Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Dizzy Gillespie & Charo Pozo "Manteca"


Yesterday, (September 29th), was the anniversary of the day in 1947, that Dizzy Gillespie played a sold out show at Carnegie Hall in New York City along with Charlie Parker and Ella Fitzgerald.  Gillespie's birthday, is on October 21st.  Maybe there will be more music of his posted then.  Stay tuned.  Here are Gillespie and Chao Pozo, playing the tune, "Manteca".

Aretha Franklin CD of diva classics due Oct. 21

Aretha Franklin is set to release a new record on which she has recorded songs sung by the great female singers of the last five or six decades.  Such names as Etta James, Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, and, Adele.  Franklin's longtime producer, Clive Davis, produced the new record.  

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/28/aretha-franklin-cd-of-diva-classics-due-oct-21/20968752/

Monday, September 29, 2014

Pink Floyd Roll Out Plans For The Endless River, First LP In 20 Years

Time magazine has an article about what will be the first Pink Floyd record released in 20 years, called "The Endless River".  Check this out.

http://time.com/3430525/rolling-stone-pink-floyd-endless-river/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=FaceBook

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Skip's Spotify Sunday 9-28-14

Zoogma "Recreational Vehicles"

1. Syllepsis
2. Primary Colors
3. Incredible Machine
4. Mr. Limbic
5. Okami
6. Jerry Diesel
7. Daybroke
8. Pillow

Zoogma "Anthems 4 Androids"

1. Looking For The Ground
2. Mirage
3. Classified
4. Psychohistory
5. Dustbin
6. Circuitbored
7. Anthems 4 Androids (feat. Phantazm: rapping)
8. Head In The Sand
9. Landing Gear
10. War & Other Natural Disasters
11. Under The Pavement

Tribal Seeds - singles

"In Your Eyes"
"Run The Show"
"Did Wrong"
"Night & Day"

Tribal Seeds "Youth Rebellion"

1. Rider
2. Youth Of The World
3. Creator
4. Youth Rebellion
5. Beautiful Mysterious
6. Warrior
7. Tribal Seeds
8. Rasta, Refuse It
9. Fire
10. Dark Angel
11. Youth Rebellion - Dub Original

Tribal Seeds "Tribal Seeds"

1. Youth Rebellion
2. Rider
3. Dawn Of Time
4. Creator
5. Dolls Dancing
6. Beautiful Mysterious
7. Roman Leader
8. Island Girl
9. Warrior
10. Rasta, Refuse It
11. Tulasi
12. Lost Paradise
13. Jah Stone
14. Sun N' Water
15. Dark Angel

Tribal Seeds "The Harvest"

1. The Garden
2. Warning (feat. Sonny Sandoval: rapping/beats)
3. All I Know
4. Stillness of Night
5. Herby
6. Love Psalm
7. Come Around (feat. Whiteboy John: vocals)
8. 144,000
9. Away
10. Mad Man
11. Night Raver
12. Libertad (feat. Dready:
13. The Harvest
14. Vampire (feat. Whiteboy John: vocals)

Tribal Seeds "SoundWaves EP"

1. Soundwaves (feat. Eric Rachmany of Rebelution: vocals)
2. I'll Return Again
3. Right On Time
4. Slow
5. In Your Eyes

Tribal Seeds "Representing"

1. Representing (feat. Vaughn Benjamin: vocals)
2. Rock The Night (feat. Maad T. Ray: vocals)
3. Fill It Up (feat. Gonzo & New Kingston: vocals)
4. In Your Area (feat. Kyle McDonald:  vocals)
5. Moonlight
6. Ruined
7. Blood Clot (feat. Don Carlos: vocals)
8. Undercover Lover (feat. Gonzo: vocals)
9. Night & Day
10. Herb Stock (feat. Mykal Rose: vocals)
11. Don't Wait
12. Lonely Night



Saturday, September 27, 2014

Devon Allman "You Can't Lose 'Em All"

New single from Devon Allman's upcoming record called "Ragged And Dirty".  The tune is called "You Can't Lose 'Em All".  This song is VERY reminiscent of the music played by his dad, Gregg, and his uncle, Duane.  Click the link, and check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZTUoL2cAtg

Some of the other individual songs from "Ragged And Dirty" will be posted here, too.  Stay tuned for those, as they may very well appear, next week.

Friday, September 26, 2014

John Coltrane "Living Space"


Prepare to be amazed. A masterful John Coltrane tune, called "Living Space", from 1965. This one features Coltrane's core band, (McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums), is live, with Coltrane's soprano saxophone, overdubbed. What a piece of music!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

concert review: Chick Corea & The Vigil @ The Dakota Jazz Club 9-24-14

Chick Corea, brought his new band, The Vigil, to The Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Wednesday night.  Yours truly, attended the gig along with fellow musician buddies, and was very inspired.  This gig had to be one of the most outstanding I have witnessed.  The Vigil, is similar, however, very different, to Chick Corea's long-time band, Return To Forever. Corea is experimenting with new sounds, and showcasing young, up and coming musicians, in this band.

The band is Chick Corea on piano, Yamaha Motif XF8 electric piano (or ELP), and Moog Voyager, Charles Altura on guitar, Carlitos del Puerto on upright bass, sharing that duty with Luisito Contrero, also on bass, Tim Garland on woodwinds (including, but not limited to: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, and, flute), and Marcus Gilmore on drums (grandson of legendary jazz drummer, Roy Haynes).

The opening number in the set, was "Fingerprints", a tribute of sorts, to the composition "Footprints", written by Wayne Shorter from 1966.  Corea, and Shorter, played in Miles Davis' band in the late 1960s and early '70s, right around the time, what came to be known as jazz fusion, or jazz rock, was taking shape.  The first piece was an unexpected, yet fitting nod to the past and even saw Chick join Marcus Gilmore and a guest percussionist out for the tour.

Sadly, yours truly cannot remember who the percussionist is.  It was a neat experience, to see the percussion jam, and to see Chick Corea getting involved with it, on cowbell.  In some shows he did with Miles Davis, (look these up on YouTube), you will notice Chick, and drummer Jack DeJohnette, trading places.  Chick, would play drums, and Jack, would jam on Chick's Rhodes piano every so often.  Maybe that idea, came to Corea, for The Vigil.

Then, compositions off of the actual Vigil album, came to the fore.  "Royalty" was next.  This is the fourth cut off the album, and it is dedicated to Roy Haynes.  In "Royalty", Charles Altura, Tim Garland, and Carlitos del Puerto, all took solos.  Garland's command of the saxophone is incredible to behold, whether he is playing tenor, or soprano, which he switched between during most of the evening.

For his part, Charles Altura, on guitar, left something to be desired.  This is very likely, his first tour, backing a major star of jazz, like Chick Corea.  So, it is understandable that he is excited about it.  Maybe that excitement showed a shade too much in his solos, live.  He played his Gibson ES335 electric guitar with much passion.  But, that passion, needs to be tamed.  In jazz, sure, you want to show your stuff, and say, "hey, here's who I am."  But, you want to do it, in a subtle way, and not just take off and fly at top speed.

Altura's guitar playing, was like a Jackson Pollock painting, insofar as, the music is the canvas.  But, Altura, instead of using fluid brushstrokes, would just splatter sounds all over the place.  He will improve with time, as every musician does.  But, his playing left a lot to be desired.  Track three of the set, (which is track two, on the recording), "Planet Chia", is a neat one.  It has a samba feel, but is a little quicker than that, even.

Chick Corea plays acoustic piano on this number.  The reason it is called "Planet Chia", is twofold.  First, chia seeds, are an obvious reference.  ...And no, it's not the terracota figurines you see in the commercials, with the catchy jingle, to sprout the seeds.  But, the second, and more significant reason, is, it is named for the late, great, jazz guitarist (who was mentioned in this blog on a few occasions, Paco de Lucia). 

"Planet Chia" was a fun song.  Charles Altura had a classical guitar solo, and there was some soloing for both Marcus Gilmore, and Carlitos del Puerto.  But, yours truly was confused about who took which solos when, just being immersed in the music.  Tim Garland took another fabulous sax solo, which was followed by band and audience hand claps.  Believe me, everyone was syncopated on that part.  Jazz concerts MUST involve audience participation.  It is very much encouraged.

Next up, was the next track on the new record, "Portals To Forever".  This one, is a very flowing number, and at The Dakota, it even went beyond how it sounds on the record.  Altura, and Garland play in unison in the intro, before Chick Corea takes the lead on the Motif 8 with the Rhodes sound, and solos as only he can.  "Portals To Forever", is in that classic Return To Forever style, but adds Garland's tenor saxophone.  Return To Forever (except in one, short-lived incarnation of the band, with Joe Farrell and others in the late '70s), never really had horns.

The percussion on this song, got wild.  At one point or another, the audience would hear bird whistles, samba whistles, hand claps, and goofy sounding duck calls, that added a bit of humor to the proceedings.  Then, in reply to that cacophony, Chick Corea switched from the Rhodes, to the strings section of his Motif 8, and even played a little Moog Voyager.  Everyone, (and I mean, everyone), on that stage, got a solo.

Chick led off with the strings and the Moog, followed by Del Puerto on bass, and Garland on bass clarinet, which was a unique sound to hear.  Shades of Bennie Maupin when he played with Miles Davis, or, with Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters, back in the '70s, in the same era as Return To Forever.  Charles Altura did his flying guitar crescendos.  Toss the opportunity to solo around like a volleyball.

Altura gets another turn to shred, and Tim Garland, switches from bass clarinet, to soprano sax, to finish off this climbing and descending masterpiece of a tune.  Again, only a maestro like Chick Corea could come up with this stuff, and hold listeners in such awe.  There was so much in that one song, the audience was not sure if anything else was necessary.  At least, yours truly wasn't.  But, something else did come.  ...And, no, it wasn't the insanely wild opening track from The Vigil record called "Galaxy 32, Star 4".

That track is a true monster, in and of itself.  If you haven't, check it out on this blog, or, pick up a copy of the record, and dig it.  Track one.  It's mesmerizing.  But, after playing a boatload of new material, how do you cap off a show?  What is the cherry on the sundae?  The piece de resistance?  Only one of the coolest songs in your whole catalog as a composer.  Chick Corea, and The Vigil, pulled out the famous Return To Forever number, "Spain", to cap off the evening.

This was the highlight for yours truly.  That song starts, with the adagio from Joaquin Rodrigo's 1939 guitar concerto, "Concierto de Aranjuez", which was reworked by Miles Davis and Gil Evans, for Davis' 1960 masterpiece recording, "Sketches of Spain".  Then, "Spain" itself, is brought in, which is probably Corea's most well-known composition, and was originally recorded for the 1971 Return To Forever album "Light As A Feather".

What a way to cap off a phenomenal concert, that left yours truly, and the rest of the audience, completely satisfied, hearing all the fantastic jazz they came for, by a new band, that is hopefully around for a long time to come.    

  

  

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

gig preview: Chick Corea & The Vigil @ Dakota Jazz Club

Don't want to give away too much before actually seeing this gig, tonight.  But, this is an article from The Hartford Courant on what The Vigil, is all about.

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/hc-chick-corea-brings-the-vigil-to-infinity-hall-h-20140918-story.html

...And, here's an interview with Chick Corea, on, The Vigil.

http://chickcorea.com/vigil/

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Allman Brothers Band @ Fillmore East, September 23rd, 1970



Two identical videos of The Allman Brothers Band, playing the Fillmore East in New York City, on this date, (September 23rd), in 1970, with Duane.  The newer lineup of the band that I've seen four times (with Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, and Oteil Burbridge), is awesome.  But, this is the real deal, with Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, and Berry Oakley. 

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Leavin' Trunk (with Taj Mahal & Jerry Douglas)

One of the coolest jams I've seen.  Check out this rehearsal jam at the Tedeschi Trucks Band's recent gig at the Beacon Theater in New York City, with Taj Mahal, and resonator guitar maestro, Jerry Douglas, playing Taj's tune, "Leaving Trunk". 



Bo Carter "Banana In Your Fruit Basket"

Bluesman Bo Carter, sings his tune called "Banana In Your Fruit Basket".  Not exactly sure, as there are conflicting reports on the exact date of the recording.  But, this song had to be recorded either in 1931, or 1934.




Monday, September 22, 2014

John Coltrane "Equinox"


Today... September 22nd, marks the autumnal equinox.  So, in that spirit, one more post.  This is John Coltrane, with his tune, "Equinox".

Taj Mahal, Jerry Douglas, & Jaimoe guest with Tedeschi Trucks Band

A concert review, and a video, from a recent gig by the Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theater in New York City.

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/122785/Taj-Mahal-Jerry-Douglas-and-Jaimoe-Guest-With-Tedeschi-Trucks-Band

David Sanborn & Friends "Love Is Not Enough" Live at Montreux, 1981

Let's revisit a show that was posted about here a while back.  This is David Sanborn with his band (David Sanborn & Friends), in this case, at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.  The tune is "Love Is Not Enough" and features solos from Sanborn on alto saxophone, Neil Larsen on Hammond B3, and Mike Mainieri on vibraphone.  The rhythm section is Robben Ford on guitar, Marcus Miller on bass, Ricky Lawson on drums, and Lenny Castro on percussion.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Skip's Spotify Sunday 9-21-14

American Babies "Weight of The World" EP

1. Weight of The World
2. Winter War Games
3. Night Has Fallen
4. Everything Will Be Just Fine

American Babies "American Babies"

1. Invite Your Friends
2. Baby, Don't Cry
3. Swimming At Night
4. American Babies
5. Broken English
6. Brooklyn Bridge
7. One For The Road
8. Floating
9. Rocker
10. Flowers Don't Grow In The Moonlight
11. Never Be Loved Like This Again

American Babies "Flawed Logic"

1. Streets of Brooklyn
2. Desperate Times
3. Sin
4. Dance All Night
5. Winter War Games
6. Joeline
7. Blue Skies
8. Restless Heart
9. Weight of the World
10. Great Expectations

American Babies "Knives & Teeth"

1. When I Build My Fortune
2. Cold Blooded
3. Old Fashioned
4. Bullseye Blues
5. This Thing Ain't Goin' Nowheres
6. Goddamn
7. They Sing "Old Time Religion"
8. Running in Place
9. Fire Sale
10. Telephone

American Babies "Stark & Red"

1. Old Fashioned
2. Swimming at Night
3. Goddamn
4. Stark & Red
5. Joeline
6. Streets of Brooklyn
7. Winter War Games

Consider The Source "Are You Watching Closely?"

1. Moisturize The Situation
2. (Good Point) Wandering Bear
3. No Touching
4. Prophet For Profit
5. Order Of The Triad
6. Blue Steel
7. Those We Do Not Speak Of
8. Do Not Shrink Me Gypsy - Live
9. The Transported Man

Consider The Source "That's What's Up"

1. Abdiel
2. Closer To Home
3. No Easy Answer
4. How Am I Not Myself?
5. ...
6. Complex Complex
7. I Never Played a Jewel Thief
8. The H Is O

The Vegabonds "Dear Revolution"

1. Ballad Of The Movers And Shakers
2. Brandee
3. Dorothy Gayle - Here We Are Again
4. We'd Escape
5. Dizzy Love Blues
6. Shaky Hands
7. Streetlight Gypsy
8. The Wanderer
9. Pick Me Up Mary
10. The Preacher
11. Dear Revolution
12. The Border

The Vegabonds "Southern Sons"

1. Carnival Man
2. Georgia Fire
3. American Eyes
4. Alongside Mr. Hyde
5. City With a Passion
6. Since You've Been Free
7. Rooftop Surfin'
8. Conscious Fog
9. The Heist (Get Yourself In Line)
10. Resolution
11. The Joy We Have Found

The Vegabonds "RCA Studio B" - EP

1. Watching You
2. Run Boy Run
3. Sink or Swim
4. Wake Up
5. Devil of a Girl
6. Whiteboy Smooth



Saturday, September 20, 2014

Skip James "Cypress Grove Blues"

Another Skip James song, written in the key of D.  This is "Cypress Grove Blues".


Friday, September 19, 2014

Bukka White "Parchman Farm Blues"


This is Bukka White, (who is B.B. King's cousin of course), performing "Parchman Farm Blues".

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Mike Bloomfield "Blues For Roy"

Check out a performance from very early in Mike Bloomfield's career.  This is "Blues For Roy", from 1964, dedicated to, one of Mike's influences... Roy Buchanan.




Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Robert Nighthawk "Blues Before Sunrise"

Robert Nighthawk's 1965 cover of Leroy Carr's song, "Blues Before Sunrise".  Eric Clapton also released this tune on his "From The Cradle" album of blues covers, that came out 20 years ago, in 1994.


Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Johnny Winter & B.B. King "Everyday I Have The Blues" @ Newport 1969

The late, great Johnny Winter, and, birthday boy today, B.B. King, collaborated on "Everyday I Have The Blues", at the 1969 Newport Jazz Festival.  Check this out, by clicking the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZtb098wi6o

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

From a blog I follow called In A Blue Mood.  This is a review of a documentary film about the great B.B. King, who yours truly has had the honor and pleasure of seeing in concert.  Saw him play with Etta James and Al Green, in 2007 at the Minnesota State Fair.  Click the link to the blog, and check it out.  September 16th, also marks B.B. King's birthday.  Happy Birthday, B.B.! 

http://inabluemood.blogspot.com/2014/09/bb-king-life-of-riley.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FtQLoa+%28In+a+Blue+Mood%29

Monday, September 15, 2014

In memoriam: Joe Sample


Another musical hero of yours truly, has passed away and gone on to play with the angel band.  Joe Sample, the influential and legendary keyboardist for The Crusaders, and all around jazz, and R&B piano wizard, who was also a founder of The Crusaders with his childhood friend, tenor saxophonist Wilton Felder, as the two grew up together in Houston, Texas.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/14/jazz-funk-pioneer-joe-sample-dies-at-75/20962079/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl25|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D529054

To honor the memory of Joe Sample, here is one of his best solo recordings.  This is a composition entitled "Spellbound" from Joe's 1989 album of the same name.  Rest In Peace, Joe Sample.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Skip's Spotify Sunday 9-14-14

Trigger Hippy

"Rise Up Singing" - single

The Revivalists - singles "The Revivalists"

1. Concrete (Fish out of Water)
2. Sunny Days
3. Mary Joanna & The Music
4. Common Cents
5. Soulfight

The Revivalists "Vital Signs"

1. Not Turn Away
2. Shot of Tears
3. Catching Fireflies
4. Soul's Too Loud
5. Purple Heart
6. Strawman
7. Ride the Earth
8. Appreciate Me I
9. Appreciate Me II
10. Don't Get Caught Up
11. Two Ton Wrecking Ball
12. Hurricane Winslow

The Revivalists "City of Sound"

Disc 1

1. When I'm Able
2. When I Die
3. Upright
4. Pretty Photograph
5. Navigate Below
6. Criminal
7. Chase's House
8. Masquerade
9. Up In The Air
10. BTBD

Disc 2

1. Soul's Too Loud (Live at Harvest the Music)
2. Concrete (Fish Out of Water) (Live at Harvest The Music)
3. Upright (Live at Brooklyn Bowl)
4. Sunny Days (Live at Tipitinas)
5. Two Ton Wrecking Ball (Live at Harvest The Music)
6. Catching Fireflies (Live at Tipitinas)
7. Soulflight (Live at Harvest The Music)
8. Criminal (Live)

Boombox "Visions of Backbeat"

1. Stereo
2. Tonight
3. India
4. Midnight On The Run
5. Who Killed Davey Moore?
6. Montereo
7. 500 Miles
8. Alright

Boombox "downriverelectric"

1. Dungeons
2. Headchange
3. Showboat
4. Kool Aid Smile
5. Watergun
6. Round And Round
7. Shakedown Street (Grateful Dead cover)
8. Mr. Boogie Man
9. Watergun (reprise)

Boombox "Filling In The Color"

1. Waiting Around
2. Ain't No Joke
3. Like A Feather
4. Dream
5. World
6. Planetary Mirror
7. Dirty Red Penny
8. Sahara
9. Lost Ya

Big Gigantic - singles

Big Gigantic "Wide Awake"

1. Wide Awake
2. High Life
3. Upswingy
4. Light of Day
5. Polarize

Big Gigantic & GRiZ "Power"

1. Power (feat. GRiZ: rapping/lyrics)

Big Gigantic "Love Letters" (feat. Sabina Sciubba)

1. Love Letter (feat Sabin Sciubba:

Big Gigantic "Fire It Up"

1. Thinking Out Loud
2. Funhouse
3. Landmark
4. Fire It Up
5. Stand Up
6. Foxy
7. Bubble Maze
8. Get Your RowDY On
9. Phaedo
10. Got To Keep On
11. My Heads In The Clouds
12. Wish I Knew
13. Treasure Chest
14. All I Do

 Big Gigantic "A Place Behind The Moon"

1. Looking Back
2. Sky High
3. Lucid Dreams
4. Limelight
5. Solitude
6. Step Up
7. Driftin'
8. High and Rising
9. Shine
10. Cloud Nine
11. Breaking Point
12. A Place Behind The Moon (Bonus Track) [feat. STS9: guest artist]

Big Gigantic "Nocturnal"

1. The Uprising
2. Rise And Shine
3. Nocturnal
4. The Heavyweight Champion
5. Hopscotch
6. Beginning Of The End
7. Its Goin' Down
8. Fantastic
9. All Nighter
10. Eyes Closed
11. Stronger

Big Gigantic "The Night Is Young"

1. Clvdbvrst
2. Blue Dream
3. The Night Is Young (feat. Cherub: vocals)
4. Touch The Sky
5. From Dusk Till Dawn
6. Let's Go!
7. Just For The Thrill
8. Shooting Stars











Saturday, September 13, 2014

Work, love, and life on a bus full of dudes

Great interview with Susan Tedeschi (wife of Derek Trucks), on her perspective of what it's like to be in the band with her husband.  Have written and/or posted a lot about this band, and that's going to continue.  They're phenomenal.  

http://lagniappemobile.com/work-love-life-bus-full-dudes/

An interview with Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Glide magazine recently interviewed harmonica wizard Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, about a Muddy Waters tribute album that Wilson worked on with Waters' son, Mud Morganfield, and also about Wilson's long career with The T-Birds.

http://www.glidemagazine.com/123410/kim-wilson-fabulous-thunderbirds-interview/

Friday, September 12, 2014

Guitar Shorty at the Santa Fe Bandstand

Check out this performance by blues guitar great, Guitar Shorty, at the Santa Fe Bandstand in 2012.
Some of the audio fades out in portions.  Here is the set list.

1. The Blues Done Got Me
2. Too Late
3. Hard Life
4. The Blues Is Alright
5. unknown
6. Jody
7. Hey Joe
8. They Call Me Guitar Shorty



Thursday, September 11, 2014

Stanley Clarke New Album Features Jimmy Herring, Joe Walsh, Chick Corea, Stewart Copeland

Many great musicians join Stanley Clarke on his new record.  Chick Corea, Jimmy Herring, and Stewart Copeland, are among them.  But, there are many, many more also featured.  Check out the record, HERE:

http://www.abstractlogix.com/news_view.php?idno=621

The Grateful Dead (feat. Duane Allman) "Turn On Your Lovelight"


OK.  Get ready for a gigantic jam.  This is a 34 minute romp on the Bobby Bland classic "Turn On Your Lovelight", which was a staple of the Grateful Dead's set list.  This performance comes from a show at The Fillmore East on February 11th, 1970, that also featured The Allman Brothers, and Fleetwood Mac.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Jimmy Reed "Down In Mississippi"


Here is a Jimmy Reed recording yours truly had not heard.  But, it is a fantastic song.  This is "Down In Mississippi". 

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Freddie King "Big Legged Woman"

Check out another classic Freddie King tune.  This one is called "Big Legged Woman".


Monday, September 8, 2014

Allman Brothers Band Dedicate Final Festival Set to Farmer

The Allman Brothers Band dedicated the final festival set of their career, closing out Lockn' Festival in Arrington, Virginia, to the late, great guitar tech for Warren Haynes, the one, the only, Brian Farmer.  As you may well know, too, Farmer worked for Johnny Cash before joining with Warren early in the new millennium.

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/122664/Allman-Brothers-Band-Dedicate-Final-Festival-Set-To-Farmer

Here's audio of their set.

http://mulearmy.net/allman-brothers-band-09-08-2014-lockn-festival-arrington-va/

Once again, Rest In Peace, Brian Farmer.

George Harrison to be Honored at Star-Studded George Fest

A musical event/mini music festival, honoring the legacy of George Harrison.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/george-harrison-to-be-honored-at-star-studded-george-fest-20140904

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Skip's Spotify Sunday 9-7-14

*More bands from the Peach Music Festival, not seen there, because of the busy set schedule throughout the weekend.

JJ Grey & Mofro "Blackwater"

1. Blackwater
2. Ho Cake
3. Air
4. Jookhouse
5. Nare Sugar
6. Free
7. Florida
8. Cracka Break
9. Lazy fo Acre
10. Santa Claus, True Love and Freedom
11. Frog Giggin'
12. Whitehouse
13. Brighter Days

JJ Grey & Mofro "Lochloosa"

1. Y'all Ready
2. That Boy
3. Lochloosa
4. Dirtfloorcracker
5. Fireflies
6. Ten Thousand Islands
7. Six Ways From Sunday
8. The Wrong Side
9. Everybody's
10. Gal Youngin
11. How Junior Got His Head Put Out
12. The Long Way Home
13. Pray For Rain

JJ Grey & Mofro "Country Ghetto"

1. War
2. Circles
3. Country Ghetto
4. Tragic
5. By My Side
6. On Palastine
7. Footsteps
8. Turpentine
9. A Woman
10. Mississippi
11. The Sun Is Shining Down
12. Goodbye

JJ Grey & Mofro "Orange Blossoms"

1. Orange Blossoms
2. The Devil You Know
3. Everything Good Is Bad
4. She Don't Know
5. The Truth
6. WYLF
7. On Fire
8. Move It On
9. Higher You Climb
10. Dew Drops
11. Ybor City
12. I Believe (In Everything)

JJ Grey & Mofro "The Choice Cuts"

1. Lochloosa
2. Country Ghetto
3. Orange Blossom
4. The Sun Is Shining Down
5. On Fire
6. Brighter Days
7. The Wrong Side
8. Ho Cake
9. Tupelo Honey (Van Morrison cover)

JJ Grey & Mofro "Georgia Warhorse"

1. Diyo Dayo
2. King Hummingbird
3. The Sweetest Thing
4. All
5. Georgia Warhorse
6. Gotta Know
7. Hide & Seek
8. Beautiful World
9. Slow, Hot & Sweaty
10. The Hottest Spot In Hell
11. Lullaby

JJ Grey & Mofro "Brighter Days"

1. Country Ghetto
2. A Woman
3. Brighter Days
4. Air
5. War
6. Lochloosa
7. Dirtfloorcracker
8. Orange Blossoms
9. Ho Cake
10. The Sweetest Thing
11. The Sun Is Shining Down
12. On Fire

JJ Grey & Mofro "This River"

1. Your Lady, She's Shady
2. Somebody Else
3. Tame A Wild One
4. 99 Shades of Crazy
5. The Ballad of Larry Webb
6. Florabama
7. Standing On The Edge
8. Write A Letter
9. Harp And Drums
10. This River

Bobby Lee Rodgers "Mercury Retrograde"

1. See You
2. On The Other Side
3. Mercury Retrograde
4. Getting Better
5. Outer Space
6. I Fell Asleep
7. Mr. Kellum
8. World Around You
9. Devil's Diamond
10. Silly Emotion

Bobby Lee Rodgers "BLR"

1. Give Em Hell
2. Show Me The Way
3. Imagine
4. Lighthouse
5. Blow My Brains
6. Visitors
7. Outer Space
8. Beggin'
9. Fly
10. I Live To Love You
11. Star

Bobby Lee Rodgers "Illuminati"

1. Illuminati
2. Hanging On To The Stars
3. Better
4. Analyze
5. It Is What It Is
6. Water
7. Overdrive
8. My Reality
9. The Beast
10. Wave

Bobby Lee Rodgers "Fire Fly"

1. Firefly
2. Deep End
3. Mary
4. Miles
5. Piece
6. Followers






Saturday, September 6, 2014

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman "My One & Only Love"

This is a gorgeous song.  John Coltrane, and jazz vocalist Johnny Hartman perform the ballad, "My One & Only Love".






Friday, September 5, 2014

Hotel California L.A. from the Byrds to The Eagles

Months ago, on this blog, the whole southern music scene was delved into, too look at what boogie rock became.  Let's do something similar, here.  But, this time, it's a documentary on legendary rock and roll bands that came from California.  Check this out. 

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Duane Allman you've NEVER heard

OK.  Even as big a Duane Allman/Allman Brothers Band fan that I am, yours truly had NEVER heard this tune before.  This might predate the Allman Brothers by a short while, even though it was recorded in 1969, the same year the ABB was formed.  The tune is by Barry Goldberg, and was released on his album called "Two Jews Blues".


Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Magic Slim "Hard To Handle"

The Black Crowes were in no way the first band to cover Otis Redding's tune "Hard To Handle".  Here's a great version of the tune by blues guitarist, Magic Slim.  Click the link, and dig it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF6Axt8bGog


Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Foghat, John Lee Hooker, & Paul Butterfield "Crawling Kingsnake"

Check out John Lee Hooker, Foghat, and Paul Butterfield, playing Hooker's song "Crawling Kingsnake" at a 1977 concert.



Monday, September 1, 2014

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Dick Dale "Pipeline"

Surf rock meets blues rock.  Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale, perform "Pipeline" in 1987.