CD and vinyl versions of Jeff Beck’s 1976 record, “Wired”, one of his best, bits and pieces of which have been featured on the blog before. The track listing is:
1. Led Boots
2. Come Dancing
3. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus cover)
4. Head for Backstage Pass
5. Blue Wind
6. Sophie
7. Play With Me
8. Love Is Green
Other composers here are mostly members of Jeff Beck’s band on the album. Andy Clark, Wilbur Bascombe, Narada Michael Walden, Max Middleton, and Jan Hammer. Bascombe is on bass, while Walden is on drums, and Middleton, Clark, and Hammer, feature on keyboards on different tracks.
Great tune by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, showcasing Butterfield's prowess as a singer, which was as equally prominent as his blues harmonica playing. The tune is called "Come On In".
Check out this tune from Billy Cobham's 1973 record, "Spectrum". It is one of the drummer's most famous songs, "The Red Baron", and features Cobham, along with Tommy Bolin on guitar, and Jan Hammer, on keys.
Another bonus post, this one, for Memorial Day, remembering all those who gave their lives in the hell of war, to keep the United States of America, free, so that we may live as a free people and create music that is meaningful, poignant, and moves the soul. This is singer/songwriter/producer and all around musician Tom Hambridge with a country/rock tribute to our fallen heroes called "Nineteen", which was originally produced by Hambridge and recorded by modern roots music musician and winner of American Idol, Taylor Hicks.
A bonus post, for your Monday, Memorial Day Monday. We remember, Gregg Allman, who passed away on this day, two years ago, at age 69. Yours truly was not around when the original Allman Brothers Band was revolutionizing rock and roll music during their heyday. That being said, still had a chance to see their modern incarnation with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks on guitars, along with Gregg, the late, great Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, and Marc Quinones, on drums and percussion, and Oteil Burbridge on the bass, live, several times. What an incredible band, the likes of which we will never see again. Here is their performance of one of their epic songs (with Duane Allman), "Whipping Post"from their best known recording, "Live at Fillmore East."
A fantastic, rare recordings that captures first electric Return To
Forever line-up (with some modifications) live. It also very clearly
shows that Bill Connors wasn't just an "average fusion player".
Return To Forever - After The Cosmic Rain
Recorded 1973 Live at Quite Village, Long Island N.Y. (Originally broadcast live on WLIR-FM)
Personnel (left to right on photo):
Chick Corea - electric piano
Mingo Lewis - percussion
Stanley Clarke - bass
Bill Connors - guitar
Steve Gadd - drums
This track was included on double-CD set "Return To the 7th Galaxy: Return To Forever Anthology".
Previously unreleased.
..And here, is a live version of the track, with an identical lineup, instead featuring Lenny White on drums, and minus percussion.
This is a favorite RTF tune of yours truly. Just amazing.
Happy Birthday, Miles Davis. Here is Miles on trumpet, along with David Sanborn on alto sax, playing with rock/pop band Toto, on the jazzy instrumental, "Don't Stop Now" from Toto's 1986 record "Fahrenheit".
Kenny Wheeler - Flugelhorn
John Dankworth, Ray Swinfield, Tony Roberts & Tony Coe - Saxophones
Derek Watkins, Henry Shaw, Henry Lowther & Les Condon - Trumpets Chris Pyne & Mike Gibbs - Trombones Alf Reece & Dick Hart - Tubas Bob Cornford or Alan Branscombe - Piano John McLaughlin - Guitar Dave Holland - Bass John Spooner - Drums Tristan Fry - Percussion & Vibraphone
From Ken Wheeler & the John Dankworth Orchestra's 1968 Fontana recording "Windmill Tilter: The Story Of Don Quixote".
This is the first track off the "Windmill Tilter" recording shared yesterday for "Full Album Friday".
The following album is featured in this week's installmnt of Full Album Friday. Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn, with his 1968 record "Windmill Tilter". It is based on the two part Spanish novel "Don Quixote" or "The Ingenious Gentleman Sir Quixota of La Mancha", published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615 by Miguel Cervantes. The track listing:
1. Preamble
2. Don The Dreamer
3. Sweet Dulcinea Blue
4. Bachelor Sam
5. Sancho
6. The Cave of Montesinos
7. Propheticape
8. Altisidora
9. Don No More
The band lineup is as follows:
Flugelhorn, Composed By – Kenny Wheeler
Guitar – John McLaughlin
Percussion – Tristan Fry (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9)
Piano – Alan Branscombe (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9), Bob Cornford (#1, 2, 4
to 6, 8, 9)
Saxophone – John Dankworth (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9), Ray Swinfield (# 1,
2, 4 to 6, 8, 9), Tony Robert (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9)
Saxophone, Clarinet – Tony Coe
Trombone – Chris Pyne (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9), Mike Gibbs (# 1, 2, 4 to
6, 8, 9)
Trumpet – Derek Watkins (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9), Henry Shaw (# 1, 2, 4 to
6, 8, 9), Henry Lowther (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9), Les Condon (# 1, 2, 4
to 6, 8, 9)
Tuba – Alf Reece (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9), Dick Hart (# 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8,
9)
Yet another track from the 1985 Mitchel Forman record, “Train of Thought”. This one is called “Monkey’s Uncle”. Again, watch and listen to the track via YouTube.
Artists:
Joe Bonamassa - Guitar, Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Guitar, Samantha Fish -
Guitar, Walter Trout - Guitar, Jimmy Hall - Vocals & Harmonica, Paul
Shaffer - Emcee, Reese Wynans - Keyboards, Michael Rhodes - Bass,
Paulie Cerra - Saxophone, Lee Thornburg - Trumpet, Anton Fig - Drums,
Sinead Burgess - Backup Vocals, Juanita Tippins - Backup Vocals
Filmed & Recorded on the Keeping The Blues Alive Cruise 2019.
Description:
Check out this insane super jam featuring an all star-studded line-up!
This amazing performance happened during the 2019 KTBA Cruise V and
features some serious heavy hitters showing off their musical chops!
The Song was a Freddy King Classic “I’m Going Down.”
The ring leaders for this event was Joe Bonamassa and Paul Shaffer who
was the emcee. The guitarists were Samantha Fish, Walter Trout, Kenny
Wayne Shepherd and of course Joe! Vocals featured Jimmy Hall with backup
vocals from Sinead Burgess and Juanita Tippins.
Reese Wynans killing it on Keyboards, Michael Rhodes on Bass, Paulie
Cerra on Saxophone, Lee Thornburg on Trumpet and Anton Fig on Drums.
Filmed & Recorded on the Keeping The Blues Alive Cruise 2019!
"Groove Merchant" by the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra, recorded
Sept. 1969 at the Battle of the Bands concert in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands, for Dutch Television.
The band lineup is as follows:
Trumpets:
Snooky Young (lead)
Thad Jones
Jimmy Nottingham
Richard Williams
Marvin Stamm
Danny Moore
Al Porcino
Trombones:
Garnett Brown or Eddie Bert (lead)
Jimmy Knepper
Benny Powell
Bass Trombone:
Cliff Heather
Saxophones:
Lead alto: Jerome Richardson
Second alto: Jerry Dodgion
First tenor: Joe Farrell or Joe Henderson
Second tenor: Eddie Daniels
Baritone: Pepper Adams
1. So What
2. On Green Dolphin Street
3. All Blues Theme
4. Coltrane Interview, Part 1
5. Coltrane Interview, Part 2
6. So What
7. Fran-Dance
8. Walkin'/The Theme
Recorded at Konserthuset, Stockholm, on the evening of Tuesday March 22, 1960.
Recorded By – Carl-Erik Lindgren
Recorded At – Konserthuset, Stockholm
Printed By – Miletryck
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Dragon Records
Copyright (c) – Dragon Records
Bass – Paul Chambers
Drums – Jimmy Cobb
Piano – Wynton Kelly
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trumpet – Miles Davis
More classic jazz, and a live recording, for this week’s edition of “Full Album Friday”.
For Full Album Friday this week, we have the live album "Shadows & Light". Shadows and Light is Joni Mitchell's 1980 double live album, recorded at
the Santa Barbara County Bowl in September 1979 on the Mingus tour. Andy Johns engineered the live recording, and here are the musical credits.
Joni Mitchell - electric guitar, vocals
Pat Metheny - lead guitar
Jaco Pastorius - bass
Don Alias - drums
Lyle Mays - keyboards
Michael Brecker - saxophone
The Persuasions - backing vocals on "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" & "Shadows and Light"
Toller Cranston - skates
Andy Johns - engineer
The track listing is:
Side 1
1. Introduction
2. In France They Kiss On Main Street
3. Edith And The Kingpin
4. Coyote
5. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Side 2
6. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
7. Amelia
8. Pat's Solo
9. Hejira
Side 3
10. Dreamland
11. Free Man In Paris
12. Band Introduction
13. Furry Sings The Blues
Side 4
14. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
15. Shadows And Light
16. God Must Be A Boogie Man
17. Woodstock
Jazz pianist Mitchel Forman, paying tribute to Bill Evans, with his rendition of Evans' "Now And Then", that also features in the trio, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums.
From a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York, circa 1985, here are three guitar legends, Albert "The Ice Man", Collins, Lonnie Mack, and Roy Buchanan, with the blues chestnut, "Further On Down The Road".
From his record and DVD "British Blues Explosion", Joe Bonamassa covering the Jeff Beck Group's song,"Spanish Boots". The performance happened on July 7th, 2016 at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, England.
Zappa and musicians playing Mo's Vacation and The Black Page #2 in Poughkeepsie, 1978-09-21. Soundboard recording.
Frank Zappa - lead guitar, lead vocals, band leader
Ike Willis - rhythm guitar, vocals
Denny Walley - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
Tommy Mars - keyboards, vocals
Peter Wolf - keyboards
Ed Mann - percussion
Arthur Barrow - bass
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra playing their tune "Once Around". Thad Jones was the middle brother in the three jazz playing Jones brother (older brother Elvin, played drums, Thad Jones played trumpet and cornet, and his older brother, Hank Jones, played piano). In this 1974 lineup, putting it together from the full history of the band, here are the players.
Trumpets:
Jon Faddis (lead)
Thad Jones
Cecil Bridgewater
Stephen Furtado
Jim Bossy
Trombones:
Jimmy Knepper (lead)
Quentin Jackson
Billy Campbell
Bass Trombone:
Either Cliff Heather or Dave Taylor
Saxophones:
Lead alto: Jerry Dodgion
Second alto: Ed Xiques
First tenor: Billy Harper
Second tenor: Ron Bridgewater
Baritone: Pepper Adams
On April 30th, Willie Nelson turned 86 years old, and to celebrate his 86th birthday, this chestnut. It's "Milk Cow Blues", performed alongside Wynton Marsalis and his septet, from a 2003 concert at Lincoln Center in New York City, for a record called "United We Swing".
More info on the "United We Swing", record.
From the archives, it's Willie Nelson joining the Wynton Marsalis Septet for a performance of "Milk Cow Blues" back in 2003.
Recorded between 2003 and 2007, UNITED WE SWING—the latest album from
Blue Engine Records—finds an unparalleled array of music talent that
collectively boasts 94 Grammy Awards joining Jazz at Lincoln Center
Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis (a nine-time Grammy Award
winner himself) and some of the world’s top jazz musicians to perform
blues-inflected versions of iconic American repertoire.
Order the album: jazz.org/united
Those one-night-only, live performances have never been released before.
They include Lenny Kravitz performing Marsalis’s hypnotizing, New
Orleans-inflected arrangement of Kravitz’s own song, “Are You Gonna Go
My Way”; Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks uniting for a stirring,
infectious take on Civil Rights anthem “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel
to Be Free”; Bob Dylan adding harmonica licks to a deeply felt,
in-the-pocket rendition of “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to
Cry”; and Ray Charles taking the stage for one of his final
performances to play “I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town.”
Together these artists raise their voices to highlight jazz’s importance
to America’s cultural heritage and to remind us that, even in divided
times, music can unite us all. All proceeds from the album will go
toward Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education programs, which introduce
thousands of children to jazz each year.
Track listing:
1. The Last Time feat. Blind Boys of Alabama
2. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry feat. Bob Dylan
3. I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town feat. Ray Charles
4. I’m Not Rough feat. Eric Clapton
5. Creole Love Call feat. Audra McDonald
6. Milk Cow Blues feat. Willie Nelson
7. I’m Gonna Find Another You feat. John Mayer
8. My Baby Don’t Tolerate feat. Lyle Lovett
9. The Worst Thing feat. Natalie Merchant
10. Please Baby Don’t feat. John Legend
11. Mean Old Man feat. James Taylor
12. Are You Gonna Go My Way feat. Lenny Kravitz
13. Fool’s Paradise feat. Jimmy Buffett
14. Empty Bed Blues feat. Carrie Smith
15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free feat. Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks
16. What Have You Done?
From his 1985 "Train of Thought" record, here is jazz keyboardist Mitchel Forman on the piano, with the track "Milton". Watch the video/listen to the tune, on YouTube.
