Monday, February 29, 2016

Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin "A Love Supreme"

From their recording, "Love, Devotion, Surrender", here are Carlos Santana, and John McLaughlin, tackling John Coltrane's masterpiece, "A Love Supreme".


Sunday, February 28, 2016

Gabor Szabo "24 Carat"

Great groove, from jazz guitar legend Gabor Szabo, and his 1978 fusion track, "24 Carat".  The band lineup is:

Gábor Szabó - guitar
Janne Schaffer - guitar
Wlodek Gulgowski - piano, electric piano synthesizer
Pekka Pohjola - bass
Malando Gassama - conga, percussion
Peter Sundell - drums 


Saturday, February 27, 2016

Vertu (feat. Richie Kotzen & Stanley Clarke) "V Wave"

Cool, bluesy jazz fusion jam, and guitar pyrotechnics galore, from the band, Vertu, featuring a major line up of heavy hitting players.  Richie Kotzen on guitar, Stanley Clarke on bass, Lenny White on drums, Rachel Z. on violin, and Karen Briggs, on keyboards.  This performance, dates back to 1999.


...And, HERE is the studio cut of the same tune.


Friday, February 26, 2016

CAB "Purple Mars"

A wild track, by an all-star fusion band, called CAB.  This is called "Purple Mars" from the band's "Theatre De Marionettes" album.  The band lineup is:

Tony Macalpine – guitar, keyboards
Chick Corea – electric piano
Brian Auger – Hammond organ
Virgil Donati – drums
Jeff Elliott – trumpet
Doug Webb – saxophone
Bunny Brunel – bass


Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Allman Joys "Spoonful"

Check out a pre-Allman Brothers Band, band, with Duane and Gregg.  This is The Allman Joys, circa 1966, covering Willie Dixon's "Spoonful", made famous by Chester "The Howlin' Wolf" Burnett.  Duane's guitar playing, is notable, at this time, for heavy use, of a fuzz pedal.


Allman Brothers Band "Try It One More Time"

A rarely performed Allman Brothers tune, called "Try It One More Time", written by Dickey Betts and one-time bassist, David "Rook" Goldflies, from their 1979 "Enlightened Rogues" record. 





Dixie Dregs "Ice Cakes"


From their 1978 album "What If", on Capricorn Records (the same label, out of Macon, Georgia, that brought The Allman Brothers Band, and the Marshall Tucker Band to prominence), here are The Dixie Dregs, with the funky instrumental cut, "Ice Cakes".