Jazz Articles: Michael Brecker Cancer Benefit Concert Coming To JALC

On January 20th, at New York's Lincoln Center, there will be a benefit concert, in tribute to the late, great, jazz saxophonist, Michael Brecker.  The performances will be led by the likes of Michael's brother, Randy, (the great trumpet player), Paul Simon, James Taylor, Dianne Reeves, and others.

http://jazztimes.com/articles/151255-michael-brecker-cancer-benefit-concert-coming-to-jalc

Little Jimmy Dickens "May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" (original version)

Here is the original version of Little Jimmy Dickens performing, "May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose". 

Skip's Spotify Sunday 1-4-15

Jason Isbell - singles

Jason Isbell & Elizabeth Cook "Tecumseh Valley"

Jason Isbell & Elizabeth Cook "Pancho & Lefty" (Townes van Zant cover)

Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires "Born In The U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Jason Isbell "Sirens of The Ditch"

1. Brand New Kind of Actress
2. Down In A Hole
3. Try
4. Chicago Promenade
5. Dress Blues
6. Grown
7. Hurricanes And Hand Grenades
8. In A Razor Town
9. Shotgun Wedding
10. The Magician
11. The Devil Is My Running Mate

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit "Live At The Twist & Shout"

1. Grown
2. Goddamn Lonely Love
3. Hurricanes And Hand Grenades
4. Danko/Manuel
5. Outfit
6. Into The Mystic (Van Morrison cover)

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit "Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit"

1. Seven-Mile Island
2. Sunstroke
3. Good
4. Cigarettes And Wine
5. However Long
6. Coda
7. The Blue
8. No Choice In The Matter
9. Soldiers Get Strange
10. Streetlights
11. The Last Song I Will Write

Jason Isbell "Southeastern"

1. Cover Me Up
2. Stockholm
3. Traveling Alone
4. Elephant
5. Flying Over Water
6. Different Days
7. Live Oak
8. Songs That She Sang In The Shower
9. New South Wales
10. Super 8
11. Yvette
12. Relatively Easy

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit "Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit" (Deluxe)

1. Seven-Mile Island
2. Sunstroke
3. Good
4. Cigarettes And Wine
5. However Long
6. Coda
7. The Blue
8. No Choice In The Matter
9. Soldiers Get Strange
10. Streetlights
11. The Last Song I Will Write
12. When My Baby's Beside Me
13. Streetlights (Acoustic)
14. The Blue (Acoustic)
15. Cigarettes And Wine (Acoustic)

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit "Here We Rest"

1. Alabama Pines
2. Go It Alone
3. We've Met
4. Codeine
5. Stopping By
6. Daisy Mae
7. The Ballad of Nobeard
8. Never Could Believe
9. Heart On A String
10. Tour of Duty

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit "Live From Alabama"

1. Tour of Duty - Live
2. Decoration Day - Live
3. Goddamn Lonely Love - Live
4. Heart On A String - Live
5. Danko/Manuel - Live
6. In A Razor Town - Live
7. Alabama Pines - Live
8. Outfit - Live
9. Cigarettes And Wine - Live
10. TVA - Live
11. The Blue - Live
12. Dress Blues - Live
13. Like A Hurricane - Live

In Memoriam: Little Jimmy Dickens

Another great country music singer of our time, has passed away.  Little Jimmy Dickens.  He passed away at age 94, and was the oldest member of the Grand Ole Opry.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/jimmy-dickens-oldest-opry-member-dies-94-27970694

Here are a couple of his best songs.

"Mountain Dew"

"May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"

Vince Gill & Asleep at The Wheel "Corrina, Corrina"

Vince Gill, and Asleep At The Wheel, cover the traditional country blues number "Corrina, Corrina" on the Grand Ole Opry.  Many blues and country artists, have covered it.  Here's a history of the tune.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrine,_Corrina#Rock_music

a note on some posts

Well, it looks like a number of posts that yours truly did a while back, have disappeared entirely.  Either, the videos were removed, or, they've totally disappeared altogether.  That happens, with time, I suppose.

Blind Lemon Jefferson "Happy New Year Blues"

A Happy New Year, to all, especially my readers on Musical Musings.  Here is THE way to ring in 2015.  Blind Lemon Jefferson, performing, "Happy New Year Blues", recorded in 1928, and released, in 1929.