Miles Davis Quintet "It Never Entered My Mind"

From the record "Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet" circa 1956, on Prestige Records, here's the tune "It Never Entered My Mind".

Miles Davis: trumpet
John Coltrane: tenor saxophone
Red Garland: piano
Paul Chambers: bass
Philly Joe Jones: drums

Stanley Clarke "Rock'n'Roll Jelly"

Stanley Clarke playing his tune "Rock'n'Roll Jelly" in a trio.  Clarke on bass, is joined by Jeff Beck on guitar (a frequent collaborator in the 1970s when both were enjoying much success with their own careers), and Carmen Appice on drums.  The track appears on Clarke's 1978 "Modern Man" record. 

Dave Grusin "N.Y./L.A. Dream Band"

 

This week, it is a Full Concert Friday featuring Dave Grusin and the N.Y./L.A. Dream Band, on video, in a concert that also appeared on recording and subsequently was listed in a recent Spotify Sunday.  

1. Number 8
2. Count Down
3. Three Days of The Condor
4. Summer Sketches '82
5. Serengetti Walk
6. Mountain Dance
7. Morning Glory
8. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
9. Heaven Can Wait
10. Theme From The Champ'
11. Anthem Internationale • Dave Grusin - Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], OBX Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Vocorder]
• Don Grusin - CP70 Piano, Rhodes Electric Piano, Clavinet, OBX Synthesizer
• Lee Ritenour - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
• Eric Gale - Electric guitar
• Steve Gadd - Drums
• Anthony Jackson - Electric Bass, Double Bass [Contrabass]
• Rubens Bassini - Percussion
• George Young - Tenor, Alto, Soprano Saxophones, Flute, Piccolo
• Tiger Okoshi - Trumpet, Flugel Horn with The Dream Orchestra
• Featuring: The NHK Strings, The Tokyo Brass Ensemble
Credits:

• Arranged By – Dave Grusin
• Arranged By [Additional] – Andy Marsala
• Coordinator [GRP Production Coordinator - Assistant] – Linda Mack
• Coordinator [GRP Production Coordinator] – Peter Lopez
• Coordinator [JVC Production Coordinator] – Akira Taguchi, Takashi Misu
• Mastered By – Ted Jensen
• Mixed By [Assistant] – Ollie Cotton
• Producer, Mixed By – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
• Recorded By – Larry Rosen, Ollie Cotton
• Recorded By [Assistant] – Larry Gates
• Recorded By [With Help Of] – Tamco Remote Truck & Crew
• Art Direction – Andy Baltimore

Dave Grusin and the NY-LA Dream Band is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1984, recorded for the GRP label. The album was recorded live in Tokyo, Japan, at Budokan. The album reached No. 4 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Budokan, Tokyo, Japan

Jimmy Reed "Take Out Some Insurance"

More boogie woogie from Jimmy Reed.  From 1959, this is "Take Out Some Insurance". 

Dirty Dozen Brass Band “What’s Going On?”

The legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans, Louisiana, reinterprets Marvin Gaye’s poignant, classic tune “What’s Going On?” in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and rebuilding The Big Easy.  This is a live performance in Germany in 2008.  It is based on a 2006 album which is a track by track remake of the Marvin Gaye record from 1971, by the same name that is a major part of the canon of American music.

For reference, here too, is the Wikipedia page dedicated to the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, chronicling the band’s history and members.

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

...and here, is the band’s website for even more info.

http://www.dirtydozenbrass.com/

Cal Tjader "Manuel Deeghit"

 

A version of Cuban jazz pianist Cal Tjader's song "Manuel Deeghit" from his 1977 record "Cuban Fantasy".  The tune was actually first released on Tjader's "Puttin' It Together" record, released three years earlier in 1974.  The musicians listed on this version according to the record cover are Cal Tjader, Bob Redfield, Rob Fisher, Pete Riso, and Poncho Sanchez. 

Radam Schwartz & The Jazz Exchange Band "Work Song"

 

Check out Radam Schwartz & The Jazz Exchange Big Band with their version of "Work Song" by Charles Mingus.  

The Jazz Exchange | October 28th, 2018 Crossroads | Garwood New Jersey Radam Schwartz & The Jazz Exchange Band - Work Song | Composed by Charles Mingus, and arranged by Radam Schwartz 

Radam Schwartz - Organ * 

Errold Lanier Jr. - Drums 

Adam Lomeo - Guitar * 

Ben Kovacs - Bari Sax 

Anthony Ware - Alto Sax * 

Danny Raycraft - Alto Sax 

Abel Mireles - Tenor Sax 

Ben Hankle - Trumpet 

Jon Menges - Trumpet * 

Matt Echols - Trombone * 

Peter Lin - Trombone 

 

* Solos

Skip's Spotify Sunday 1-24-21

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls"

1. As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

2. Ozark

3. September Fifteenth

4. It's For You

5. Estupenda Graca

Lyle Mays "Lyle Mays"

1. Highland Aire

2. Teiko

3. Slink

4. Mirror of the Heart

5. Northern Lights

6. Invocation

7. Ascent

8. Close To Home

Lyle Mays "Street Dreams"  

1. Feet First

2. August

3. Chorinho

4. Possible Straight

5. Hangtime

6. Before You Go

7. Newborn

8. Street Dreams 1

9. Street Dreams 2

10. Street Dreams 3

11. Street Dreams 4

 

Lyle Mays "Fictionary"

 

1. Bill Evans

2. Fictionary

3. Sienna

4. Lincoln Reviews His Notes

5. Hard Eights

6. Something Left Unsaid

7. Trio #1

8. Where Are You From Today

9. Falling Grace

10. Trio #2

11. On The Other Hand

 

Lyle Mays "Solo Improvisations For Expanded Piano"

1. This Moment

2. Let Me Count The Ways

3. We Are All Alone

4. The Imperative

5. Procession

6. Black Ice

7. Origami

8. Lightning Field

9. Locked In Amber

10. Long Life

Oz Noy "Chocolate Souffle"

 

From his 2019 record released on Abstract Logix "Booga Looga Loo", here is Oz Noy with the track "Chocolate Souffle".  The band lineup is: 

Oz Noy: guitar

Brian Charette: keyboards (Hammond B3 organ, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, synthesizer)

John Patitucci: bass

Vinnie Colaiuta: drums

Ann Drummond: flute

Jon Snider: trumpet

 

 

 

Stuff Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1976

 

A Full Concert Friday featuring Stuff, live in concert at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.  A band, that has been showcased on the blog before, made up of ace studio and touring musicians including Eric Gale and Cornell Dupree on guitars, Richard Tee on keyboards, Gordon Edwards on bass, and Steve Gadd on drums. 

Lyle Mays "Highland Aire"

A preview of a Spotify Sunday listing to come.  This is the late, great, Lyle Mays, who played keys for the Pat Metheny Group, on his 1986 self-titled solo debut record, with the tune "Highland Aire".  

Widespread Panic “Action Man”

Widespread Panic performs "Action Man" live at the Backyard in Austin, Texas. From live concert release "Live at The Backyard".  Note, not sure what year this is from.  But, notably, it features original Widespread Panic lead guitarist, the late, great Michael Houser. 

Mitchel Forman "More Mr. Nice Guy"

Another track from "Train of Thought" from 1985, by Mitchel Forman, and a tune definitely more on the synthesizer side than the piano side.  This one is called "More Mr. Nice Guy".  Watch the video and listen to the track, on YouTube.  

Yellowjackets "It's Almost Gone"

 

Another track from the debut record by The Yellowjackets, from 1981.  "It's Almost Gone" is the title of the tune.  Again, the band lineup includes Russell Ferrante on piano and synthesizers, Robben Ford on guitar, Jimmy Haslip on bass, and Ricky Lawson on drums. 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 1-17-21

Dave Grusin "Two Worlds"

1. Concerto in A Minor For Four Keyboards and Strings BWV 1065: Movement 1 (Johann Sebastian Bach) (feat. Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)

2. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena) (feat. Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rene Fleming, Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

3. Sonatina: Andante II. (feat. Federico Moreno Torroba, Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

4. Elegia (A Henri) With Introduction & Epilogue from "Liebeslied" (Fritz Kreisler) (feat. Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Ralph Morrison, & Gil Shaham)

5. Suite Popular Espanola: No. 3 Cancion (feat. Manuel de Fallas Matheu, Lee Ritenour, James Walker, & Dave Grusin)

6. Lagrima (feat. Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)

7. River Songs: The Water Is Wide/Shenandoah (Traditional) (feat. Renee Fleming, Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

8. Romanian Folk Dances: Stick Dance, Sash Dance, Stamping Dance, Horn Dance, Romanian Polka, Fast Dance) (Bela Bartok) (feat. Lee Ritenour, Gil Shaham, & Dave Grusin)

9. Suite Compostelana: III., Cuna (feat. Federico Mompou, Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

10. Suite Popular Espanola: El Pano Moruno (feat. Manuel de Falla Matheu, Lee Ritenour, James Walker, & Dave Grusin)

11. Siciliana (Johann Sebastian Bach) (feat. Lee Ritenour, Julian Lloyd Weber, & Dave Grusin)

12. Canto Invierno (feat. Dave Grusin, & Lee Ritenour)

13. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Preludio (feat. Heitor Villa-Lobos, Lee Ritenour, Julian Lloyd-Weber, & Dave Grusin)

 

Dave Grusin "Now Playing Movie Themes - Solo Piano"

1. On Golden Pond

2. New Hampshire Hornpipe (from On Golden Pond)

3. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

4. Lupita (from The Milagro Beanfield Wars)

5. Pistolero (from The Milgaro Beanfield Wars)

6. Milagro Theme (from The Milgaro Beanfield Wars)

7. Memphis Stomp (from The Firm)

8. Se Fue (From Havana)

9. Hurricane Country

10. It Might Be You (from Tootsie)

11. Theme From Mulholland Falls

12. Random Hearts

13. Heaven Can Wait 

14. Letting Go (from The Champ)

15. Mud Island Chase (from The Firm)

Dave Grusin "Discovered Again!  Plus!"

1. A Child Is Born

2. Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow

3. Sun Song

4. Captain Bacardi

5. Three Cowboy Songs: Three Cowboy Songs

6. Three Cowboy Songs: The Colorado Trail

7. Three Cowboy Songs: Cripple Creek Breakdown

8. Adeus A Papai

9. Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow

10. Sun Song

11. Git Along Little Dogies

12. The Colorado Trail

Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin "Amparo"

1. Three Latin American Dances: Tango en Parque Central (Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour)

2. Three Latin American Dances: Danzon de Etiqueta (Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour)

3. Three Latin American Dances: Joropo Peligroso (Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour)

4. Pavane Op. 50 (Gabriel Faure) (Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Rene Fleming, & Joshua Bell)

5. English Folk Song Suite: My Bonny Boy (Ralph Vaughan Williams, Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

6. Since First I Saw Your Face (Anonymous) (Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, & James Taylor)

7. Olha Maria (Amparo) (Antonio Carlos Jobim) (Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, & Joshua Bell)

8. Ma Mere L'Oye (Mother Goose Suite): Les entrentiens de la Belle et d

9. Echos (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)

10. Adagio in G Minor (Tomaso Albinoni) (Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, & Chris Botti)

11. Scherzano Sul Tuo Volto (George Frideric Handel) (Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Rene Fleming, & Chris Botti)

12. Concerto In A Minor for Four Keyboards And Strings, BWV 1065: Movement 1 (Johann Sebastian Bach) (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)

13. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena) (Heitor Villa Lobos) (Rene Fleming, Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

14. Sonatina: Andante II. (Federico Moreno Torroba) (Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

15. Elegia (A Henri) With Introduction & Epilogue from "Liebeslied" (Fritz Kreisler) (Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Ralph Morrison, & Gil Shaham)

16. Suite Popular Espanola: No. 3 Cancion (Manuel de Falla Matheu) (Lee Ritenour, James Walker, & Dave Grusin)

17. Lagrima (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)

18. River Songs: The Water Is Wide/Shenandoah (Traditional) (Renee Fleming, Lee Ritenour, & Dave Grusin)

19. Romanian Folk Dances: Stick Dance, Sash Dance, Stamping Dance, Horn Dance, Romanian Polka, Fast Dance) (Bela Bartok) (Lee Ritenour, Gil Shaham, & Dave Grusin)

20. Suite Compostelana: III.: Cuna (Federico Mompou) (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)

21. Suite Popular Espanola: El Pano Moruno (Manuel de Falla Matheu) (Lee Ritenour, James Walker, & Dave Grusin)

22. Siciliana (Johann Sebastian Bach) (Lee Ritenour, Julian Lloyd Weber, & Dave Grusin)

23. Canto Invierno (Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour)

Dave Grusin "The Goonies: 25th Anniversary Edition (Original Motion Picture Score)"

1. Fratelli Chase

2. Map And Willie

3. The Goondocks (Goonies Theme)

4. Doubloon

5. Lighthouse

6. Cellar And Sloth

7. Restaurant Trash

8. The "It", Fifty Dollar Bills And A Stiff

9. It All Starts Here

10. Plumbing

11. Skull And Signature

12. Boulders, Bats And A Blender

13. Wishing Well And The Fratelli's Find Coin

14. Mikey's Vision

15. Oath And Bobby Traps

16. Triple Stones And A Ball

17. Pee Break And Kissing Tunnel

18. They're Here And Skull Cave Chase

19. Playing The Bones

20. Water Slide And Galleon

21. Octopus

22. The Inferno

23. One Eyed Willie

24. Treasure, Data & Mouth And Walk The Plank

25. Sloth & Chunk

26. Mama & Sloth

27. The Fighting Fratelli's, Sloth's Choice And Ultimate Booby Trap

28. The Reunion And Fratelli's On Beach

29. No Firme And Pirate Ship

30. End Titles (Goonies Theme)

 

Dave Grusin "An Evening With Dave Grusin"

 

1. Fratelli Chase

2. On Golden Pond/Hornpipe Medley

3. Intro - Patti Austin (Dave Grusin, Patti Austin)

4. Makin' Whoopee (Dave Grusin, Patti Austin)

5. Porgy & Bess Medley

6. Cool

7. Somewhere

8. Suite from the Milgaro Beanfield War

9. Intro - Jon Secada (Dave Grusin, John Secada)

10. Maria

11. I Feel Pretty

12. Moon River

13. Peter Gunn

14. Memphis Stomp

 

 

 

John Scofield "Blue Matter"

In a 1987 live performance, John Scofield plays the title track to his record "Blue Matter" at a venue called Christiansborg Ridebane.  A few other songs from this performance have been posted on the blog in the past.  Check out "Blue Matter".  Enjoy. 

West, Bruce, & Laing "Why Dontcha"

 For Full Album Friday this week, it is the power trio, West, Bruce, & Laing, featuring Mountain lead guitarist and singer, Leslie West, Cream bassist Jack Bruce, and Mountain drummer Corky Laing.  

The track listing is:

1. Why Dontcha

2. Out Into The Fields

3. The Doctor

4. Turn Me Over

5. Third Degree

6. Shake Ma' Thing (Rollin' Jack)

7. While You Sleep

8. Pleasure

9. Love Is Worth The Blues

10. Pollution Woman

 

 

Widespread Panic “Dyin’ Man”

So long, ever since you’ve been gone... I’m a dyin’ man, Widespread Panic sing in this song performed on Austin City Limits in the year 2000, which was released on DVD in 2008.   

Yellowjackets "The Hornet"

 

From their 1981 self-titled debut record, here are Yellowjackets, with the tune "The Hornet".  The band lineup on this track.

YELLOWJACKETS are: 

Russell Ferrante - keyboards 

Jimmy Haslip - bass 

Ricky Lawson - drums  

Featuring: 

 

Robben Ford - guitar 

Lenny Castro - percussion 

Paulinho Da Costa - percussion 

Larry Williams - tenor sax, flutes, additional synthesizer programming, horn arrangements 

Bill Reichenbach - trombones, horn arrangements 

Jerry Hey - trumpet, flugelhorn [flugelhorn solo] 

Gary Herbig - tenor sax, flute 

Kim Hutchcroft - tenor and baritone sax

Trey Anastasio "Pebbles and Marbles"

 

Recorded at The Beacon Theater in New York City, on November 27th, 2020, here is Trey Anastasio with the song "Pebbles and Marbles". 

Widespread Panic (feat. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band) "Sharon"

Widespread Panic and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band covering a David Bromberg penned song, "Sharon", from Widespread Panic's July 9th, 2016 performance at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 1-10-21

Dave Grusin "Havana" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1. Main Title

2. Night Walk

3. Cuba Libre ("Se Fue")

4. Santa Clara Suite

5. A Los Rumberos De Belen (feat. Grupo Sierra Maestra)

6. Love Theme - Havana

7. Hurricane Country

8. Lost In A Sweet Place

9. Mambo Lido

10. El Conuco

11. Adios Habana

12. La Academia

Dave Grusin "The Bonfire of The Vanities" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1. Prologue

2. Bonfire of The Vanities Theme

3. Concorde

4. Bronx Exit

5. Yo!

6. Get-Away

7. Love Drums, Pt. 1

8. Love Drums, Pt. 2

9. Coma

10. End of The Road

11. Hang-Out

12. Jackals, Pt. 1 & 2

13. Subway Breakdown (Prelude)

14. Blues for Caroline

15. Thinking of Caroline

16. Out of My Life

17. Blues (Reprise)

18. Bugged

19. Father/Son

20. Decency

21. Speechless/Case Dismissed

22. Sword of Justice

23. Epilog-Peter's Theme

24. End Credit Theme

Dave Grusin "The Gershwin Connection"

1. That Certain Feeling

2. Soon

3. Fascinating Rhythm 

4. Prelude II.

5. How Long Has This Been Going On?

6. There's A Boat Dats Leavin' Soon For New York

7. My Man's Gone Now

8. Maybe

9. Our Love Is Here To Stay

10. 'S Wonderful

11. I've Got Plenty O' Nuthin'

12. Nice Work If You Can Get It

13. Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy

Dave Grusin "Homage To Duke"

Personnel:

Dave Grusin: piano, conductor

Horn section:

 

Clark Terry: trumpet

George Bohannon: trombone

Tommy Johnson: tuba

Tom Scott: tenor saxophone

Pete Christlieb: tenor saxophone

Brian O'Connor: French horn

John Clark: English horn, oboe

Eddie Daniels: clarinet

John Lowe: bass clarinet

Rhythm section:

Dave Grusin: piano

Brian Bromberg: bass

John Pattitucci: bass

Harvey Mason: drums

1. Cotton Tail

2. Things Ain't What They Used To Be

3. Satin Doll

4. Mood Indigo

5. Just Squeeze Me (Don't Tease Me)

6. Caravan

7. East St. Louis Toodle-oo

8. C-Jam Blues

9. Sophisticated Lady

10. Take The "A" Train

Dave Grusin "The Orchestral Album"

1. Cuba Libre ("Se Fue") - Havana/Soundtrack Version

2. Vayase

3. Milicia Y Refugios

4. Fuego Peligroso

5. Epilogue

6. Git Along, Little Doggies (feat. Dave Grusin: piano, John Pattitucci: bass, Lee Ritenour: guitar, & Harvey Mason: drums)

7. The Colorado Trail (feat. Dave Grusin: piano, John Pattitucci: bass, Lee Ritenour: guitar, & Harvey Mason: drums)

8. Cripple Creek Breakdown (feat. Dave Grusin: piano, John Pattitucci: bass, Lee Ritenour: guitar, & Harvey Mason: drums)

9. Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy

10. Lupita

11. Coyote Angel

12. Pistolero

13. Milagro

14. Fiesta

15. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter 

16. Summer Sketches - Live (1983 Budokan, Japan) Edit

17. Condor (From Three Days of The Condor)

 

Dave Grusin "Two For The Road" (The Music of Henry Mancini)

 

1. Peter Gunn (feat. Dave Grusin, Harvey Mason, Gary Grant, Andrew Martin, Tom Scott, Jerry Hey, John Pattitucci, Eric Marienthal, Russell Malone, & Daniel Higgins)

2. Dreamsville (feat. Dave Grusin & Diana Krall)

3. Mr. Lucky (feat. Dave Grusin, Paulinho Da Costa, John Patitucci, Harvey Mason, Gary Grant, & Daniel Higgins) 

4. Moment To Moment (feat. Dave Grusin, John Patitucci, Harvey Mason, Gary Grant, Daniel Higgins, Eric Marienthal, Andrew Martin, & Tom Scott)

5. Baby Elephant Walk (feat. Dave Grusin, Tollak Ollestad, Jerry Hey, John Patitucci, Harvey Mason, Gary Grant, Daniel Higgins, Eric Marienthal, & Tom Scott)

6. Two for The Road (Dave Grusin, Eric Marienthal, John Patitucci, Harvey Mason, Tom Scott, Gary Garant, Daniel Higgins, & Andrew Martin)

7. Days of Wine And Roses

8. Hatari (Dave Grusin, Eric Marienthal, John Patitucci, Harvey Mason, Tom Scott, Gary Grant, Daniel Higgins, Andrew Martin, & Paulinho Da Costa)

9. Whistling Away The Dark (Dave Grusin, Harvey Mason, Paulinho Da Costa, Gary Grant, Daniel Higgins, Andrew Martin, Tollek Ollestad, Tom Scott, John Patitucci, & Eric Marienthal)

10. Soldier In The Rain (Dave Grusin, Harvey Mason, Gary Grant, Daniel Higgins, Andrew Martin, Tom Scott, Eric Marienthal, & Diana Krall)

 

Dave Grusin "Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story"

 

Dave Grusin feat. Special Guests Michael Brecker, Jonathan Butler, Ronnie Cuber, Gloria Estefan, Bill Evans, John Patitucci, Lee Ritenour, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Secada, Dave Valentin, & Dave Weckl

 

1. Prologue

2. Something's Coming

3. The Jet Song

4. Maria

5. Cool

6. Tonight

7. I Feel Pretty

8. One Hand, One Heart

9. Somewhere

10. America

 

Priceless Jazz 28: Dave Grusin

 

1. Mountain Dance

2. Southwest Passage

3. Catavento

4. Thanksong

5. Theme From St. Elsewhere

6. Rag Bag

7. Last Train To Paradiso

8. In The Middle Of The Night

9. Sweetwater Nights

10. Punta Del Sol

11. Sophisticated Lady

 

 

 

 

 

The Soft Machine "Esther's Nose Job"

Studio and live versions of The Soft Machine performing the composition "Esther's Nose Job".  It is off of their album "Third" circa 1970.  The studio track features Mike Ratledge on keyboards, Elton Dean on saxophones, saxello, and keyboards, Hugh Hopper on bass, and Robert Wyatt on drums, percussion, and vocals. 

Dave Grusin "3 Days of The Condor" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 

For Full Album Friday, not something I normally do, but yours truly is posting a movie soundtrack.  This is the music from the movie "3 Days of The Condor" that was composed and arranged by Dave Grusin.  Featured this one in a Spotify Sunday listing a while ago and couldn't resist sharing it.  So, without further ado, the movie soundtrack, performed by Dave Grusin and band, as commissioned by the lead in the film, actor Robert Redford.  Dave Grusin, Ray Evans, and Jay Livingston were the main composers with Jim Gilstrap on vocals on "I've Got You Right Where I Want You".  The track listing is:

1. Condor!

2. Yellow Panic

3. Flight Of The Condor

4. We'll Bring You Home

5. Out To Lunch

6. Goodbye For Kathy - Love Theme From "3 Days of The Condor"

7. I've Got You Where I Want You

8. Flashback To Terror

9. Sing Along With The C.I.A.

10. Spies Of A Feather, Flocking Together - Love Theme From "3 Days of The Condor"

11. Silver Bells (feat. Marti McCall: vocals) (The Christmas tune)

12. Medley: Condor!/I've Got You Where I Want You

 

 

 

 

Yellowjackets "Blondie"

 

A bonus track from the 2001 reissue of the Yellowjackets 1981 eponymous record.  This tune is called "Blondie" and the quartet band lineup features Robben Ford on guitar, Russell Ferrante on keyboards (Rhodes piano), Jimmy Haslip on bass, and Ricky Lawson on drums.

Blind Faith "Sea of Joy"

Another tune from Blind Faith's one and only live performance at Hyde Park in London, England, in 1969.  The tune is "Sea of Joy".

Don Byas "Perdido"

From a 1958 performance in Cannes, France, here is jazz tenor saxophonist and legend, Don Byas, with the tune "Perdido".  The band lineup is:

Horn section:

Don Byas: tenor saxophone

Michel de Villers: baritone saxophone

Teddy Buckner: trumpet

Claude Gousset: trombone

 

Rhythm section:

 

Sammy Price: piano

Arvell Shaw: bass

J.C. Heard: drums

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trey Anastasio "Slave To The Traffic Light"

Another performance from the Beacon Theater series in New York City by the Trey Anastasio Band.  This is the Phish number, "Slave To The Traffic Light".  

Skip's Spotify Sunday 1-3-21

Dave Grusin - Singles

"On Golden Pond"

Dave Grusin & Dan Redfield "The Goonies: Main Theme for Solo Piano (Single)"

Dave Grusin & Dennis McCarthy "On Golden Pond" (Theme From The Motion Picture Score)

Dave Grusin "Kaleidoscope" (With The Trio and the Quintet)

1. Kaleidoscope

2. Love Letters

3. Straight, No Chaser (Thelonius Monk cover)

4. What's This

5. Inez

6. Stella By Starlight (Victor Young jazz standard inspired by material composed & arranged for the 1944 Paramount Pictures film "The Uninvited")

7. Gozwell

8. Blue Monk (Thelonius Monk cover)

Dave Grusin "3 Days Of The Condor" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1. Condor!

2. Yellow Panic

3. Flight Of The Condor

4. We'll Bring You Home

5. Out To Lunch

6. Goodbye For Kathy - Love Theme from "3 Days Of The Condor"

7. I've Got You Where I Want You

8. Flashback To Terror

9. Sing Along With The C.I.A.

10. Spies of A Feather, Flocking Together - Love Theme From "3 Days Of The Condor"

11. Silver Bells (feat. Marti McCall: vocals)

12. Medley: Condor!/I've Got You Where I Want You

Dave Grusin "One Of A Kind"

1. Modaji

2. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

3. Catavento

4. Montage

5. Playera

Dave Grusin "The Champ" Soundtrack

1. If You Remember Me

2. Main Title

3. A Cha-Cha-Do Brazil

4. Serenade in G.K. 525 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

5. Nothing But a Groove

6. Find Our Way

7. Gym Montage

8. T.J.'s Theme

9. Theme From The Champ

10. Salon Du Miami

11. Visiting Hours

12. Gone

Dave Grusin "Mountain Dance"

1. Rag Bag

2. Friends And Strangers

3. City Lights

4. Rondo - "If You Hold Out Your Hand"

5. Mountain Dance

6. Thanksong

7. Captain Caribe

8. Either Way

Dave Grusin "Tootsie" (Original Motion Picture soundtrack)

1. It Might Be You (Theme From Tootsie)

2. An Actor's Life (Main Title)

3. Metamorphosis Blues (It Might Be You) - Instrumental

4. Don't Let It Get You Down

5. Montage Pastorale (It Might Be You)

6. Tootsie

7. Working Girl March

8. Sandy's Song

9. Out of The Rain

10. Media Zap - Tootsie Vocal

Dave Grusin "Out of The Shadows"

1. Last Train to Paradiso

2. She Could Be Mine (feat. Lee Ritenour: guitar, & Steve Gadd: drums)

3. Crystal Morning

4. Five Brothers

5. Anthem Internationale

6. Serengeti Walk (Slippin' In The Back Door)

7. Hokkaido

8. Sweetwater Nights

Dave Grusin "On Golden Pond" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1. On Golden Pond - Main Theme

2. First Call - Norman

3. Career Opportunities/Back Porch Confessional - Norman & Ethel

4. Illicit Sex Question - Norman & Billy Ray

5. New Hampshire Hornpipe

6. Lake-Song

7. Early Bird - Ethel & Chelsea

8. Purgatory Cove - Norman & Billy

9. Father-Daughter Relationship - Chelsea & Norman

10. Season's End - Ethel & Norman

11. On Golden Pond - Epilogue

 

Dave Gruisin "Dave Grusin & The N.Y./L.A. Dream Band"

 

Dave Grusin: Rhodes electric piano, piano, synthesizer, percussion, conductor

Don Grusin: piano, synthesizer

Tiger Okoshi: trumpet & flugelhorn

George Young: saxophone & flute

Eric Gale: guitar

Lee Ritenour: guitar

Anthony Jackson: bass

Steve Gadd: drums

Rubens Bassini: percussion

 

1. Shuffle City

2. Count Down

3. Serengetti Walk

4. What Matters Most

5. Number 8

6. Three Days of The Condor

7. Summer Sketches

 

Dave Grusin "Night-Lines"

1. Power Wave

2. Thankful N' Thoughtful (Dave Grusin: keyboards, Phoebe Snow: vocals, Marcus Miller: bass, David Sanborn: alto saxophone, & Buddy Williams: Drums)

3. Theme From "St. Elsewhere"

4. Haunting Me (Dave Grusin: keyboards, Randy Goodrum: vocals & songwriter, & Marcus Miller: bass)

5. Secret Place

6. Night-Lines

7. Tick Tock (Dave Grusin: keyboards, Randy Goodrum: vocals & songwriter, & Marcus Miller: bass)

8. Kitchen Dance

9. Somewhere Between Old & New York (Dave Grusin: keyboards, Phoebe Snow: vocals, & Lincoln Goines: bass)

10. Bossa Baroque

Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour "Harlequin"

Dave Grusin: keyboards, Lee Ritenour: guitar, & Ivan Lins: keyboards & vocals

1. Harlequin (feat. Ivan Lins: vocals)

2. Early A.M. Attitude

3. San Ysidro (track not available on Spotify)

4. Before It's Too Late (Antes Que Seja Tarde) (feat. Ivan Lins: vocals)

5. Silent Message

6. Cats of Rio

7. Beyond The Storm (Depois Dos Temporais) (feat. Ivan Lins: vocals)

8. Grid-Lock

9. The Bird

Dave Grusin & Don Grusin "Sticks And Stones"

1. Birds With Long Legs

2. Pico Pica

3. Sailing At Night

4. River Song

5. Sticks And Stones

6. Glissade

7. Good Ol' Boys

8. This Little Pig Has The Blues

9. Dog Heaven

10. Southern Wind

11. North-Tribal Step Dance

Dave Grusin "Migration"

1. Punta Del Soul

2. Southwest Passage

3. First-Time Love

4. Western Women

5. Dancing In The Township

6. Old Bones

7. In The Middle of The Night

8. T.K.O.

9. Polina

10. Lupita

11. Coyote Angel

12. Pistolero

13. Milagro

14. Fiesta

Dave Grusin "Collection"

1. She Could Be Mine (feat. Dave Grusin: keyboards, Lee Ritenour: guitar, & Steve Gadd: drums)

2. Thankful N' Thoughtful (feat. Dave Grusin: keyboards, Phoebe Snow: vocals, Marcus Miller: bass, David Sanborn: alto saxophone, & Buddy Willaims: drums)

3. River Song (feat. Dave Grusin & Don Grusin: keyboards & synthesizers)

4. Playera

5. An Actor's Life (feat. Dave Grusin, Jorge Calandrelli, Harvey Mason, Ernie Watts, Lee Ritenour & The Londo Symphony Orchestra)

6. St. Elsewhere

7. Serengetti Walk (feat. Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, & Tiger Okoshi)

8. Early A.M. Attitude (feat Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour)

9. Bossa Baroque

10. On Golden Pond

11. Mountain Dance

 

Jimmy Herring Band "Duke & The Cookie"

 

From their performance on September 24th, 2012, at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, Arkansas, here's The Jimmy Herring Band with the composition "Duke & The Cookie".  The band lineup is:

Jimmy Herring (guitar), Jeff Sipe (drums), Neal Fountain (Bass), Matt Slocum (Piano and Keyboards).

Buddy Miles "Them Changes"

For Full Album Friday, to kick off 2021, it is Buddy Miles' 1970 record "Them Changes" which celebrated it's golden anniversary in 2020.

 

The track listing:

1. "Them Changes" (Buddy Miles)  

2. "I Still Love You, Anyway" (Charlie Karp)

3. "Heart's Delight" (Miles) 

4. "Dreams" (Gregg Allman)

5. "Down by the River" (Neil Young)  

6. "Memphis Train" (Rufus Thomas) 

7. "Paul B. Allen, Omaha, Nebraska" (Miles) 

8. "Your Feeling Is Mine" (Otis Redding)    

 

Personnel

 

Buddy Miles – vocals, drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, background vocals 

Bob Hogins – keyboards, organ, piano, electric piano, trombone, background vocals  

Charlie Karp – guitar, background vocals  

Andre Lewis – clavinet, organ, piano, background vocals 

Robin McBride – electric harpsichord, keyboards, piano, background vocals  

Billy Cox – bass, fuzz bass 

David Hull – bass, background vocals  

Roland Robinson – bass  

Marlo Henderson – guitar, background vocals  

Jim McCarty – guitar  

Wally Rossunolo – guitar  

Duane Hitchings – organ 

Bob Parkins – organ  

Teddy Blandin – trumpet  

Peter Carter – trumpet 

Tom Hall – trumpet  

James Tatum – tenor saxophone  

Mark Williams – tenor saxophone, background vocals 

Phil Woods – flugelhorn, piano, background vocals  

Toby Wynn – baritone saxophone 

Lee Allen – saxophone  

Bobby Pittman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone  

Fred Allen – background vocals