Now playing…
Ron Miles - I Am A Man
Ron Miles (Cornet), Thomas Morgan (Bass), Brian Blade (Drums), Bill Frisell (Guitar) and Jason Moran (Piano).
Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… continuing on this afternoon with Ron’s 2017 release with this fantastic & talented quintet and they are sounding sublime!
I’m a Joe fan boy, have been since the early days of Takin The Hit and Sloe Gin. Joe is a talented musician and has had and fired some fantastic musicians. This is a good album but in my opinion Dust Bowl was the last winner.
If you like this genre, strongly suggest you watch Live at the Albert Hall. Best band he ever had behind him.
The late Colin Vearncombe. AKA Black.
Great songs, great Voice, part of me wonders what this would sound like without the 80s production and with more real instruments. Clearly a talent.
I was rummaging through a little used cupboard today and found copy of the book “From Metal to Mozart” by Craig Heller.
It’s premise is to help the listener transition from rock to classical listening with a list of classical pieces from Bach to Philip Glass and a cross reference to the equivalent group / piece in Non-classical Music.
Plan Amadeus is his full fat no holds barred approach no rock and roll for a year with 1 to 3 classical pieces to listen to on repeat til the next week.
Plan Beethoven isn’t s plan it’s more a if you dig the Stones your going to love Stravinsky approach.
For example
like The Band try Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 1, or Brahms Symphony No 4 or Mozart’s early string quartets
Bob Dylan try Beethoven Symphony No3 or Prokofiev Symphony No 5, Dvorak American Suite.
Long preamble to
Week 1 easy listening starters for 10
Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Nicholas Harnoncourt Concertus Musicus Wien
Chuck Berry
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
La Serenissima Adrian Chandler
Buddy Holly / Rick Nelson / Everly Brothers
Bandana - Madlib & Freddie Gibbs
Hip-hop-soul-deep-bass, and a blazing delivery from one of Madlib’s dream team combos.
2019’s best hip hop album, for me
Paul Rodgers – vocals
Paul Kossoff – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Andy Fraser – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano
Simon Kirke – drums, percussion
Recorded January–June 1970 at Trident Studios and Island Studios, London
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Paul Kossoff died on this day in 1976
Kossoff’s unhappiness following the break up of Free and his drug addictions contributed to a drastic decline in his health.
Kossoff died on a flight from Los Angeles to New York on 19 March 1976 from a pulmonary embolism after a blood clot in his leg moved to his lung, while touring America with band Back Street Crawler. His body was returned to England and cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in North West London. His epitaph in the Summerhouse there reads: “All right now”.
Graham Central Station - Now Do U Wanta Dance. Excellent soul / funk from the 70s.
Yes, I remember the news of Kossoff’s death being announced, a few of us at school were upset. F&W is Free’s best studio album imho, and a very influential one. I have several copies and play it often.
I remember an interview at the time with his dad. Very moving and sad.
Moving on to week 2
“A Bach biggie”…
JS Bach Toccata and Fugue In D minor
Peter Hurford
Steve Winwood
JS Bach Violin Concerto In E minor
Dire Straits
JS Bach Suite for Orchestra No 3
Elvis Presley
Sade - Love Deluxe.
Bob Dylan - Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid.
Dylan album N°12. This is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Mostly instrumental, it spawned the hit Knockin’ On Heavens Door.
Art Blakey - A Night in Tunisia
Richard Hawley - Standing at the sky’s edge
Both vinyl
Chris Rea - Wired To The Moon.
