Memphis guitar legend Reggie Young set to release first-ever solo album

First time I heard Reggie Young was when he was playing guitar with the late, great Waylon Jennings.  But he has played with so many different artists over the years.  Waylon, Elvis Presley, Dusty Springfield and The Box Tops, to name a few.  Now, he will release his first ever solo record.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/memphis-music-beat/2017/03/29/memphis-guitar-legend-reggie-young-set-release-first-ever-solo-album/99698946/

Eric Clapton: I Still Do - An Intimate Discussion About Rock, The Blues and Shepherd's Pie

An interview with Eric Clapton about what could very well be his final studio record that was done last year, (this was during the sessions), called "I Still Do".  Happy 72nd birthday, Eric Clapton. 

Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, & Keith Richards Guitar Jam - 1986

Check out this footage from 1986.  A guitar jam with Chuck Berry, his band, and guests Eric Clapton and Keith Richards.  The band lineup is:

Chuck Berry - Guitar, Vocals
Eric Clapton - Guitar
Keith Richards - Guitar
Steve Jordan - Drums
Johnnie Johnson - Piano
Chuck Leavell - Organ
Joey Spampinato - Bass

Larry Coryell & Alphonse Mouzon "Beneath The Earth"

A tribute to both Larry Coryell and Alphonse Mouzon.  May they Rest In Peace.  Here is their collaboration on a song called "Beneath The Earth", from the 1977 record, "Back Together Again". 

Alphonse Mouzon - drums
Larry Coryell - lead guitar (1st) solo
Philip Catherine - lead guitar (2nd) acoustic guitar
John Lee - bass

Listen To A 16-Year-Old Derek Trucks & 7-Year-Old Duane Trucks Jamming Out In 1996

Great music here featuring Derek Trucks, Duane Trucks, and Butch Trucks, recorded in 1996.  Derek and Duane, are brothers, and when this show happened, Derek was 16, and Duane, was just seven.

http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/listen-to-a-16-year-old-derek-trucks-7-year-old-duane-trucks-jamming-20-years-ago-today/

Allman Brothers Band to Release The Fox Box - Three Nights at Atlanta's Fabulous Fox Theater

From the same year yours truly first saw the Allman Brothers Band in concert.  Late September, 2004.

http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=974&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&utm_content=buffer9ea1a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The Betty Boards Are Now in the Grateful Dead Vault

An article in Relix magazine, from a month ago or so.   The famed Betty Boards are now in the Grateful Dead vault. 

https://www.relix.com/news/detail/the_betty_boards_are_now_in_the_grateful_dead_vault

Miles Davis "Water On The Pond"

From the "Directions" album, circa 1967, and also appearing on "Miles Davis Quintet 1965-'68", here is the composition, "Water On The Pond".  This recording was done right at the end of the year on December 28th, 1967.  The band lineup is:

MIiles Davis - trumpet, chimes
Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - Wurlitzer electric piano & electric harpsichord
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Joe Beck - electric guitar

From 1972: Chuck Berry on his first hit, "Maybellene"

In 1972 CBS News' Charles Osgood asked Chuck Berry about how the rock legend first got into the business with Chess Records in the 1950s with his first hit, "Maybellene," the influences on his music, and his influence on other musicians.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/from-1972-chuck-berry-on-his-first-hit-maybellene/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6i&linkId=35737794

15 Essential Chuck Berry Songs

Music journalist Alan Light, and The New York Times highlight the list of 15 of Chuck Berry's essential, career defining songs.  Here is the list, in chronological order, by year released.  The article link, follows.

1955

"Maybelline"

1956

"Too Much Monkey Business"
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
"Roll Over Beethoven"
"Havana Moon"

1957

"School Day"
"Rock and Roll Music"

1958

"Johnny B. Goode"
"Carol"

1959

"Memphis"
"Back In The USA"

1960

"Let It Rock"

1961

"Come On"

1964

"Nadine"
"Promised Land"

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/arts/music/chuck-berry-songs.html

Chuck Berry & Keith Richards "Nadine"

Check out Chuck Berry playing his 1964 hit song "Nadine" along with Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones.  This performance is from the concert paying tribute to Berry, that was done in 1986, and titled "Hail Hail Rock & Roll". 

Chuck Berry "Deep Feeling"

Recorded in 1957, a unique Chuck Berry instrumental.

A pedal steel instrumental by none other than Chuck Berry. Issued on the album "After School Session" (Chess LP-1426) and the b-side to "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)" (Chess 1653). 1957. Chuck is believed to have used a Gibson Electraharp on this cut.
Images (Gibson Electraharp, 1941): http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/PluckedString...

Eric Clapton with the Allman Brothers Band

Sunday bonus post.  Remembering when Eric Clapton sat in with the Allman Brothers Band for their 40th anniversary shows at the Beacon Theater in New York City, on this day, in 2009.

Eric Clapton With The Allman Brothers Band
http://alanpaul.net/2017/03/eric-clapton-with-the-allman-brothers-band/

In Memoriam: Chuck Berry

Rest In Peace, one of the architects of rock & roll, Chuck Berry.

Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll legend, dies at 90

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/03/18/chuck-berry-rock-n-roll-legend-dies-at-90/21902411/

Lenny White "Struttin' "

This is a favorite track of yours truly.  From his 1978 solo record "Streamliner", here is Return To Forever drummer, Lenny White, with the funky tune "Struttin' ".

Lenny White "Struttin' ", 1978

Credits:

Backing Vocals – Dianne Reeves
Bass [Basses] – Marcus Miller
Drums, Percussion – Lenny White
Engineer – Chris Brunt, Richard Kaplan, Steve Hirsch
Executive Producer – Don Mizell
Guitar – Jamie Glaser, Nick Moroch
Keyboards – Denzil "Broadway" Miller
Keyboards, Vocals – Donald "Captain Keyboards" Blackman
Photography By – Moshe Brakha
Producer – Larry Dunn, Lenny White
Programmed By [All Synthesizers] – Larry Dunn.

Harmonica Legend James Cotton 1935-2017

We remember the life of one of the greatest blues harmonica players of all time.  Rest In Peace, the one and the only, James Cotton.  Two videos appear in this article about his passing.  "Got My Mojo Working" with Muddy Waters, is the first.  The second is The Grateful Dead, performing Muddy Waters' "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" at Soldier Field in Chicago, with Steve Miller on guitar and Cotton, playing the harp, in a concert that took place on June 25th, 1992. 

https://www.jambase.com/article/harmonica-legend-james-cotton-1935-2017

Celine Bonacina Trio, Live In Germany, 2011

Céline Bonacina Trio

Céline Bonacina: baritone sax
Kevin Reveyrand: bass
Hary Ratsimbazafy: drums

"Tôty come Bach" (Céline Bonacina) (intro)
"Ra Bentr'ol" (Olivier Andriamapianina)
video and sound recording, editing and mixing: Antoine Fontaine

25 April 2011
25th International Theaterhaus Jazztage, Stuttgart, Germany.

Nominated "Instrumental Discovery" at the 2011 French Music Awards.
Winner of the 2009 Rezzo contest during Jazz à Vienne.
Third prize at the 2007 National Jazz competition in La Défense, France.
First prize at the 2007 Jazz contest in La Ciotat, France.

From the age of seven Céline studied music at the "conservatoire" (in Belfort, Besançon and Paris) then specialised in baritone saxophone in Paris big bands from 1996 to 1998. After gaining her music diplomas she moved to Reunion Island, where she taught at the regional music conservatoire for 7 years. During this time she performed in many festivals in the Indian Ocean with her own band, and as guest of the pianist Omar Sosa.

Back in France in 2005, she released her first album, « Vue d'en haut« , recorded on the island. Her compositions, interpreted with baritone, alto and soprano saxophones, are praised in the press (Jazz Magazine, Jazzman, Culturejazz, Sitarmag, Citizen Jazz, les Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz...).

Her second album, « Way of Life« , recorded at Studio du Flon in Lausanne with the guest guitarist Nguyen Lê, was released under the ACT label in June 2010 to an enthusiastic reception from the international press and public.

She performs most often in trio, but also in quartet in many festivals in France (Jazz sous les Pommiers, Jazz à Juan, Jazz à Vienne, Jazz à la Ciotat, Radio France Festival, Jazz à Tours, Orléans Jazz) and abroad (Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Syria, Norway...). Recently she has played in concert with Andy Sheppard, Lars Danielsson, Michaël Wollny, Leszek Modzer, Nils Landgren, Wolfgang Haffnerand Nguyên Lê.

The 11th House (feat. Larry Coryell) "Aspects" & "Titus"

The title track to the 11th House featuring Larry Coryell's 1976 record.  This one is called "Aspects".  As a bonus, another album track is also featured, called "Titus".  The band lineup is:

Larry Coryell: guitar
Danny Toan: guitar
Terumasa Hino: trumpet
Randy Brecker: trumpet
David Sanborn: alto saxophone
Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone
Mike Mandel: keyboards & synthesizer (Rhodes piano & Moog)
John Lee: bass
Gerry Brown: drums

"Aspects"

"Titus"

Larry Coryell "Fairyland" Live in Montreux, Switzerland, 1971

Another tribute to the late, great Larry Coryell.  This is the 1971 "Fairyland" album, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, that year.  The trio lineup has Larry Coryell on guitar along with Chuck Rainey on bass, and Bernard Purdie on drums.  Here's the track listing.

1. Soul's Dirge
2. Eskdalemuir
3. Stones
4. Further Explorations for Albert Stinson

Larry Coryell & The 11th House - At Montreux

Check out Larry Coryell and The Eleventh House, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, in 1974.

Vanguard Records 1978
Recorded live at Montreux Jazz Festival. Switzerland, July 4, 1974

Tracklist:

1.  Announcement 00:00
2.  Improvisation On Villa Lobos - Prelude No. 4 In E Minor 00:31
3. Tamari (Alphonse Mouzon) 03:49
4. Joyride (Michael Mandel) 08:34
5. Raputin (Michael Mandel) 18:17
6. Song For A New York Rainmaker (Danny Trifan) 22:40
7. The Eleventh House Blues 27:23

Larry Coryell (guitar)
Michael Lawrence (trumpet)
Mike Mandel (keyboards)
Danny Trifan (bass)
Alphonse Mouzon (drums)

Jeff Beck with Stanley Clarke "Scatterbrain"/"Rock & Roll Jelly"

Jeff Beck with Stanley Clarke - Scatterbrain / Rock 'N' Roll Jelly (Live)

Recorded live at
Nagoyashi Kokaido, Aichi, Japan
November 26, 1978

source : audience recording

Line up;
Jeff Beck - Guitars
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Simon Phillips - Drums
Tony Hymas - Keyboards

"Scatterbrain"
was originally released on the album
「Blow By Blow」(1975) by Jeff Beck

"Rock 'N' Roll Jelly"
was originally released on the album
「Modern Man」(1978) by Stanley Clarke

*set list -1978/11/26-*

01.Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun
02.Star Cycle
03.Freeway Jam
04.Cat Moves
05.Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
06.Bass Solo - School days
07.Journey To Love
08.Lopsy Lu
09.Diamond Dust
★10.Scatterbrain - Drum Solo
★11.Rock'n Roll Jelly
-encore-
12.Cause We've Ended As Lovers
13.Blue Wind

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension "Meeting of The Spirits"/"Miles Beyond"

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension playing at New Morning in Paris, France at the beginning of this month, on Wednesday, March 1st.  The medley is "Meeting of The Spirits" and "Miles Beyond" featuring McLaughlin (the maestro), on guitar, Etienne Mbappe on bass, Gary Husband on keyboards, and Ranjit Barot on drums.

Sarah Vaughan "Misty"

One jazz great (Sarah Vaughan), sings a song, composed by another jazz great (Erroll Garner).  Here, Vaughan performs Garner's song "Misty" in 1964.  Go to a link in the post, to YouTube, and check out the video.

Watch an All-Star Ensemble Honor Waylon Jennings with 'Luckenbach, Texas'

This Waylon Jennings tribute concert, which was originally recorded in 2015 (Waylon, or "Waymore"), as he was known, has been gone since 2002, should be a good one, when it airs on CMT (Country Music Television), on Friday, April 7th.  Artists who played at the tribute include such names as Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Chris and Morgane Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Alison Krauss, Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Waylon's widow, Jessi Colter, and more.

http://www.wideopencountry.com/waylon-jennings-celebrated-by-country-legends/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Partner&utm_term=TxHC&utm_campaign=TxHC

Scope "Scope II"

Here is Scope's full album, "Scope II.", from 1975.  Once again, they are a Dutch jazz fusion group.  The band lineup is:

Rik Elings - Fender Precision Bass, Hammond organ, ARP synthesizer, grand piano, Gemeinhart flute, Solina string ensemble
Rob Franken - Fender Rhodes piano, ARP Odyssey synthesizer
Rens Nieuwland - guitar, 12 string guitar
Henk Zomer - drums
with:
Erik Raayman - bass, grand piano, percussion

The track listing is:

1. Tamotua
2. Frisky Frog Funk
3. Shuttle Service
4. Ant-Artica
5. Big Ferro
6. High Checker
7. Shuffle Funk Dog
8. The Zebra:Parts 1 & 2

Recorded at Studio Maschen, Germany - 23-26 September 1974 

Jack Bruce & Friends (feat. Larry Coryell & Mitch Mitchell) - Fillmore East, 1970

Another concert, featuring the late Larry Coryell.  This is a quartet with Coryell on guitar, Jack Bruce on bass and vocals, Mike Mandel on organ, and Mitch Mitchell (drummer for Jimi Hendrix), on drums.

Bootleg Live Album
recorded at the Fillmore East, New York, January 31, 1970 (late show)

Track List:

1. Politician 00:00
2. Weird of Hermiston/Tickets To Waterfalls 04:54
3. HCKHH (Hayseed Country Kicking Ho Ho) Blues 10:05
4. We're Going Wrong 19:35
5. The Clearout 24:34
6. Sunshine Of Your Love 31:51
7. Smiles & Grins jam 41:17

Jack Bruce (b, voc)
Larry Coryell (g)
Mike Mandell (og)
Mitch Mitchell (dr)

Larry Coryell, Jack Bruce, & Mitch Mitchell: Nice Festival: Nice, France, July 18th, 1971

Check this out.  Audio quality is just OK, if not sub par.  But, this is a performance by a trio that included Larry Coryell on guitar, Jack Bruce on bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums, from the Nice Festival in Nice, France on July 18th, 1971.

The track listing is:

1. Introduction (French radio) *cuts slightly into "Sunshine of Your Love", the next song.
2. Sunshine of Your Love
3. Coryell Solo
4. Sunglasses
5. Depression/Jam With Larry
6. Flowers In The Attic

Larry Coryell "Moment's Notice"

Larry Coryell, playing the John Coltrane composition "Moment's Notice" in a quartet in the Czech Republic in 1995.

Beyond Category: Larry Coryell

Guitarist Larry Coryell has been a part of every movement in jazz in the last four decades, from fusion to the straight-ahead revival, to new concepts moving the music forward. He brings his “Strings Attached” multi-guitar band to Washington’s Blues Alley to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary, and to perform for VOA’s “Beyond Category.”

Originally published at - http://www.voanews.com/media/video/31...

Coryell's band is called Strings Attached, and the band lineup is:

Larry Coryell: guitar
Jack Wilkins: guitar
Vic Juris: guitar
John Webber: bass
Steve Williams: drums

Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine "Twin House" 1976-'77

Twin House is a collaborative album by the American guitarist Larry Coryell and the Belgian guitarist Philip Catherine, which was released by Atlantic Records in 1977. The duo recorded a second album, Splendid, in 1978..

AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Robert Taylor states: "The first of two fine guitar duet recordings with Phillip Catherine. Of the two, Catherine's sound is more rooted in the tradition of Django Reinhardt and tends to be more introspective. Coryell is his usual incorrigible self; however, Catherine's presence seemed to inspire more experimentation and intelligent playing on Coryell's part".

1- "Ms. Julie" (Larry Coryell) – 0:00
2- "Homecomings" (Philip Catherine) – 5:27
3- "Airpower" (Philip Catherine) – 11:24
4- "Twin House" (Philip Catherine) – 15:26
5- "Mortgage on My Soul" (Keith Jarrett) – 19:20
6- "Gloryell" (Jimmy Webb) – 22:21
7- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 29:37
8 "Twice a Week" (Philip Catherine) – 34:55

Guitar – Larry Coryell, Philip Catherine
Liner Notes – Mike Hennessey
Producer – Siegfried E. Loch

Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios London
Remixed at Rüssl Studios Hamburg

(P) 1977 WEA Musik GmbH

Jazz Superstar Gary Burton's final concert tour stops in South Florida

Superstar jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton is in the midst of his final tour.  13 concerts, in eight cities, in 17 days.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article135228289.html

George Duke, Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin, Stanley Clarke, & Larry Coryell "Eighty One" Parts 1 & 2

From the Seville Expo '92, in Seville, Spain, that took place in 1991, here's a two-part rendition of the composition "Eighty One" by Miles Davis and Ron Carter, featuring George Duke on keys, George Benson, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, and Larry Coryell on guitars, and Stanley Clarke on bass.

Part 1

Part 2

Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine "Splendid" (full album)

The full album "Splendid" by Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine.  The track listing:

1. One Plus Two Blues
2. Snowshadows
3. Transvested Express
4. Deus Xango
5. My Serenade
6. No More Booze
7. Father Christmas
8. A Quiet Day In Spring
9. The Train And The River

Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine "Transvested Express"

Another cut from the Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine collaboration album.  This is track three, "Transvested Express".