Oscar Peterson & Oliver Jones "Hymn To Freedom"

The late, great, jazz pianist, Oscar Peterson, and bassist, Oliver Jones, play "Hymn To Freedom" at the 2004 Montreal Jazz Festival.  Check it out, as we close this April 30th, which is International Jazz Day.  Your Thursday bonus post.

Willie Nelson "Stay A Little Longer"

Willie Nelson's great cover of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboy's, "Stay A Little Longer", from his 1974 pilot appearance on Austin City Limits.  Once again... Happy Birthday, Willie!  A hero, to yours truly, and many others.

Willie Nelson "Bloody Mary Morning"

Willie Nelson's first hit recorded as a solo artist, in 1974.  This is "Bloody Mary Morning", and it was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Duke Ellington "It Don't Mean A Thing" (1943)

One more bonus post.  Happy Birthday, Duke Ellington!  Here's his composition "It Don't Mean A Thing", circa 1943.

Frank Gambale "Pathfinder"

A two-for-one sale, on Frank Gambale jam instrumentals.  Just discovered this one.  It's called "Pathfinder."  No wonder they call Gambale "the thunder from Down Under".  Phenomenal player.

Frank Gambale "Jaguar"

Check out another instrumental by Frank Gambale for a demo video he did with Carvin Guitars, which is the brand he plays and endorses.  This tune is called "Jaguar".

The SteelDrivers & Jason Isbell "Brother John"

Country music, has a long history of ballads about characters who have committed murder and are on the lam for it.  This is a masterful rendering of one of those types of songs.  "Brother John" by The SteelDrivers, featuring Jason Isbell on slide guitar.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/hear-the-steeldrivers-and-jason-isbells-devastating-murder-ballad-20150421

Here is that lineage of dark, haunting songs throughout country music history.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/creepiest-country-murder-ballads-20141028

Gov't Mule & John Scofield "Dreams"

Great rendition of "Dreams" by The Allman Brothers Band, done by Gov't Mule and John Scofield at their show in Boston, Massachusetts.  This tune, never gets old.  Well done, guys!

Miles Davis on "60 Minutes"

Click the link to see a brief interview with Miles Davis, on "60 Minutes", and how he cared a ton more about music, than he did about his audience.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/PtVvY8adqsz519uMdPtWRuOD3xqMcUcI/from-the-archives-miles-davis/

Jack DeJohnette Just Put Out The Best Jazz Record of 2015

A review of Jack DeJohnette's new record, "Made In Chicago", with the band featuring his junior college musician pals Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, and Muhal Richard Abrams, that yours truly, saw live, at the Walker Art Center, in Minneapolis, about a month ago.  Also, just bought this record.  Phenomenal!  Give it a listen.

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/jack-dejohnette-just-put-out-the-best-jazz-record-of-20-1698444150/+robharvilla

Skip's Spotify Sunday 4-26-15

Jack DeJohnette - singles

"Music In The Key of Om"
"Peace Time"

Jack DeJohnette "Sorcery"

1. Sorcery #1
2. The Right Time
3. The Rock Thing
4. The Reverend King Suite
5. Four Levels of Joy
6. Epilog

Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, & Jack DeJohnette "Walton, Carter, & DeJohnette"

1. Iron Clad
2. Alone Together
3. Blue Heart
4. Ebony
5. All The Things You Are
6. A Slight Smile
7. The Rubber Man
8. B and A

David Murray & Jack DeJohnette "In Our Style"

(feat. David Murray: tenor saxophone)

1. In Our Style
2. Tin Can Alley
3. Both Feet on The Ground
4. The Dice
5. Pastel Rhapsody
6. Great Peace
7. Kalimba

Bill Evans "At The Montreux Jazz Festival"

(feat. Bill Evans: piano, Eddie Gomez: bass, & Jack DeJohnette: drums)

1. Introduction/One For Helen
2. A Sleeping Bee
3. Mother of Earl
4. Nardis
5. I Loves You Porgy
6. The Touch of Your Lips
7. Embraceable You
8. Someday My Prince Will Come
9. Walkin' Up
10. Quiet Now

Jack DeJohnette "Parallel Realities"

1. Jack In
2. Exotic Isles
3. Dancing
4. Nine Over Reggae
5. John McKee
6. Indigo Dreamscapes
7. Parallel Realities

Jack DeJohnette "The Jack DeJohnette Complex (Remastered)"

1. Equipoise
2. The Major General
3. Miles' Mode
4. Requiem Number 1
5. Mirror Image
6. Papa-Daddy and Me
7. Brown, Warm and Wintry
8. Requiem Number 2

Jack DeJohnette & The Ripple Effect "Hybrids"

1. Ancient Techno (feat. Foday Musa Suso, & The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette)

2. Na Na Nai (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, John Surman, Ben Surman, & Marlui Miranda) 

3. Worldwide Funk (feat. Foday Musa Suso, & The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette)
4. Rose Garden (feat. Foday Musa Suso, & The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette)

5. Dubwise (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, Ben Surman, & Big Al)

6. Ocean Wave (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, & Foday Musa Suso)

7. Corn Song (feat. The Ripple Effect feat Jack DeJohnette, & Marlui Miranda)

8. The Just-Us Department (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, & Ben Surman)

Jack DeJohnette & The Ripple Effect (feat. DJ Logic) "Worldwide Funk - DJ Maxi"

1. Worldwide Funk (DJ Logic Remix) (feat. The Ripple Effect feat Jack DeJohnette, Foday Musa Suso, Beans, & Ben Surman)

2. Worldwide Funk (Club Mix) (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, Foday Musa Suso, & Ben Surman)

3. Worldwide Funk (Original "Hybrids" Remix) (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, Foday Musa Suso, & Ben Surman)

4. Worldwide Funk (original Electro/Acoustic version)

Jack DeJohnette "Golden Beams Collected Volume 1"

1. The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers... (feat. Bill Frisell: guitar)

2. Ocean Wave (feat. Foday Musa Suso: classical guitar)

3. Worldwide Funk (DJ Logic Remix) (feat. The Ripple Effect feat Jack DeJohnette, Foday Musa Suso, Beans, & Ben Surman, rapping, & remixed dance beats)

4. Cat & Mouse (feat. Bill Frisell: guitar & banjo)

5. Song for the Rainforest (feat. Don Alias: percussion)

6. Na Na Nai (Radio Edit) (feat.

7. Music In The Key of Om (Excerpt)

8. Dubwise (Horn Mix) (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, Ben Surman, & Big Al)

9. Worldwide Funk (Club Mix) (feat. The Ripple Effect feat. Jack DeJohnette, John Surman, Ben Surman, & Marlui Miranda)

Jack DeJohnette "Sound Travels"

1. Enter Here
2. Luisito Serena Salsa
3. Dirty Ground (New Mix)
4. New Muse
5. Sonny Light
6. Sound Travels
7. Oneness
8. Indigo Dreamscape
9. Home

Roscoe Mitchell "Sound", 1966 album

Roscoe Mitchell's 1966 album, "Sound".  The tracks are:

1. Ornette
2. The Little Suite
3. Sound

The credits:

Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone, clarinet, recorder
Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn, harmonica
Lester Lashley: trombone
Maurice McIntyre: tenor saxophone
Malachi Favors: bass
Alvin Fielder: drums
 

Winston-Salem's '5' Royales join ranks of Rock & Roll Royalty

The 5 Royales, are still connected to their hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and have now become, rock & roll royalty, with their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.  Here's an article about the band from the Winston-Salem Journal.

http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/winston-salem-s-royales-join-ranks-of-rock-and-roll/article_b6eaa81c-e645-11e4-9dd4-e7a54626e404.html

Mike Bloomfield & Johnny Winter at Fillmore East, December 13th, 1968

Two of the greatest guitarists of all time, shared the stage at the Fillmore East on December 13th, 1968.  Johnny Winter, and Mike Bloomfield.  Two heroes of yours truly, tearing it up.  The tune is B.B. King's "It's My Own Fault". 

Paul Butterfield Blues Band "Driftin' "

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band plays the blues standard, "Driftin' " at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.  This performance is nearly a half century old.  Incredible.  Great music, lives forever.

John Mayer Inducts Stevie Ray Vaughan into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Paul Butterfield Blues Band Complete Induction Speech into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Lionel Hampton "Flying Home"

Happy Birthday, Lionel Hampton!  The great vibraphonist was born today, in 1908.  Here is one of his tunes.  This is "Flying Home" performed in 1957.

Tito Puente "Oye Como Va"

Happy Birthday, and Rest In Peace, Tito Puente.  Remembering the great Latin jazz, and salsa musician on what would be his 92nd birthday.  Puente, passed away, in 2000.

Skip's Spotify Sunday 4-19-15

Roscoe Mitchell "Hey Donald"

1. Walking In The Moonlight
2. Dragons
3. Jeremy
4. The El
5. Hey Donald
6. Keep On Keeping On
7. The Band Room
8. Englewood High School
9. Zero
10. Song For Rwanda
11. 58th Street
12. See You at The Fair

Roscoe Mitchell "Sound Songs"

Disc 1

1. Let's Get Ready To Rumble
2. They All Had New Clothes
3. A Messenger In Traffic
4. Fallen Heroes
5. Full Frontal Saxophone
6. Down At The Pond
7. The 4:50 Express
8. The Meeting
9. For Lester B.
10. Near And Far
11. Song For Percussion and Bamboo Sax

Disc 2

1. The Play, Act I.
2. The Play, Act II.
3. The Play, Finale
4. The Garden
5. The Night
6. On The Country Road
7. Side One
8. The Other Side
9. The Other Side, Part 2
10. Side Two
11. First Sketches of Leola
12. Appear And Disappear
13. The Dream Machine
14. For Madeline
15. Closer

Roscoe Mitchell "In Walked Buckner"

1. Off Shore
2. In Walked Buckner
3. Squeaky
4. The Le Dreher Suite
5. Three Sides of A Story
6. Till Autumn
7. Fly Over
8. Opposite Sides

Roscoe Mitchell "Solo [3]"

Disc 1

1. Nemus
2. Beyond Neptune
3. The Kyper Belt
4. Miranda
5. As The Sun Went Down He Would Look Up
6. Icy Pearls
7. The Great Red Spot

Disc 2

1. The Forgotten Players of The Solar System
2. Methane Snow
3. Frozen In Time
4. The Little Big Horn 2
5. 18-Nov-00
6. 1999/2002
7. Tech Ritter and The Megabytes/Improvisation
8. 17-Nov-00
9. A Dim Distant World
10. Tech Ritter and The Megabytes/Composition

Disc 3

1. Horn Bell And Drum
2. Clear Pictures
3. The Park
4. The Mercurians
5. Clocks
6. A Surface Covered With Cracks
7. Meteor
8. Rings
9. Some Flowers Were Seen
10. Rock Number 84001
11. An Ambiguous Sign of Life
12. On Rolling Hills
13. Jump
14. Green Sky
15. One Two And Red Blew
16. Truly
17. It Was Only A Nebula Away
18. Next Stop Titan
19. At Corona's End
20. Dust
21. Sailing

Roscoe Mitchell "Duets with Tyshawn Sorey & Special Guest Hugh Ragin"

1. The Horn
2. The Way Home
3. Bells In The Air
4. Out There
5. Scrunch
6. A Cactus and A Rose
7. Chant
8. Meadows
9. A Game of Catch
10. Waves
11. Windows With A View

Roscoe Mitchell "Not Yet"

1. Bells for New Orleans
2. Not Yet
3. 9/9/99 with Cards - Eclipse Quartet
4. Nonaah - James Fei Alto Quartet
5. Would You Wear My Eyes?
6. Nonaah

Roscoe Mitchell Quartet "Live at A Space: 1975"

(Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis, Muhal Richard Abrams, & Spencer Barefield)

1. Prelude to Naima
2. Naima
3. Tnoona
4. Music for Trombone & B Flat Soprano
5. Cards
6. Olobo
7. Dastura
8. Nonaah

Adam Rudolph, Yusef Lateef, Roscoe Mitchell, & Douglas Ewart "Voice Prints"

1. Voice Prints
2. Sound Search
3. Harper's Ferry
4. Morning Moves

Roscoe Mitchell "Conversations 1"

(Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn, & Kikanju Baku)

1. Knock & Roll
2. Ride The Wind
3. Distant Radio Transmission
4. Rub
5. Who Dat
6. Splatter
7. Cracked Roses
8. Outpost Nine Calling
9. Darse
10. Last Trane to Clover 5

Roscoe Mitchell "Conversations 2"

(Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn, & Kikanju Baku)

1. Frenzy House
2. Chipper And Bing
3. Stay Hayfer
4. They Rode For Them
5. I'll See You Out There
6. Wha-Wha
7. Bells In The Wind
8. Shards And Lemons
9. Just Talking
10. Next Step
11. Fly Over and Stay Awhile

Moody Blues legend Justin Hayward on touring at 68: 'Performing live is like a drug'

Yours truly, saw Justin Hayward and The Moody Blues, back in 2007.  Great band.

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/565107/Justin-Hayward-tour-live-moody-blues

Leadbelly "House of The Rising Sun"

The Animals, made this song famous, in 1965.  But, here is Leadbelly's original version of the blues standard, "House of The Rising Sun".

Jimi Hendrix "Trash Man"

Rare instrumental by Jimi Hendrix.  This one is called "Trash Man".  Check it out.

N.Y. L.A. Dreamband

Check out the N.Y. L.A. Dreamband  This is a true super band including:

Dave Grusin: keyboards
Lee Ritenour: guitar
Eric Gale: guitar
Steve Gadd: drums
Anthony Jackson: bass
Don Grusin: keyboards
Tiger Okoshi: horns
George Young: saxophones & reeds
Rubens Bassini: percussion

Percy Sledge "Cover Me"

Another one in tribute to the great Percy Sledge.  Rest In Peace.  This is "Cover Me".

In memoriam: Percy Sledge

Rest In Peace, great soul singer, Percy Sledge.  Here are two videos, to honor his memory.  A short clip from the "Muscle Shoals" movie, interviewing him, and, his hit song, "When A Man Loves A Woman".

Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin Montreux Jazz Festival 2011

Awesome performance.  Check out Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour, at the 2011 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.  They are joined in this quartet band, by Melvin Davis on bass, and Sonny Emory, on drums.  The set list is:

1. Wes Bound
2. Lay It Down
3. Stolen Moments
4. L.P.
5. It Might Be You
6. The Firm
7. Rio Funk

Lowell George tribute

Happy Birthday, to the late, great, Lowell George, leader of one of the favorite bands of yours truly... Little Feat.

Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, & GRP All Stars, Live From The Record Plant

A 1985 concert recorded at The Record Plant, featuring Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, and the GRP All Stars.

Dave Grusin: piano & keyboards
Lee Ritenour: guitar
Dianne Schuur: vocals
Dave Valentin: flute
Ivan Lins: keyboards & vocals
Larry Williams: keyboards & saxophone
Abraham Laboriel: bass
Carlos Vega: drums

Special guest - Phil Perry: vocals, on "Countdown" encore.

Skip's Spotify Sunday 4-12-15

Roscoe Mitchell - singles

Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Spencer Barefield

1. Tnoona
2. Music for Trombone  & B Flat Soprano
3. Cards
4. Olobo

Roscoe Mitchell "The Solo Concert"

1. Nonaah - Montreal, Alto
2. Tutankamen - Montreal, Bass
3. Enlorfe - Montreal, Alto
4. Jibbana - Montreal, Soprano
5. Eeltwo, Part 1 - Kalamazoo, Tenor
6. Eeltwo, Part 2 - Kalamazoo, Tenor
7. Oobina (Little Big Horn), [Montreal, Soprano and Bass]
8. Ttum - Montreal, Alto
9. Noonah - Pori, Alto

Roscoe Mitchell "Roscoe Mitchell & The Sound And Space Ensembles"

1. Words - (A. Spencer Barefield, Tani Tabbal, Jaribu Shahid, Michael Mossman, Gerald Oshita, & Tom Buckner)

2. You Wastin' My Tyme (A. Spencer Barefield, Tani Tabal, Jaribu Shahid, Michael Mossman, Gerald Oshita, & Tom Buckner)

3. B And C Views A (A. Spencer Barefield, Tani Tabal, Jaribu Shahid, Michael Mossman, Gerald Oshita, & Tom Buckner)

4. Linefine Lyon Seven (A. Spencer Barefield, Tani Tabal, Jaribu Shahid, Michael Mossman, Gerald Oshita, & Tom Buckner)

4. View D (A. Spencer Barefield, Tani Tabal, Jaribu Shahid, Michael Mossman, Gerald Oshita, & Tom Buckner)

5. Variations on Sketches From Bamboo (A. Spencer Barefield, Tani Tabal, Jaribu Shahid, Michael Mossman, Gerald Oshita, & Tom Buckner)

Roscoe Mitchell "Songs In The Wind"

1. Rapid Transmissions
2. Silver Shadows
3. Purple Landscapes
4. The Sunday Driver
5. This Dance Is For Steve McCall
6. Roses For Roseanne
7. Sunlight On Ice
8. Songs In The Wind Part I.
9. Hopscotch
10. Songs In The Wind Part II.
11. ReflectionsR
12. With Bells On
13. Objects On The Expressway

Roscoe Mitchell "Live At The Knitting Factory"

Roscoe Mitchell, A. Spencer Barefield, Tani Tabbal, Hugh Ragin, & Jaribu Shahid

1. Almost Like Raindrops
2. Bass Solo From The Composition Sing
3. Flight of Birds
4. Trumpet Solo From The Composition Rock Out
5. Reverend Frank Wright
6. You Changed The Texture On Me
7. Beyond The Fast Lane
8. Stick & Stone

Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory "This Dance Is For Steve McCall"

Roscoe Mitchell, Vincent Davis, Tani Tabbal, Matthew Shipp, & Jaribu Shahid

1. Ericka
2. Uptown Strut
3. Rodney King Affair
4. Ah
5. Song For Gerald Oshita
6. Paintings For Phillipp Wilson
7. Far East Blues
8. Variations For String Bass and Piano
9. This Dance Is For Steve McCall

Roscoe Mitchell & Muhal Richard Abrams "Duets And Solos"

1. Scenes And Color [piano solo]
2. Ode To The Imagination [Duet 1]
3. Star Night [Saxophone Solo]
4. Reunion: March/Prelude/Dance/Finale [Duet 2]

Review: Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock on Two Grand Pianos at Carnegie Hall

Check out this review by The New York Times of Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock's performance at Carnegie Hall, where the two jazz keyboard masters, each played grand pianos.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/arts/music/review-chick-corea-and-herbie-hancock-on-two-grand-pianos-at-carnegie-hall.html?_r=0

Bob Dylan & The Band "I Threw It All Away"

Bob Dylan and The Band, perform the tune "I Threw It All Away" at the Isle of Wight Festival, on August 31st, 1969.

Blues salute at The Grammy's in 1987

At the 1987 Grammy Awards, there was a special tribute, to the blues, featuring a who's who of the genre's great artists from several generations.  Willie Dixon,  B.B. King and Albert King, lead this star studded jam on "Let The Good Times Roll", also featuring, Koko Taylor, Ry Cooder, Dr. John, Junior Wells, Jim Keltner, Big Jay McNeely, Robert Cray, and Etta James.

Mongo Santamaria "Afro Blue"

Happy Birthday, Mongo Santamaria.  Here he is, sitting in with a jazz band, playing congas on his best known composition, (made famous by John Coltrane), "Afro Blue".

Remembering The Great Ravi Shankar

We remember Ravi Shankar, on what would be his 95th birthday.

http://www.udiscovermusic.com/remembering-the-great-ravi-shankar

Sleepy John Estes "Someday Baby"

Sleepy John Estes' 1935 recording of "Someday Baby", featuring Hammie Nixon on blues harp harmonica.  This is a song that has a familiar melody, and lyrics, because it would become "Trouble No More" and be recorded by Muddy Waters years later, and subsequently, also covered, by The Allman Brothers Band.

Billie Holiday "What A Little Moonlight Can Do"

Bonus post.  Happy 100th birthday, "Lady Day"... Billie Holiday.  Here she is, performing the song "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", in 1958.

A (Nearly) Comprehensive Guide to the music of 'Mad Men'

More about TV theme music.  Anyone who may read this blog, and also watched the TV show, "Mad Men", this article, is for you.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2015/04/07/398036767/a-nearly-comprehensive-guide-to-the-music-of-mad-men?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20150407

Stanley Clarke Film Composer

Stanley Clarke explains his role, as a composer of music, for movies.

reggae & Gov't Mule

Today, marks Warren Haynes' birthday.  So, Happy Birthday, Warren!  Also, tomorrow, The Mule, will release an archive release, called "Dub Side of The Mule", a live reggae album, featuring the man who created the word reggae, Toots Hibbert.

Stream Gov't Mule's live album "Dub Side of The Mule" featuring Toots Hibbert

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/stream-govt-mules-live-album-dub-side-of-the-mule-featuring-toots-hibbert/

Here is a video, from that show, too.  The song is called "Hard Road".

Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson "Okie From Muskogee"

Happy Birthday, Merle Haggard.  Here he is, with Willie Nelson, playing one of his biggest tunes, "Okie From Muskogee".

Chris Potter "Ever Present"

Another song by jazz saxophonist, Chris Potter, and his group, Chris Potter's Underground.  This is "Ever Present", from 2004.  The performance is taken from the 2004 Paris Jazz Festival at Parc Floral de Paris.  The band includes Chris Potter on tenor saxophone, Craig Taborn on Fender Rhodes, Nate Smith, on drums, and at this particular gig and time period, Wayne Krantz, on guitar.

Skip's Spotify Sunday 4-5-15

Henry Threadgill "Easily Slip Into Another World"

1. I Can't Wait Till I Get Home
2. Black Hands Bejewelled
3. Spotted Dick Is Pudding
4. Let Me Look Down Your Throat or Say Ah
5. My Rock
6. Hall (Dedicated to Muhal Richard Abrams)
7. Award The Squadtett

Henry Threadgil Very Very Circus "Spirit of 'Nuff...'Nuff"

(feat. Henry Threadgill, Curtis Fowlkes, Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Rojas, Masujaa, Brandon Ross, & Gene Lake)

1. Hope A Hope A
2. Unrealistic Love
3. Drivin' You Slow and Crazy
4. Bee Dee Alf
5. First Church of This
6. Exacto
7. In The Ring

Henry Threadgill "Song Out of My Trees"

(feat. Henry Threadgill, Mossa Bildner, Teddy Daniel, Amina Claudine Myers, Tony Cedrus, Jerome Harris, & Ed Cherry)

1. Gateway
2. Over The River Club
3. Grief
4. Crea
5. Song Out of My Trees

Henry Threadgill "Makin' A Move"

1. Noisy Flowers
2. Like It Feels
3. Official Silence
4. Refined Poverty
5. Make Hot and Give
6. The Mockingbird Sin
7. Dirty In The Right Places

Henry Threadgill "Carry The Day"

1. Come Carry The Day
2. Growing A Big Banana
3. Vivjanrondirski
4. Between Orchids Lillies Blind Eyes and Cricket
5. Hyla Crucifer... Silence of
6. Jenkins Boys Again, Wish Somebody Die, It's Hot

Henry Threadgill & Make A Move "Where's Your Cup?"

1. 100 Year Old Game
2. Laughing Club
3. Where's Your Cup?
4. And This
5. Feels Like It
6. The Flew
7. Go Too Far

Henry Threadgill "X-75 Volume 1" (Expanded)

1. Sir Simpleton
2. Celebration
3. Air Song
4. Fe Fi Fo Fum
5. Luap Nosebor
6. Salute To The Enema Bandit
7. Melin

Muddy Waters: The Complete Plantation Recordings

Bonus.  Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters!  Click the link, and check out this 22 song Muddy Waters playlist on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=womeAn6ivYU&list=PLgDXL3BjY36_mTnxdN8KWJIKqhrYEINIJ&index=1

Planet of The Abts "Down For The Count"

Check out Planet of The Abts.  This is a power trio side project by the Gov't Mule rhythm section, featuring Matt Abts on drums, Jorgen Carlsson on bass, and keys, and Swedish guitarist, T-Bone Andersson.  The tune featured here, is a new release.  A single, called "Down For The Count", also featuring Marc Quinones on percussion.

Larry Coryell "Kowloon Jag"

Another tune from Larry Coryell.  This one is called "Kowloon Jag".  Coryell played his final retro performance to an audience at Yoshi's Yoshi's jazz club and restaurant, located in Oakland, California.  The band features:

Larry Coryell: guitar
Julian Coryell: guitar
Cindy Blackman Santana: drums
George Brooks: soprano saxophone
Gary Brown: bass

Larry Coryell & Gary Burton "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan"

A pioneering electric jazz performance, that set the stage, for what would become jazz/rock fusion.  This is Larry Coryell and Gary Burton, playing a song called "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" back in 1967, at a gig in Berlin, Germany.  Larry Coryell is playing a Gibson Super 400 jazz guitar, on this track.  Happy Birthday, Larry Coryell.

Mark Knopfler: "This getting older stuff ain't for wimps"

Salon.com interviews guitar legend, Mark Knopfler.

http://www.salon.com/2015/03/28/mark_knopfler_this_getting_older_stuff_ain%E2%80%99t_for_wimps/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

In Memoriam: Daevid Allen

Rest In Peace, Daevid Allen, leader of the eccentric, yet cool, prog rock/jazz band, Gong.

http://www.udiscovermusic.com/daevid-allen-rip