Rev. Gary Davis "Death Don't Have No Mercy"

The same musician, who was showcased for his humor, Reverend Gary Davis, also has a true knack for melancholy gospel blues.  This one is called "Death Don't Have No Mercy".

The Meters "He Bite Me"

The fourth track from The Meter's "Good Old Funky Music" compilation record released in 1990, this song is called "He Bite Me". 

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "Kyoto"

Composed by Freddie Hubbard, recorded on 20th of February, 1964. Art Blakey (drums), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Cedar Walton (piano), Reggie Workman (bass) and Freddie Hubbard (trumpet).

Scott Henderson (feat. Dennis Chambers) "Time To Time"

Two of the best modern jazz musicians around, collaborating on a tune.  Guitarist Scott Henderson, and drummer Dennis Chambers, playing "Time To Time", from his 2013 album "Groove & More" that features a myriad of guest artists including

Peter Frampton reveals rare muscular disease is why his next tour will be his last

Grammy winning guitarist, Peter Frampton, who has been touring for five decades, has announced his next tour, will be his final one.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-frampton-farewell-tour-will-be-his-last-singer-reveals-inclusion-body-myositis-diagnosis-in-cbs-this-morning-interview-2019-02-23/?fbclid=IwAR39A23CIf2J1GjKYg7MM-bCUQgjrTYlZiOXGbZ9LnUCsLC_AZd2xMZ4GWE&ftag=CNM-00-10aab6i&linkId=63967179

Allan Holdsworth "Joshua"

From his 1986 record "Secrets", here is the late, great Allan Holdsworth, with the tune "Joshua".

Allan Holdsworth: guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta: drums
Jimmy Johnson: bass
Steve Hunt: keyboards

Stanley Clarke "School Days"

Another "Full Album Friday".  This time, featuring a record that has been mentioned on the blog as a favorite of yours truly, several times.  "School Days" by Stanley Clarke, from 1976.  The person who uploaded the video, YouTube user, Jimmy Jammer, has this to say about "School Days".

5 Stars = Masterpiece Here is most likely the greatest known bassist in the world in the 70's, Stanley Clarke. Stanley also may very well be the world's greatest bassist, or at least, in the top five of all time. "School Days" is a masterpiece of jazz, funk, & rock. Not unlike his work with the fusion great, Return to Forever, which Stanley was a long time member, & contributed heavily in writing. The man just does amazing things with his bass, whether it be electric, upright, acoustic bass, or piccolo bass, the man is a true wizard of blurring fingers, phrasing, yes, phrasing, & thumping funky monster bass! Yet he can be as delicate a harp player, gently, yet soulfully, plucking beautiful sounds from his muse to his bass through his hands. "School Days" is also one of the most influential bass albums of all time! Though one would not think of the bass as a lead instrument, Clarke tastefully & commandingly orchestrates his genius not only in playing, but his considerable writing talents! This is a warm accessible album, not cold, hard to penetrate free form jazz. It makes one move to it's killer grove, on songs like "Hot Fun" & "the Dancer." It has moments of ethereal beauty on "School Days," (my favorite cut), Quiet Afternoon," & "Desert Song." Maybe the biggest strength of this album is that Stanley knows when to let the other musicians do the talking, & talk they do! A fine group of players that compliment every song here, especially guitarists such as, John McLauglin, Raymond Gomez, & Icarus Johnson. They add a depth here that is rarely heard, shading & coloring this album beautiful! If you've heard "School Days," then you know of what I'm writing of, if not, than check out this most enlightening masterwork of music, created by the masters themselves!

1. School Days
2. Quiet Afternoon
3. The Dancer
4. Desert Song
5. Hot Fun
6. Life Is Just A Game

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman "See Saw"

This appears to be the final track from this particular performance by Dave Holland on bass and Steve Coleman on alto saxophone.  The track is called "See Saw".  Check it out. 

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman "Presience"

A few more from the performance by Dave Holland and Steve Coleman as a duo.  This is the penultimate tune yours truly could find, and it is called "Presience". 

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman "Syzygy"

More from Dave Holland and Steve Coleman's duo performance and recording.  This composition is called "Syzygy". 

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman "Straight Ahead"

Revisiting a song that yours truly may have posted a good while ago, to continue this series.  Here are Dave Holland and Steve Coleman performing the tune, “Straight Ahead”.

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman "Cud Ba-Rith"

Dave Holland and Steve Coleman, as a duo, play the tune “Cud Ba-Rith”.

In Memoriam: Kofi Burbridge

We fondly remember, the great multi-instrumentalist for Tedeschi Trucks Band, Kofi Burbridge, who played both keyboards (Hammond organ, Clavinet, pianos), and flute, with the band, and for years before that with Derek Trucks' solo band.  He has passed away after several health complications.  In 2017, Burbridge had open heart surgery.  He is featured on the newly relased TTB album "Signs" which dropped, yesterday.  Rest In Peace, Kofi Burbridge.

https://www.jambase.com/article/kofi-burbridge-died

Here is a tribute to Kofi, from his younger brother, Oteil, bassist for the Allman Brothers Band, and now, Dead & Company.

Kofi

https://oteilburbridge.com/kofi/?fbclid=IwAR3yz04VQcH-4j2sHkY3Qn1y3iOEvR2m6jL0pjkJ8WTxZgQsl81fPbxoktg

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman "Little Girl I'll Miss You"

Continuing with the series of tunes from Dave Holland and Steve Coleman.  Here is "Little Girl I'll Miss You".

*Note: Ideas are flowing for "Full Album Friday", and that series, shall return, next week, once these videos from the Hollan and Coleman gig, are posted.  Stay tuned. 

Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson with the Tennessee Valentines “Don’t Let Go”

Happy Valentine's Day.  A soulful love song from a new album by Colin Linden and Luther Dickinson, slide guitar masters, along with the vocal group the Tennessee Valentines.

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman "Dream of The Elders"

Revisiting more music from Dave Holland on bass and Steve Coleman on alto saxophone.  Here is a tune called "Dream of The Elders". 

Celebrating Eat A Peach On It's Anniversary

Celebrating the Allman Brothers Band's "Eat A Peach" record, released 47 years ago, today.

http://alanpaul.net/2019/02/celebrating-eat-a-peach-on-its-anniversary/?fbclid=IwAR3up0Eb3vAMXvCdMo87Ur4_91hC_riPQia-nY0cOuvrxz3Ti-qiP-JmeqU

...and, as a bonus, here is an edition of what we shall call Full Album Tuesday, featuring "Eat A Peach".

1. Ain't Wastin' Time No More
2. Les Brers In A Minor
3. Melissa
4. Mountain Jam
5. One Way Out
6. Trouble No More
7. Stand Back
8. Blue Sky
9. Little Martha

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8a8cutYP7frz7PBZ5QbsAEBs5q4GQQ0Y

Dave Holland & Steve Coleman (Duo) "Straight Ahead"

Another tune from a performance by Dave Holland on upright bass and Steve Coleman on alto saxophone.  This one's called "Straight Ahead".  More from this performance will be featured.  Stay tuned. 

Billy Cobham "Some Skunk Funk"

Check out the original arrangement of the tune "Some Skunk Funk" by Billy Cobham and The Brecker Brothers.  This is from Billy's 1975 "A Funky Thide of Sings".  The band lineup is:

Billy Cobham: Drums
Michael Brecker: Saxophone
Randy Brecker: Trumpet
Glenn Ferris: Trombone
John Scofield: Guitar
Milcho Leviev: Keyboards
Alex Blake: Bass

This version of "Some Skunk Funk"
arranged by Randy Brecker and Billy Cobham.

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan "Zila Kafi"

This man is one of, if not the best known musician in the realm of Indian classical music.  Derek Trucks who played with the Allman Brothers Band and now plays in Tedeschi Trucks Band, reveres Khan and calls him "the John Coltrane of Indian classical music."  Check out Ali Akbar Khan.

The Brecker Brothers "Don't Get Funny With My Money"

From their 1980 record "Detente", here are The Brecker Brothers with the tune, "Don't Get Funny With My Money".  Randy Brecker, is on trumpet, and lead vocals here.  The late, great Luther Vandross is the lyricist, and the late, great George Duke, produced the record.  Wow.  What a team!  The musician's list is just as impressive.

Recorded at Electric Lady Studios - N.Y. - Randy Brecker -Trumpet - Prophet 5 - Lead Vocal - Hand claps - Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax - Handclaps - George Duke - Keyboards - Marcus Miller - Bass - Steve Gadd - Drums - David Spinozza - Guitar - Jeff Mironov - Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion - Carl Caldwell & Bill Reichenbach - Hand claps - Luther Vandross - Irene Cara - Ullanda McCullough - Fonzi Thornton - Paulette McWilliams - Backgrond Vocals

Lester Young "Greatest Hits"

Another installment of Full Album Friday.  For your listening pleasure, the Prez is in the house, and it's Lester Young with his Greatest Hits record.

Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.

Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most influential players on his instrument. In contrast to many of his hard-driving peers, Young played with a relaxed, cool tone and used sophisticated harmonies, using what one critic called "a free-floating style, wheeling and diving like a gull, banking with low, funky riffs that pleased dancers and listeners alike".

Known for his hip, introverted style, he invented or popularized much of the hipster jargon which came to be associated with the music.

1. These Foolish Things
2. Count Every Star
3. D: B: Blues
4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
5. I Cover The Waterfront
6. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
7. It All Depends On You
8. Lester Swings
9. Pete's Cafe
10. September In The Rain
11. Slow Motion Blues
12. Stardust
13. Sunday
14. Be Bop Boogie
15. Pennies From Heaven

Richard Tee & Steve Gadd "Rhapsody In Blue"

Steve Gadd on drums, and Richard Tee on piano, tackle a version of Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue".

Stanley Clarke "Quiet Afternoon"

A live version of Stanley Clarke's "Quiet Afternoon" from a 1979 concert.

Bass Guitar [Piccolo] – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Darryl Brown
Electric Bass [Electric Bass Guitar] – David DeLeon
Electric Guitar – Raymond Gomez
Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Oberheim, Arp String Ensemble] – Michael Garson
Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax] – Al Williams
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Bob Malach
Trumpet [B] – Al Harrison, James Tinsley

This is the live version.  Here too, is the studio version from Clarke's "School Days" record, from 1976.

Jimmy Carpenter "You Belong To Me"

Jimmy Carpenter covering Magic Sam.  2/3/19, Earls Hideaway, Sebastian, Florida.

Jimmy Carpenter: tenor sax, vocals
JP Soars: guitar
Mark Telesca: bass
Krister Landivar: drums

Bobby Whitlock Talks Derek & The Dominos' Legacy

An interview by Rob Patterson of Best Classic Bands, talking to keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, Bobby Whitlock, about Derek & The Dominos.

https://bestclassicbands.com/bobby-whitlock-interview-9-10-155/?fbclid=IwAR12rrF2afqCkLtqvEaqps8Jcc7UVUOB9GvM1797dSy-giTybw5kEhyNq3A

Sadao Watanabe "Pastel Morning"

From his 1973 release on CBS Records, "Open Road", here is Sadao Watanabe with the composition "Pastel Morning".  Recorded live οn May 2, 1973 at Hibiya Kohkaido, Tokyo.

Sadao Watanabe - alto saxophone, flute, sopranino saxophone 
Kohsuke Mine - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Shunzo Ohno - trumpet, flugelhorn
Hiroshi Fukumura - trombone
Takehiro Honda - piano, electric piano
Yoshio Suzuki - bass, electric bass
Fumio Watanabe - drums
Yuhji Imamura - congas, percussion
Akira Watanabe, Tsunehiko Niwa - cello
Kenichi Hashimoto, Yoshito Ohkubo - viola
Gensei Nakayama, Hideo Kudoh, Masae Nishimatsu, Nori Sarashina, Seiko Yamazaki, Shigeyoshi Shibuya, Shunsuke Ohmura, Yohko Takagi - violin

 

The Nighthawks (feat. Gregg Allman) "Crossroads"

The Nighthawks, performing Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" with the late, great Gregg Allman on Hammond organ and vocals, recorded at a gig in State College, Pennsylvania, on May 8th, 1978.  The band lineup is:

Mark Wenner: harmonica
Jimmy Thackery: guitar
Jan Zukowski: bass
Pete Ragusa: drums
Gregg Allman: Hammond B3 organ & vocals

In Memoriam: Harold Bradley

Rest In Peace legendary Nashville country session guitarist, Harold Bradley.

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/01/31/country-music-hall-of-fame-guitarist-harold-bradley-dies/23658134/