The Michael Landau Group "Ghouls & The Goblins"

Spooky jazz bonus post for your Halloween.  Check out The Michael Landau Group playing "Ghouls & The Goblins".

Michael Landau, one of the world's top session guitarists and truly one of the finest musicians of our time.

Known for his versatility in jazz, blues, soul and rock along with his distinctive guitar sound, Landau delivers music at its best with amazing skills, creativity and true musicianship.

Alongside his solo work, Landau is also known for recording, touring and/or performing live with artists and bands such as Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Boz Scaggs, James Taylor, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Joe Sample, The Crusaders, Steve Lukather, Robben Ford, and David Garfield to name a few.

Organic Instrumentals, Michael Landau's first new studio album in eleven years, features some excellent musicians like Gary Novak, Charley Drayton, Vinnie Colaiuta, Larry Goldings, Jimmy Haslip, and Walt Fowler.

Ghouls And The Goblins, written by Michael Landau, is one of the great tracks from this stellar album, Organic Instrumentals. The song is also recorded on his live album The Michael Landau Group Live, released in 2006.
 
The track features:

Michael Landau: guitar
Larry Goldings: Hammond organ
Chris Chaney: bass
Michael Landau: guitar

The Band "Leave Me Alone"

A tune by The Band, yours truly has never heard before, as odd as it seems.  This one's called "Leave Me Alone".  Not sure what year it's from.  But, clearly, Levon Helm, and Richard Manuel, are trading vocal lines, and Robbie Robertson's guitar solo, is extremely hot!

Mick Jagger & The Red Devils "The Blues Sessions"

Mick Jagger was in another band, besides the Rolling Stones... much as his bandmates Keith Richards (with the Xpensive Winos, and The Dirty Mac, (a super group, featuring Richards, and Eric Clapton, along with John Lennon and Mitch Mitchell.  Here's Mick Jagger & The Red Devils, with their album, "The Blues Sessions"

The band lineup on this album is:

Mick Jagger: vocals
Lester Butler: harmonica
Paul Size: guitar
Jonny Ray Bartel: bass
Bill Bateman: drums

The track listing is:

1. Blues With A Feeling
2. I Got My Eyes On You
3. Still A Fool
4. Checkin' Up On My Baby
5. One Way Out
6. Talk To Me Baby
7. Evil
8. Ain't Your Business
9. Shake 'Em On Down
10. Somebody Loves Me
11. Dream Girl Blues
12. 40 Days, 40 Nights

Aretha Franklin "The Weight"

Great cover of "The Weight" by The Band, by Aretha Franklin, featuring Duane Allman, on slide guitar. 

The Second Coming "Born In Chicago"

A pre-Allman Brothers Band called The Second Coming, led by Dickey Betts, who, I am pretty sure singing lead vocals on this tune.  Or, more accurately, it could be Berry Oakley, who played bass in this band, and in the very first incarnation of the ABB.  Here they are, playing "Born In Chicago".  Check it out.

George Duke, Stanley Clarke, and Howard Hewett "Heaven Sent You"

The late, great, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, and soulful vocalist Howard Hewett, playing "Heaven Sent You".  Hewett has a gift for being able to improvise with his singing.  He's got quite the falsetto range and is a pure rhythm & blues singer.  Check this out.

Maceo Parker: My First Name Is Maceo

The full concert movie by Maceo Parker & His Band "My First Name Is Maceo".  Here's the track listing.

1. Keep On Marching
2. Gimme Some More
3. Children's World
4. Walking Home Together
5. Shake Everything You've Got
6. Funk Is About What You Don't Play
7. Let's Get It On
8. House Party
9. Cold Sweat