Friday, September 30, 2016

Allman Brothers Band "Gambler's Roll"


Another favorite Allman Brothers Band song of yours truly.  This is a slow, minor key blues, called "Gambler's Roll", from the Allman's comeback album, "Seven Turns", released in 1990.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

The Band "Up On Cripple Creek"


Check out rare footage of The Band, in one of it's later incarnations with Jim Weider on guitar and Randy Ciarlante on bass, playing "Up On Cripple Creek".

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Joe Henderson Trio Muenchner Klaviersommer, 1993

Joe Henderson, Dave Holland, and Al Foster, at Muenchner Klaviersommer, in 1993.  The track listing is:

1. Serenity
2. Recorda-me
3. Body and Soul
4. Take the A Train
5. Y Todavia La Quiero


Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Bonus Post: John Coltrane "Nancy"

A bonus dose of jazz, for your Tuesday.  This is John Coltrane's ballad "Nancy" and features 'Trane on tenor sax, with his core rhythm section that included McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.

https://vimeo.com/183990859


Brief review: Pat Metheny @ The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN September 26th, 2016

The music Pat Metheny and his quartet played tonight at The Guthrie was very inspiring, and I was especially held in awe, by his use of a synthesizer within his electric guitar (it is one of his trademarks), that though it is a technical modification, it gives him a unique sound that few other guitarists have. His guitar virtuosity and the fluidity of what he and his band mates (on piano, upright bass, and drums, respectively) played, floored me.  


Monday, September 26, 2016

Count Basie with Clark Terry "One O'Clock Jump"


Check out a version of Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump", performed live.  It features Basie on piano, Clark Terry on trumpet, Wardell Gray on tenor saxophone, and Buddy DeFranco on clarinet.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Jan Akkerman "Am I Losing You?"

Yours truly is getting inspired, by this bluesy jazz instrumental by jazz guitarist, Jan Akkerman.  The tune is called, "Am I Losing You?"