Billy Cobham "Spectrum"

Another Full Album Friday, and this time, it is one that yours truly has showcased individual tracks from before, but is posting as a full album, today.  This is Billy Cobham's 1973 debut recording "Spectrum", a landmark album in the jazz rock fusion genre.

Spectrum is the debut album by jazz fusion drummer Billy Cobham. The album contains much influence of the music of Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra, with whom Cobham had previously collaborated extensively. Tommy Bolin, who would go on to join the hard rock band Deep Purple two years later, plays the lead guitar. The song "Stratus" appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV of the radio station "Fusion FM", as well as being the main sample in the Massive Attack hit "Safe from Harm". 

The track listing is:

1. Quadrant 4
2. Searching For The Right Door/Spectrum
3. Anxiety/Taurian Matador
4. Stratus
5. To The Women In My Life/Le Lis
6. Snoopy's Search/Red Baron

 

Jim Hall, Chet Baker, & Paul Desmond "Concierto de Aranjuez"

This version of "Concierto de Aranjuez" is actually from a 1975 Jim Hall record "Concierto" released on CTI Records.  It is of course, the guitar concerto composed by Joaquin Rodrigo, most famously performed by Miles Davis with a full orchestra on the 1960 "Sketches of Spain" record.  The band lineup is:

Jim Hall ; guitar
Roland Hanna ; piano
Ron Carter ; double-bass
Steve Gadd ;drum
Chet Baker ;trumpet
Paul Desmond ; saxophones

Duane Allman "Going Down Slow"

Duane Allman, from one of two anthology discs of studio and solo work he did in his career.  This is "Going Down Slow", originally written by blues man James "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Jimmy_Oden

Weather Report "Mysterious Traveller"

The title track from Weather Report's 1974 record "Mysterious Traveller".  Recorded at Devonshire Sound in North Hollywood, California. 

Credits:

Bass -- Alphonso Johnson, Miroslav Vitous
Drums -- Dom Um Romao, Ishmael Wilburn, Skip Hadden
Ocarina, Woodwind [Woodwinds] -- Don Ashworth
Percussion -- Dom Um Romao, Ray Barretto

 Producer -- Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter Saxophone, Piano [Tac], Conch [Sea Shell] -- Wayne Shorter Tabla, Cymbal [Finger Cymbals] -- Isacoff Timpani -- Steve Little Triangle, Tambourine, Cabasa -- Dom Um Romao Vocals -- Auger James Adderley, Billie Barnum, Edna Wright, Jessica Smith, James Gilstrad*, Marti McCall Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Melodica, Percussion, Piano [Tac], Drums [Clay], Kalimba, Maracas, Organ -- Joe Zawinul

Grover Washington Jr. "Trouble Man"

Check out a bluesy track, written by Marvin Gaye, and covered by the late, great jazz saxophonist, Grover Washington Jr.  It was recorded on his 1973 "Soul Box" record, arranged and conducted by keyboardist and all around jazz musical wizard, Bob James.  This is called "Trouble Man".

The full band lineup is broken down as follows:

Main Performer:

Grover Wahsington Jr.: tenor, alto, & soprano saxophones

Rhythm Section:

Bob James: piano, arranger, conductor
Richard Tee: organ
Eric Gale: electric guitar

Woodwinds & Horns:

Trumpets & Flugelhorns:

Bernie Glow
John Frosk
Jon Faddis
Randy Brecker

Trombones:

Santo Russo
Wayne Andre

Bass Trombones:

Alan Raph
Paul Faulise
Tony Studd

Flutes (including flute & piccolo flute)

Wally Kane
Romeo Penque
George Marge
Hubert Laws
Harvey Estrin

Woodwinds (clarinet, contra bass clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophones, oboe, English horn & bassoon)

Romeo Penque
Wally Kane
George Marge
Donald Maccourt

French Horns:

Brooks Tillotson
Jim Buffington
Peter Gordon

Basses, Arco Basses

Ron Carter
Richard Davis

Drums & Percussion

Billy Cobham
Idris Muhammad
Airto Moreira
David Friedman
Phil Kraus
Ralph MacDonald

Vocals:

Barbara Massey
Bernard Thacker
Eileen Gilbert
Maeretha Stewart
Randolph Peyton
Bill Eaton

Strings:

Viola:

Alfred Brown
Emmanuel Vardi
Theodore Israel

Violin:

Charles Libove
David Nadien
Elliot Rosoff
Emmanuel Green
Gene Orloff
Harold Kohon
Harry Cykman
Harry Lookofsky
Joe Malin
Max Ellen
Paul Gershman

Cello:

Charles McCracken
George Ricci
Seymour Barab

Johnny Jenkins "Rollin' Stone"

From his 1970 record "Ton Ton Macoute", Johnny Jenkins, with Duane Allman, playing the blues, jamming on the traditional tune "Rollin' Stone". 

Yellowjackets "Flat Tire" (demo)

Recorded in 1981 and meant for their self-titled debut record, here's "Flat Tire" by The Yellowjackets, a tune that ultimately didn't make the cut for the final recording of the aforementioned album.  The band lineup is:

Robben Ford: guitar
Russell Ferrante: keyboards (Rhodes piano)
Jimmy Haslip: bass
Ricky Lawson: drums

Phil Woods And His European Rhythm Machine - Paris - 1969

A Full Concert Friday this week.  Phil Woods And His European Rhythm Machine - Paris - 1969.

01 Freedom Jazz Dance [00:00]

02 Interviews

03 Flowers [09:50]

04 The Unknown One [14:43] 

Phil Woods: alto saxophone

Gordon Beck: piano

Henri Texier: bass

Daniel Humair: drums

Broadcast from Paris, France, on November 23rd, 1969.

Johnny Winter "Stray Cat Blues"

From the record "Saints & Sinners" released in 1974, here's Johnny Winter with "Stray Cat Blues". 

Elvin Jones "Three Card Molly"

From his 1982 record "Earth Jones", here's Elvin Jones, playing the tune "Three Card Molly".  The band lineup on the tune is:

Elvin Jones (drums); Dave Liebman (soprano saxophone, flute); Terumasa Hino (cornet); Kenny Kirkland (piano); George Mraz (bass).

Weather Report "Corner Pocket"

From their 1985 record "Sportin' Life", here's Weather Report, with the tune "Corner Pocket".  This is the opening track on the record, and the particular band lineup at this time in the mid 1980s included:

Joe Zawinul: keyboards
Wayne Shorter: saxophones
Victor Bailey: bass
Omar Hakim: drums
Minu Cinelu: percussion

Johnny Winter "Mean Town Blues"

Johnny Winter, performing "Mean Town Blues" live at Woodstock in 1969. 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 1-19-20

Rush live albums

Rush "All The World's A Stage" Live at Massey Hall, Toronto, 1976

1. Bastille Day
2. Anthem
3. Fly By Night/In The Mood
4. Something For Nothing
5. Lakeside Park
6. 2112
7. By-Tor And The Snow Dog
8. In The End
9. Working Man/Finding My Way
10. What You're Doing

Rush "Live at Pinkpop Festival, Netherlands, 1979"

1. A Passage To Bangkok
2. Xanadu
3. The Trees
4. Cygnus X-1: Book II. Hemispheres The Sphere (A Kind of Dream)
5. Closer To The Heart
6. La Villa Strangiato
7. In The Mood
8. Drum Solo
9. Something For Nothing

Live In Arizona, 1978 Additional Track

10. 2112

Rush "Exit... Stage Left"

Recorded live in Canada and the U.K., 1980

1. The Spirit of Radio
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. A Passage To Bangkok
5. Closer To The Heart
6. Beneath, Between, & Behind
7. Jacob's Ladder
8. Broon's Bane
9. The Trees
10. Xanadu
11. Freewill
12. Tom Sawyer
13. La Villa Strangiato

Rush "A Show of Hands"

1988 tour New Orleans, LA., Phoenix, AZ., San Diego, CA., Meadowlands, NJ, & Birmingham, England.

1. Intro
2. The Big Money
3. Subdivisions
4. Marathon
5. Turn The Page
6. Manhattan Project
7. Mission
8. Distant Early Warning
9. Mystic Rhythms
10. Witch Hunt (Part III. of Fear)
11. The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
12. Force Ten
13. Time Stand Still
14. Red Sector A
15. Closer To The Heart

Rush "Different Stages... Live"

Disc 1

1. Dreamline
2. Limelight
3. Driven
4. Bravado
5. Animate
6. Show Don't Tell
7. The Trees
8. Nobody's Hero
9. Closer To The Heart
10. 2112 (Overture)
11. 2112 (Temple of Syrinx)
12. 2112 (Discovery)
13. 2112 (Presentation)
14. 2112 (Oracle: The Dream)
15. 2112 (Sililoquy)
16. 2112 (Grand Finale)

Disc 2

1. Test for Echo
2. Analog Kid
3. Freewill
4. Roll The Bones
5. Stick It Out
6. Resist
7. Leave That Thing Alone
8. The Rhythm Method
9. Natural Science
10. The Spirit of Radio
11. Tom Sawyer
12. YYZ

Disc 3

1. Bastille Day
2. By Tor & The Snow Dog
3. Xanadu
4. A Farewell To Kings
5. Something for Nothing
6. Cygnus X-1
7. Anthem
8. Working Man
9. Fly By Night
10. In The Mood
11. Cinderella

Rush "Rush In Rio" (Live)

1. Tom Sawyer
2. Distant Early Warning
3. New World Man
4. Roll The Bones
5. Earthshine
6. YYZ
7. The Pass
8. Bravado
9. The Big Money
10. Trees
11. Free Will
12. Closer To The Heart
13. Natural Science
14. One Little Victory
15. Driven
16. Ghost Rider
17. Secret Touch
18. Dreamline
19. Red Sector A
20. Leave That Thing Alone
21. O Baterista
22. Resist
23. 2112
24. Limelight
25. La Villa Strangiato
26. Spirit of Radio
27. By-Tor And The Snow Dog
28. Cygnus X-1
29. Working Man
30. Between Sun And Moon
31. Vital Signs

Rush "R30"

1. R30 Overture (Finding My Way, Bastille Day, Anthem, A Passage To Bangkok)
2. The Spirit of Radio
3. Force Ten
4. Animate
5. Subdivisions
6. Earthshine
7. Red Barchetta
8. Roll The Bones
9. The Seeker (The Who cover)
10. Tom Sawyer
11. Dreamline
12. Between The Wheels
13. Mystic Rhythms
14. Der Trommler
15. Resist
16. Heart Full of Soul (The Yardbirds cover)
17. 2112
18. Xanadu
19. Working Man
20. Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran cover)
21. Crossroads (Robert Johnson cover)
22. Limelight

Rush "Grace Under Pressure Tour Live"

1. Intro
2. The Spirit of Radio
3. The Enemy Within
4. The Weapon
5. Witch Hunt
6. New World Man
7. Distant Early Warning
8. Red Sector "A"
9. Closer To The Heart
10. Medley: YYZ/Temples of Syrinx/Tom Sawyer
11. Vital Signs
12. Medley: Finding My Way/In The Mood

Rush "Snakes And Arrows Live"

1. Limelight
2. Digital Man
3. Entre Nous
4. Mission
5. Freewill
6. The Main Monkey Business
7. The Larger Bowl
8. Secret Touch
9. Circumstances
10. Between The Wheels
11. Dreamline
12. Far Cry
13. Workin' Them Angels
14. Armor And Sword
15. Spindrift
16. The Way The Wind Blows
17. Subdivisions
18. Natural Science
19. Witch Hunt
20. Malignant Narcissism (De Slagwerker)
21. Hope
22. Distant Early Warning
23. The Spirit of Radio
24. Tom Sawyer
25. One Little Victory
26. A Passage To Bangkok
27. YYZ

Rush "Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland"

1. The Spirit of Radio
2. Time Stand Still
3. Presto
4. Stick It Out
5. Workin' Them Angels
6. Leave That Thing Alone
7. Faithless
8. BU2B
9. Free Will
10. Marathon
11. Subdivisions
12. Tom Sawyer
13. Red Barchetta
14. YYZ
15. Limelight
16. The Camera Eye
17. Witch Hunt
18. Vital Signs
19. Caravan
20. Moto Perpetuo
21. O'Malley's Break
22. Closer To The Heart
23. 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx
24. Far Cry
25. La Villa Strangiato
26. Working Man

Rush "Moving Pictures Live 2011"

1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs

Rush "Clockwork Angels Tour"

1. Subdivisions
2. The Big Money
3. Force Ten
4. Grand Designs
5. The Body Electric
6. Territories
7. The Analog Kid
8. Bravado
9. Where's My Thing?/Here It Is! - Drum Solo
10. Far Cry
11. Caravan
12. Clockwork Angels
13. The Anarchist
14. Carnies
15. The Wreckers
16. Headlong Flight/Drumbastica - Drum Solo
17. Peke's Repose (Guitar Solo)/Halo Effect
18. Seven Cities of Gold
19. Wish Them Well
20. The Garden
21. Dreamline
22. The Percussor (I) Binary Love Theme [II.] Steambanger's Ball - Drum Solo
23. Red Sector A
24. YYZ
25. The Spirit of Radio
26. Tom Sawyer
27. 2112
28. Limelight
29. Middletown Dreams
30. The Pass
31. Manhattan Project

Rush "R40 Live (Live at Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada/June 2015)

1. The Anarchist
2. Headlong Flight
3. Far Cry
4. The Main Monkey Business
5. How It Is
6. Animate
7. Roll The Bones
8. Between The Wheels
9. Losing It (feat. Ben Mink: violin)
10. Subdivisions
11. Tom Sawyer
12. YYZ
13. The Spirit of Radio
14. Natural Science
15. Jacob's Ladder
16. Hemispheres: Prelude
17. Cygnus X-1/The Story So Far - Medley/Drum Solo
18. Closer To The Heart
19. Xanadu
20. 2112
21. Lakeside Park/Anthem - Medley
22. What You're Doing/Working Man - Medley
23. One Little Victory
24. Distant Early Warning
25. Red Barchetta
26. Clockwork Angels
27. The Wreckers
28. The Camera Eye
29. Losing It

Rush "Live at Hammersmith Odeon, February 20th, 1978

1. Bastille Day
2. Lakeside Park
3. By-Tor And The Snowdog
4. Xanadu
5. A Farewell To Kings
6. Something For Nothing
7. Cygnus X-1
8. Anthem
9. Closer To The Heart
10. 2112
11. Working Man
12. Fly By Night
13. In The Mood
14. Drum Solo
15. Cinderella Man

Idris Muhammad "Power of Soul"

The opening and title track to Idris Muhammad's 1974 record, here is "Power of Soul". Shared the final track on the record "Loran's Dance" several years ago.  The band lineup is:

Idris Muhammad: drums
Randy Brecker: trumpet, flugelhorn
Grover Washington Jr.: tenor & soprano saxophones
Bob James: Rhodes piano, keyboards
Joe Beck: guitar
Gary King: bass
Ralph MacDonald: percussion

John Lee & Gerry Brown “Mango Sunrise”

This week for Full Album Friday, we feature another jazz fusion record.  This is John Lee on bass and Gerry Brown on drums with the 1975 record Mango Sunrise.  The track listing:

1. Mango Sunrise
2. Breakfast of Champions
3. Keep It Real
4. Ethereal Cereal
5. The Stop And Go
6. Her Celestial Body
7. Pickin’ The Bone
8. Magnum Opus
9. Haida

More info available HERE:

https://www.discogs.com/John-Lee-3-Gerry-Brown-Mango-Sunrise/release/714972

John Lee & Gerry Brown "Magnum Opus" (1975)

From their 1975 collaborative album, here are jazz musicians John Lee on bass and Gerry Brown on drums, with a cast of other great players in their band, playing the tune "Magnum Opus" from their 1975 album, "Mango Sunrise".  

John Lee -bass
Gerry Brown -drums
Jasper Van't Hof -clavinet
Philip Catherine -guitar
Eef Albers -guitar
Rob Franken -electric piano, synthesizer

Paul Butterfield Blues Band "Walkin' Blues"

Paul Butterfield, blues harmonica master, plays his interpretation of Robert Johnson’s “Walkin’ Blues” with his band, circa 1978, which includes Butterfield on harmonica and lead vocals as bandleader, and guitarists Buzz Feiten and Peter Atanasoff among others.

Miles Davis "Tomaas"

MILES DAVIS – Live in Germany 1988 (Munich Philharmonic Concert Hall).  A live version of Miles Davis' composition, "Tomaas" ("Thomas") from the 1986 "Tutu" record, performed in Munich, Germany.  The band lineup is:

Miles Davis: trumpet
Kenny Garrett: saxophone
Bobby Irving: keyboards
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Joseph "Foley" McCreary: guitar
Benjamin Rietveld: bass
Marilyn Mazur: percussion
Ricky Wellman: drums

Matt Gurney: Neil Peart slipped out of his concerts quietly. He left this life the same way.

National Post political and music writer, Matt Gurney, has penned an obituary for the late, great Rush drummer, Neil Peart.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-gurney-peart-obit

Skip's Spotify Sunday 1-12-20

Rush (Studio Albums)

Rush "Rush"

1. Finding My Way
2. Need Some Love
3. Take A Friend
4. Here Again
5. What You're Doing
6. In The Mood
7. Before And After
8. Working Man

Rush "Fly By Night"

1. Anthem
2. Best I Can
3. Beneath, Between & Behind
4. By-Tor And The Snow Dog
5. Fly By Night
6. Making Memories
7. Rivendell
8. In The End

Rush "Caress of Steel"

1. Bastille Day
2. I Think I'm Going Bald
3. Lakeside Park - Live
4. The Necromancer
5. The Fountain of Lamneth

Rush "2112"

1. 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Discovery/Presentation/Oracle/Soliloquy/Grand Finale - Medley
2. A Passage To Bangkok
3. The Twilight Zone
4. Lessons
5. Tears
6. Something For Nothing
7. Overture - Live
8. The Temples of Syrinx - Live
9. A Passage To Bangkok - Live

Rush "A Farewell To Kings"

1. A Farewell To Kings
2. Xanadu
3. Closer To The Heart
4. Cinderella Man
5. Madrigal
6. Cygnus X-1 - Book I.: The Voyage

Rush "Hemispheres"

1. Cygnus X-1 - Book II.: Hemispheres
2. Circumstances
3. The Trees
4. La Villa Strangiato

Rush "Permanent Waves"

1. The Spirit Of Radio
2. Freewill
3. Jacob's Ladder
4. Entre Nous
5. Different Strings
6. Natural Science

Rush "Moving Pictures"

1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs

Rush "Signals"

1. Subdivisions
2/ The Analog Kid
3. Chemistry
4. Digital Man
5. The Weapon
6. New World Man
7. Losing It
8. Countdown

Rush "Grace Under Pressure"

1. Distant Early Warning
2. Afterimage
3. Red Sector A
4. The Enemy Within
5. The Body Electric
6. Kid Gloves
7. Red Lenses
8. Between The Wheels

Rush "Power Windows"

1. The Big Money
2. Grand Designs
3. Manhattan Project
4. Marathon
5. Territories
6. Middletown Dreams
7. Emotion Detector
8. Mystic Rhythms

Rush "Hold Your Fire"

1. Force Ten
2. Time Stand Still (feat. Aimee Mann: Backing Vocals)
3. Open Secrets
4. Second Nature
5. Prime Mover
6. Lock And Key
7. Mission
8. Turn The Page
9. Tai Shan
10. High Water

Rush "Presto"

1. Show Don't Tell
2. Chain Lightning
3. The Pass
4. War Paint
5. Scars
6. Presto
7. Superconductor
8. Anagram
9. Red Tide
10. Hand Over Fist
11. Available Light

Rush "Roll The Bones"

1. Dreamline
2. Bravado
3. Roll The Bones
4. Face Up
5. Where's My Thing
6. Big Wheel
7. Heresy
8. Ghost Of A Chance
9. Neurotica
10. You Bet Your Life

Rush "Counterparts"

1. Animate
2. Stick It Out
3. Cut To The Chase
4. Nobody's Hero
5. Between Sun & Moon
6. Alien Shore
7. The Speed Of Love
8. Double Agent
9. Leave That Thing Alone
10. Cold Fire
11. Everyday Glory

Rush "Test For Echo"

1. Test For Echo
2. Driven
3. Half The World
4. The Color Of Right
5. Time And Motion
6. Totem
7. Dog Years
8. Virtuality
9. Resist
10. Limbo
11. Carve Away The Stone

Rush "Vapor Trails"

1. One Little Victory
2. Ceiling Unlimited
3. Ghost Rider
4. Peaceable Kingdom
5. The Stars Look Down
6. How It Is
7. Vapor Trail
8. Secret Touch
9. Earthshine
10. Sweet Miracle
11. Nocturne
12. Freeze Part IV. of Fear
13. Out Of The Cradle

Rush "Feedback"

1. Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran cover)
2. Heart Full of Soul (The Yardbirds cover)
3. For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield cover)
4. The Seeker (The Who cover)
5. Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield cover)
6. Seven And Seven Is (Love cover)
7. Shapes of Things (The Yardbirds cover)
8. Crossroads (Robert Johnson cover)

Rush "Snakes & Arrows"

1. Far Cry
2. Armor And Sword
3. Workin' Them Angels
4. The Larger Bowl
5. Spindrift
6. The Main Monkey Business - Instrumental
7. The Way The Wind Blows
8. Hope - Instrumental
9. Faithless
10. Bravest Face
11. Good News First
12. Malignant Narcissism - Instrumental
13. We Hold On

Rush "Clockwork Angels"

1. Caravan
2. BU2B
3. Clockwork Angels
4. The Anarchist
5. Carnies
6. Halo Effect
7. Seven Cities of Gold
8. The Wreckers
9. Headlong Flight
10. BU2B2
11. Wish Them Well
12. The Garden

In Memoriam: Neil Peart

We fondly remember, another dearly departed musician.  Rest In Peace, Neil Peart, the drummer, and lyrically gifted songwriter, for Rush, the great, Canadian rock power trio, who died yesterday.  Yours truly, was able to see Rush play live, twice, at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, and at the Xcel Energy Center in 2013.  There are several performances by them, on YouTube.  But, to honor Neil's legacy, check out their performance at The Palace of Auburn Hills, in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on March 22nd, 1994.  Once again, Rest In Peace, Neil.  You sir, will be missed by legions of fans, including yours truly.

Weather Report "Live in Berlin - 1975"

A Full Concert Friday.  Weather Report "Live in Berlin - 1975". 

Joe Zawinul (Keyboards), Wayne Shorter (Sax), Alphonso Johnson (Bass), Chester Thompson (Drums) and Alex Acuña (Percussion) at the Berliner Jazztage, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany, November 6, 1975, playing Freezing Fire, Scarlet Woman, Mysterious Traveller, Badia, Piano/Sax Duet and Boogie Woogie Waltz.

Miles Davis "Hannibal"

Live at Jazz A Vienne in 1991, shortly before his untimely passing, here's Miles Davis with the tune "Hannibal". The band lineup is:

Miles Davis: trumpet, synthesizer
Kenny Garrett: alto saxophone
Joseph Foley McCreary: bass
Ricky Wellman: drums

Robben Ford "Cannonball Shuffle"

Robben Ford pays tribute to the late, great blues guitarist, Freddie King, one of the three "kings of the blues", who was nicknamed "The Texas Cannonball", and hence, the title of this tune, "Cannonball Shuffle".  It pays tribute to Freddie King's instrumental tunes that he wrote so many of. 

Zawinul Syndicate "Bimoya"

From 2002, in Vienne, France, here is the Zawinul Syndicate with the African drum influenced composition "Bimoya", composed by Joe Zawinul himself, and played by these members of Zawinul Syndicate at the time, as a quintet.

Joe Zawinul - Keyboards - composer
Paco Sery - Drums
Amit Chatterjee - guitar
Manolo Badrena - percussion
Etienne MBappe - bass

Traffic "Freedom Rider"

From their "John Barleycorn Must Die" record, released in 1970, here is Traffic, with the tune "Freedom Rider". 

Bill Bruford "One of A Kind"

The title track to Bill Bruford's 1979 record "One of A Kind".  The band lineup is:

- Bill Bruford - acoustic & electronic drums and percussion,
producer
- Jeff Berlin - bass and vocals
- Allan Holdsworth - guitar
- Dave Stewart - keyboards and synthesizers

Yellowjackets "Katie" (demo)

Another Yellowjackets demo that didn't make the cut for their first, self-titled debut record from 1981.  This tune is called "Katie" and features the same quartet of musicians.  Robben Ford on guitar, Russell Ferrante on keyboards, Jimmy Haslip on bass, and Ricky Lawson on drums. 

Charlie Parker "Jam Sessions" (1952)

Another Full Album Friday.  This time, it is Charlie "Bird" Parker, with the 1952 recording "Jam Session".  This is from the bop era of jazz and was recorded in Los Angeles, California, featuring tunes composed and arranged by jazz legends who came before Parker, before Parker would cement his own legacy as a jazz legend.  Two of the tunes are written by such legends, namely Cole Porter and Johnny Hodges.  Hodges played on this record as well.  The musicians list is:

Charlie Parker: alto saxophone
Benny Carter: alto saxophone
Johnny Hodges: alto saxophone
Flip Phillips: tenor saxophone
Ben Webster: tenor saxophone
Charlie Shavers: trumpet
Oscar Peterson: piano
Barney Kessel: guitar
Ray Brown: bass
J.C. Heard: drums

This record, is a true jam session, with the tunes lasting for 14-15 minutes at a time.  The track listing is:

1. Jam Blues
2. What Is This Thing Called Love?
3. Ballad Medley
4. Funky Blues

Allman Brothers Alums & More Announce The Brothers Concert at Madison Square Garden

2019 marked 50 years of the Allman Brothers Band, and now, finally, in the tradition of springtime in March in New York City, as it was for so many years, there will be another concert, a tribute show, to the Allman Brothers Band.  Details HERE.

https://www.jambase.com/article/the-brothers-allman-brothers-madison-square-garden?fbclid=IwAR2QoSSjnFCsaW9MkmbPzYMT38F-snBEMO9SeN6frBkvxXt1dYSCl7KRefA

Vic Juris "A Second Look"

Another song from the great jazz guitarist and educator, Vic Juris.  This tune is called "A Second Look". 

Dave Liebman & Vic Juris "My Favorite Things"

Rest In Peace, jazz guitarist, Vic Juris.  He passed away, on December 30th, due to cancer, at age 66.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Juris

Here is Vic Juris, performing "My Favorite Things" with Dave Liebman on tenor saxophone.

David Liebman, tenor sax; Vic Juris, guitar; Tony Marino, bass and Jamie Haddad on drums play Coltrane's immortal feature.

Here is more background on Vic Juris from Jazz Video Guy (Bret Primack) on YouTube, actually part of the above Wikipedia article which is linked.

Vic Juris, September 26, 1953 - December 30, 2019

Vic Juris was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but he moved with his family to Parsippany early in his life. ] In 1963, at the age of 10, he began learning guitar. At 11, he studied guitar at the home of his teacher, Ed Berg, and got interested in jazz listening to Berg's records of guitarists Django Reinhardt, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney, and Johnny Smith. When asked about albums that made an impact on him as a kid, Juris cites Rubber Soul by The Beatles, The Dynamic Duo by Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith, Larry Coryell's debut album, and Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix. In his teens he played the rock music of the 1960s. When he was 19, he met blind saxophonist Eric Kloss and they became friends.He made his first recording on Kloss's album Bodies' Warmth (Muse, 1975). Around the same time, he met guitarist Pat Martino, who became a friend and mentor.

Juris recorded with Richie Cole during 1976–78 and released his debut album as a leader, Road Song, in 1979.[3] In the early 1980s, he turned to acoustic guitar in duos with Larry Coryell and Biréli Lagrène, and in the late 1980s he worked with Gary Peacock's band. Since 1991 he has spent much of his career with saxophonist David Liebman.  During the 1990s, he worked as sideman with Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern (1992), Benny Waters (1993), Jeanie Bryson (1993–94), Gary Peacock (since 1994), Steve LaSpina (since 1995), Judi Silvano (1996), Ken Serio (1996, 2007) and Joe Locke (1998).  Juris taught at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Lehigh University, and Rutgers University and has written instructional books for guitar.