Weather Report "Speechless"

The penultimate track on Weather Report’s 1982 self-titled record, here is “Speechless”.

Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, & Ronnie Wood "Seven Days"

From the ARMS benefit concert in 1983, here are Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Ronnie Wood, performing the song "Seven Days".  Happy 75th birthday, Eric Clapton! 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 3-29-20

J.J. Cale "Naturally"

1. Call Me The Breeze
2. Call The Doctor
3. Don't Go To Strangers
4. Woman I Love
5. Magnolia
6. Clyde
7. Crazy Mama
8. Nowhere To Run
9. After Midnight
10. River Runs Deep
11. Bringing It Back
12. Crying Eyes

J.J. Cale "Really"

1. Lies
2. Everything Will Be Alright
3. I'll Kiss The World Goodbye
4. Changes
5. Right Down Here
6. If You're Ever In Oklahoma
7. Ridin' Home
8. Going Down
9. Soulin
10. Playing In The Street
11. Mo Jo
12. Louisiana Women

J.J. Cale "Okie"

1. Crying
2. I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
3. Starbound
4. Rock And Roll Records
5. The Old Man And Me
6. Everlovin' Woman
7. Cajun Moon
8. I'd Like To Love You Baby
9. Anyway The Wind Blows
10. Precious Memories
11. Okie
12. I Got The Same Old Blues

J.J.Cale "Troubadour"

1. Hey Baby
2. Travelin' Light
3. You Got Something
4. Ride Me High
5. Hold On
6. Cocaine
7. I'm A Gypsy Man
8. The Woman That Got Away
9. Super Blue
10. Let Me Do It To You
11. Cherry
12. You Got Me On So Bad

J.J. Cale "5"

1. Thirteen Days
2. Boilin' Pot
3. I'll Make Love To You Anytime
4. Don't Cry Sister
5. Too Much For Me
6. Sensitive Kind
7. Friday
8. Lou-Easy-Ann
9. Let's Go To Tahiti
10. Out Of Style
11. Fate Of A Fool
12. Mona

J.J. Cale "Shades"

1. Carry On
2. Deep Dark Dungeon
3. Wish I Had Not Said That
4. Pack My Jack
5. If You Leave Her
6. Mama Don't
7. Runaround
8. What Do You Expect
9. Love Has Been Gone
10. Cloudy Day

J.J. Cale "Grasshopper"

1. City Girls
2. Devil In Disguise
3. One Step Ahead Of The Blues
4. You Keep Me Hangin' On
5. Downtown L.A.
6. Can't Live Here
7. Grasshopper
8. Drifters Wife
9. Don't Wait
10. A Thing Going On
11. Nobody But You
12. Mississippi River
13. Does Your Mama Like To Reggae
14. Dr. Jive

J.J. Cale "Special Edition"

1. Cocaine
2. Don't Wait
3. Magnolia
4. Devil In Disguise
5. Sensitive Kind
6. Carry On
7. After Midnight
8. Money Talks
9. Call Me The Breeze
10. Lies
11. City Girls
12. Cajun Moon
13. Don't Cry Sister
14. Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale "Number 10"

1. Lonesome Train
2. Digital Blues
3. Feeling In Love
4. Artificial Paradise
5. Passion
6. Take Out Some Insurance
7. Jailer
8. Low Rider
9. Traces
10. She's In Love
11. Shady Grove
12. Roll On Mama

J.J. Cale "Closer To You"

1. Long Way Home
2. Sho-Biz Blues
3. Slower Baby
4. Devil's Nurse
5. Like You Used To
6. Borrowed Time
7. Rose In The Garden
8. Brown Dirt
9. Hard Love
10. Ain't Love Funny
11. Closer To You
12. Steve's Song

J.J. Cale "Guitar Man"

1. Death In The Wilderness
2. It's Hard To Tell
3. Days Go By
4. Low Down
5. This Town
6. Guitar Man
7. If I Had A Rocket
8. Perfect Woman
9. Old Blue
10. Doctor Told Me
11. Miss Ol' St. Louie
12. Nobody Knows

J.J. Cale "The Definitive Collection"

1. Call Me The Breeze
2. Crazy Mama
3. Magnolia
4. After Midnight
5. Lies
6. Midnight In Memphis
7. Cajun Moon
8. Rock And Roll Records
9. Cocaine
10. Hey Baby
11. I'll Make Love To You Anytime
12. Don't Cry Sister
13. Thirteen Days
14. Sensitive Kind
15. Carry On
16. Mama Don't
17. City Girls
18. Devil In Disguise
19. Don't Wait
20. Money Talks

J.J. Cale "Live"

1. After Midnight
2. Old Man
3. Call Me The Breeze
4. Sensitive Kind
5. Cocaine
6. Money Talks
7. River Boat Song
8. Living Here Too
9. Mama Don't
10. People Liem
11. Humdinger
12. Thirteen Days
13. Magnolia
14. Ride Me High

J.J. Cale "To Tulsa and Back"

1. My Gal
2. Chains of Love
3. New Lover
4. One Step
5. Stone River
6. The Problem
7. Homeless
8. Fancy Dancer
9. Rio
10. These Blues
11. Motormouth
12. Blues For Mama
13. Another Song

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton "The Road To Escondido"

1. Danger
2. Heads In Georgia
3. Missing Person
4. When This War Is Over
5. Sporting Life Blues
6. Dead End Road
7. It's Easy
8. Hard To Thrill
9. Anyway The Wind Blows
10. Three Little Girls
11. Don't Cry Sister
12. Last Will And Testament
13. Who Am I Telling You?
14. Ride The River

J.J. Cale "Rewind - The Unreleased Recordings"

1. Guess I Lose
2. Waymore's Blues
3. Rollin'
4. Golden Ring
5. My Cricket
6. Since You Said Goodbye
7. Seven Day Woman
8. Bluebird
9. My Baby And Me
10. Lawdy Mama
11. Blue Sunday
12. Out of Style
13. Ooh La La
14. All Mama's Children

J.J. Cale "Roll On"

1. Who Knew
2. Former Me
3. Where The Sun Don't Shine
4. Down To Memphis
5. Strange Days
6. Cherry Street
7. Fonda-Lina
8. Leaving In The Morning
9. Oh Mary
10. Old Friend
11. Roll On
12. Bring Down The Curtain

J.J. Cale "Stay Around"

1. Lights Down Low
2. Chasing You
3. Winter Snow
4. Stay Around
5. Tell You 'Bout Her
6. Oh My My
7. My Baby Blues
8. Girl Of Mine
9. Go Downtown
10. If We Try
11. Tell Daddy
12. Wish You Were Here
13. Long About Sundown
14. Maria
15. Don't Call Me Joe

In Memoriam: Kenny Rogers

A legend of both country and pop music, has gone on to join the angel band.  Rest In Peace, Kenny Rogers.  He had many great songs that crossed over between the country and pop charts, and to celebrate his life and legacy, a favorite of yours truly, and so many more.  "The Gambler".  Kenny Rogers, you will be missed, but your music will live on forever.

Lee Ritenour “Lee Ritenour & His Gentle Thoughts”

For Full Album Friday this week, it is Lee Ritenour and his 1977 record "Lee Ritenour & His Gentle Thoughts" released that year, in Japan, on the Victor Music Industries label.  Recorded in May 1977, the track listing is:

1. Captain Caribe
2. Getaway
3. Chanson
4. Meiso
5. Captain Fingers
6. Feel Like Makin' Love
7. Gentle Thoughts

The band lineup is:

Lee Ritenour: Electric Guitar
Dave Grusin: piano, Rhodes electric piano
Patrice Rushen: piano, Rhodes electric piano
Anthony Jackson: bass
Harvey Mason: drums
Steve Forman: percussion
Ernie Watts: saxophone, flute

https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Ritenour-Lee-Ritenour-His-Gentle-Thoughts-/release/768288

Allman Brothers Band "Instrumental Illness"

From their "Live at The Beacon Theater" DVD released in 2003, and the penultimate track on their final studio record, also from 2003, here are the Allman Brothers, with the jam "Instrumental Illness".  Today marks what would be the band's 51st anniversary, founded on March 26th, 1969, in Jacksonville, Florida. 

Manu Dibango “Soul Makossa”

The title of this tune by the late, great saxophonist Manu Dibango is phonetically written and it means, “I will dance”.  Dance to this tune.  It’s “Soul Makossa”.

Sad news about two saxophone legends

Stay safe everybody.  The COVID 19 Coronavirus has claimed the lives of two jazz saxophone legends.  We must stay diligent to protecting ourselves.  We fondly remember both Manu Dibango and, Marcelo Peralta.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-52017834?fbclid=IwAR3pjj00jvnjqU40UZnP1p72osLLwaF6IV_3xGpyMK399on1WIgiuB6_xmc

...and

https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/saxophonist-marcelo-peralta-is-first-jazz-musician-to-die-of-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR0cqtHlgnOWP8jXff886qbALwccGAkb_fWYw1M9ndn4HpNdNunE9X0oHsk

Johnny Winter "Divin' Duck"

Johnny Winter playing the blues standard "Divin' Duck" live at Rockpalast in April, 1979.  The trio band lineup includes Johnny Winter on guitar, Jon Paris on bass, and Bobby "T" Torello, on drums.   

Take 5 - Going Down Slow - Songs of Illness and Death

With the COVID 19 Coronavirus being a major concern in our world at this time, (stay well, and stay safe, everyone), here is, from Ron Weinstock's In A Blue Mood blog, five songs by blues musicians, about illness and death.  Wash your hands.  Stay indoors.  Stay safe.

http://inabluemood.blogspot.com/2020/03/take-5-going-down-slow-songs-of-illness.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FtQLoa+%28In+a+Blue+Mood%29

Skip's Spotify Sunday 3-22-20

Allman Brothers Band "Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection"

Disc 1

1. Trouble No More (demo)
2. Don't Want You No More
3. It's Not My Cross To Bear
4. Dreams
5. Whipping Post
6. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town - Live at Ludlow Garage, April 11th, 1970
7. Midnight Rider
8. Revival
9. Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
10. Hoochie Coochie Man
11. Please Call Home
12. Statesboro Blues - Live at Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
13. Stormy Monday - Live at Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
14. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Live at Fillmore East, March 12, 1971

Disc 2

1. One Way Out - Live at Fillmore East, June 27, 1971
2. You Don't Love Me/Soul Serenade - Live at A&R Studios, August 26, 1971
3. Hot 'Lanta - Live at A&R Studios, August 26, 1971
4. Stand Back
5. Melissa
6. Blue Sky
7. Ain't Wastin' Time No More - Live at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1972
8. Wasted Words
9. Ramblin' Man
10. Southbound
11. Jessica
12. Early Morning Blues - Outtake

Disc 3

1. Come And Go Blues - Live at Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973
2. Mountain Jam - Live at Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973
3. Can't Lose What You Never Had
4. Win, Lose Or Draw
5. High Falls
6. Crazy Love
7. Can't Take It With You
8. Pegasus
9. Just Ain't Easy - Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 19, 1979
10. Hell & High Water
11. Angeline
12. Leavin'
13. Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)

Disc 4

1. Good Clean Fun
2. Seven Turns
3. Gambler's Roll
4. End Of The Line
5. Nobody Knows
6. Low Down Dirty Mean - Live at The Beacon Theater, March 10 & 11, 1992 (feat. Thom Doucette: harmonica)
7. Come On Into My Kitchen - Live at Radio & Records Convention, Los Angeles, California, June 11th, 1992
8. Sailin' 'Cross The Devil's Sea
9. Back Where It All Begins
10. Soulshine
11. No One To Run With
12. I'm Not Crying - Live at The Beacon Theater, March 13, 1999 (feat. Jack Pearson: guitar & vocals) *Jack Pearson song

Disc 5

1. Loan Me A Dime - Live at World Music Theatre, August 26, 2000
2. Desdemona - Live at The Beacon Theater, March 25, 2001
3. High Cost of Low Living
4. Old Before My Time
5. Blue Sky - Live at The Beacon Theater, March 21, 2005
6. Little Martha - Live at The Beacon Theater, March 21, 2005
7. Black Hearted Woman - Live at The Beacon Theater, March 26, 2009
8. The Sky Is Crying - Live at The Beacon Theater, October 28, 2014
9. Farewell Speeches - Live at The Beacon Theater, October 28, 2014
10. Trouble No More - Live at The Beacon Theater, October 28, 2014

McCoy Tyner & John Scofield "Mr. P.C."

A cover of John Coltrane's "Mr. P.C." named in honor of bassist Paul Chambers, by McCoy Tyner on piano, John Scofield on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums.  Dig it. 

John McLaughlin & The One Truth Band Live at Montreux 1978

A combination of a Full Album and a Full Concert Friday this week, presenting John McLaughlin & The One Truth Band live at the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, recorded live on July 19th, 1978. The track listing:

1. Meeting of The Spirits
2. Friendship
3. Two Sisters
4. Mind Ecology
5. Do You Hear The Voices We Left Behind
6. Phenomenon
7. Compulsion
8. Hope

The band lineup:

John McLaughlin: guitar & vocals
L. Shankar: violin, electric violin, & vocals
Stu Goldberg: keyboards (piano, electric piano, organ)
Tom Stevens: bass
Woody "Sonship" Theus: drums

Covering Robert Johnson's Blues Became a Rite of Rock 'n' Roll Passage

Hear covers by The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Howlin' Wolf, Lucinda Williams, and more.

http://www.openculture.com/2020/03/covering-robert-johnsons-seminal-blues-became-a-rite-of-rock-n-roll-passage.html?fbclid=IwAR2zNKFUXcK6u26NSqe5s20kmH-hyC4ExYioHPoo7yJ2M6zssu1eVdjYToY

Phil Lesh & Friends (feat. Carlos Santana & Warren Haynes) "Fire On The Mountain"

From the 2015 Lockn' Music Festival in Arrington, Virginia, here's Phil Lesh & Friends with special guest guitarists Carlos Santana and Warren Haynes playing The Grateful Dead's, "Fire On The Mountain".

George Duke "Brazilian Love Affair"

Studio and live versions of "Brazilian Love Affair", a composition by the late, great George Duke. 

Miles Davis (feat. Robben Ford) "New Blues" & "Maze"

From a live show, not sure of the date, venue, or year on this one, it is Miles Davis with a medley of tunes.  "New Blues" and "Maze" featuring guitarist extraordinaire, the one and the only, Robben Ford melding jazz and blues like only he can. 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 3-15-20

McCoy Tyner Trio "Inception"

(McCoy Tyner: piano, Art Davis: bass, & Elvin Jones: drums)

1. Inception
2. There Is No Greater Love (Isham Jones & Marty Symes cover)
3. Blues For Gwen
4. Sunset
5. Effendi
6. Speak Low (Kurt Weill & Ogden Nash cover)

McCoy Tyner "Nights of Ballads & Blues"

(McCoy Tyner: piano, Steve Davis: bass, & Lex Humphries: drums)

1. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, & Billy Strayhorn cover)
2. We'll Be Together Again (Carl Fischer, & Frankie Laine cover)
3. 'Round Midnight (Thelonius Monk cover)
4. For Heaven's Sake (Elise Breton, Sherman Edwards, and Donald Meyer song)
5. Star Eyes (Gene Vincent De Paul & Don Raye song)
6. Blue Monk (Thelonius Monk cover)
7. Groove Waltz
8. Days of Wine And Roses (Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer song)

McCoy Tyner "Live at Newport"

(McCoy Tyner: piano, Bob Cranshaw: bass, & Mickey Roker: drums)

1. Newport Romp (feat. Clark Terry: trumpet, & Charlie Mariano: alto saxophone)
2. My Funny Valentine (feat. Clark Terry: trumpet, & Charlie Mariano: alto saxophone)
3. All of You
4. Monk's Blues
5. Woody 'N' You (feat. Clark Terry: trumpet, & Charlie Mariano: alto saxophone)

McCoy Tyner "McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington"

1. Duke's Place
2. Caravan
3. Solitude
4. Searchin'
5. Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool
6. Satin Doll
7. Gypsy Without A Song
8. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
9. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
10. Gypsy Without A Song

McCoy Tyner "The Real McCoy"

1. Passion Dance
2. Contemplation
3. Four By Five
4. Search For Peace
5. Blues On The Corner

McCoy Tyner "Expansions"

McCoy Tyner: piano, Woody Shaw: trumpet, Gary Bartz: alto saxophone & wooden flute on "Song of Happiness", Wayne Shorter: tenor saxophone & clarinet (on "Song of Happiness"), Ron Carter: cello, Herbie Lewis: bass, & Freddie Waits: drums 

1. Vision
2. Song Of Happiness
3. Smitty's Place
4. Peresina
5. I Thought I'd Let You Know (Calvin "Cal" Massey cover)

McCoy Tyner "Extensions"

McCoy Tyner: piano, Gary Bartz: alto saxophone, Wayne Shorter: tenor & soprano saxophones, Ron Carter: bass, Elvin Jones: drums, Alice Coltrane: harp, (on tracks 1, 3, & 4).

1. Message From The Nile
2. The Wanderer
3. Survival Blues
4. His Blessings

McCoy Tyner "Song For My Lady"

McCoy Tyner: piano & percussion
Sonny Fortune: alto & soprano saxophones, flute
Calvin Hill: bass
Alphonse Mouzon: drums
Michael White: violin (tracks 1 & 5)
Charles Tolliver: flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 5)
Mtume: congas & percussion (tracks 1 & 5)

1. Native Song
2. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (Henry "Buddy" Brenier, & Jerry Brainin cover)
3. Song For My Lady
4. A Silent Tear
5. Essence

McCoy Tyner "Sahara"

McCoy Tyner: piano, koto on track 3, flute on track 5, & percussion on track 5.
Sonny Fortune: alto saxophone on track 4, soprano saxophone on tracks 1 & 5, and flute on tracks 3 & 5.
Calvin Hill: bass, reeds on tracks 3 & 5, & percussion on tracks 3 & 5
Alphonse Mouzon: drums, percussion on tracks 3 & 5, reeds & trumpet on track 5.

1. Ebony Queen
2. A Prayer For My Family
3. Valley Of Life
4. Rebirth
5. Sahara

McCoy Tyner "Echoes Of A Friend"

1. Naima (John Coltrane cover)
2. Promise (John Coltrane cover)
3. My Favorite Things (Rodgers & Hammerstein cover)
4. The Discovery
5. Folks

McCoy Tyner "Song Of The New World"

McCoy Tyner: piano, Hubert Laws: piccolo & flute, Sonny Fortune: alto & soprano saxophones, flute, Junie Booth: bass, Alphonse Mouzon: drums

Horn Section on tracks 1, 2 & 4.

Trumpets: Cecil Bridgewater, Jon Faddis, & Virgil Jones
Trombones: Garnett Brown & Dick Griffin (also on baritone trombone in addition to C trombone)
French Horns: Willie Ruff, William Warnick III., & Julius Watkins
Euphonium: Kiane Zawadi
Tuba: Bob Stewart

Orchestra on tracks 3 & 5

Conductor: William Fischer
Oboe: Harry Smyle
Violins: Sanford Allen, John Blair, Selwart Clarke, Winston Collymore, Noel DaCosta, & Marie Hence
Violas: Julian Barber & Alfred Brown
Cellos: Ronald Lipscombe & Kermit Moore

1. Afro Blue
2. Little Brother
3. The Divine Love
4. Some Day
5. Song Of The New World

McCoy Tyner "Atlantis"

McCoy Tyner: piano & percussion, Azar Lawrence: tenor & soprano saxophones,
Junie Booth: bass, Wilby Fletcher: drums, & Guillerme Franco: percussion

1. Atlantis
2. In A Sentimental Mood
3. Makin' Out
4. My One And Only Love
5. Pursuit
6. Love Samba

McCoy Tyner "Sama Layuca"

Rhythm Section

McCoy Tyner: piano, Buster Williams: bass, Billy Hart: drums, Bobby Hutcherson: vibraphone & marimba

Percussion: James Mtume & Guillerme Franco

Reeds:

John Stubblefield: oboe & flute, Gary Bartz: alto saxophone, & Azar Lawrence: tenor & soprano saxophones

1. Sama Layuca
2. Above The Rainbow
3. La Cubana
4. Desert Cry
5. Paradox

McCoy Tyner "Asante"

1. Malika
2. Asante
3. Goin' Home
4. Fulfillment
5. Forbidden Land
6. Asian Lullaby
7. Hope

McCoy Tyner "Trident"

McCoy Tyner: piano, harpsichord & celeste, Ron Carter: bass, Elvin Jones: drums

1. Celestial Chant
2. Once I Loved (O Amor Em Paz)
3. Elvin (Sir) Jones
4. Land Of The Lonely
5. Impressions
6. Ruby, My Dear

McCoy Tyner "Fly With The Wind"

Rhythm section: McCoy Tyner: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Billy Cobham: drums, Guilherme Franco: tambourine

Reeds/Woodwinds: Hubert Laws: flute, alto flute; Paul Renzi; piccolo, flute; Raymond Duste; oboe

Strings:

Violins: Stuart Canin, Frank Foster, Daniel Kobialka, Peter Schafer, Edmund Weingart, Myra Bucky (Tracks 1 & 3), Mark Volkert: (Tracks 4 & 5)
Violas: Selwart Clarke & Daniel Yale
Cellos: Sally Kell & Kermit Moore
Harp: Linda Wood

1. Fly With The Wind
2. Salvadore De Samba
3. Beyond The Sun
4. You Stepped Out of A Dream
5. Rolem
6. Beyond The Sun - alternate
7. Rolem - alternate

McCoy Tyner "Focal Point"

McCoy Tyner: piano & dulcimer
Joe Ford: alto & soprano saxophones, flute
Gary Bartz: alto & soprano saxophones, clarinet
Ron Bridgewater: tenor & soprano saxophones
Charles Fambrough: bass
Eric Gravatt: drums
Guilherme Franco: conga, tabla, percussion

1. Mes Trois Fils
2. Parody
3. Indo-Serenade
4. Mode For Dulcimer
5. Departure
6. Theme For Nana

McCoy Tyner "Supertrios"

Tracks 1-6: McCoy Tyner: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Tony Williams: drums
Tracks 7-12: McCoy Tyner: piano, Eddie Gomez: bass, Jack DeJohnette: drums

1. Wave
2. Blues On The Corner
3. I Mean You
4. The Greeting
5. Prelude To A Kiss
6. Moment's Notice
7. Hymn-Song
8. Consensus
9. Four By Five
10. Stella By Starlight
11. Lush Life
12. Blues For Ball

McCoy Tyner "Inner Voices"

Rhythm section:

McCoy Tyner: piano; Earl Klugh: guitar, Ron Carter: bass, Eric Gravatt: drums, Jack DeJohnette: drums, Guillherme Franco: percussion

Trumpets: Cecil Bridgewater, Jon Faddis, Eddie Preston, & Ernie Royal

Trombones: Dick Griffin, Janice Robinson, Charles Stephens, & Earl McIntyre

Saxophones: Joe Ford & Gerry Dodgion (alto), Alex Foster (tenor), Ed Xiques (baritone)

Flute: Gerry Dodgion

Voices: Adrienne Anderson, Benjamin Carter, Fran Dorsey, Bessye Ruth Scott, Carl Scott, Suzanne Simmons, Joan Taylor

1. For Tomorrow
2. Uptown
3. Rotunda
4. Opus
5. Festival in Bahia

McCoy Tyner "Cosmos"

Piano: McCoy Tyner
Bass: Herbie Lewis
Drums, timpani, & chimes: Freddie Waits
Saxophones: Harold Vick (soprano), Gary Bartz: (alto, soprano)
Reeds: Al Gibbons
Oboe: Andrew White
Flute, alto flute: Hubert Laws
Strings: Kermit Moore: cello, Gene Orloff: viola, Julian Barber & Emmanuel Green: violins

1. Song For My Lady
2. Cosmos
3. Shaken, Not Forsaken
4. Vibration Blues
5. Forbidden Land
6. Planet X
7. Asian Lullaby
8. Hope

McCoy Tyner "The Greeting"

Live album

Piano: McCoy Tyner

All other musicians appear on tracks 1-3 & track 5.

Flutes: Joe Ford & George Adams
Saxophones: Joe Ford (alto) & George Adams (tenor & soprano)
Bass: Charles Fambrough
Drums & Percussion: Woody "Sunship" Theus: drums & bells, & Guilherme Franco: conga, berimbau & percussion

1. Hand in Hand
2. Fly With The Wind
3. Pictures
4. Naima
5. The Greeting

McCoy Tyner "Passion Dance"

Live album

(feat. McCoy Tyner: piano, Ron Carter, bass, & Tony Williams: drums)

1. Moment's Notice
2. Passion Dance
3. Search For Peace
4. The Promise
5. Song Of The New World

McCoy Tyner "Together"

McCoy Tyner: piano
Freddie Hubbard: trumpet & flugelhorn
Hubert Laws: flute & alto flute
Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone & bass clarinet
Bobby Hutcherson: vibraphone & marimba
Stanley Clarke: bass
Jack DeJohnette: drums
Bill Summers: conga & percussion

1. Nubia
2. Shades Of Light
3. Bayou Fever
4. One Of Another Kind
5. Ballad For Aisha
6. Highway One

McCoy Tyner "13th House"

Piano: McCoy Tyner
Arranger: Jimmy Heath

Horns:

Trumpet: Oscar Brashear; Flughelhorn: Kamau Muata Adilifu; Trombone: Slide Hampton; French horn: Gregory Williams; Tuba: Bob Stewart

Flutes & Reeds:

Piccolo & Flutes: Hubert Laws
Clarinet: Frank Foster

Saxophones:

Soprano: Joe Ford, Ricky Ford, & Frank Foster
Alto: Joe Ford
Tenor: Frank Foster

Clarinet:

Frank Foster

Rhythm Section:

Ron Carter: bass, Jack DeJohnette: drums, Airto Moreira: percussion, Dom Um Romao: percussion

1. Short Suite
2. 13th House
3. Search For Peace
4. Love Samba
5. Leo Rising

McCoy Tyner "Dimensions"

1. One For DEA
2. Prelude To A Kiss
3. Precious One
4. Just In Time
5. Understanding
6. Uncle Bubba

McCoy Tyner & Jackie McLean "It's About Time"

McCoy Tyner: piano
Jackie McLean: alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
Al Foster: drums
Ron Carter: bass (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
Marcus Miller: bass (tracks 2, 3 & 6)
Steve Thornton: percussion (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

1. Spur Of The Moment
2. You Taught My Heart To Sing
3. It's About Time
4. Hip-Toe
5. No Flowers Please
6. Travelin'

McCoy Tyner "What's New" (feat. Avery Sharpe & Louis Hayes)

McCoy Tyner: piano, Avery Sharpe: bass, and Louis Hayes: drums

1. Senor Carlos
2. Loverman
3. You Taught My Heart To Sing
4. Port au Blues
5. Island Birdie
6. What's New

McCoy Tyner "Revelations" (Live at Merkin Hall, NYC, 1988)

1. Yesterdays
2. You Taught My Heart to Sing
3. In A Mellow Tone
4. View From The Hill
5. Lazybird
6. Don't Blame Me
7. Rio
8. How Deep Is The Ocean
9. Someone To Watch Over Me
10. Contemplation
11. Autumn Leaves
12. Peresina
13. When I Fall In Love

McCoy Tyner "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" (Live at Merkin Hall, NYC, 1989)

1. The Greeting
2. Naima (John Coltrane cover)
3. I Mean You (Coleman Hawkins & Thelonius Monk cover)
4. Here's That Rainy Day (John Burke & Jimmy van Heusen cover)
5. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Duke Ellington & Ted Persons cover)
6. Joy Spring (Clifford Brown cover)
7. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn cover)
8. Sweet And Lovely (Gus Arnheim, Charles LeMare, & Harry Tobias composition)
9. Song For My Lady
10. What's New (John Francis Burke & Robert Haggart composition)
11. Search For Peace
12. Blues On The Corner
13. My One And Only Love (Robert Mellin, & Guy Wood composition)

McCoy Tyner "Enlightenment"

1. Presenting The McCoy Tyner Quartet (Pierre Lattes: Emcee)
2. Enlightenment Suite, Part 1: Genesis
3. Enlightenment Suite, Part 2: The Offering
4. Enlightenment Suite, Part 3: Inner Glimpse
5. Presence
6. Nebula
7. Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit

Stephane Grappelli & McCoy Tyner "One On One"

1. How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton & Morgan Lewis composition)
2. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy composition)
3. I Want To Talk About You (Billy Eckstine composition)
4. Mr. P.C. (John Coltrane composition)
5. Summertime (George Gershwin composition)
6. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, & Billy Strayhorn composition)
7. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers composition)
8. You Say You Care (Leo Robbin & Jule Styne composition)
9. Yours Is My Heart Alone (Ludwig Herzer, Franz Lehar, & Beda Fritz Loehner composition)
10. I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin composition)

McCoy Tynner "Soliloquy"

1. Crescent (John Coltrane composition)
2. Espanola
3. All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein II. & Jerome Kern composition)
4. Twilight Mist (
5. Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronnell composition)
6. Lonnie's Lament (John Coltrane composition)
7. Tivoli (Dexter Gordon cover)
8. Tribute To Lady Day
9. I Should Care (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, & Paul Weston composition)
10. Three Flowers
11. Bouncin' With Bud (Bud Powell cover)
12. After The Rain (John Coltrane cover)
13. Effendi
14. Crescent - Alternate Take (John Coltrane cover)

McCoy Tyner & Bobby Hutcherson "Manhattan Moods"

1. Manhattan Moods
2. Blue Monk (Thelonius Monk composition)
3. Dearly Beloved (Jerome Kern & Johnny Mercer composition)
4. I Love You Porgy (George & Ira Gershwin & Edwin Heyward composition)
5. Isn't This My Sound Around Me? (Bobby Hutcherson composition)
6. Soul Eyes (Mal Waldron composition)
7. Travelin' Blues
8. Rosie (Bobby Hutcherson composition)
9. For Heaven's Sake (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, & Donald Meyer composition)

McCoy Tyner "Priceless Jazz 27: McCoy Tyner"

1. Inception - McCoy Tyner Trio
2. We'll Be Together Again
3. Effendi - McCoy Tyner Trio
4. Have You Met Miss Jones - McCoy Tyner Trio
5. Solitude
6. Autumn Leaves
7. Reaching Fourth - McCoy Tyner Trio
8. Blue Monk
9. Caravan
10. Three Flowers

McCoy Tyner "McCoy Tyner & The Latin All-Stars"

1. Festival in Bahia
2. Poinciana (Buddy Bernier & Nat Simon composition)
3. Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaria composition)
4. A Song For Love
5. La Habana Sol
6. We Are Our Fathers' Sons (Avery Sharpe composition)
7. Blue Bossa (Kenny Dorham composition)

McCoy Tyner "McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke & Al Foster"

1. Trane-like
2. Once Upon A Time
3. Never Let Me Go (Ray Evans & Jay Livingston composition)
4. I Want To Tell You 'Bout That
5. Will You Still Be Mine (Thomas Adair & Matthew Dennis composition)
6. Goin' Way Blues
7. In The Tradition Of
8. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (Henry "Buddy" Bernier & Jerry Brainin composition)
9. Carriba
10. Memories
11. I Want To Tell You 'Bout That (reprise)

McCoy Tyner "Jazz Roots"

1. A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie composition)
2. Pannonica (Thelonius Monk composition)
3. My Foolish Heart (Albert Young composition)
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington & Bob Russell composition)
5. Blues For Fatha
6. Sweet And Lovely (Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, & Harry Tobias composition)
7. Lullaby of Birdland (Sir George Shearing & George Weiss composition)
8. You Taught My Heart To Sing (Sammy Cahn & McCoy Tyner composition)
9. Happy Days 
10. Rio
11. Summertime (George & Ira Gershwin, & Edwin Heyward composition)
12. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy composition)
13. Ain't Misbehavin' (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, & Thomas "Fats" Waller composition)
14. Misty (John Burke & Erroll Garner composition)

McCoy Tyner "McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane at The Village Vanguard"

1. Naima
2. Moment's Notice
3. Crescent
4. After The Rain
5. Afro Blue
6. I Want To Talk About You
7. Mr. Day

McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson, Charnett Moffett, & Eric Harland "Land of Giants"
 
McCoy Tyner: piano, Bobby Hutcherson: vibraphone, Charnett Moffett, bass, & Eric Harland: drums

1. Serra Do Mar
2. December
3. Steppin'
4. If I Were A Bell (Frank Loesser composition)
5. Manalyuca
6. Back Bay Blues
7. For All We Know (John Coots & Sam Lewis composition)
8. The Search
9. Contemplation
10. In A Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington cover)

McCoy Tyner "Tender Moments"

1. Mode To John
2. Man From Tanganyika
3. The High Priest
4. Utopia
5. All My Yesterdays
6. Lee Plus Three

McCoy Tyner "Illuminations"

McCoy Tyner: piano, Terence Blanchard: trumpet, Gary Bartz: alto saxophone, Christian McBride: bass, & Lewis Nash: drums

1. Illuminations
2. Angelina
3. New Orleans Stomp
4. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Harold Arlen composition)
5. Soulstice
6. Blessings
7. If I Should Lose You (Ralphn Rainger & Leo Robin composition)
8. The Chase
9. West Philly Tone Poem (Christian McBride composition)
10. Alone Together

McCoy Tyner: "Counterpoints (Live In Tokyo)"

1. The Greeting
2. Aisha
3. Sama Layuca
4. Prelude To A Kiss
5. Iki Masho (Let's Go)

McCoy Tyner "Time For Tyner"

*Remastered edition, Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder, 2003

1. African Village
2. Little Madimba
3. May Street
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
5. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
6. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

McCoy Tyner "The Impulse Story"

1. Greensleeves (Single Version) - John Coltrane Quartet
2. Speak Low - McCoy Tyner Trio
3. Effendi - McCoy Tyner Trio
4. Reaching Fourth - McCoy Tyner Trio
5. Groove Waltz
6. Star Eyes
7. Newport Romp - Live at Newport Jazz Festival (feat. Clark Terry, Charlie Mariano, & Bob Cranshaw)
8. Blues Back - Art Blakey Quartet
9. Oriental Flower - Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison Sextet
10. Three Flowers
11. Searchin'

McCoy Tyner "Horizon"

1. Horizon
2. Woman Of Tomorrow
3. Motherland
4. One For Honor
5. Just Feelin'
6. Horizon (Alternate)

McCoy Tyner "Today And Tomorrow"

1. Contemporary Focus
2. A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker cover)
3. T 'N' A Blues
4. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, & Johnny Mercer cover)
5. Three Flowers
6. When Sunny Gets Blue

Allman Brothers Band "Kind of Bird"

From "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, circa 1991, the Allman Brothers Band and the Tonight Show brass, led by trumpeter Doc Severinsen, here's the instrumental tune "Kind of Bird" that the Allman Brothers released on their 1991 record "Shades of Two Worlds", paying tribute, to the one and the only, jazz great Charlie "Bird" Parker. 

Yellowjackets Casino Lights (Montreux Jazz Festival 1981)

A Full Concert Friday this week.  This is a rare video of Yellowjackets at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival. The performances from this were released on the "Casino Lights" albums back in the early 80s. Personnel include Russell Ferrante on keyboards, Jimmy Haslip on bass, Ricky Lawson on drums, and the great Robben Ford on guitar. This was videotaped from a European television broadcast in 1981, so quality is early VHS at best.

Jimmy Bruno (feat. Joey DeFrancesco) "Unit Seven"

From his 1996 recording, "Like That", recorded on August 30th and 31st, 1995, here's jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno, featuring special guest, and Hammond organ maestro, Joey DeFrancesco, on the tune "Unit Seven" which was originally written by bassist Sam Jones for the 1962 duet album by Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley, "Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley".  The tune was also a theme song for Cannonball Adderley and referred to by the title "Cannonball's Theme".  Notable recordings of this composition include those by Adderley himself, Sam Jones, and his band Sam Jones & Company, Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly (for their 1965 record "Smokin' at The Half Note"), and the 1985 tribute album to Wes Montgomery recorded by the New York Jazz Guitar Ensemble, titled, "Four On Six: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery", which was released, in 1985.

The Brothers Celebrate 50 Years of Allman Brothers Band in New York City

A wonderful concert to be sure.  If you purchased the web stream for it, as yours truly did, you may watch it again, on demand on nugs.tv.

https://www.jambase.com/article/the-brothers-allman-brothers-band-review-setlist-videos

The Brothers March 10 MSG Show to Be Available as PPV on nugs.net

All the information for tonight’s live stream of The Brothers, the 50th anniversary live concert at Madison Square Garden celebrating the Allman Brothers Band, with the surviving band members.

http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1037&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

In Memoriam: McCoy Tyner

We have lost another giant of Jazz and a man who yours truly fortunately was able to see perform live.  Rest In Peace, McCoy Tyner.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/arts/music/mccoy-tyner-dead.html

This tribute is a Full Concert Monday as well.  We pay tribute to McCoy Tyner, showcasing a performance of his from 1975.  The band includes McCoy on piano, Azar Lawrence on tenor saxophone, Juini (Junie) Booth on bass, E.W. Wainwright Jr. on drums, and Guillerme Franco on percussion.  McCoy, your spirit and music lives on, forever, in the hearts of Jazz fans everywhere.

Royal Southern Brotherhood "Sweet Jelly Donut"

From Rockpalast in Germany once again, it is Royal Southern Brotherhood performing “Sweet Jelly Donut” featuring Cyril De Ville on slide guitar, Devon Allman on lead guitar, CharlyWooton on bass, the late, great Yonrico Scott, on drums, and Mike Zito on percussion and lead vocals.  

Royal Southern Brotherhood "Moonlight Over The Mississippi"

From their DVD "Songs From The Road" performing live at Rockpalast in Germany in 2012, here's Royal Southern Brotherhood with "Moonlight Over The Mississippi". 

Steely Dan live at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA 1993

It's yet another Full Concert Friday.  Steely Dan, in a 1993 performance at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California.  The uploader of this concert, Sul do Mundo describes the concert in this way.

For me, the best Steely Dan live Show.

For some unknown reason, there are freeze frames at the beginning of all of the songs from this video. That flaw aside, this is still the best video I’ve seen from the reunion tour, seeing as the Nashville show is skippy, and the two audience videos I have from Philadelphia and Jones Beach are low-quality (I will be sharing at least portions of them though). This video is also pretty rare and not nearly as commonly sold/traded/shared as the Nashville one, so enjoy! 

1.  Instrumental Medley (The Royal Scam, Bad Sneakers, Aja)
2.  Green Earrings
3.  Bodhisattva
4.  IGY
5.  Josie
6.  Hey Nineteen     
7.  Book Of Liars
8.  Chain Lightning 
9.  Green Flower Street  
10. Home At Last
11. Black Friday
12. Tuzz’s Shadow
13. Deacon Blues
14. Tomorrow’s Girls  
15. Babylon Sisters
16. Reelin' In The Years
17. The Fall Of '92
18. Peg
19. Third World Man
20. Countermoon
21. Teahouse On The Tracks 
22. My Old School
23. FM (No Static At All)

Joining Steely Dan, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are:

Drew Zingg on lead guitar 
Peter Erskine on drums 
Tom Barney on bass 
Warren Bernhardt on piano 
Cornelius Bumpus, Chris Potter, and Bob Sheppard on tenor saxophones 
Brenda White-King, Diane Garisto, and Catherine Russell on backing vocals 
Bill Ware III on the vibraphone 
Boz Scaggs - guest appearance on Black Friday

 

Rory Gallagher "Moonchild"

Another masterful composition from the late, great Rory Gallagher, forever a legend.  This tune is called "Moonchild" that was originally released on his 1976 record “Calling Card”.

The Brecker Brothers & WDR Big Band "Strap Hangin' "

From Leverkusener Jazztage in 2003, in Germany, here are the Brecker Brothers and the WDR Big Band with "Strap Hangin' " an original composition by Michael and Randy Brecker.  Check it out.  Rest In Peace, Michael Brecker, remembered forever and always, and keep making great music, Randy Brecker, one of the best jazz trumpeters of our time. 

Warren Haynes Confirms Allman Brothers NYC Pop-Up Shop Ahead Of 50th Anniversary Event

A week from now in New York City, will be the concert celebrating the Allman Brothers Band's 50th anniversary.  This is your Tuesday bonus post.

https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/allman-brothers-nyc-pop-up-shop-50th-anniversary/?fbclid=IwAR0o4mnfQi81t-2jFwE9IgrEnsvJdU6sq0HZVpCU6HEqsHoCZccVh3nNRjQ

Weather Report "River People"

From the 1978 record "Mr. Gone", here's Weather Report with the tune "River People".  Dig it.

George Harrison & Eric Clapton "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Two versions of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".  One is from the Concert For Bangladesh circa 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and features George Harrison and Eric Clapton along on guitars, with other players such as Leon Russell, Billy Preston on Hammond organ, Klaus Voorman on bass, Jim Keltner on drums and several others.  The second version was performed circa 1987 with this band lineup.

George Harrison: Voice & Guitar 

Eric Clapton: Guitar (a Les Paul) 

Jeff Lyne: Guitar 

Phil Collins: Drums 

Ringo Starr: Drums 

Ray Cooper: Percussion 

Mark King: Bass 

Elton John: Piano 

Jools Holland: Piano 

George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, & Ringo Starr "Come On In My Kitchen"

In an outtake from the film for "Concert For Bangladesh" in 1971, here's George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, and Ringo Starr, jamming during concert rehearsals, on Robert Johnson's blues chestnut "Come On In My Kitchen".