Saturday, December 13, 2014

Frank Gambale "6.8 Shaker"


Dig two versions of a really neat tune, (another wicked instrumental), by Frank Gambale.  One is the track itself, and, the other, is Frank, playing it, with a backing track, as a demo, for the Carvin guitars YouTube channel, as Frank endorses and plays Carvin's instruments. 

Friday, December 12, 2014

Ian McLagan & The Bump Band (feat. Patti Griffin) "Never Say Never"

Another Ian McLagan tribute.  Here he is with his band, The Bump Band, featuring singer/songwriter Patti Griffin, playing their tune "Never Say Never" in an appearance on The Late Show, with David Letterman.


Thursday, December 11, 2014

Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, & Michael Brecker: "Shadows And Light"

Posted an excerpt from this show, about a month ago.  But, here is the whole concert.  This performance showcases the entire album, "Shadows And Light", released in 1980.  That album, Mitchell recorded the previous year, at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in 1979, while she toured with Mingus.  Dig this.

The band lineup.

Joni Mitchell - electric guitar, vocals
Pat Metheny - lead guitar
Jaco Pastorius - bass
Don Alias - drums
Lyle Mays - keyboards
Michael Brecker - saxophone
The Persuasions - backing vocals on "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" & "Shadows and Light"
Toller Cranston - skates
Andy Johns - engineer


Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn

Check out this channel on YouTube, dedicated to the music of Billy Strayhorn, including his collaborations with Duke Ellington.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7bGtR_ETJE&list=PLgktRzbT-chM8eW5L6SpCxmW_ue3DwEe3&index=1

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, & Roy Haynes "Question And Answer"


Check out Pat Metheny on guitar, Dave Holland on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums, playing the tune "Question And Answer", the title track to Metheny's 1989 album of the same name.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Warren Haynes Band Live At The Moody Theater

The Warren Haynes Band, performs a live show at the Moody Theater, in Austin, Texas.  Yours truly has this show on DVD and CD, and if I am right, I did review it at one point.  I cannot remember.  The band lineup is:

Warren Haynes: guitar, vocals
Nigel Hall: keyboards, vocals
Ron Holloway: tenor saxophone
Ron Johnson: bass
Terence Higgins: drums
Alecia Chakour: vocals
Ian McLagan: keyboards on "Take A Bullet" (Hammond B3 organ),"Hattiesburg Hustle", & "Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday" (Wurlitzer piano)
The Groove Line Horns - featuring:

Carlos Sosa: saxophone
Fernando Castillo: trumpet
Reggie Watkins: trombone




The set list:

1. Man In Motion
2. River's Gonna Rise
3. Sick Of My Shadow
4. A Friend To You
5. On A Real Lonely Night
6. Power & The Glory
7. Invisible
8. Take A Bullet (feat. Ian McLagan: Hammond B3 organ)
9. Hattiesburg Hustle (feat. Ian McLagan: Wurlitzer piano)
10. Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday (feat. Ian McLagan: Wurlitzer piano) *William Bell cover
11. Frozen Fear
12. Dreaming The Same Dream
13. Pretzel Logic *Steely Dan cover
14. Fire In The Kitchen
15. A Change Is Gonna Come *Sam Cooke cover
16. Spanish Castle Magic *Jimi Hendrix cover
17. WHB Intro
18. Tear Me Down
19. Your Wildest Dreams
20. Soulshine


Sunday, December 7, 2014

Skip's Spotify Sunday 12-7-14

Doc Powell - singles

"Love On Top"

Doc Powell "I Know The Lord Will Make A Way"

1. I Know The Lord Will Make A Way (feat. Pastor Clarence Deveraux: vocals)
2. In Position
3. Jesus, the Mention of Your Name
4. There's A Leak In This Old Building (feat. Nikki Potts: vocals)
5. I Won't Complain

Doc Powell "Cool Like That"

1. Push
2. Cool Like That
3. Listen Up
4. Sweet G
5. Soul Cry Out
6. Let It Be (Instrumental) (Beatles cover)
7. You Mean More To Me
8. Hatujambo
9. To The East
10. Let It Be (Beatles cover) (feat. T.C. Bereal: vocals)
11. More To Me

Doc Powell "For Old Times Sake"

1. We'll Make It Last
2. 97th & Columbus
3. For Old Times Sake
4. Thank You
5. Circumstances
6. Sunday Mornin'
7. Push
8. Cool Like That
9. A Song For You (Leon Russell cover)
10. I Know That's Right
11. Soul Strut
12. Life Changes
13. New Blues
14. (My Dear) Charlene
15. Mr. Magic 1994
16. Rain Drops
17. Dream A Dream
18. The Flavour
19. Two Hearts
20. Sweet G
21. Hip Pocket

Doc Powell "The Doctor"

1. All Right Now
2. For The Love of You
3. Celia
4. Sugar
5. Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder cover)
6. Maiden Voyage
7. B.B.
8. Just Love

Doc Powell "The Best Of Vol. 2"

1. Cruisin' (feat. Patrice Rushen: keyboards, & Gerald Spikes: soprano saxophone)
2. It's A Guitar Thang (feat. Rayford Griffin: drums, Billy Preston: Hammond organ, & Kirk Whalum: tenor saxophone)
3. To The East (feat. Mark Ledford: guitar, & trumpet)
4. Hatujambo
5. Soul Cry Out
6. Listen Up (feat. Michael Lington: saxophone)
7. New Day (feat. Stanley Clarke: bass, George Duke: keyboards, & Byron Miller: keyboards)
8. Sunrise
9. More To Me (feat. Fernando Pulham: trumpet)
10. On The Other Side (feat. Kirk Whalum: tenor saxophone)
11. Another Place and Time
12. Ode To Chet
13. Let's Jam (feat. Bobby Lyle: piano, & Bennie Maupin: bass clarinet)
14. Pacific Coast Drive (feat. Stanley Clarke: bass, Reggie Hamilton: bass, Najee: flute, & Patrice Rushen: keyboards)