sounds of joy Sex Mob,* live, New York (Iridium), 2004 Part 1 *** Part 2 *** Part 3 *Steven Bernstein, slide trumpet; Briggan Krauss, alto saxophone; Tony Scherr, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums
Archive for February 2012
Thursday, 3/1/12
02/29/2012Wednesday, 2/29/12
02/29/2012keep on dancing Moodymann, “The Day We Lost The Soul”/ “Tribute! (To The Soul We Lost),” 1995 ***** Theo Parrish, “The Love I Lost” (Re-edit of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes), 2003 More Theo? Here. And here. And here. And here. ********** lagniappe musical thoughts Dance music holds out the hope, as the beat goes on, and [...]
Tuesday, 2/28/12
02/28/2012basement jukebox* Lee Moses, singer & guitarist, 1941-1997 “Bad Girl” (1967) Part 1 *** Part 2 ***** “Diana (From N.Y.C.)” (1971) ***** *When I was little, a big bright jukebox lit up our basement. Daily it granted our every wish, communicated with just the touch of a finger. “Wake Up Little Susie” (Everly Brothers). “The [...]
Monday, 2/27/12
02/27/2012protean, adj. 1. Of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms. 2. Displaying great diversity or variety. E.g., Miles Davis. Miles Davis Quintet (MD, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums), “I Fall In Love Too Easily,” live, Germany (Karlsruhe), 1967 More? Here. [...]
Sunday, 2/26/12
02/25/2012Today let’s leave Chicago, where the longest season, it sometimes seems, is not-yet-spring, and head south—to a little church in a small town in Georgia. Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church, Oglethorpe, Georgia, 12/17/11 Anything can be used to make music—even a book (7:57-). ********** lagniappe musical thoughts The passion for music is itself an admission. [...]
Saturday, 2/25/12
02/24/2012only rock ’n’ roll flashback, n. 1. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use. 2. A vivid memory that arises spontaneously or is provoked by an experience. 3. An experience that has characteristics of an earlier experience. Rubble, live, Austin (Room 710), c. 2005
Friday, 2/24/12
02/24/2012The Golden Age of Television Johnny Horton, “The Battle of New Orleans” (J. Driftwood) The Ed Sullivan Show, 1959
Wednesday, 2/22/12
02/22/2012old stuff Jimmie Lunceford and his Dance Orchestra, “Rhythm Coming to Life Again,” “Rhythm Is Our Business,” “You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes,” “Moonlight on the Ganges,” “Nagasaki,” “Jazznochracy,” 1936 More? Here.
Tuesday, 2/21/12
02/20/2012Some places actually exist because they could never be imagined. Treme Sidewalk Steppers Second Line, Rebirth Brass Band (with guest Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, trumpet), New Orleans, 2/1/09 Happy Mardi Gras! ********** lagniappe Mardi Gras in New Orleans (with Arthur Hardy)
