Willie Nelson "Something You Get Through"

Another recently debuted track from Willie Nelson's new record "Last Man Standing".  This tune is called "Something You Get Through". Happy 85th birthday, yesterday, (April 29th), Willie Nelson. 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 4-29-18

Rory Gallagher "Rory Gallagher"

1. Laundromat
2. Just The Smile
3. I Fall Apart
4. Wave Myself Goodbye
5. Hands Up
6. Sinner Boy
7. For The Last Time
8. It's You
9. I'm Not Surprised
10. Can't Believe It's True
11. Gypsy Woman
12. It Takes Time

Rory Gallagher "Deuce"

1. Used To Be
2. I'm Not Awake Yet
3. Don't Know Where I'm Going
4. Maybe I Will
5. Whole Lot of People
6. In Your Town
7. Should've Learnt My Lesson
8. There's A Light
9. Out of My Mind
10. Crest of A Wave

Rory Gallagher "Blueprint"

1. Walk On Hot Coals
2. Daughter Of The Everglades
3. Bankers Blues
4. Hands Off
5. Race The Breeze
6. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
7. Unmilitary Two-Step
8. If I Had A Reason
9. Stompin' Ground
10. Treat Her Right

Rory Gallagher "Tattoo"

1. Tattoo'd Lady
2. Cradle Rock
3. 20:20 Vision
4. They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore
5. Livin' Like A Trucker
6. Sleep On A Clothes-Line
7. Who's That Coming?
8. A Million Miles Away
9. Admit It
10. Tucson, Arizona

Rory Gallagher "Irish Tour '74"

1. Cradle Rock
2. I Wonder Who
3. Tattoo'd Lady
4. Too Much Alcohol
5. As The Crow Flies (acoustic, Tony Joe White cover)
6. A Million Miles Away
7. Walk On Hot Coals
8. Who's That Coming?
9. Back On My Stompin' Ground (After Hours)
10. Just A Little Bit

Rory Gallagher "Calling Card"

1. Do You Read Me
2. Country Mile
3. Moonchild
4. Calling Card
5. I'll Admit You're Gone
6. Secret Agent
7. Jack-Knife Beat
8. Edged In Blue
9. Barley & Grape Rag
10. Where Was I Going To?

Rory Gallagher "Top Priority"

1. Follow Me
2. Philby
3. Wayward Child
4. Keychain
5. At The Depot
6. Bad Penny
7. Just Hit Town
8. Off The Handle
9. Public Enemy No. 1
10. Hell Cat
11. The Watcher

Rory Gallagher "Stage Struck (Live)"

1. Shin Kicker
2. Wayward Child
3. Brute Force And Ignorance
4. Moonchild
5. Hell Cat
6. Bad Penny
7. Keychain
8. Follow Me
9. Bought And Sold
10. The Last of The Independents
11. Shadow Play

Rory Gallagher "Jinx"

1. Signals
2. The Devil Made Me Do It
3. Double Vision
4. Easy Come, Easy Go
5. Big Guns
6. Jinxed
7. Bourbon
8. Ride On Red, Ride On
9. Loose Talk
10. Nothin' But The Devil
11. Lonely Mile

Rory Gallagher "Defender"

1. Kickback City
2. Loanshark Blues
3. Continental Op
4. I Ain't No Saint
5. Failsafe Day
6. Road To Hell
7. Doing Time
8. Smear Campaign
9. Don't Start Me To Talkin'
10. Seven Days
11. Seems To Me
12. No Peace For The Wicked

Rory Gallagher "Fresh Evidence"

1. Kid Gloves
2. The King of Zydeco
3. Middle Name
4. Alexis
5. Empire State Express
6. Ghost Blues
7. Heaven's Gate
8. The Loop
9. Walkin' Wounded
10. Slumming Angel
11. Never Asked For Nothin'
12. Bowed Not Broken

Rory Gallagher "Wheels Within Wheels"

1. Wheels Within Wheels
2. Flight To Paradise
3. As The Crow Flies
4. Lonesome Highway
5. Bratcha Dubha
6. She Moved Thro' The Fair/Ann Cran Ull
7. Barley & Grape Rag
8. The Cuckoo
9. Amazing Grace - Live
10. Walkin' Blues - Live
11. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Live
12. Deep Elm Blues
13. Goin' To My Hometown
14. Lonesome Highway Refraining

Rory Gallagher "Live At Montreux"

1. Laundromat
2. Tore Down - 1975 Version
3. I Take What I Want - 1977 Version
4. Bought And Sold - 1977 Version
5. Do You Read Me - 1977 Version
6. Last of The Independents - 1979 Version
7. Off The Handle - 1979 Version
8. Mississippi Sheiks - 1979 Version
9. Out On The Western Plain - 1979 Version
10. Too Much Alcohol - 1979 Version
11. Shin Kicker - 1985 Version
12. Philby - 1985 Version

Rory Gallagher "Notes From San Francisco"

Disc 1

1. Rue The Day
2. Persuasion
3. B Girl
4. The Mississippi Sheiks
5. Wheels Within Wheels - Acoustic Version
6. Overnight Bag
7. Cruise On Out
8. Brute Force And Ignorance
9. Fuel To The Fire
10. Wheels Within Wheels - Electric Version
11. Cut A Dash
12. Out On The Tiles

Disc 2

1. Follow Me - Live
2. Shin Kicker - Live
3. Off The Handle - Live
4. Bought And Sold - Live
5. I'm Leavin' You - Live
6. Tattoo'd Lady - Live
7. Do You Read Me - Live
8. Country Mile - Live
9. Calling Card - Live
10. Shadow Play - Live
11. Bullfrog Blues - Live
12. Sea Cruise - Live

Rory Gallagher "Irish Tour '74 (40th Anniversary Edition)"

Disc 1 - Live From Cork City Hall

1. Messin' With The Kid
2. Cradle Rock
3. I Wonder Who
4. Tattoo'd Lady
5. Walk On Hot Coals
6. Laundromat
7. A Million Miles Away
8. Hands Off
9. Too Much Alcohol
10. As The Crow Flies
11. Pistol Slapper Blues
12. Unmilitary Two-Step
13. Bankers Blues
14. Going to My Hometown
15. Who's That Coming?
16. In Your Town

Disc 2 - Live From Carlton Cinema

1. Cradle Rock
2. Tattoo'd Lady
3. Hands Off
4. Walk On Hot Coals
5. Laundromat
6. Too Much Alcohol
7. A Million Miles Away
8. As The Crow Flies
9. Pistol Slapper Blues
10. Bankers Blues
11. Unmilitary Two-Step
12. Going to My Hometown
13. In Your Town
14. Bullfrog Blues

Disc 3 - Live From Ulster Hall

1. Messin' With The Kid
2. Cradle Rock
3. I Wonder Who
4. Tattoo'd Lady
5. Walk On Hot Coals
6. Hands Off
7. A Million Miles Away
8. Laundromat
9. As The Crow Flies
10. Pistol Slapper Blues
11. Unmilitary Two-Step
12. Bankers Blues
13. Going To My Hometown
14. Who's That Coming?
15. In Your Town
16. Bullfrog Blues

Disc 4 - Live From Cork City Hall in Session

1. Maritime
2. I Want You/Raunchy Medley
3. Treat Her Right
4. I Wonder Who
5. Too Much Alcohol
6. Just A Little Bit
7. I Can't Be Satisfied
8. Acoustic Medley
9. Back On My Stompin' Ground (After Hours)
10. Stompin' Ground (Alternate Version)

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Eat A Bunch of Peaches Buckhead Theater, Atlanta, Georgia, April 11th, 2018

Shared audio of the Eat A Bunch of Peaches Allman Brothers Band tribute by saxophonist/vocalist Karl Denson and his band Tiny Universe.  But, here's the show, in video, in it's entirety, recorded by the YouTube channel for FunkCity.net on April 11th, 2018.  F.Y.I.  Denson is playing tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones in this gig, as you can see.  

Live from Buckhead Theater, Atlanta, GA 4-11-18

1. One Way Out
2. How Fine
3. Trouble No More
4. Stand Back
5. Change My Way/Biggest Fan
6. Dreams
7. Ain't Wastin' Time No More
8. Everybody Knows That
9. Sunshine Superman
10. No One To Run With
11. Elizabeth Reed
12. Satisfied
13. Melissa
14. Whipping Post
15. Tenor Man
16. Jessica

A blend of Allman Brothers Band chestnuts, and Tiny Universe originals.  Dig it.

Ry Cooder "Straight Street"

Another tune from Ry Cooder's new record "The Prodigal Son" coming out in two weeks.  This is "Straight Street".

Directed by Jeff Coffman

LYRICS

well i used to live on broadway, right next to the liar’s house
my number was self-righteousness and a very little guide of mouth
so i moved, yes i moved, and i’m living on straight street now

before i moved over, let me tell you how it was with me
old satan had me bound in chains and i had no liberty
one day my heart got troubled all about my dwelling place
i heard the Lord when He spoke to me, and he told me to leave that place
so i moved, i moved and i’m living on straight street now

since i moved, i’m really living, i’ve got peace within
i thank the Lord for everything, so glad i found new friends
since i moved, i moved, and i’m living on straight street now

Ry Cooder "Everybody Ought to Treat A Stranger Right"

Another song from Ry Cooder's new record, "The Prodigal Son".  This is "Everybody Ought to Treat A Stranger Right".

Directed by Jeff Coffman

The album release, is coming soon.

LYRICS

everybody ought to treat a stranger right, long ways from home
everybody ought to treat a stranger right, a long ways from home
be careful how you treat a stranger, by belying you turn him away but the fear that he might endanger will drive him from your gate

chorus

be mindful of your speaking, careful how you go along you must always treat a poor stranger right and accept him in your home

chorus

all of us down here are strangers, none of us have no home don’t ever hurt your brother and cause him to feel alone

chorus

everybody ought to treat a stranger right

Pat Metheny "Bright Size Life"

The studio cut of Pat Metheny's "Bright Size Life".  It features Metheny on guitar, Jaco Pastorius on bass, and Bob Moses on drums.

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower "Seven Moons" Live

Jack Bruce and Robin Trower Seven Moons Performance Recorded on February 28th, 2009 at De Vereeniging, Nijmegen, Holland. Bruce, Trower, & Husband.

Jack Bruce: bass & vocals
Robin Trower: guitar
Gary Husband: drums

The set list

1. Seven Moons
2. Lives of Clay
3. Sunshine of Your Love
4. Carmen
5. She's Not The One
6. So Far From Yesterday
7. Just Another Day
8. Perfect Place
9. Bad Case of Celebrity
10. The Last Door
11. Come To Me
12. White Room
13. Politician

Shakti "Mind Ecology"

From their record released 41 years ago, "Natural Elements", (1977), here's Shakti, with the tune "Mind Ecology".  Guitar maestro John McLaughlin, is part of this band, FYI. 

Zakir Hussain – bongos, dholak, percussion, tabla, timbales, triangles
John McLaughlin – guitar, acoustic guitar
Lakshminarayana Shankar – viola, violin
Vikku Vinayakram – ghatam, kanjeera, percussion

The Band in Concert in 1970

Just four songs from The Band, performing live at The Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, recorded on November 1st, 1970.

The Songs:

Time to Kill
The Weight
This Wheel's on Fire
Up on Cripple Creek

The Band:

Levon Helm, Drums; Robbie Robertson, Lead Guitar; Rick Danko, Bass Guitar; Richard Manuel, Piano and Keyboards; Garth Hudson, Keyboards (lots of them).

Buddy & Stacey "Shotgun"

From the television show "Night Train" in 1965, here is the singing duo of Buddy & Stacey, with their rendition of Junior Walker & The Allstars', "Shotgun".

Jimi Hendrix is supposedly playing rhythm guitar on this version of "Shotgun".  As posted in the video description:

February 1965: After moving into the Wilcox Hotel,Hollywood,Jimmy (as it was written then)appears on TV for the first time. He is backing Long Island vocal duo Buddy and Stacey as they perform 'Shotgun', on the US show Night Train. (from the insanely good, biography 'Eyewitness Hendrix' written by Johnny Black, 1999)

Junior Walker & The All Stars "Shotgun"

Another version of "Shotgun".  This is the definitive one, by Junior Walker & The All Stars.

Home Stretch @ The Aurex Jazz Festival, Yokohama, Japan, September 7th, 1980

More from the 1980 Aurex Jazz Fest in Japan.  This, is a gem.  The band is Home Stretch, and the lineup is a who's who, of jazz giants.

Aurex Jazz Fest '80, Yokohama Stadium, Japan, Sept. 7, 1980

Robben Ford: guitar
Freddie Hubbard: trumpet
Randy Brecker: trumpet
Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone
Joe Farrell: tenor saxophone
Joe Henderson: tenor saxophone
George Duke: keyboards
Alphonso Johnson: bass
Peter Erskine: drums

Freddie Hubbard & Joe Henderson "Intrepid Fox"

From the 1980 Aurex Jazz Fest at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on September 7th, 1980, here's Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, playing "Intrepid Fox".  The full band lineup is:

Freddie Hubbard: trumpet
Joe Henderson: tenor saxophone
George Duke: keyboards
Alphonso Johnson: bass
Peter Erskine: drums

Richard Holmes & Gene Ammons "Exactly Like You"

From the 1961 live record "Groovin' With Jug" recorded in part at the Black Orchid in Los Angeles, California, on Blue Note Records and reissued by Pacific Jazz Records, check out Richard "Groove" Holmes on Hammond organ, and Gene Ammons on tenor saxophone with the jazz standard "Exactly Like You" composed by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields.

Full Show Audio: Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Brings 'Eat A Bunch of Peaches' To Atlanta

Veteran jam band, Tiny Universe, with bandleader and tenor saxophonist Karl Denson, brought an Allman Brothers Band tribute, to the perfect place, Atlanta, Georgia.  Here's the 411 and full live audio from the gig.

https://www.jambase.com/article/full-show-audio-karl-densons-tiny-universe-brings-eat-bunch-peaches-atlanta

Skip's Spotify Sunday 4-15-18

Robin Trower "The Playful Heart"

1. The Playful Heart
2. Don't Look Back
3. The Turning
4. Dressed In Gold
5. Find Me
6. Song For Those Who Fell
7. Maybe I Can Be A Friend
8. Prince of Shattered Dreams
9. Camille
10. Not Inside - Outside
11. And We Shall Call It Love

Robin Trower "At The BBC (1973-1975)"

Disc 1

John Peel & Bob Harris sessions

1. Twice Removed From Yesterday     John Peel Session
2. Man of The World                            John Peel Session
3. Daydream                                         John Peel Session
4. Sinner's Song                                    John Peel Session
5. Day of The Eagle                             Bob Harris Session
6. Little Bit of Sympathy                     Bob Harris Session
7. Lady Love                                        Bob Harris Session
8. Daydream                                         Bob Harris Session
9. The Fool And Me                             Bob Harris Session
10. Alethea                                           Bob Harris Session
11. Too Rolling Stoned                        Bob Harris Session
12. I Can't Wait Much Longer             Bob Harris Session
13. Bridge of Sighs                              John Peel Session
14. In This Place                                  John Peel Session
15. Alethea                                           John Peel Session
16. Little Bit of Sympathy                   John Peel Session

Disc 2

John Peel Session & 1975 BBC Paris concert

1. Fine Day                John Peel Session
2. Confessing Midnight  John Peel Session
3. It's Only Money          John Peel Session
4. Gonna Be More Suspicious    John Peel Session
5. Day of The Eagle        BBC 1975 Paris concert
6. Bridge of Sighs           BBC 1975 Paris concert
7. Gonna Be More Suspicious     BBC 1975 Paris concert
8. Fine Day                                  BBC 1975 Paris concert
9. Lady Love                               BBC 1975 Paris concert
10. Daydream                              BBC 1975 Paris concert
11. Too Rolling Stoned               BBC 1975 Paris concert
12. I Can't Wait Much Longer    BBC 1975 Paris concert
13. Alethea                                 BBC 1975 Paris concert
14. A Little Bit of Sympathy     BBC 1975 Paris concert

Robin Trower "Farther On Up The Road: The Chrysalis Years (1977-1983)"

Disc 1

1. Somebody Calling
2. Sweet Wine of Love
3. Bluebird
4. Falling Star
5. Farther On Up The Road
6. Smile
7. Little Girl
8. Love's Gonna Bring You Round
9. In City Dreams
10. Bluebird - 7" Edit
11. My Love (Burning Love)
12. Caravan To Midnight
13. I'm Out To Get You
14. Lost In Love
15. Fool
16. It's For You
17. Birthday Boy
18. King of The Dance
19. Sail On

Disc 2

1. Jack And Jill
2. Roads To Freedom
3. Victims of The Fury
4. The Ring
5. Only Time
6. Into The Flame
7. The wShout
8. Mad House
9. Ready For The Taking
10. Fly Low
11. One In A Million
12. Into Money (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
13. What It Is (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
14. Won't Let You Down (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
15. No Island Lost (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
16. It's Too Late (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
17. Life On Earth (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
18. Once The Bird Has Flown (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
19. Carmen (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
20. Feel The Heat (feat. Jack Bruce: bass, harmonica, & vocals)
21. End Game (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)

Disc 3

1. Gonna Shut You Down (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
2. Gone Too Far (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
3. Thin Ice (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
4. Last Train To The Stars (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
5. Take Good Care of Yourself (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
6. Fall In Love (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
7. Fat Gut (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
8. Shadows Touching (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
9. Little Boy Lost (feat. Jack Bruce: bass & vocals)
10. Back It Up
11. River
12. Black To Red
13. Benny Dancer
14. Time Is Short
15. Islands
16. None But The Brave
17. Captain Midnight
18. Settling The Score

Robin Trower "Roots And Branches"

1. Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton/Elvis Presley cover)
2. The Thrill Is Gone (B.B. King cover)
3. When I Heard Your Name
4. Little Red Rooster (Howlin' Wolf cover)
5. I Believe To My Soul (Ray Charles cover)
6. Shape of Things To Come (Barry Mann & Cynthia Wells cover)
7. That's Alright Mama (Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup cover)
8. Save Your Love
9. Born Under A Bad Sign (Booker T. Jones cover)
10. Sheltered Moon
11. See My Life

Robin Trower "State to State: Live Across America (1974-1980)"

Disc 1 (Live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Live in California, 1974)

1. Twice Removed From Yesterday
2. Lady Love
3. Daydream
4. Too Rolling Stoned
5. I Can't Wait Much Longer
6. Day of The Eagle
7. A Little Bit of Sympathy
8. Bridge of Sighs
9. Alethea
10. Rock Me Baby (B.B. King cover)

Disc 2 (Live in Illinois, 1976, Oklahoma, 1977, & Missouri, 1980)

1. Daydream
2. Same Rain Falls
3. Sailing
4. Long Misty Days
5. I Can't Wait Much Longer
6. Too Rolling Stoned
7. Somebody Calling
8. Bluebird
9. The Ring
10. Jack And Jill
11. The Shout
12. Hannah
13. Victims of The Fury
14. Mad House

Robin Trower "Something's About To Change"

1. Something's About To Change
2. Fallen
3. Riff No. 7 (Still Alive)
4. Dreams That Shone Like Diamonds
5. Good Morning Midnight
6. What You Never Want To Do
7. Strange Love
8. Gold To Grey
9. The One Saving Grace
10. Snakes And Ladders
11. Up And Gone
12. 'Til I Reach Home

Robin Trower "Rock Goes To College" (Live at the BBC, 1980)

1. Announcement
2. Day of The Eagle
3. The Ring
4. Bridge of Sighs
5. Too Rolling Stoned
6. The Shout/Hannah (medley)
7. Daydream
8. Victims of The Fury
9. Little Bit of Sympathy

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower "Songs From The Road"

1. Seven Moons
2. Lives of Clay
3. Distant Places of The Heart
4. Sunshine of Your Love
5. Carmen
6. So Far To Yesterday
7. Just Another Day
8. Perfect Place
9. Bad Case of Celebrity
10. The Last Door
11. Come To Me
12. White Room
13. Politician

Robin Trower "Where You Are Going To"

1. When Will The Next Blow Fall
2. Where Are You Going To
3. Back Where You Belong
4. Jigsaw
5. The Fruits of Your Desire
6. We Will Be Together Someday
7. Ain't No Use To Worry
8. In Too Deep
9. I'm Holding On To You
10. Delusion Sweet Delusion

Robin Trower "Time And Emotion"

1. The Land of Plenty
2. What Was I Really Worth To You
3. I'm Gone
4. Bitten By The Snake
5. Returned In Kind
6. If You Believe In Me
7. You're The One
8. Can't Turn Back The Clock
9. Make Up Your Mind
10. Try Love
11. Time And Emotion

Steve Gadd and the Gadd Gang "Way Back Home"

Here's Steve Gadd and the Gadd Gang playing "Way Back Home".  Posted a different, more recent version of Gadd playing this tune some time ago.  But, dig this one, too.  Featured musicians are Gadd on drums, along with Eddie Gomez on bass, Larry Goldings on keys, Cornell Dupree on guitar, and Ronnie Cuber on baritone saxophone.

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers “A Night In Tunisia”

Another video, credited to Jazz Video Guy on YouTube.

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia featuring Wallace Roney, Joe Henderson, Curtis Fuller and Cedar Walton.

The Jazz Messengers were an influential jazz combo that existed for over thirty-five years beginning in the early 1950s as a collective, and ending when long-time leader and founding drummer Art Blakey died in 1990.[4] Blakey led or co-led the group from the outset.Art Blakey" and "Jazz Messengers" became synonymous over the years, though Blakey did lead non-Messenger recording sessions and played as a sideman for other groups throughout his career.

Yes sir, I'm gonna to stay with the youngsters. When these get too old, I'm gonna get some younger ones. Keeps the mind active.

— Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 (CD), The group evolved into a proving ground for young jazz talent. While veterans occasionally re-appeared in the group, by and large, each iteration of the Messengers included a lineup of new young players. Having the Messengers on one's resume was a rite of passage in the jazz world, and conveyed immediate bona fides.

Many former members of the Jazz Messengers established careers as solo musicians, such as Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Timmons, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Chuck Mangione, Keith Jarrett, Joanne Brackeen, Woody Shaw, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison and Mulgrew Miller.

Featured performers/soloists on “A Night in Tunisia”

Art Blakey: drums

Joe Henderson: tenor saxophone

Charnett Moffett: upright bass

Curtis Fuller: trombone

Michael Petrucciani: piano

Cedar Walton: piano

Wallace Roney: trumpet

 

Ry Cooder "The Prodigal Son"

Directed by Jeff Coffman

"The Prodigal Son", Ry Cooder's first new solo release in six years, is set for release May 11, 2018!

LYRICS

now, the prodigal son was a forward child, his mind was not to obey

i believe i believe that i will go back home

i believe i believe that i will go back home

and be a servant of the Lord

his father saw him coming he met him with a smile

he threw his arms around him saying this is my darling child

chorus

the prodigal said, i searched for true religion, but to peace and no faith could i find

until i came to a little place called Bakersfield, that eased my troublin’ mind

chorus

i wandered into a tavern where a music band was playin’

the steel guitar rang out so sweet, i feel like i was prayin’

i asked a comely waitress, is this a new teaching

she said there is no God but God, and Ralph Mooney is his name

let me empty your ashtray, Mr. Mooney, if the drunks interfere i’ll be sad

but just as long as you sit there on the bandstand and play your guitar like Buddha, i’ll be glad

the father asked the prodigal, did you smell the sweet perfume and hear the angel band?

he said, dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music is the only kind of truth i’ll ever understand

the prodigal son

Elizabeth Cotten "Shake Sugaree"

Check out another song by Elizabeth Cotten.  This one is "Shake Sugaree".

Favorite verses:

I pawned my watch
I pawned my chain
I pawned everything that was in my name
Oh Lord, oh me, didn't I shake Sugaree
Everything I got is in pawn

I pawned my tobacco
I pawned my pipe
I pawned everything that's in sight
Oh Lord, oh me, didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is in pawn

Robin Trower @ Rockpalast Crossroads: Bonn, Germany, 2005

As promised, an entire concert by guitar great Robin Trower, recorded in 2005 at Rockpalast Crossroads, in Bonn, Germany.  Recorded at 'Harmonie' during the Rockpalast Crossroads Festival on 9th March 2005, Bonn - Germany.

The band lineup is:

Robin Trower: guitar
Davey Pattison: vocals
Dave Bronze: bass
Pete Thompson: drums

The set list:

1. Too Rolling Stoned
2. Sweet Angel
3. What's Your Name
4. Rise Up Like The Sun
5. Daydream
6. Living Out of Time
7. Breathless
8. Day of The Eagle
9. Bridge of Sighs
10. Close Every Door
11. I Want You To Love Me
12. Please Tell Me
13. Little Bit of Sympathy

Robin Trower "Bridge of Sighs"

The title track to Robin Trower's 1974 "Bridge of Sighs" record.  Trower on guitar, is joined, in a trio by the late James Dewar on bass and vocals (1942-2002), and the late Reg Isidore on drums (1949-2009).  Rest In Peace James Dewar and Reg Isidore.  This is without doubt, Trower's best known song.  Check it out.  There is also a live concert performance by Trower and his band.  That one will be posted here, soon.

Skip's Spotify Sunday 4-8-18

Spotify Sunday, returns.  It's been a long while.  Finally have some time and inspiration to do this again.

Robin Trower - singles

"Another Day's Blues"

Extermination Blues

Robin Trower "John Peel Sessions (5 March 1974)"

1. Bridge of Sighs
2. In This Place
3. Alethea
4. Little Bit of Sympathy

Robin Trower "John Peel Sessions (28 January 1975)"

1. Fine Day
2. Confessing Midnight
3. It's Only Money
4. Gonna Be More Suspicious

Robin Trower "John Peel Sessisions (26 March 1973)"

1. Bridge of Sighs
2. In This Place
3. Alethea
4. Little Bit of Sympathy

Albums

Robin Trower "Twice Removed from Yesterday"

1. I Can't Wait Much Longer
2. Daydream
3. Hannah
4. Man of the World
5. I Can't Stand It
6. Rock Me Baby (B.B. King Cover)
7. Twice Removed From Yesterday
8. Sinner's Song
9. Ballerina

Robin Trower "Bridge of Sighs"

1. Day of the Eagle
2. Bridge of Sighs
3. In This Place
4. The Fool And Me
5. Too Rolling Stoned
6. About To Begin
7. Lady Love
8. Little Bit of Sympathy

Robin Trower "Live In Concert"

1. Day of The Eagle
2. Bridge of Sighs
3. Gonna Be More Suspicious
4. Fine Day
5. Lady Love
6. Twice Removed From Yesterday
7. Daydream
8. Alethea
9. A Little Bit of Sympathy
10. Rock Me Baby

Robin Trower "For Earth Below"

1. Shame The Devil
2. It's Only Money
3. Confessin' Midnight
4. Fine Day
5. Alethea
6. A Tale Untold
7. Gonna Be More Suspicious
8. For Earth Below

Robin Trower "Long Misty Days"

1. Same Rain Falls
2. Long Misty Days
3. Hold Me
4. Caledonia
5. Pride
6. Sailing
7. S.M.O.
8. I Can't Live Without You
9. Messin' The Blues

Robin Trower "Live!"

1. Too Rolling Stoned
2. Daydream
3. Rock Me Baby
4. Lady Love
5. I Can't Wait Much Longer
6. Alethea
7. A Little Bit of Sympathy

Robin Trower "In City Dreams"

1. Somebody Calling
2. Sweet Wine of Love
3. Bluebird
4. Falling Star
5. Farther On Up The Road
6. Smile
7. Little Girl
8. Love's Gonna Bring You Round
9. In City Dreams

Robin Trower "Caravan To Midnight"

1. My Love (Burning Love)
2. Caravan To Midnight
3. I'm Out To Get You
4. Lost In Love
5. Fool
6. It's For You
7. Birthday Boy
8. King Of The Dance
9. Sail On

Robin Trower "Victims of The Fury"

1. Jack And Jill
2. Roads To Freedom
3. Victims Of The Fury
4. The Ring
5. Only Time
6. Into The Flame
7. The Shout
8. Mad House
9. Ready For The Taking
10. Fly Low

Jack Bruce, Bill Lordan, & Robin Trower "B.L.T."

1. Into Money
2. What It Is
3. Won't Let You Down
4. No Island Lost
5. It's Too Late
6. Life On Earth
7. Once The Bird Has Flown
8. Carmen
9. Feel The Heat
10. End Game

Robin Trower & Jack Bruce "Truce"

1. Gonna Shut You Down
2. Gone Too Far
3. Thin Ice
4. Last Train To The Stars
5. Take Good Care of Yourself
6. Fall In Love
7. Fat Gut
8. Shadows Touching
9. Little Boy Lost

Robin Trower "Back It Up"

1. Back It Up
2. River
3. Black To Red
4. Benny Dancer
5. Time Is Short
6. Islands
7. None But The Brave
8. Captain Midnight
9. Setting The Score

Robin Trower "Passion"

1. Caroline
2. Secret Doors
3. If Forever
4. Won't Even Think About You
5. Passion
6. No Time
7. Night
8. Bad Time
9. One More Word

Robin Trower "Take What You Need"

1. Tear It Up
2. Take What You Need [From Me]
3. Love Attack
4. I Want You Home
5. Shattered
6. Over You
7. Careless
8. Second Time
9. Love Won't Wait Forever

Robin Trower "In The Line of Fire"

1. Sea of Love
2. Under The Gun
3. Turn The Volume Up
4. Natural Fact
5. If You Really Want To Find Love
6. Ev'ry Body's Watching You Now
7. Isn't It Time
8. [I Would] Still Be Here For You
9. All That I Want
10. [Let's] Turn This Fight Into A Brawl
11. Climb Above The Rooftops

Robin Trower "20th Century Blues"

1. 20th Century Blues
2. Prisoner of Love
3. Precious Gift
4. Whisper Up A Storm
5. Extermination Blues
6. Step Into The Dark
7. Rise Up Like The Sun
8. Secret Place
9. Chase The Bone
10. Promise You The Stars
11. Don't Lose Faith In Tomorrow
12. Reconsider Baby

Robin Trower "Living Out of Time - Live"

1. Too Rolling Stoned
2. Sweet Angel
3. What's Your Name
4. Rise Up Like The Sun
5. Daydream
6. Living Out of Time
7. Breathless
8. Day of The Eagle
9. Bridge of Sighs
10. Close Every Door
11. I Want You To Love Me
12. Please Tell Me
13. Little Bit of Sympathy

Robin Trower "What Lies Beneath"

1. Wish You Were Mine
2. What Lies Beneath
3. As You Watch Each City Fall (Part 1)
4. As You Watch Each City Fall (Part 2)
5. Freefall
6. Once The Spell Is Broken
7. Sleeping On The Moon
8. Time And Emotion
9. Skin And Bone
10. Buffalo Blues
11. Find A Place

Robin Trower "BBC In Concert (29 January 1975)"

1. Day of The Eagle
2. Bridge of Sighs
3. Gonna Be More Suspicious
4. Fine Day
5. Lady Love
6. Daydream
7. Too Rolling Stoned
8. I Can't Wait Much Longer
9. Alethea
10. A Little Bit of Sympathy

Robin Trower "A Tale Untold (The Chrysalis Years (1973-1976)"

Disc 1

1. I Can't Wait Much Longer
2. Daydream
3. Hannah
4. Man Of The World
5. I Can't Stand It
6. Rock Me Baby
7. Twice Removed From Yesterday
8. Sinner's Song
9. Ballerina
10. Take A Fast Train
11. Day Of The Eagle
12. Bridge Of Sighs
13. In This Place
14. The Fool And Me

Disc 2

1. Too Rolling Stoned
2. About To Begin
3. Lady Love
4. Little Bit of Sympathy
5. Day Of The Eagle
6. Shame The Devil
7. It's Only Money
8. Confessin' Midnight
9. Fine Day
10. Alethea
11. A Tale Untold
12. Gonna Be More Suspicious
13. For Earth Below
14. Too Rolling Stoned - Live
15. Daydream - Live
16. Rock Me Baby - Live

Disc 3

1. Lady Love - Live
2. I Can't Wait Much Longer - Live
3. Alethea - Live
4. Little Bit of Sympathy - Live
5. Same Rain Falls
6. Long Misty Days
7. Hold Me
8. Caledonia
9. Pride
10. Sailing
11. S.M.O.
12. I Can't Live Without You
13. Messin' The Blues
14. Long Misty Days 7" Edit
15. Let Me Be The One

Alison Krauss "When You Say Nothing at All"

This is one of the great ones as far as the canon of contemporary country music.  Alison Krauss, "When You Say Nothing at All", definitely on the list of yours truly's favorite country songs of all-time.  The song was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz.  The late, great country singer Keith Whitley made it a hit first, before Alison Krauss covered it, and it was also a hit tune for Irish singer, Ronan Keating in 1999.

In Memoriam: Cecil Taylor

Rest In Peace, American jazz piano legend, Cecil Taylor.

Free Jazz Innovator Cecil Taylor Has Died
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/free-jazz-innovator-cecil-taylor-has-died

To honor his legacy, different selections from throughout his career will be featured in this blog entry, that are either live, or from studio recordings.  To honor him, here is his album "The World of Cecil Taylor" from 1960.  The track listing is:

1. "Air" [Take 28]
2. "This Nearly Was Mine" [Take 1]
3. "Port of Call" [Take 2]
4. "E.B." [Take 2]
5. "Lazy Afternoon"

Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 12th & 13th, 1960.

Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, & Joe Lovano Live at Birdland, December 17th, 1999

Miles Davis' All Blues performed by the Saxophone Summit featuring David LIebman, Michael Brecker and Joe Lovano with Phil Markowitz on piano, Rufus Reid on bass, and Billy Hart on drums.

Marsalis, Guests Explore The Blues

The blues is the lingua franca on United We Swing: Best Of The Jazz At Lincoln Center Galas (Blue Engine), a new compilation featuring the Wynton Marsalis Septet. The album features memorable performances by a parade of stars from the worlds of pop music, gospel and blues: Bob Dylan, Ray Charles (in one of his final performances), Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, James Taylor, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Jimmy Buffett, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lyle Lovett, John Mayer, Audra McDonald, Natalie Merchant, Carrie Smith, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, all backed by the trumpeter’s septet. As Marsalis put it in an interview with DownBeat, “All of them came to play.”

http://downbeat.com/news/detail/marsalis-united-project-benefits-music-education

Lonnie Johnson “Another Night To Cry”

From a 1963 performance, here is one of the originals of the blues, Lonnie Johnson, with the song "Another Night To Cry". 

Rory Gallagher “A Million Miles Away”

From a 1975 performance, here is Rory Gallagher playing his tune "A Million Miles Away". 

Joe Bonamassa "Mainline Florida"

Happy Easter!  On his latest tour, Joe Bonamassa is covering Eric Clapton's "Mainline Florida" which is the last track on the 1974 Clapton studio record "461 Ocean Boulevard".  Check out Joe's great cover of the song, featuring the one and the only Reese Wynans on Hammond organ.