Eric Clapton reveals plans to quit touring after 50 years on the road because traveling is "unbearable"

Yours truly is a huge Eric Clapton fan who has been lucky enough to see him play live, twice.  Somehow I knew this was inevitable.  But, much like the Allman Brothers, who announced their retirement earlier in the year, these living legends of music, are human after all, and have to look at the reality of what they've chosen to devote their livelihood to.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2671849/Slowhand-slows-Guitar-legend-Eric-Clapton-reveals-plans-quit-touring-50-years-road-travelling-unbearable.html

Skip's Spotify Sunday 6-29-14

John McLaughlin "Extrapolation"

1. Extrapolation
2. It's Funny
3. Arjen's Bag
4. Pete The Poet
5. This Is For Us To Share
6. Spectrum
7. Binky's Beam
8. Really You Know
9. Two For Two
10. Peace Piece

John McLaughlin "Devotion"

1. Marbles
2. Siren
3. Don't Let The Dragon Eat Your Mother
4. Purpose Of When
5. Dragon Song
6. Devotion

John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra "Inner Worlds"

1. All In The Family
2. Miles Out
3. In My Life
4. Gita
5. Morning Calls
6. The Way of The Pilgrim
7. River Of My Heart
8. Planetary Citizen
9. Lotus Feet
10. Inner Worlds Part I/Inner Worlds Part II

John McLaughlin "Electric Guitarist"

1. New York On My Mind
2. Friendship
3. Every Tear From Every Eye
4. Do You Hear The Voices You Left Behind?
5. Are You The One?  Are You The One?
6. Phenomenon: Compulsion
7. My Foolish Heart

John McLaughlin "Belo Horizonte"

1. Belo Horizonte
2. La Baleine
3. Very Early (Homage To Bill Evans)
4. One Melody
5. Stardust On Your Sleeve
6. Waltz For Katia
7. Zamfir
8. Manitas D'Oro (For Paco De Lucia)

John McLaughlin "Music Spoken Here"

1. Aspan
2. Blues For L.W.
3. The Translators
4. Honky-Tonk Haven
5. Viene Clareando
6. David
7. Negative Ions
8. Brise De Coeur
9. Loro

John McLaughlin "Concerto For Guitar & Orchestra 'The Mediterranean"

1. Concerto For Guitar And Orchestra "The Mediterranean" I. Rhythmic
2. Concerto For Guitar And Orchestra "The Mediterranean" II. Slow & Sad
3. Concerto For Guitar And Orchestra "The Mediterranean" III. Animato
4. Brise De Coeur
5. Montana
6. Two Sisters
7. Until Such Time
8. Zakir

Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin "Love Devotion Surrender"

1. A Love Supreme (John Coltrane cover)
2. Naima (John Coltrane cover)
3. The Life Divine
4. Let Us Go Into The House of The Lord
5. Meditation
6. A Love Supreme - Alternate - take 2 (John Coltrane cover)
7. Naima - Alternate - take 4 (John Coltrane cover)

John McLaughlin "Time Remembered"

1. Prologue
2. Very Early
3. Only Child
4. Waltz For Debby (Bill Evans cover)
5. Homage
6. My Bells
7. Time Remembered
8. Song For Helen
9. Turn Out The Stars
10. We Will Meet Again
11. Epilogue

John McLaughlin "Tokyo Live"

1. Nite Stand
2. Hijacked
3. When Love Is Far Away
4. Little Miss Valley
5. Juju At The Crossroads
6. Vukovar
7. No Blues
8. Mattinale

Louis Armstrong & The Hot Five "West End Blues"

One more blog entry for today.  On June 28, 1928, Louis Armstrong and The Hot Five, made a significant jazz recording, with their tune "West End Blues" composed by Armstrong's mentor Joe "King" Oliver, who he'd played with for a few years.  The two parted ways, but Armstrong still recorded Oliver's song.  Oliver recorded it.  But Armstrong's version is very well known, after being recorded in Chicago at Okeh Studios.  Jazz fans loved it, and, it introduced the world to scat singing, something that Armstrong sort of pioneered.

There was a later version recorded in 1955.  But, this is the original.  The genuine article.

In memoriam: Bobby Womack

Rest In Peace, legendary soul singer, Bobby Womack.

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Here is one of his legendary songs called "It's All Over Now".

Oz Noy (feat. Warren Haynes) "Blue Ball Blues"

What a great band!  This is guitarist Oz Noy, with his new band on a new record he is putting together.  The tune is called "Blue Ball Blues".  It features Chris Layton on drums, Roscoe Beck on bass, Reese Wynans on Hammond organ, and special guest, Warren Haynes on guitar.  What a lineup!  Layton, and Wynans played with Stevie Ray Vaughan, as some may recall.  This is from Oz Noy's current release called "Twisted Blues Volume 2".  Crank it up!

Elmore James "Mean Mistreatin' Mama"

Check out this rarer Elmore James piece.  It is actually a B side to the song "My Bleeding Heart" that was covered by Jimi Hendrix.  The B Side tune, showcased here, is called "Mean Mistreatin' Mama". 

Stanley Clarke "Heaven Sent You"

     

Check out a tune from Stanley Clarke's 1984 recording "Time Exposure".  This is "Heaven Sent You", and it features Howard Hewett on vocals.  Interesting that Hewett sounds a little bit like Michael Jackson, at least to the ear of yours truly.  But, obviously, he's got his own, unique vocal style.  This is a neat track.  Dig it.