Big Joe Williams plays "She Left Me A Mule To Ride", in 1966. Another awesome blues song.
My baby done gone, she left me a mule to ride
My baby done gone, she left me a mule to ride
When the train left the station
The mule laid down and died
Another cover of Nina Simone's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", made famous, by Nina Simone, and later, The Animals. Robben Ford, does a bluesy jazzy take on this tune, playing a gorgeous double cutaway electric guitar, now owned, by amplifier manufacturer, Alex Dumble.
Check out the tune, "Security", by the late, great, Etta James. A favorite, of yours truly, who saw Etta perform with Al Green and B.B. King, back in 2007. This one was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, back in 1967 or so.
Recorded by the band’s archivist, Chris Cafiero, here is Little Feat playing their landmark live album “Waiting For Columbus” that originally featured the Tower of Power horns, with special guests moe, the Turkuaz Horns, and the Ramble Band Horns, at the 2018 Peach Music Festival at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania, last Friday night. The set list:
1. Join The Band
2. Fat Man In The Bathtub
3. All That You Dream
4. Oh Atlanta
5. Old Folks Boogie
6. Time Loves A Hero
7. Day or Night
8. Spanish Moon
9. Willin’
10. Don’t Bogart That Joint
11. Dixie Chicken
12. Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
Two versions of Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s “A Prayer For Those In Need”. Two versions are featured. One of them is from a 1969 show, and features Kirk on woodwinds and assorted other flutes and whistles, along with Ron Burton on piano, Vernon Martin on bass, and Jimmy Hobbs on drums.
An annual tradition, started in 2014, when yours truly attended the festival for some of the Allman Brothers Band’s final shows, here is the recap of the 2018 Peach Music Festival at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania, capped off with Sunday performances by Dickey Betts and His Band, and Gov’t Mule.
Posted a great cover version of this song, a long, long time ago. But, here's the original, the real deal. This is Rory Gallagher with "Bullfrog Blues", from a French concert circa 1980.
Robert Plant & Band of Joy, featuring Buddy Miller, and Patty Griffin, recreating a song that was originally recorded by Plant, with Led Zeppelin, back in 1969.
This has to be one of the tunes that popularized the line dancing craze in country music in the late 1980s and early '90s. But, it's a good one! John Anderson, with "Swingin' ". Check it out.
From his 1973 record "Welcome", here is Carlos Santana with "Flame Sky". The band lineup is:
Carlos Santana - guitar (solo)
John McLaughlin - guitar (solo)
Richard Kermode - Hammond organ (solo)
Tom Coster - piano and Yamaha organ (solo) Doug Rauch - bass Armando Peraza - congas Michael Shrieve - drums
Jazz super group, Hudson performs at the 2018 Estival Jazz Lugano. The band lineup is:
John Medeski: keyboards (Hammond B3 organ, Rhodes piano, grand piano)
John Scofield: guitar
Scott Colley: upright bass
Jack DeJohnette: drums, vocals (vocals on “Castles Made of Sand”)
The track listing:
1. Wait Until Tomorrow (Jimi Hendrix cover)
2. Hudson
3. El Swing
4. Castles Made of Sand (Jimi Hendrix cover)
5. Dirty Ground
6. Tony Then Jack
7. Woodstock (Joni Mitchell cover)
A song by jazz guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, called "Shang High". The band lineup is a sextet, with two drummers, and two bassists. The late, great Michael Brecker is also featured on tenor saxophone.
"Minor Swing" by Django Reinhardt on guitar and Stephane Grappelli on violin. Two jazz legends, and particular luminaries (especially, Reinhardt), in the world of what is called gypsy jazz.
Cool tune, that actually teases a desert love affair. This is Maria Muldaur with her 1973 hit (penned by David Nichtem), "Midnight At The Oasis". Great guitar work on this one. A number of other artists have covered it, especially in jazz. Most notably, Hubert Laws, Freddie Hubbard, Steve Oliver, and Martin Taylor. Check it out.
From the 1967 American Folk Blues Festival in Germany, here, is harmonica master Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs, with one of his best known songs, "My Babe".
From one great musician, to another. This is Rory Gallagher's tribute to the great Clifton Chenier, called "King of Zydeco", and is from a performance dating back to 1990 at Rockpalast at the Music Hall in Cologne, Germany. We will always remember. Rest In Peace, Clifton Chenier and Rory Gallagher.
From the May 7th, 1965 broadcast of the TV show "Tempo" in London, England, here is Wes Montgomery performing with his quartet. The tune is "Here's That Rainy Day", and the quartet includes (along with Montgomery on guitar), pianist Stan Tracey, Rick Laird on bass, and Jackie Dougan on drums.
Yes, the Allman Brothers Band made this song, famous. But, here is the man himself, who was co-writer of it, (Elmore James), performing, "One Way Out". Dig it!
Crosby, Stills & Nash's The Acoustic Concert is mastered with a loud
and full sound. Videotaped at a 1991 show in San Francisco that was
done as a memorial to the group's friend, Bill Graham, there is more
here than meets the eye -- indeed, what initially meets the eye is most
unpromising, the decidedly overweight presence of David Crosby and
Stephen Stills (evidently Graham Nash's metabolism won't let him gain
weight). But as it turns out the group vocal prowess is still very much
intact, because they harmonize magnificently (far better, in fact, than
they generally did at Woodstock), and despite its being credited as The
Acoustic Concert, that doesn't stop Stills from picking up an electric
guitar to add a little appropriate wattage to "Deja Vu," "Just a Song
Before I Go," and more. Graham Nash, whose guitar was seldom ever even
plugged in when he was in the Hollies, gets to play a little acoustic
guitar on "Marrakesh Express," in the midst of a superb lead vocal
performance. "To the Last Whale" is presented visually as more of a
conceptual video than anything else here, in its opening, before the
camera returns to the stage for the song's second half (featuring Nash
on grand piano). Neil Young, though absent, gets a song dedicated to him
in "Try to Find Me." When Stills takes center stage for his spot, he
delivers a loud, crunchy rendition of "For What It's Worth" that's more a
deconstruction of the song than a performance -- much more successful
are the resurrections of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (to which he tacks on
an extended acoustic guitar coda that incorporates elements of "Carry
On," and a high-speed solo in which he sounds like he's playing 16th
notes) and other early songs by the trio. The cameras are constantly in
motion and the editing keeps the eye moving and occupied, and the show
was more than good enough to occupy the ear as well, especially with the
audio quality as good as it is here.
Check out another great tune by Howard Roberts, one of the masters of jazz guitar who maybe isn't as well known. Yours truly has featured him here on this blog before. This tune is called "When Lights Are Low", originally composed by Benny Carter and Spence Williams. Jazz trumpet maestros Miles Davis and Chet Baker have also recorded this song.
Bob Mintzer performing his original composition “Papa Lips” on tenor sax and flute, with Larry Gouldings on Hammond organ and Peter Erskine on drums. The recording is from 2010.
Favorite song time, again. This time, featuring Sam & Dave (Sam Moore and the late, great Dave Prater), with "Soul Man", Two versions. The original version, from 1967, and also, a version performed and recorded, in 1974.
Recorded live at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival, in Newport, Rhode Island, it is the full trumpet and guitar workshop concert. The band lineup is:
Billy Taylor: emcee
Bobby Hackett: trumpet
Clark Terry: trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet
Ruby Braff: trumpet, cornet
Henry “Red” Allen: trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie: trumpet
George Benson: guitar
Charlie Byrd: guitar
Kenny Burrell: guitar
The concert set list:
1. Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
2. Lover Come Back To Me
3. Summertime
4. Days of Wine and Roses
5. Benson’s Rider
6. Michele
7. Nuages
8. Siboney
9. Disorder at the Border
Over 50 years ago, jazz guitar great George Benson, got his start in a group that featured a stellar lineup.
Trumpet and Guitar Workshop - Benson's Rider
Recorded Live: 7/2/1966 - Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, RI.
Personnel:
Billy Taylor - emcee
Bobby Hackett - trumpet
Clark Terry - trumpet
Ruby Braff - trumpet
Henry "Red" Allen - trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
George Benson - guitar
Charlie Byrd - guitar
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Set list:
1. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
2. Lover Come Back To Me
3. Summertime
4. Days of Wine And Roses
5. Benson's Rider
6. Michele
7. Nuages
8. Siboney
9. Disorder At The Border
Note: This is one tune. The full gig will be posted tomorrow.
