Muddy Waters "Honey Bee"

 

From a 1970 concert apparently in Bremen, West Germany, here is the one and the only Muddy Waters playing his tune "Honey Bee".  Dig it.  

Trey Anastasio Band (feat. Billy Strings) "Meet Me at the Creek"

 

From the Trey Anastasio Band's November 17th, 2022, performance at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, here they are with special guest Billy Strings playing "Meet Me At The Creek".  Dig it!  A great melding of country, blues, bleugrass, R&B, jazz, and jam band influences.  

Joe Lovano Nonet Live in Paris - Hot House

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Joe Lovano Nonet Live at New Morning, Paris

Joe Lovano, Ralph LaLama,  tenor saxophones;  Steve Slagel, alto saxophone; Larry Farrell, trombone;  Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone; Barry Reis, trumpet; John Hicks, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Lewis Nash drums

John Lee Hooker "Boom Boom"

Revisiting a blues classic, a song that is part of blues roots.  John Lee Hooker performing "Boom Boom" at a 1969 festival in France with a quintet.  John Lee Hooker on guitar and vocals, Johnny Shines on guitar, Sunnyland Slim on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Clifton James on drums.  A quintet of legends.  Dig it!  

Van Morrison "Worried Man Blues"

 

From Van Morrison's upcoming record "Walkin' on Skiffle" due to hit the streets on March 10th, 2023, here is "Worried Man Blues".  

Willie Nelson to celebrate 90th birthday at all-star concert

Story via The Associated Press.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/willie-nelson-to-celebrate-90th-birthday-at-all-star-concert/ar-AA16GGHZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=1636664f64314f5998aece8b9f0d1ed4

Trey Anastasio Band & Goose "Blaze On"

 

From their November 11th, 2022, show at Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, playing with, Goose, here is the Trey Anastasio Band with "Blaze On".  

Ry Cooder "Do Re Mi"

 

Ry Cooder and the Chicken Skin Band play 'Do Re Mi' (written by Woody Guthrie) live at Shepherd's Bush Television Theatre, London in 1977.

Band Lineup: Guitar, Vocals - Ry Cooder, Alto Saxophone - Pat Rizzo, Drums - Isaac Garcia, Bass - Henry 'Big Red' Ojeda, Bajo Sexto - Jesse Poncé, Accordion - Flaco Jimenez, Vocals - Eldridge King, Terry Evans, Bobby King

David Bowie & Jeff Beck "Around And Around"

 

Another tune from David Bowie and Jeff Beck's 1973 performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on July 3rd, 1973.  Here is "Around And Around".  We shall forever remember two music legends, David Bowie and Jeff Beck.  Check this out.  

Sonny Rollins - The Untold Story: Sunday Night Live

 

From a January 8th, 2023 livestream, here is Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack, interviewing biographer of the great Sonny Rollins, Aidan Levy.

Bret Primack's guest is Aidan Levy, author of the biography: Saxophone Colossus, The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins Purchase Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins; https://amzn.to/3CDQ5JK

The Yardbirds "I'm A Man"

 

Revisiting The Yardbirds and their 1967 cover of Muddy Waters' "I'm A Man" on "Beat Club" a German music program.  This is the incarnation of The Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page who later would go on to form and play with Led Zeppelin of course.  The Yardbirds still exist today, and their lineup at this time along with Jimmy Page included core members Keith Relf on vocals and harmonica, Chris Dreja on ryhthm guitar and bass, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and Jim McCarty on drums.  Samwell-Smith also produced the band's records at this time.

David Bowie & Jeff Beck "Jean Genie"/"Love Me Do"/"Jean Genie"

 

From his final performance under his stage name "Ziggy Stardust", here is the late, great David Bowie with very special guest, the late, great Jeff Beck on slide guitar at the Hammersmith Odeon on July 3rd, 1973, performing "Jean Genie" with a tease of The Beatles' "Love Me Do" thrown in for a little fun.  Rest In Peace, David Bowie, and Jeff Beck.  We will always remember two of the best in the business.  

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jeff Beck "Goin' Down"

 

From a 1989 concert in Chicago at UIC Pavillion, here's Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck playing "I'm Going Down" written by songwriter Don Nix.  

Goose (feat. Trey Anastasio) "All I Need"

From their November 9th, 2022, show at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine, here is Goose with special guest Trey Anastasio played their song "All I Need".  

The Jeff Beck Group Live in Dallas, Texas, July 19th, 1968

 

Full Concert Saturday, as we continue to remember the one and the only Jeff Beck.  Here is The Jeff Beck Group performing at a show in Dallas, Texas, on July 19th, 1968.  Rod Stewart on vocals, Jeff Beck on guitar, Ronnie Wood on bass, among others.  The set list.

1. You Shook Me

2. Let Me Love You

3. I Can't Hold Out

4. Beck's Boogie

5. Sweet Little Angel

6. Shapes of Things

7. Hi Ho Silver Lining

8. Beck's Bolero

9. Rock My Plimsoul

10. Oh Pretty Woman

11. Morning Dew

12. Mother's Old Rice Pudding

13. The Sun Is Shining

Encore:

14. I Ain't Superstitious

Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck at The Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California, September 27th, 2019

Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck playing together at The Hollywood Bowl on September 27th, 2019 reprising their collaboration which had gone back a half century at that point in time and the first time the two of them had played together in a decade.  The set list of five songs.

1. I Ain't Superstitious (Willie Dixon cover)

2. Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson cover)

3. People Get Ready (The Impressions cover)

4. Rock My Plimsoul (Jeff Beck Group song)

5. Blues Deluxe (Jeff Beck Group song)

Three of these tunes were played on that evening, for the first time in half a century.  

In Memoriam: Jeff Beck

 

We fondly remember, on this special Full Concert Thursday, one of the greatest guitarists ever, who is now playing in the angel band.  Jeff Beck, passed away on Tuesday at age 78.  Had the honor and pleasure of seeing Jeff Beck play live with Jimmy Hall, Rhonda Smith, and Jonathan Joseph, in 2015 at the State Theater in Minneapolis, and wrote a review of that concert.  There will be more tributes to Jeff Beck to come in the next few days.  Absolutely shocked by the news of his passing.  More tributes and memories to come.  Rest In Peace, Jeff Beck.

This tribute is the full concert of his performance in 2009 at Ronnie Scotts jazz club in London, England that features such guests as singer Joss Stone, and his contemporary, and fellow member of The Yardbirds as lead guitarist, Eric Clapton along with a band he led with Jason Rebello on keyboards, Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums.  

Albert Collins “I Got That Feeling”

 

From a concert at Ohne Filter in Germany in 1985, some of the funkiest blues you will ever hear.  If this doesn’t make you get up and dance, check your pulse.  Albert Collins & The Icebreakers playing “I Got That Feeling”.

Rory Gallagher "Garbage Man Blues"

 

From the Rockpalast Festival in Essen, Germany, on July 23rd, 1977, Rory Gallagher and his band cover Muddy Waters' "Garbage Man Blues".  

Erroll Garner "The Shadow of Your Smile"

 

From a 1968 live performance in Denmark, here is another jazz piano legend, Erroll Garner, playing "The Shadow of Your Smile".  He is joined in a quartet by Ike Isaacs on bass, Jimmie Smith on drums, and Jose Mangual on congas.  

Eric Clapton & The Promises "A Whiter Shade of Pale"

 

Eric Clapton and The Promises, paying tribute to Procol Harum and the late, great Gary Brooker, with "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as the penultimate tune of their New Year's 2023 concert in Woking, England.  

Bobby Bland & B.B. King Live on Soundstage, 1977

 

Full Concert Friday this week, featuring Bobby "Blue" Bland and B.B. King performing together on "Soundstage" in 1977.

Jimi Hendrix "Fire"

 

From Twenclub Funkhaus Studio 1 in Hamburg, Germany, here is Jimi Hendrix and the Jimi Hendrix Experience playing "Fire" on March 18th, 1967.  This is the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with Jimi Hendrix on guitar and vocals, Noel Redding on bass and vocals, and Mitch Mitchell on drums.  

Rory Gallagher "Souped-Up Ford"

 

From a performance at the Brighton Dome on January 21st, 1977, here is Rory Gallagher with "Souped-Up Ford".  

Rory Gallagher "I Ain't No Saint"

 

From a performance at the Cork Opera House in Cork, Ireland, in 1987, here is Rory Gallagher and his band playing the song "I Ain't No Saint" from his "Defender" record.  

Brecker Brothers Acoustic Band - Freefall

 

Brecker Brothers Acoustic Band - Freefall
Summer, 2001
Lugano Switzerland

Randy Brecker: Trumpet

Michael Brecker: Tenor

David Kikoski: Piano

Peter Washington: Bass

Carl Allen: Drums