Sunday, March 31, 2024

cmxlii. COHRAN, Kelan Phil and LEGACY: White Nile

cmxlii. COHRAN, Kelan Phil (1927-2017) and LEGACY

White Nile (1993)
KPC, congas, flute, guitar, harp. kalimba, ukulele, trumpet
Aquilla Sadalla, bass clarinet, flute, guitar, vocals
Oscar Brown III, bass, flute
Malik Cohran, bass, flute, guitar
Josefe Marie Verna, flute, harp, trombone
(10:20)

Saturday, March 30, 2024

cmxli. LITTLE, Booker: Dungeon Waltz

cmxli. LITTLE, Booker (1938-1961)

Dungeon Waltz (1958)
BL, trumpet
George Coleman, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Art Davis, bass
Max Roach, drums
(4:31)

Friday, March 29, 2024

Thursday, March 28, 2024

cmxxxix. TAIMANE: Hades

cmxxxix. TAIMANE (1989-       )

Hades (2018)
T, ukulele
Jazzy Jazz, guitar
Jonathan Heraux, cajon
Amber Crago, siren
Windy Weather, violin
Jake Staron, cello
Jerome James, D.J.
Raynbow Souza, child singer
(3:33)

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Monday, March 25, 2024

cmxxxvi. ZAPPA, Frank: Lonesome Cowboy Burt

cmxxxvi. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Lonesome Cowboy Burt (2021)
FZ, guitar, synclavier, vocals
Mike Keneally, guitar, synth, vocals
Scott Thunes, bass, minimoog
Ike Willis, guitar, synth, vocals
Chad Wackerman, drums, electronic percussion
Ed Mann, percussion
Robert Martin, keyboards, vocals
Walt Fowler, trumpet, flugelhorn, synth
Bruce Fowler, trombone
Paul Carman, alto, soprano and baritone saxophones
Albert Wing, tenor saxophone
Kurt McGettrick, baritone and bass saxophones
(4:58)

Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale, New York
March 25, 1988

Sunday, March 24, 2024

cmxxxv. MINTZER, Bob: Wichita Lineman

cmxxxv. MINTZER, Bob (1953-       )

Wichita Lineman (2020)
BM, arranger, cond.
Dave Stryker, guitar
Wim Both, trumpet
Rob Bruynen, trumpet
Andy Haderer, trumpet
Ruud Breuls, trumpet
Ludwig Nuss, trombone
Raphael Klemm, trombone
Andy Hunter, trombone
Mattis Cederberg, bass trombone
Johan Hörlén, alto saxophone
Karolina Strassmayer, alto saxophone
Olivier Peters, tenor saxophone
Paul Heller, tenor saxophone
Jens Neufang, baritone saxophone
Billy Test, keyboards
John Goldsby, bass
Hans Dekker, drums
(5:31)

Saturday, March 23, 2024

cmxxxiv. ZAPPA, Frank: Mary Lou

cmxxxiv. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Mary Lou (1991)
FZ, vocals
Ray White, guitar, vocals
Steve Vai, stunt guitar
Tommy Mars, keyboards, vocals
Bobby Martin, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
Ed Mann, percussion
Scott Thunes, bass
Chad Wackerman, drums
(2:14)

Friday, March 22, 2024

cmxxxiii. KIT DOWNES TRIO: Attached

cmxxxiii. KIT DOWNES TRIO

Attached (2011)
KD, piano
James Maddren, drums
Calum Gourlay, bass
Adrien Dennefeld, cello
James Allsopp, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
(6:49)

Thursday, March 21, 2024

cmxxxii. MITCHELL, Joni: Trouble Child

cmxxii. MITCHELL, Joni (1943-        )

Trouble Child (1974)
JM, piano, vocals
Chuck Findley, trumpet
Dennis Budimir, guitar
Jim Hughart, bass
Joe Sample, piano
John Guerin, drums, percussion
Milt Holland, chimes
Tom Scott, oboe
(4:00)

Chuck Findley's muted trumpet is multi-tracked to great effect. One of Joni's best, melancholy-tinged songs:

Up in a sterilized room
Where they let you be lazy
Knowing your attitude's all wrong
And you got to change
And that's not easy

Dragon shining with all values known
Dazzling you, keeping you from your own
Where is the lion in you to defy him
When you're this weak
And this spacey?

So what are you going to do about it
You can't live life and you can't leave it
Advice and religion, you can't take it
You can't seem to believe it
The peacock is afraid to parade
You're under the thumb of the maid
You really can't give love in this condition
Still you know how you need it

They open and close you
Then they talk like they know you
They don't know you
They're friends and they're foes, too
Trouble child
Breaking like the waves at Malibu

So why does it come as such a shock
To know you really have no one?
Only a river of changing faces
Looking for an ocean

They trickle through your leaky plans
Another dream over the dam
And you're lying in some room
Feeling like your right to be human
Is going over too

Well, some are going to knock you
And some'll try to clock you
You know it's really hard to
Talk sense to you
Trouble child
Breaking like the waves at Malibu

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

cmxxxi. GTO's: The Ghost Chained to the Past, Present, and Future (Shock Treatment)

cmxxi. GTO's

The Ghost Chained to the Past, Present, and Future (Shock Treatment) (1969)
Miss Christine, vocals
Miss Mercy, vocals
Miss Cinderella, vocals
Miss Pamela, vocals
Miss Sandra, vocals
Jeff Beck, guitar
Lowell George, guitar
Ry Cooder, guitar
Roy Estrada, bass
Craig Doerge, keyboards
Ian Underwood, keyboards
Nicky Hopkins, keyboards
Don Preston, synth
Jimmy Carl Black, drums
Frank Zappa, tambourine
Rod Stewart, vocals
(1:45)

I see the people I want to see
I be all the people I want to be
And find all the treasures I want to find
Along with the images, they’re so unkind

Shock treatment, let me go-o
Shock treatment, oh let me go-o

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

cmxxx. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: Plastic Factory

cmxxx. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (VAN VLIET, Don 1941-2010)

Plastic Factory (1967)
CB, vocals, harmonica, marimba
Alex St. Clair Snouffer, guitar, bass, vocals, percussion
Ry Cooder, guitar, slide guitar, percussion
Jerry Handley, bass, vocals
John French, drums, vocals, percussion
(3:08)

Phos'phrous chimney burnin'
Mortal man's a' learnin'
Time 'n space a' turning'
Motor's 'n men a' churnin'
Fac'trys no place f' me
Boss man, let me be

Wind 'n waves a' blowin'
Mountain 'n sky a' showin'
Bee 'n flower growin'
Boy 'n girl 'a glowin'
Fac'trys no place f' me
Boss man, let me be

Mind 'n sight a' going'
Muscle 'n bone a' showin'
One thing sure I'm knowin'
Get a fire goin'

Fac'trys no place f' me
Boss man, let me be
Boss man, leave me be
Boss man, leave me be

Monday, March 18, 2024

cmxxix. SIMON, Paul: Rewrite

cmxxix. SIMON, Paul (1941-       )

Rewrite (2012)
PS, guitar, vocals
Tony Cedras, trumpet, accordion, keyboards, guitars, vocals
Jamey Haddad, percussion
Bakithi Kumalo, bass, percussion, vocals
Vincent Nguini, guitars, vocals
Jim Oblon, drums, guitars, vocals
Mick Rossi, keyboards, percussion
Andy Snitzer, saxophone, glockenspiel, synthn, flutes
Mark Stewart, guitars, saxophone, woodwinds, vocals
(4:06)

Sunday, March 17, 2024

cmxxviii. DAVIS, Miles: Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process

cmxxviii. DAVIS, Miles (1926-1991)

Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process (1976)
MD, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Chick Corea, electric piano
Herbie Hancock, electric piano
Dave Holland, bass
Tony Williams, drums
(13:20)

recorded 1968.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

cmxxvii. MAMMAL HANDS: Mansions of Millions of Years

cmxxvii. MAMMAL HANDS

Mansions of Millions of Years (2014)
Nick Smart, piano
Jesse Barrett, drums
Jordan Smart, soprano saxophone
(6:09)

Friday, March 15, 2024

cmxxvi. PORTICO QUARTET: Ruins

cmxxvi. PORTICO QUARTET

Ruins (2012)
Jack Wyllie, saxophones, electronics, keyboards
Duncan Bellamy, drums, electronics, vocals
Milo Fitzpatrick, bass, electronics
Keir Vine, hang, synth
(5:34)

Thursday, March 14, 2024

cmxxv. SIMON, Paul: Can't Run But

cmxxv. SIMON, Paul (1941-       )

Can't Run But (2018)
PS, vocal
yMusic:
Alex Sopp, flute
CJ Camerieri, trumpet
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Hideaki Aomori, clarinet
Nadia Sirota, viola
Rob Moose, violin
(3:30)

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

cmxxiv. WILCO: Where Do I Begin

cmxxiv. WILCO

Where Do I Begin (2015)
Jeff Tweedy, guitar, vocals
John Stirratt, bass, guitar, vocals
Glenn Kotche, drums, percussion
Mikael Jorgensen, keyboards
Nels Cline, guitar, loops
Patrick Sansone, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Spencer Tweedy, percussion
(2:54)

Alright at least you cried
A point of pride has torn in two
What was we where we meets you
From where we end to where do I begin

We're so alone
We're never alone
Forever in debt to the stomach I get
When things can't be known
Our paths overgrown
From where we end to where do I begin

Why can't we tell when we're in hell
Why can't I say something to make you well
When things can't be seen confined within the dream
From where we end to where do I begin

I won't ever ever ever fall apart like that again
From where we are to where do I begin
From where we end to where do I begin

**

This is the Wilco that drew me in with music like the last minute of this track!

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

cmxxiii. IYER, Vijay: Configurations

cmxxiii. IYER, Vijay (1971-       )

Configurations (2021)
VI, piano
Linda May Han Oh, bass
Tyshawn Sorey, drums
(9:27)

Monday, March 11, 2024

cmxxii. LLOYD, Charles: Go Down Moses

cmxxii. LLOYD, Charles (1938-       )

Go Down Moses (2009)
CL, tenor saxophone
Jason Moran, piano
Reuben Rogers, bass
Eric Harland, drums
(6:02)

Sunday, March 10, 2024

cmxxi. ERSKINE, Peter: For Ruth

cmxxi. ERSKINE, Peter (1954-       )

For Ruth (1995)
PE, drums
John Taylor, piano
Palle Danielsson, bass
(6:43)

Saturday, March 9, 2024

cmxx. WONDER, Stevie: Love's in Need of Love Today

cmxx. WONDER, Stevie (1950-       )

Love's in Need of Love Today (1995)
SW, keyboards, vocals
Herman Jackson, keyboards
Isaiah Sanders, keyboards
Rink Zunigar, guitar
Nathan Watts, bass
Gerry Brown, drums
Munyungo Jackson, percussion
Keith John, vocals
Panzie Johnson, vocals
Marva King, vocals
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Henry Panion III, cond.
(6:02)

Thursday, March 7, 2024

cmxviii. ZAPPA, Frank: Bow Tie Daddy

cmxviii. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Bow Tie Daddy (mono) (2009/1968)
FZ, guitar, piano, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black, drums, vocals
Roy Estrada, bass, vocals
Billy Mundi, drums, vocals
Don Preston, keyboards
Bunk Gardner, woodwinds
Ian Underwood, piano, woodwinds
Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood, soprano and baritone saxophones
(0:33)

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

cmxvii. WASHINGTON, Kamasi: Fair as Equal

cmxvii. WASHINGTON, Kamasi (1989-       )

Fair as Equal (2016)
KW, tenor saxophone
Patrice Quinn, vocals
Miles Mosley, bass
Ryan Porter, trombone
(9:01)

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

cmxvi. GARCIA, Nubya: Once

cmxvi. GARCIA, Nubya (1991-       )

Once (2018)
NG, Tenor saxophone
Joe Armon-Jones, piano
Daniel Casimir, bass
Femi Koleoso, drums
(5:28)

Monday, March 4, 2024

cmxv. LITTLE, Booker: Forward Flight

cmxv. LITTLE, Booker (1938-1961)

Forward Flight (1961)
BL, trumpet
Julian Priester, trombone
George Coleman, tenor saxophone
Don Friedman, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Pete La Roca, drums
(6:19)

Sunday, March 3, 2024

cmxiv. KENEALLY, Mike: Evidence of Humanity

cmxiv. KENEALLY, Mike (1961-       )

Evidence of Humanity (2010)
MK, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
Marco Minnemann, drums
(51:00)

In 2006, Minnemann recorded a 51-minute drum solo and invited certain musicians to create an improvisatory-based composition thereupon ... Trey Gunn, Alex Machacek ... and here's Mike's version!

Saturday, March 2, 2024

cmxiii. THE BEATLES: Mother Nature's Son

cmxiii. THE BEATLES

Mother Nature's Son (1968)
Paul, guitar, vocal, bass drum, percussion
Unknown, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones

Four versions

1. Anthology 3 version (3:18)
2. Esher demo (2:25)
3. Take 15 (3:12)
4. 2018 mix (2:48)



































Another wonderful example of the Paul/George Martin collaboration. The brass arrangement is so subtle. And only the finished product has those intro bars to a fermata, and the coda.

Friday, March 1, 2024

cmxii. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: Korn Ring Finger

cmxii. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (VAN VLIET, Don 1941-2010)

Korn Ring Finger (1967)
CB, vocals, harmonica, marimba
Alex St. Clair Snouffer, guitar, vocals, percussion
Ry Cooder, guitar, slide guitar, percussion
Jerry Handley, bass, vocals
John French, drums, vocals, percussion
(7:26)

This is a bonus track from the 1999 CD release of Safe as Milk.

cmlxxv. MITCHELL, Joni: Songs to Aging Children Come

cmlxxv. MITCHELL, Joni (1943-       ) Songs to Aging Children Come (1969) JM, guitar, vocals Stephen Stills, guitar, bass (3:10) Through th...