

Ain't Messin' 'Round

Gary Clark Jr. "Gary Clark Jr."

1. Intro
2. Bright Lights
3. Don't Owe You A Thang
4. Please Come Home
5. The Life
6. Things Are Changing
7. Outro
8. Breakdown

Gary Clark Jr. "Blak And Blu"

1. Ain't Messin' 'Round
2. When My Train Pulls In
3. Blak And Blu
4. Bright Lights
5. Travis County
6. The Life
7. Glitter Ain't Gold (Jumpin' For Nothin')
8. Numb
9. Please Come Home
10. Things Are Changin'
11. Third Stone From The Sun/If You Love Me Like You Say
12. You Saved Me
13. Next Door Neighbor Blues
14. Breakdown - Bonus Track
15. Soul - Bonus Track

Eric Johnson - singles

"Beck's Bolero" (Jeff Beck cover) *appears on the album "Freeway Jam: To Beck & Back", and, as a single.

"Tidal"
"Wonder"
"The Wind Cries Mary" (Jimi Hendrix cover: on piano)
"Imagination of You" (Eric Johnson & Christopher Cross)
"To Whom It May Concern"

Eric Johnson "Tones"

1. Soulful Terrain
2. Friends
3. Emerald Eyes
4. Off My Mind
5. Desert Song
6. Trail of Tears
7. Bristol Shore
8. Zap
9. Victory

Eric Johnson "Ah Via Musicom"

1. Ah Via Musicom
2. Cliffs of Dover
3. Desert Rose
4. High Landrons
5. Steve's Boogie
6. Trademark
7. Nothing Can Keep Me From You
8. Song For George
9. Righteous
10. Forty Mile Town
11. East Wes

Eric Johnson "Venus Isle"

1. Venus Isle
2. Battle We Have Won
3. All About You
4. S.R.V.
5. Lonely In The Night
6. Manhattan
7. Camel's Night Out
8. Song For Lynette
9. When The Sun Meets The Sky
10. Pavillion
11. Venus Reprise

Eric Johnson "Alien Love Child - Live And Beyond"

1. Zenland
2. Last House on The Block
3. Rain
4. Enzo Shuffle
5. Once A Part of Me
6. Don't Cha Know
7. The Boogie King [Tribute To John Lee Hooker]
8. Elevator Sky Movie
9. Shape I'm In
10. World of Trouble

Eric Johnson (jazz guitarist), "Makin' Whoopie"

1. Blues By Six
2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
3. Makin' Whoopie
4. Minor Madness
5. Easy To Love
6. Fatback Blues
7. Mellow Soul
8. If I Had You
9. Prelude To A Kiss
10. Alone Together

Eric Johnson "Live From Austin, TX"

1. Righteous
2. Love or Confusion
3. Steve's Boogie
4. Trail of Tears
5. Western Flyer
6. East Wes
7. C.W.
8. Camel's Night Out
9. Emerald Eyes
10. Cliffs of Dover
11. Desert Rose
12. Zap
13. Are You Experienced?

Eric Johnson "Bloom"

1. Bloom
2. Summer Jam
3. My Back Pages
4. Good To Me
5. Columbia
6. 12 To 12 Vibe
7. Sea Secret
8. Sad Legacy
9. From My Heart
10. Cruise The Nile
11. Tribute To Jerry Reed
12. Your Sweet Eyes
13. Hesitant
14. Sunnaround You
15. Magnetized
16. Ciel

Eric Johnson "Total Eclipse"

1. Out There
2. Skippin' Rocks
3. Cool Thing
4. Don't Leave Me
5. Army Troops Are Marchin'
6. Get It Girls
7. Lunar Seizure
8. Messin' 'Round
9. Modzilla
10. On The Run
11. R-U Redi
12. Rockin' Fool

Eric Johnson "Just Jammin' "

1. Testament To Rock
2. Wind Me Up
3. Spun The Web
4. Shiftin' Gears
5. Phase Shift
6. Just Love Me
7. Just Jammin'
8. Come On Baby
9. Bustin' Out

Eric Johnson "Live From Austin, Texas '84"

1. Soulful Terrain - Live
2. Friends - Live
3. All I Need - Live
4. Song For Life - Live
5. April Comes She Will - Live
6. Tribute To Jerry Reed - Live
7. I'm Finding You - Live
8. Cliffs of Dover - Live
9. Down Here On The Ground - Live
10. Bristol Shores - Live
11. Spanish Castle Magic - Live (Jimi Hendrix cover)

Eric Johnson "Up Close"

1. Awaken
2. Fatdaddy
3. Brilliant Room (feat. Malford Milligan, vocals)
4. Texas   (Electric Flag cover) (feat. Steve Miller, vocals & Jimmie Vaughan, guitar)
5. Gem
6. Traverse
7. Austin (feat. Jonny Lang: guitar & vocals)
8. Soul Surprise
9. On The Way
10. Arithmetic
11. The Sea And The Mountain
12. Vortexan
13. A Change Has Come To Me
14. Change (Revisited)
15. Your Book (feat. Sonny Landreth: guitar)

Eric Johnson "Perpetual Notion"

1. For My Friends
2. Off The Hook
3. Na
4. Avalon
5. Grace
6. Ascended
7. Follow
8. Perpetual Notion
9. Ghemonic
10. 2 Seamer
11. Vacation
12. Ten Fall In
13. The March
14. On The Porch

Eric Johnson "Eric Johnson's Action Figures"

1. Soul Retrieval
2. The Space Between
3. Night Sea Journey
4. Orange Made World
5. Inside Outside
6. Closer
7. Season of Circles
8. The Party Is Over
9. Barrett's Blues
10. The Device
11. Black Queen
12. Carry Me Away
13. Demonstration

Johnny Winter - Woodstock 1969

Johnny Winter at Woodstock in 1969, playing the blues on a 12 string Fender Electric XII guitar.  Not sure what the tune is.  But, this is a cool clip nonetheless.

David Sanborn "Hideaway" (Live at Montreux, 1981)

A bonus from the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival.  This is David Sanborn playing his tune "Hideaway", with an all-star band, including:

David Sanborn: alto saxophone
Robben Ford: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Mike Mainieri: vibraphone
Neil Larsen: keyboards
Ricky Lawson: drums
Lenny Castro: percussion

The Yellowjackets Live at Montreux, 1981

Check out this 1981 performance by The Yellowjackets at the Montreux Jazz Festival.  This is in memory of their late drummer Ricky Lawson, (Rest In Peace, Ricky).  The other members of this original lineup (with Ricky Lawson on drums), are Russell Ferrante on keyboard, Robben Ford on guitar, and Jimmy Haslip on bass.  Here's the set list for a short, but sweet, gig.

1. Rush Hour
2. Pass It On
3. While Your Away
4. Imperial Strut

Lynyrd Skynyrd "Double Trouble" & "I Ain't The One" (1975)

The original lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd, playing two of their best songs... ("Double Trouble", and, "I Ain't The One") in 1975.

"Old Friends" (In Memoriam: Ray Price)

Rest In Peace, country music legend, Ray Price.  He had been going through health issues and passed away this past Monday night.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/16/showbiz/obit-ray-price/

Here are two versions of a song he made famous, called "Old Friends".  The video starts with Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings, singing the tune, and then, segues into a version done as a duet between Price, and Willie Nelson.  Enjoy.

Gary Clark Jr. "When My Train Pulls In"

Cool new song from Gary Clark Jr. taken from the latest Crossroads Guitar Festival.  This is called "When My Train Pulls In".

Eric Clapton & Dr. John "St. James Infirmary"

Check out Eric Clapton and Dr. John playing the anonymously written American folk blues "St. James Infirmary".  This is really cool.

Skip's Spotify Sunday 12-15-13

Mike Stern "Upside Downside"

1. Upside Downside
2. Little Shoes
3. Goodbye Again
4. Mood Swings
5. After You
6. Scuffle

Mike Stern "Time In Place"

1. Gossip
2. Time In Place
3. Before You Go
4. No Notice
5. After All
6. Four Shades
7. Chromazone

Mike Stern "Jigsaw"

1. Another Way Around
2. Loose Ends
3. To Let You Know
4. Jigsaw
5. Chief
6. Rhyme Or Reason
7. Kwirk

Mike Stern "Odds Or Evens"

1. Keys
2. D.C.
3. Common Ground
4. Odds Or Evens
5. Seven Thirty
6. If You Say So
7. Sandbox
8. Walkie Talkie

Mike Stern "Standards [And Other Songs]"

1. Like Someone In Love
2. Source
3. There Is No Greater Love
4. L Bird
5. Moment's Notice
6. Lost Time
7. Windows
8. Straight No Chaser
9. Peace
10. Jean Pierre
11. Nardis

Mike Stern "Standards"

1. Like Someone In Love
2. Source
3. There Is No Greater Love
4. L Bird
5. Moment's Notice
6. Lost Time
7. Windows
8. Straight No Chaser
9. Peace
10. Jean Pierre
11. Nardis
Mike Stern "Is What It Is"

1. Swunk
2. A Little Luck
3. What I Meant To Say
4. Showbiz
5. Believe It
6. Wherever You Are
7. Ha Ha Hotel
8. Signs
9. 55 Dive

Mike Stern "Between The Lines"

1. Sunnyside
2. The Vine
3. Wing And A Prayer
4. Lose The Suit
5. You Never Know
6. Tell Me
7. With A Twist
8. True Enough
9. Pages
10. Bait Tone Blues

Mike Stern "Give and Take"

1. I Love You
2. Hook Up
3. Everything Changes
4. One Liners
5. Jones Street
6. Lumpy
7. Rooms
8. That's What You Think
9. Giant Steps
10. Who Knows
11. Oleo

Mike Stern "Play"

1. Play
2. Small World
3. Outta Town
4. Blue Tone
5. Tipatina's
6. All Heart
7. Frizz
8. Link
9. Goin' Under
10. Big Kids

Mike Stern "Voices"

1. One World
2. The River
3. Slow Change
4. Wishing Well
5. Still There
6. Spirit
7. What Might Have Been
8. Leni's Smile
9. Way Out East

Mike Stern "These Times"

1. Chatter
2. Silver Lining
3. I Know You
4. Mirage
5. If Only
6. Street Rhyme
7. Avenue B
8. Remember - For Bob Berg
9. These Times
10. What You Believe
11. Last One Down

Mike Stern "Big Neighborhood"

1. Big Neighborhood
2. 6th Street
3. Reach
4. Song For Pepper
5. Coupe de Ville
6. Bird Blue
7. Moroccan Roll
8. Long Time Gone
9. Check One
10. That's All It Is
11. Hope You Don't Mind

Mike Stern "All Over The Place"

1. AJ
2. Cameroon
3. Out Of The Blue
4. As Far As We Know
5. Blues For Al
6. OCD
7. You Never Told Me
8. Half Way Home
9. Light
10. Flipside
11. All Over The Place

Miles Davis "Mademoiselle Mabry"

Check out "Mademoiselle Mabry" from Miles Davis' 1968 "Filles de Kilimanjaro" record, which was one of the last truly acoustic records Miles did before jumping head first into his electrified sound.  The quintet that played on this track includes Davis on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Chick Corea on piano, Dave Holland on bass, and Tony Williams on drums.

Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate "Catfish Blues"

Check out Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate playing the blues standard "Catfish Blues", as an acoustic duo.  Yours truly is a big fan of acoustic blues.  This could count as a medley, because "Catfish Blues" merges with a similar tune called "Two Trains Running".  Now, they could be the same song.  Yours truly will do some investigating, and leave a comment as to whether that's true or not, to verify it.

The Wood Brothers: Full Session via LiveSet

Check out this performance by The Wood Brothers.  Chris Wood (of Medeski, Martin & Wood), and his brother Oliver, a singer/songwriter.  I've blogged about these guys before.  But, they are definitely a noteworthy and great duo.  Dig it. 

True To The Blues: The Johnny Winter Story Pays Tribute To Legendary Blues Rocker, to Celebrate His 70th Birthday, on Sunday, February 23, 2014

Check out this story on the upcoming release of the Johnny Winter box set.  Yours truly will be in on this when it is released.  That's for sure.

http://www.cbs8.com/story/24182273/true-to-the-blues

In Memoriam: Jim Hall

The great jazz guitarist, Jim Hall, has passed away.  Here's a story on his passing from JazzTimes.

http://jazztimes.com/articles/113968-guitar-great-jim-hall-dies-at-83

National Public Radio has an article and interview about him, all about Hall's career.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/12/11/250107640/remembering-jim-hall-a-different-sort-of-guitar-god?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

And..., here is a video of Hall playing with saxophonist, Sonny Rollins.

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Guitar Slim "The Things That I Used To Do"

Today marks the birthday of another pioneering electric blues guitarist... Guitar Slim, whose real name was Eddie Jones.  This is his most famous tune "The Things That I Used To Do", which has been covered by such artists as Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.  Check it out.

Robert Johnson's 'Sweet Home Chicago' Inducted Into Grammy Hall of Fame

This is just plain awesome.  One of the coolest blues tunes ever written is now in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

http://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/news/robert-johnsons-sweet-home-chicago-inducted-grammy-hall-fame

The Crusaders "Carnival of The Night" (live)

Posted this tune once before.  But, that particular version (the studio cut) was removed.  Here's The Crusader's at the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival, playing "Carnival of The Night" from the "Street Life" album. 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 12-8-13

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "Whipped Cream & Other Delights"

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Green Peppers
3. Tangerine
4. Bittersweet Samba
5. Lemon Tree
6. Whipped Cream
7. Love Potion #9
8. El Garbanzo
9. Ladyfingers
10. Butterball
11. Peanuts
12. Lollipops And Roses
13. Rosemary - Bonus Track
14. Blueberry Park - Bonus Track

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "What Now My Love"

1. What Now My Love
2. Freckles
3. Memories Of Madrid
4. It Was A Very Good Year
5. So What's New
6. Plucky
7. Magic Trumpet
8. Cantina Blue
9. Brasilia
10. If I Were A Rich Man
11. Five Minutes More
12. The Shadow Of Your Smile

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "The Lonely Bull"

1. The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
2. The Wolf (El Lobo)
3. Tijuana Sauerkraut
4. Desafinado
5. Mexico
6. Never On A Sunday
7. Struttin' With Maria
8. Let It Be Me
9. Acapulco 1922
10. Limbo Rock
11. Crawfish
12. A Quiet Tear (Lagrima Quieta)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "South Of The Border"

1. South Of The Border
2. The Girl From Ipanema
3. Hello, Dolly!
4. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
5. Up Cherry Street
6. Mexican Shuffle
7. El Presidente
8. All My Loving
9. Angelito
10. Salud, Armor Y Dinero
11. Numero Cinco
12. Adios, Mi Corazon

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "Sounds Like"

1. Gotta Lotta Livin' To Do
2. Lady Godiva
3. Bo-Bo
4. Shades Of Blue
5. In A Little Spanish Town
6. Wade In The Water
7. Town Without Pity
8. The Charmer
9. Treasure Of San Miguel
10. Miss Frenchy Brown
11. Casino Royale

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "S.R.O."

1. Our Day Will Come
2. Mexican Road Race
3. I Will Wait For You
4. Bean Bag
5. The Wall Street Rag
6. The Work Song
7. Mame
8. Blue Sunday
9. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
10. For Carlos
11. Freight Train Joe
12. Flamingo

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "Ninth"

1. A Banda
2. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
3. The Trolley Song
4. The Happening
5. Bud
6. Love So Fine
7. The Love Nest
8. With A Little Help From My Friends
9. Flea Bag
10. Cowboys And Indians
11. Carmen

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "Christmas Album"

1. Winter Wonderland
2. Jingle Bells
3. My Favorite Things
4. The Christmas Song
5. Las Mananitas
6. Sleigh Ride
7. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle
8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
9. Jingle Bell Rock
10. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "Warm"

1. The Sea Is My Soul
2. Without Her
3. Marjorine
4. Girl Talk
5. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Beatles cover)
6. Zazueira
7. The Continental
8. Pretty World
9. To Wait For Love
10. Warm
11. To Wait For Love
12. Sandbox

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "Volume 2"

1. The Great Manolete (La Virgen De La Macarena)
2. Spanish Harlem
3. Swinger From Seville
4. Winds of Barcelona
5. Green Leaves of Summer
6. More
7. America
8. Surfin' Senorita
9. Marching Thru Madrid
10. Crea Mi Amor
11. Mexican Corn
12. Milord

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "The Brass Are Comin' "

1. The Maltese Melody
2. Anna
3. Good Morning Mr. Sunshine
4. Country Lake
5. You Are My Life
6. Robbers And Cops
7. Sunny
8. Moments
9. I'll Be Back
10. Moon River
11. I'm An Old Cowhand
12. The Brass Are Comin'

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "Going Places"

1. Tijuana Taxi
2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
3. More And More Amor
4. Spanish Flea
5. Mae
6. 3rd Man Theme
7. Walk, Don't Run
8. Felicia
9. And The Angels Sing
10. Cinco de Mayo
12. A Walk In The Black Forest
13. Zorba The Greek

Herb Alpert "Mexico"

"Mexico"
"Lonely Bull"

Herb Alpert "Rise"

1. 1980
2. Rise
3. Behind The Rain
4. Rotation
5. Aranjuez (Mon Amour)
6. Love Is
7. Angelina
8. Street Life
9. Rotation (Alternate Version)
10. Aranjuez (Mon Amour) - 2007 Dance Mix

Herb Alpert & Carlinhos Brown "Anything Goes: Live"

1. Fascinating Rhythm
2. Pararaio
3. The Trolley Song
4. That Old Black Magic
5. Dinorah/Morning
6. It's Only A Paper Moon
7. Let's Face The Music And Dance
8. Morning Coffee
9. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
10. Who Are You?
11. Besame Mucho
12. Anything Goes
13. I've Got You Under My Skin
14. Laura

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "The Beat of The Brass"

1. Monday, Monday
2. A Beautiful Friend
3. Cabaret
4. Panama
5. Belz Mein Shtele Belz (My Home
6. Talk To The Animals
7. Slick
8. She Touched Me
9. Thanks For The Memory
10. Thanks For The Memory
11. The Robin
12. This Guy's In Love With You

Herb Alpert "Second Wind"

1. Second Wind
2. Flirtation
3. Wherever You Are
4. Sneakin' In
5. Drivin' Home
6. Can't Stop Thinking About You
7. Flamingo
8. My Funny Valentine
9. Side Steppin'
10. Rendezvous
11. Across The Bridge
12. Sugar Cane 

Herb Alpert "Passion Dance"

1. TKO
2. Slinky
3. Beba
4. Passion Dance
5. Creepin'
6. Que Pasa Mr. Jones?
7. Baila Conmingo (Dance With Me)
8. Until We Meet Again
9. Stormy Sunday
10. Route 101

Herb Alpert "Colors"

1. Libertango
2. The Look of Love
3. Colors
4. I Want You
5. Think About It
6. Dorita
7. Lady In My Life
8. Love At First Glance
9. Magic Man
10. Slow Train

Herb Alpert "Fandango"

1. Fandango
2. Margarita
3. Push And Pull
4. California Blues
5. Quiereme Tal Como Soy (Love Me The Way I Am)
6. Route 101
7. Coco Loco (La Guajira)
8. Aria
9. Angel
10. Sugarloaf
11. Latin Medley (Frenesi, Bahia, Moliendo Cafe, Porompompero)

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall "Steppin' Out"

1. Puttin' On The Ritz
2. Jacky's Place
3. Our Song
4. Green Lemonade
5. I Only Have Eyes For You
6. Good Morning Mr. Sunshine
7. Oblivion
8. What'll I Do?
9. Cote D'azur
10. La Vie en Rose
11. It's All In The Game
12. Europa
13. And The Angels Sing
14. Skylark
15. Migration
16. The Lonely Bull

Spooky Tooth - The Lost Broadcasts

A short film about two bands with a certain link.  The bands are Traffic, and Spooky Tooth.  The link?  Both bands had the same producer... Jimmy Miller.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Miller

Dana Fuchs "Bliss Avenue"

This is the title track to Dana Fuchs' latest record, called "Bliss Avenue".  Check it out.

Bob James "Valley of The Shadows"

From Bob James' album "One", this is "Valley of The Shadows".  This tune is incredible.  It is very much a fusion number and has echoes of the same kind of spacey, psychedelic jazz of the same era in the early 1970s that was being played by Miles Davis and Weather Report.  This tune is crazy!  Almost like something that Miles recorded on "Bitches Brew" in terms of it's intensity.  It morphs from swirling psychedelic cacophony, into strains of Martin Luther's epic hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God", at least briefly towards the end of the tune, as something jam bands like to call a "tease".  But, don't ask me where the album artwork came from.  That is bizarre.       

R.B. Greaves "Take A Letter Maria"

The first hit song to come out of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.  This is R.B. Greaves with "Take A Letter Maria".

JJ Cale & Leon Russell at the Paradise Studios, LA, 1979

Check out this J.J. Cale and Leon Russell studio session in Los Angeles in 1979.  Pretty cool footage for sure.

Here's the set list.

1. T-Bone Shuffle
2. Nowhere To Run
3. Cocaine
4. Ten Easy Lessons
5. Sensitive Kind
6. Hands Off Her
7. Lou-Easy-Ann
8. Going Down
9. Corrina Corrina
10. Roll On
11. No Sweat
12. Crazy Mama
13. Fate Of A Fool
14. Boilin' Pot
15. After Midnight
16. T-Bone Shuffle
17. T-Bone Backwards
18. Same Old Blues
19. Don't Cry Sister
20. Set Your Soul Free (Tell Me Who You Are)
21. 24 Hours A Day

Steve Winwood - Timothy White's Rock Stars (1990)

Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi, in a performance on the Timothy White's Rock Stars radio show in 1990.  Dig it.

Skip's Spotify Sunday 12-1-13

Ronnie Laws "Fever"

1. Let's Keep It Together
2. Fever
3. All The Time
4. Stay Still
5. Strugglin'
6. Captain Midnite
7. Karmen
8. Night Breeze
9. From Ronnie With Love

Ronnie Laws "Deep Soul"

1. Tonite's The Night
2. Believe It or Not
3. Harvest For The World
4. Blue Indigo
5. After Midnight
6. Stairway To The Stars
7. Big Daddy Swing
8. All The Way Back Home
9. Lonesome Journey
10. Still Always There
11. So Far, So Near
12. Blues In The 5th Ward

Ronnie Laws "The Best Of Ronnie Laws"

1. Always There      Ronnie Laws & Pressure
2. Night Breeze
3. Let's Keep It Together
4. Karmen
5. Friends And Strangers
6. New Day
7. Just Love
8. Flame
9. Solid Ground
10. Just As You Are
11. Living Love
12. Love Is Here
13. Saturday Evening

Ronnie Laws "Pressure Sensitive"

1. Always There
2. Momma
3. Never Be The Same
4. Tell Me Something Good
5. Nothing To Lose
6. Tidal Wave
7. Why Do You Laugh At Me
8. Mis' Mary's Place

Ronnie Laws "Tribute To The Legendary Eddie Harris"

1. Listen Here
2. Freedom Jazz Dance
3. Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova
4. Cold Duck
5. Sham Time
6. I Don't Want No One But You
7. Hip Hoppin
8. Compared To What

Ronnie Laws "Harvest For The World"

1. Prelude To Harvest
2. Let Me Down Easy
3. At Your Best You Are Love
4. Who Loves You Better
5. Harvest For The World
6. People of Today
7. You Still Feel The Need
8. So You Wanna Stay Down

Ronnie Laws "Ronnie Laws (Live)"

1. Freedom Jazz Dance - Live
2. Big Daddy Swing - Live
3. Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova - Live
4. Listen Here - Live
5. See The Day - Live
6. Well You Needn't (Interlude) - Live
7. Friends And Strangers - Live
8. Always There - Live

Ronnie Laws "Every Generation" (2005 remaster)

1. Young Child
2. Never Get Back To Houston
3. Every Generation
4. Tomorrow
5. O.T.B.A. (Outta Be A Law)
6. Love's Victory
7. Thoughts & Memories
8. As One

Ronnie Laws "Three Kings: The Legacy Continues Vol. 1" (feat. Wayne Henderson, Ronnie Laws, & Wilton Felder)

1. Young Rabbits
2. Just Because It's Jazz (Don't Mean You Can't Dance)
3. Lonesome Journey
4. Forever
5. We're Gonna Rock Your Socks Off
6. Goin' Crazy
7. Still Always There
8. Life In The City (feat. Patryce Banks, vocals)
9. Rainbow Vision
10. All The Way Back Home
11. Ancestral Chant

Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson, & Wilton Felder "The Three Kings Vol. 2"

1. Joshua
2. Rosa Cafe
3. Lilies of The Nile
4. African Queen
5. Heart Station
6. From A Glance
7. Men Cry Too
8. After Midnight
9. Love Step
10. Mr. Felder
11. Portrait Of A Dream
12. Blues In The 5th Ward

Ronnie Laws "Voices In The Water"

1. Shock To The Drum
2. Time Keeper
3. Step Right
4. Brother John, Stanley & Eddie
5. Down And Up Again
6. Voices In The Water
7. Material Things
8. Enter Forever
9. Let's Talk About It
10. Hey You

Ronnie Laws "Mr. Nice Guy" (2004 Digital Remasters)

1. Can't Save Tomorrow
2. Mr. Nice Guy
3. In The Groove
4. Third Hour
5. You
6. Big Stars
7. Rolling
8. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
9. Off And On Again

Harvey Mason "Marching In The Street"

1. Marching In The Street
2. Modaji
3. Hop Scotch
4. Wild Rice
5. Ballad For Heather
6. Fair Thee Well
7. Building Love (Hymn)

Harvey Mason "Earthmover"

1. K.Y. And The Curb
2. Sho Nuff Groove
3. The Mase
4. Sweet Mercy
5. Earthmover Prelude
6. Bertha Baptist
7. First Summer
8. No Lands Man
9. When I'm With You - Live Version

Harvey Mason "Funk In A Mason Jar"

1. Pack Up Your Bags
2. Till You Take My Love
3. Space Cadets
4. Freedom Either Way
5. Funk In A Mason Jar
6. What's Going On?
7. Set It Free
8. Phantazia
9. Liquid

Harvey Mason "M.V.P."

1. How Does It Feel
2. We Can Start Tonight
3. Universal Rhyme
4. Spell
5. On And On
6. Going Through The Motions
7. You And Me
8. Don't Doubt My Lovin'

Harvey Mason "With All My Heart"

1. Bernie's Tune
2. If I Should Lose You
3. So Near, So Far
4. Swamp Fire
5. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
6. Hindsight
7. Dindi
8. Without A Song
9. One Morning In May
10. Speak Like A Child
11. Tess