dcxcviii. METHENY, Pat (1954- )
Telescope (2016)
PM, guitar
Cuong Vu, trumpet
Stomu Takeishi, bass
Ted Poor, drums
(7:05)
from Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny
Monday, July 31, 2023
dcxcviii. METHENY, Pat: Telescope
Sunday, July 30, 2023
dcxcvii. YANO, Jonah: Always
dcxcvii. YANO, Jonah
from Portrait of a Dog
Standing still
Motionless
Can I be home by quarter to six?
Quarter to twelve hits
And so does my head
It weighs heavy on the corner of your bed
The night is colder with the wind
And I'm walking
Through the skeleton of the city that I'm in
And I coloured in, coloured in, coloured in
The whole palm of my hand with a pen
And you said
"Always always
I'll find you later on
Just tell me where to go
Always, always
I'll you where I go
Come find me later on"
Sometimes, people break in two
My brother, it won't always feel true
And if I always understood
I'd tell you then and there
The way she left you feeling is the opposite of care
It's the opposite of care, the opposite of care
It's the opposite of care
And was the feeling ever there?
And you said
"Always always
I'll find you later on
Just tell me where to go
Always, always
I'll you where I go
Come find me later on"
Motionless
Can I be home by quarter to six?
Quarter to twelve hits
And so does my head
It weighs heavy on the corner of your bed
The night is colder with the wind
And I'm walking
Through the skeleton of the city that I'm in
And I coloured in, coloured in, coloured in
The whole palm of my hand with a pen
And you said
"Always always
I'll find you later on
Just tell me where to go
Always, always
I'll you where I go
Come find me later on"
Sometimes, people break in two
My brother, it won't always feel true
And if I always understood
I'd tell you then and there
The way she left you feeling is the opposite of care
It's the opposite of care, the opposite of care
It's the opposite of care
And was the feeling ever there?
And you said
"Always always
I'll find you later on
Just tell me where to go
Always, always
I'll you where I go
Come find me later on"
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Friday, July 28, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
dcxciii. VARIOUS ARTISTS: The Sheik of Araby
dcxciii. VARIOUS ARTISTS
The Sheik of Araby
Six Versions
From The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925):
"When Jordan Baker had finished telling all this we had left the Plaza for half an hour and were driving in a victoria through Central Park. The sun had gone down behind the tall apartments of the movie stars in the West Fifties and the clear voice of little girls already gathered like crickets on the grass rose through the hot twilight:
'I'm the Sheik of Araby
Your loves belongs to me
At night when you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep'"
As politically incorrect as can be, we have to honor this song from 1921 -- music by Ted Snyder, lyrics by Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler -- simply because the music is so delightful, despite the uncomfortable lyrics.
"Proudly he scorns her smile or tear
Soon he will conquer love by fear."
Perhaps we should be a bit consoled because she will
"rule this land with me." However, this woman must endure the advances of a man who
"at night when you're asleep / Into your tent I'll creep"
"Proudly he scorns her smile or tear
Soon he will conquer love by fear."
Perhaps we should be a bit consoled because she will
"rule this land with me." However, this woman must endure the advances of a man who
"at night when you're asleep / Into your tent I'll creep"
**
Most performers skip the verse and just play the chorus, which is a shame because the verse has a wonderfully Oriental flavor ...
A contemporary performance -- the only one that plays both the verse & chorus.
One of the earliest examples, of multi-tracking, Bechet plays every instrument: clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, bass and drums!
Each part was recorded on a 78 rpm acetate; if a mistake was made, it meant everything had to start over.
Each part was recorded on a 78 rpm acetate; if a mistake was made, it meant everything had to start over.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Monday, July 24, 2023
dcxci. U2: This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now
dcxci. U2
from Songs of Innocence
Soldier soldier
We signed our lives away
Complete surrender
The only weapon we know
Soldier soldier
We know the world would never be the same
Soldier, this is where you can reach me now
We come from an ancient place
Beyond what we can see
We've come to colonize your night
And steal your poetry
Old man knows that I never listen
So how could I have something to say
Old man knows how to cheat ambition
You don't lose if you don't play
1 2 3 4 was enough
Soldier soldier
We signed our lives away
Complete surrender
The only weapon we know
Soldier soldier
We knew the world would never be the same
Soldier, this is where you can reach me now
On a double decker bus
Into College Square
If you won't let us in your world
Your world just isn't there
Old man says that we never listen
We shout about what we don't know
We're taking the path of most resistance
The only way for us to go
Hup 2 3 4 was enough
Soldier, soldier
We signed our lives away
Complete surrender
The only weapon we know
Soldier soldier
We knew the world would never be the same
Soldier, this is where you can reach me now
This is the sign
This is the season
This is where you can reach me now
This is the time
This is the number
This is where you can reach me now
Oh oh oh
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023
dclxxxix. McCARTNEY, Paul: People Want Peace
dclxxxix. McCARTNEY, Paul (1942- )
from Egypt Station
Ladies and gentlemen
Standing before you with something important to say
With some trepidation, I crave your attention but
I'm not gonna let anything get in my way
The message is simple, it's straight from my heart
And I know that you've heard it before
But what does it matter, we're in it together
And I'm not quitting while people are crying for more
People want peace
People want peace
A simple release from their suffering
People want peace
People want peace
Nothing in life is as sad
As a lonely soul searching for peace
Only to find disappointment is waiting
Behind every door that we open
Every catch we release
Brothers and sisters
I beg you to listen
I know that it isn't too late
For we are the people
The voices of freedom
And we're all perfectly clear that we
Don't want to wait
People want peace
People want peace
A simple release from their suffering
People want peace
People want peace
People want peace
People want peace
Yes, we want peace
People want peace
Friday, July 21, 2023
Thursday, July 20, 2023
dclxxxvii. WILCO: Please Be Patient With Me
dclxxxvii. WILCO
from Sky Blue Sky
I should warn you when I'm not well
I can tell
Oh, there's nothing I can do
To make this easier for you
You're gonna need to be patient with me
I'm this apple, this happening stone
When I'm alone
Oh, but my blessings get so blurred
At the sound of your words
I'm gonna need you to be patient with me
How can I warn you when my tongue turns to dust like we've discussed?
It doesn't mean that I don't care
It means I'm partially there
You' gonna need to be patient with me
I can tell
Oh, there's nothing I can do
To make this easier for you
You're gonna need to be patient with me
I'm this apple, this happening stone
When I'm alone
Oh, but my blessings get so blurred
At the sound of your words
I'm gonna need you to be patient with me
How can I warn you when my tongue turns to dust like we've discussed?
It doesn't mean that I don't care
It means I'm partially there
You' gonna need to be patient with me
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
dclxxxvi. JONES, Quincy: Tell Me a Bedtime Story
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
dclxxxv. ZAPPA, Frank: Let's Make the Water Turn Black
dclxxxv. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)
Let's Make the Water Turn Black
7 Versions
A delightful true story about saving various bodily excretions ...
Monday, July 17, 2023
dclxxxiv. SPIRIT: Give a Life, Take a Life
dclxxxiv. SPIRIT
from Clear
It's your job, you're not paid to feel
You seem confused by your own ideals
Life and death is what you're saying
And if I speak, am I betraying?
I was taught to care
But now I'm thinking the ship is sinking
And I'm scared
You have the right to take my life away
Peace on earth is what you're teaching
(Give a life, take a life)
But do we practice what we preach?
(Give a life, take a life)
Although I question if it's just
(Give a life, take a life)
When you say it's time, then I must
(Give a life, take a life)
I was taught you'd care
But now I'm thinking the ship is sinking
No one's there
You have the right to take my life away
I was taught you'd care
But now I'm thinking the ship is sinking
No one's there
Should you have the right to take my life away?
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Saturday, July 15, 2023
dclxxxii. THE BEATLES: I Saw Her Standing There
dclxxxii. THE BEATLES
I Saw Her Standing There (1963)
Paul, vocal, bass
John, guitar, vocals
George, guitar
Ringo, drums
(2:48)
from Anthology 1
Live in Stockholm, October 24, 1963.
Paul copied the bass line verbatim from Chuck Berry's I'm Talking About You.
Friday, July 14, 2023
Thursday, July 13, 2023
dclxxx. VARIOUS ARTISTS: There is No Greater Love
dclxxx. VARIOUS ARTISTS
There is No Greater Love (1936)
Music by Isham Jones, lyrics by Marty Symes. The idea is taken from John 15:13: "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down your life for one's friends."
14 Versions
1. Isham Jones and his Orchestra (1936)
Woody Herman, vocal, clarinet
(3:01)
4. Sonny Rollins (1957)
SR, tenor saxophone
Ray Brown, bass
Shelly Manne, drums
(5:14)
5. Nat King Cole (1958)
NKC, vocals
Gordon Jenkins, arranger
(3:03)
6. Victor Feldman (1958)
VF, piano, vibes
Scott LaFaro, bass
Stan Levey, drums
(4:23)
8. McCoy Tyner Trio (1962)
MT, piano
Art Davis, bass
Elvin Jones, drums
(6:28)
10. Oscar Peterson (1977)
OP, piano
Ray Brown, bass
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, bass
(6:18)
13. Adam Birnbaum (2020)
AB, piano
(4:56)
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
dclxxix. WILCO: Sky Blue Sky
dclxxix. WILCO
Oh, the band marched on in formation
The brass was phasing
Tunes I couldn't place
Windows open and
Raining in
Maroon, yellow, blue, gold and gray
The drunks were ricocheting
The old building downtown
Empty so long ago
Windows broken and dreaming
So happy to leave what was my home
With a sky blue sky
This rotten time
Wouldn't seem so bad to me now
Oh, I didn't die
I should be satisfied
I survived
That's good enough for now
With a sky blue sky
This rotten time
Wouldn't seem so bad to me now
The brass was phasing
Tunes I couldn't place
Windows open and
Raining in
Maroon, yellow, blue, gold and gray
The drunks were ricocheting
The old building downtown
Empty so long ago
Windows broken and dreaming
So happy to leave what was my home
With a sky blue sky
This rotten time
Wouldn't seem so bad to me now
Oh, I didn't die
I should be satisfied
I survived
That's good enough for now
With a sky blue sky
This rotten time
Wouldn't seem so bad to me now
Oh, I didn't die
I should be satisfied
I survived
That's good enough for now
I should be satisfied
I survived
That's good enough for now
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
dclxxviii. WALLER, Fats: Ain't Misbehavin'
dclxxviii. WALLER, Fats (1904-1943)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1943)
FW, piano
Zutty Singleton, drums
Slam Stewart, bass
Benny Carter, trumpet
Irving Ashby, guitar
Alton Moore, trombone
Eugene Porter, clarinet
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, dancing waiter
(2:46)
Notice how -- using a diminished seventh chord -- Fats creates an upward chromatic bass pattern (Eb/E/F/F#/G) ...
Monday, July 10, 2023
dclxxvii. KENEALLY, Mike: Spigot (Draw the Pirate)
dclxxvii. KENEALLY, Mike (1961- )
from The Thing That Knowledge Can't Eat
Charles Schulz wished that he was
Andrew Wyeth
You wrote: "I stand to fall before Goliath"
You're got so much soul
Oh don't go quiet
Mooney, roam our town with me
Undo the down
Can you feel yourself?
Ten types of sadness in your eyes
I snap, you blink the pain away
away, away, away
You've got so much soul
So draw the pirate
You could be sad to be,
Or you could love
Ten types of sadness in your eyes
I snap, you blink the pain away
Ten types of sadness hypnotize
I snap you blink the pain away,
away, away, away
Andrew Wyeth
You wrote: "I stand to fall before Goliath"
You're got so much soul
Oh don't go quiet
Mooney, roam our town with me
Undo the down
Can you feel yourself?
Ten types of sadness in your eyes
I snap, you blink the pain away
away, away, away
You've got so much soul
So draw the pirate
You could be sad to be,
Or you could love
Ten types of sadness in your eyes
I snap, you blink the pain away
Ten types of sadness hypnotize
I snap you blink the pain away,
away, away, away
Sunday, July 9, 2023
dclxxvi. THE BEATLES: Revolution 1
dclxxvi. THE BEATLES
from The Beatles
Twenty-two takes and an initial run time of 10:17! Originally, the final six minutes consisted of ad-libs, including Yoko's "you become naked," which of course eventually ended up on Revolution 9.
"Don't you know that you can count me out/in" became an issue for John, who was called a "millionaire revolutionary" by the left.
So there are three versions: Revolution 1, Revolution 9, and just plain old Revolution, a faster version of this track.
So there are three versions: Revolution 1, Revolution 9, and just plain old Revolution, a faster version of this track.
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Friday, July 7, 2023
dclxxiv. WONDER, Stevie: At Last
dclxxiv. WONDER, Stevie (1950- )
At Last (1969)
SW, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
James Jamerson, bass
Benny Benjamin, drums
(2:50)
from My Cherie Amour
I ain't gotta worry no more
No
At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
Oh, baby
At last
The sky's above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you
I found a dream, that I could speak to
A dream that I could call my own
I found a thrill, to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
And you smiled
And then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
'Cause you're mine at last
Ooh, baby, woo
Hey
Woo
Woo
No
At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
Oh, baby
At last
The sky's above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you
I found a dream, that I could speak to
A dream that I could call my own
I found a thrill, to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
And you smiled
And then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
'Cause you're mine at last
Ooh, baby, woo
Hey
Woo
Woo
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
dclxxii. THE ROLLING STONES: 19th Nervous Breakdown
dclxxii. THE ROLLING STONES
You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal, dull affairs
Center of a crowd, talking much too loud, running up and down the stairs
Well, it seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years
And though you've tried you just can't hide your eyes are edged with tears
You better stop, look around
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
When you were a child you were treated kind
But you were never brought up right
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night
Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax
And you father's still perfecting ways of making sealing wax
You better stop, look around
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Oh, who's to blame, that girl's just insane
Well nothing I do don't seem to work
It only seems to make matters worse, oh, please
You were still in school when you had that fool who really messed your mind
And after that you turned your back on treating people kind
On our first trip I tried so hard to rearrange your mind
But after a while I realized you were disarranging mine
You better stop, look around
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Oh, who's to blame, that girl's just insane
Well nothing I do don't seem to work
It only seems to make matters worse, oh, please
When you were a child you were treated kind
But you were never brought up right
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night
Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax
And you father's still perfecting ways of making sealing wax
You better stop, look around
Here it comes
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Monday, July 3, 2023
Sunday, July 2, 2023
dclxix. ZAPPA, Frank: The Dog Breath Variations
dclxix. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)
from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2
Helsinki, Finland; September 22-23, 1974.
Saturday, July 1, 2023
dclxviii. DOLPHY, Eric: Hat and Beard
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