Wasted Days and Wasted Nights/They Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus Anymore
Two great C&W “characters”: Freddy Fender Kinky Friedman freddy fenderkinky friedmanThey Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus AnymoreWasted Days and Wasted Nights
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Gate Swings
Clarence “Gatemouth” really does swing on this terrific recording. “Pops” and the “Count” would have been proud. Great to see that trumpeter Jamil Sharif is on the album. If ever you are in NOLA head to the Maison Bourbon where Jamil is resident – a great time guaranteed. I’ve just noticed that Jamil has a new…
“Gatemouth” Brown
The amazing talent and character that is Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. See the excerpt on Gatemouth from Keith Spera’s lovely book. Eric Clapton became an unabashed Brown booster on November 22, 1994, the second of Clapton’s three consecutive nights at the New Orleans House of Blues. During his encore, Clapton invited Brown to sit in. After warming…
Captain Beefheart/Don Van Vliet
I’m doing a non-hypnotic music to break up the catatonic state Remembering one of the great American one-offs who died on this day. Here is a documentary about Don and last but no means least two recordings that best show off his salty voice. Willie the Pimp Muffin Man Captain BeefheartFrank ZappaMagic BandTrout Mask ReplicaVan…
Just One Bishop at High Church of Jazz Purity
I’m with Wynton. As he says: “If you don’t have a cultural base, you don’t know who you are.” If you listen to Wynton talking over the past decade or so, there is no way he could be deemed a jazz “fundamentalist” – it would be an anathema to his understanding of jazz as a…
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck: The Guardian Dave Brubeck: The Telegraph dave BrubeckJazz
Marquee Moon/Torn Curtain
I remember How the darkness doubled I recall Lightning struck itself. I was listening Listening to the rain I was hearing Hearing something else. Life in the hive puckered up my night, The kiss of death, the embrace of life. There I stand neath the Marquee Moon Just waiting, Hesitating… I ain’t waiting I spoke…
To the memory of an angel/Concerto à la mémoire d’un ange/Dem andenken eines engels
alban bergAnne-Sophie MutterFrank Peter ZimmermannItzhak PerlmanIvry GITLIS
Jazz-funk phenomenologist
Here’s a lovely take by a very good philosopher of mind on Donald Fagen’s new solo album Sunken Condos. The ever versatile Ed also contributed an excellent paper to Hayek in Mind. edward feserfunkHayekJazzonald fagenphenomenologyphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindsteely dan
Satan your kingdom must come down
Eight different but compelling versions of this gospel/spiritual song: Sister Fleeta Mitchell and Rev. Willie Mae Eberhard Frank Proffitt Tuba Skinny (at one of my favourite places in all the world, The Spotted Cat) Meschiya Lake (on the streets of NOLA) Rhythm Junkies Elsah Willie Nelson Robert Plant ElsahFrank ProffittgospelMeschiya LakeRhythm JunkiesRobert PlantSister Fleeta MitchellspiritualTuba…
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