dccxc. TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI: Funk No. 1

dccxc. TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI

Funk No. 1
Emi Kanazashi, keyboards
Harumo Imai, tenor saxophone
MiMi, drums
Juna Serita, bass
(5:07)

dcclxxxix. VARIOUS ARTISTS: Chega de Saudade

dcclxxxix. VARIOUS ARTISTS

Composer: Antônio Carlos Jobim.

What a tune! Notice the beautiful syncopation ...

When he moves to D Major (bar 33), the warmth hits you like a ray of sunshine. The two diminished seventh chords add a suspenseful richness.

A temporary modulation to the subdominant (G Major, bar 57) is prepared by those beautiful two bars (vi / bvi / ii / V / I) ...

1. Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) (1987)
ACJ, piano, vocals
Paulo Jobim, guitar
Jaques Morelenbaum, cello
Danilo Caymmi, background vocals
Sebastião Neto, bass
Paulo Braga, drums
David Sacks, trombone
Paula Morelenbaum, background vocals
Ana Lontra Jobim, background vocals
Elizabeth Jobim, background vocals
Maúcha Adnet, background vocals
Simone Caymmi, background vocals
(3:53)

2. Bill Watrous (1939-2018) (1981)
BW, trombone
Tom Child, bass
Chad Wackerman, drums
Dave Levine, percussion
Jim Cox, keyboards
(7:58)

3. Chick Corea (1941-2021) and Gary Burton (1943-       ) (2011)
CC, piano
GB, vibraphone
(10:43)

4. Elaine Elias (1960-       ) (1997)
EE, piano, vocals
Gil Goldstein, accordion
Oscar Castro-Neves, guitar
(3:50)

5. T-Bones Brasil Ensemble (2017)
Rafael Rocha, trombone
Wanderson Sunha, trombone
Everson Moraes, trombone
Bebeto Germano, trombone
Serjo de Jesus, trombone
André Câmara, trombone
Leandro Dantas, bass trombone
Renato Catharino, keyboards
Wagner Viana, bass
Antônio Neves, drums
(5:49)

dcclxxxviii. OZONE, Mokoto: Home

dcclxxxviii. OZONE, Mokoto (1961-       )

Home (1997)
MO, piano
Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass
Clarence Penn, drums
John Scofield, guitar
(6:21)

dcclxxxvii. METHENY, Pat: The Waves Are Not the Ocean

dcclxxxvii. METHENY, Pat (1954-       )

The Waves Are Not the Ocean (2023)
PM, guitar

dcclxxxvi. ZAPPA, Frank: Ms. Pinky

dcclxxxvi. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Ms. Pinky (1976)
FZ, guitar, bass, synth, vocal
Terry Bozzio, drums
Captain Beefheart, harmonica
Ruth Underwood, synth
Roy Estrada, background vocal
(3:47)

I got a girl with a little rubber head
Rinse her out every night just before I go to bed
She never talk back like a lady might do
And she looks like she loves it every time I get through

And her name is
P-I-N-K-Y
P-I-N, no lie
K-Y, me-oh-my
She's $69.95
Give her a try

P-I-N-K-Y
P-I-N, I cry
K-Y, don't be shy
$69.95, boy
Give her a try

Her eyes is all shut in an ecstasy face
You can cram it down her throat, people, any old place
Throw the little switch on her battery pack
You can poot it, you can shoot it till your wife gets back

And her name is
P-I-N-K-Y
P-I-N, I cry
K-Y, don't be shy
$69.95, boy
Give her a try

I got a girl with a little rubber heard
Rinse her out every night just before I go to bed
She never talk back like a lady might do
An' she looks like she loves it every time I get through

Her eyes is all shut in an ecstasy face
You can cram it down her throat, people, any old place
Throw the little switch on her battery pack
You can poot it, you can shoot it till your wife gets back
You can poot it, you can shoot it till your wife gets back
You can poot it, you can shoot it till your wife gets back
You can poot it, you can shoot it till your wife gets back
You can poot it, you can shoot it till your wife gets back
You can poot it, you can shoot it till your wife gets back

dcclxxxv. COREA, Chick: Señor Mouse

dcclxxxv. COREA, Chick (1941-2021)

Señor Mouse (2011)
CC, keyboards
Stanley Clarke, bass
Lenny White, drums
Bill Connors, guitar
(10:06)

dcclxxxiv. SIMON, Paul: In a Parade

dcclxxxiv. SIMON, Paul (1941-       )

In a Parade (2016)
PS, vocals
Jim Oblon, drums, drum machine, percussion
(2:19)

Some nights the ER is quiet as an EKG
But tonight it feels like every broken bone
Tonight it feels like every wounded soul
Is filling out a form or on the phone

I can't talk now, I'm in a parade
I can't talk now, I'm in a parade
Can't talk to you now, I'm in a parade
I can't talk now, I'm in a parade

Diagnosis: Schizophrenic
Prognosis: Guarded
Medication: Seroquel
Occupation: Street Angel

I drank some orange soda
Then I drank some grape
I wear a hoodie now to cover my mistake
My head's a lollipop
My head is a lollipop
My head's a lollipop and everyone
Wants to lick it
I wear a hoodie now so I won't get a ticket
I write my verse for the universe
That's who I am

I can't talk now, I'm in a parade
I can't talk now, I'm in a parade
I can't talk now, I'm in a parade
Can't talk to you now, I'm in a parade

Diagnosis: Schizophrenic
Prognosis: Guarded
Medication: Seroquel
Occupation: Street Angel

dcclxxxiii. GAHLER, Sebastian: Naoko

dcclxxxiii. GAHLER, Sebastian (1978-       )

Naoko (2022)
SG, piano
Denis Gäbel, saxophone
Matthias Nowak, bass
Ralf Gessler, drums
(6:23)

Inspired by the works of Haruki Murakami.

dcclxxxii. ZAPPA, Frank: Mr. Green Genes/Son of Mr. Green Genes

dcclxxxii. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Mr. Green Genes (1969)
FZ, guitar, vocals, percussion
Ray Collins, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black, drums
Roy Estrada, bass
Don Preston, keyboards
Billy Mundi, drums
Bunk Gardner, woodwinds
Ian Underwood, keyboards, woodwinds
Art Tripp, drums, percussion
Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood, tenor saxophone
Ruth Komanoff (Underwood), percussion
Buzz Gardner, trumpet
(3:14)

Eat your greens
Don't forget your beans & celery
Don't forget to bring
Your fake I.D.
Eat a bunch of these
MAGNIFICENT
With sauerkraut
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Sauerkraut!
Eat a grape, a fig
A crumpet too ...
You'll pump 'em right through
Doo-wee-oo

Eat your shoes
Don't forget the strings
And sox
Even eat the box
You bought 'em in
You can eat the truck
That brought 'em in
Garbage truck
MMMMMMMMMMMMouldy
Garbage truck
Eat the truck & driver
And his gloves
NUTRITIOUSNESS
DELICIOUSNESS
WORTHLESSNESS

Son of Mr. Green Genes (1969)
FZ, guitar, octave bass, percussion
Ian Underwood, keyboards, woodwinds
Max Bennett, bass
Paul Humphrey, drums
Lowell George, guitar
(8:57)

Frank liked to use "Son of" in a lot of his titles. This time the son has vastly outdone his dad.

The melody is the same, but Zappa plays a long guitar solo -- one of his very finest.

• Zappa often said how he hated the ii/V/I cadence -- so prominent in most pop (and classical) music.
• Here's the harmony of this 16-bar form:
• ii/V ii/V ii/V ii/V ii/V ii/V ii/V ii/V I/vi I/vi I/vi I/vi IV-V / vi / bVII / bVII
• Note the last four bars, crawling up to the tonic -- IV-V-vi-bVII -- but no tonic; back to ii -- completely avoid a tonic resolution!
• guitar solo = 9 times through the form!
• 2x features Ian Underwood playing complex scales ...
• 3x features sax riffs for the first 8; FZ picks up the solo in Bar 9 ...
• 4x = check out the incredible riff in bars 71-72 ...
• 5x = beautiful off-beat accents (bars 97-98) ...
• 6x = Zappa adds a non-chord C-Sharp and G-Sharp ...
• 7x = amazing trills! (bar 129) ...
• 8x = That simple/silly lick in the C/Am section (bars 153-155) ...
• 9x = On the B-Flat chord, he stacks fourths (E-Flat; A-Flat; D-Flat) (bars 175-176) ...

Andy Aledort's transcription:

dcclxxxi. JARRETT, Keith: Vienna, Part 1

dcclxxxi. JARRETT, Keith (1945-       )

Vienna, Part 1 (1992)
KJ, piano

"I have courted the fire for a very long time, and many sparks have flown in the past, but the music on this recording speaks, finally, the language of the flame itself." -- KJ

Recorded at the Vienna State Opera, July 13, 1991.

There is nothing in our universe that equals a Keith Jarrett solo piano improvisation. From nothing, he begins to play.

The first 24 minutes is very contemplative, with soft colorful chords filling the still air. At around 24:00, he begins a mind-blowing perpetuum mobile section, followed by some amazing pointillism.

In this performance, he doesn't get into the funky groove he does on some other improvisations. But he ends with a transcendental church-like section with varied cadences to the tonic, which ends the first part of this concert with a satisfying feeling akin to a beautiful exotic butterfly landing on your hand.

Take 42 minutes and bathe yourselves in this rare musical beauty.

dcclxxx. KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD: Hypertension

dcclxxx. KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD

Hypertension (2022)
Ambrose Kenny-Smith, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Michael Cavanagh, drums, percussion
Cook Craig, guitar
Joey Walker, guitar, bass, synth
Stu Mackenzie, vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, flute
(15:00)

dcclxxix. MINTZER, Bob: Mile High

dcclxxix. MINTZER, Bob (1953-       )

Mile High (2020)
BM, tenor saxophone
Johan Hölen, flute, alto saxophone
Kristine Brodersen, flute, alto saxophone
Olivier Peters, flute, tenor saxophone
Paul Heller, tenor saxophone
Jens Neufang, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Ludwig Nuss, trombone
Raphael Klemm, trombone
Andy Hunter, trombone
Mattis Cederberg, bass trombone
Wim Both, trumpet
Rob Bruynen, trumpet
Andy Kaderer, trumpet
Ruud Breuls, trumpet
Russell Ferrante, piano
William Kennedy, drums
Dane Alderson, bass
(5:12)

Solos: Mintzer, Kennedy

dcclxxviii. MINTZER, Bob: Treasure Hunt

dcclxxviii. MINTZER, Bob (1953-       )

Treasure Hunt (1994)
BM, saxophones
Lawrence Feldman, saxophones
Bob Malach, saxophones
Pete Yellin, saxophones
Roger Rosenberg, saxophones
Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn
Laurie Frink, trumpet, flugelhorn
Tim Hagens, trumpet, flugelhorn
Bob Millikan, trumpet, flugelhorn
Ron Tooley, trumpet, flugelhorn
Keith O'Quinn, trombone
Mike Davis, trombone
Dave Panichi, trombone
Dave Taylor, trombone
Phil Markowitz, piano
Jay Anderson, bass
John Riley, drums
(7:28)

Solos: Malach, Stamm, Riley ...

dcclxxvii. ZAPPA, Frank: Exercise #4

dcclxxvii. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Exercise #4 (1992)
Ensemble Modern
(1:37)

First heard in the Uncle Meat Variations (1969).

dcclxxvi. STEELY DAN: Josie

dcclxxvi. STEELY DAN

Josie (1977)

Donald Fagen, keyboards, vocals
Walter Becker, guitar
Victor Feldman, keyboards
Larry Carlton, guitar
Dean Parks, guitar
Chuck Rainey, bass
Jim Keltner, drums, percussion
Timothy B. Schmit, backing vocals
Tom Scott, horn arrangement
(4:30)

A tough gal returns home from prison. It's a cause for celebration ...

**

Aja was a big-budget production. The "band" consisted of many different combinations of personnel. Certain players made the cut on most of the tracks.

Listen to Rainey's high double-stops (Bar 9)!

Most of the guitar solos on Aja were played by Carlton -- but here Becker steps in and plays a very funky solo (3rd verse + outro).

dcclxxv. THE BEATLES: Cayenne

dcclxxv. THE BEATLES

Cayenne (1995)

Paul, guitar
John, guitar
Stuart Sutcliffe, bass
(1:14)

Of historical interest, of course. Recorded April 1960 in Paul's family's bathroom. They called themselves The Quarrymen in those days.

dcclxxiv. WILCO: Common Sense

dcclxxiv. WILCO

Common Sense (2016)

Nels Cline, guitar
Mikael Jorgensen, keyboards
Glenn Kotche, drums
Pat Sansone, guitar, keyboards
John Stirratt, bass
Jeff Tweedy, vocals, guitar
(3:25)

When you're in some bad light
In the climbing flood
And you kneel before them
It's common sense
It's practical
Lay low
One moment I beg
I bolt
On a thousand legs
What you can't say swallow
At the moment I'm bored
Buried more and more and more and more

I slam my finger in the door of love
God damn the judging
Strangers judge
All I want, all that I want
A burning bush
Or
A button to push
A chance encounter
With common sense
Common sense

dcclxxiii. ZAPPA, Frank: Tell Me You Love Me

dcclxxiii. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Tell Me You Love Me (1970)

FZ, guitar
Ian Underwood, guitar, pipe organ
George Duke, electric piano
Jeff Simmons, bass
Aynsley Dunbar, drums
Mark Volman, vocals
Howard Kaylan, vocals
(2:33)

dcclxxii. McFERRIN, Bobby: Don't Worry Be Happy

dcclxxii. McFERRIN, Bobby (1950-       )

Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)

Bobby McFerrin, vocals
(3:51)

dcclxxi. ZAWINUL, Joe: South Africa

dcclxxi. ZAWINUL, Joe (1932-2007)

South Africa (1992)

JZ, keyboards, percussion
Mike Baker, drums
Randy Bernsen, guitar
Bobby Thomas, Jr., hand drums, flute, vocals
Bill Summers, percussion
Gerald Veasley, bass
Lebo M., vocals
Carol Perry, background vocals
Darlene Perry, background vocals
Lori Perry, background vocals
Sharon Perry, vocals
Chant Performance by Themba: Ron Kunene, Abner Mariri, Ambition Sandemela, Lebo M.
(6:41)

dcclxx. LE SSERAFIM (feat. BIBI, CAMO, MIRANI): Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard's Wife

dcclxx. LE SSERAFIM (feat. BIBI, CAMO, MIRANI)

Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard's Wife (2023)

Le SSerafim anagrams into I'm Fearless!

dcclxix. ZAPPA, Frank: Ringo Starr on 200 Motels

dcclxix. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Ringo Starr on 200 Motels (2021)

Simon Prentiss, voice
Ringo Starr, voice
(2:59)

dcclxviii. THE MOSES YOOFEE TRIO: On That Side

 dcclxviii. THE MOSES YOOFEE TRIO

On That Side (2023)

Moses Yoofee, piano
Roman Klobe, bass
Noah Fürbringer, drums
(2:57)

dcclxvii. GRATEFUL DEAD: Feedback

dcclxvii. GRATEFUL DEAD

Feedback (1969)

Jerry Garcia, guitar
Phil Lesh, bass
Bob Weir, guitar
(7:49)

The trippers must have been on the floor.

dcclxvi. MINTZER, Bob: Fun Blues

dcclxvi. MINTZER, Bob (1953-       )

Fun Blues (2009)

BM, tenor saxophone
Nicolas Folmer, trumpet
Antonio Farao, piano
Jérôme Regard, bass
Benjamin Nonocq, drums
(8:22)

from: Off the Beaten Tracks, Vol. 1

dcclxv. RONSTADT, Linda: Someone to Watch Over Me

dcclxv. RONSTADT, Linda (1946-       )

Someone to Watch Over Me (1983)

LR, vocals
Don Grolnick, piano
Dennis Budimir, guitar
Jim Hughart, bass
John Guerin, drums
Strings
(4:13)

from: What's New

dcclxiv. MITCHELL, Joni: Coyote

dcclxiv. MITCHELL, Joni (1943-       )

Coyote (1976)

JM, vocals, guitars
Jaco Pastorius, bass
Bobbye Hall, percussion
(5:01)

from: Hejira

dcclxiii. METHENY, Pat: Dismantling Utopia

dcclxiii. METHENY, Pat (1954-       )

Dismantling Utopia (1996)

PM, guitars
Lyle Mays, keyboards
Steve Rodby, bass
Paul Wertico, drums, percussion
(6:52)

from: Quartet

dcclxii. ZAPPA, Frank: Sofa #1 and #2

dcclxii. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Sofa #1 (1975)
FZ, guitar, vocals
George Duke, keyboards, vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock, flute, tenor saxophone, vocals
Ruth Underwood, percussion
Chester Thompson, drums
Tom Fowler, bass
(2:39)

Sofa #2 (1975)
(2:42)

from: One Size Fits All

dcclxi. SHORTER, Wayne / SPALDING, Esperanza: Ponte de Areia

dcclxi. SHORTER, Wayne (1933-2023) / SPALDING, Esperanza (1984-       )

1. Ponte de Areia (1975)
WS, soprano saxophone
Milton Nascimento, vocals
Jay Graydon, guitar
Herbie Hancock, piano
Wagner Tiso, organ, electric piano
Dave McDaniel, bass
Robertinho Silva, drums
(5:15)

from: Native Dancer

2. Ponta de Areia (2008)
ES, bass, vocals
Leo Genovese, piano
Jamey Haddad, percussion
Otis Brown, drums
Gretchen Parlato, background vocals
(5:36)

from: Esperanza

dcclx. ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO: Sun Precondition Two / Theme For Sco: Soweto Messenger / Bushman Triumphant / Entering the City / Ennouncement of Victory

dcclx. ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO

Sun Precondition Two / Theme For Sco: Soweto Messenger / Bushman Triumphant / Entering the City / Ennouncement of Victory (1980)

Lester Bowie, trumpet, bass drum, long horn, vocals
Malachi Favors Maghostut, bass, percussion, melodica, vocals
Joseph Jarman, saxophones, vocals, clarinets, bassoon, flutes, percussion
Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones, flute, percussion, clarinet, vocals
Don Moye, sun percussion, vocals
(21:53)

from: The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles