Man, it’s a hot one Like seven inches from the midday sun Well I hear you whispering in the words, to melt everyone But you stay so cool My muñequita My Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa You’re my reason for reason The step in my groove … Continue reading Santana (Final of 2)
Alas, the parade of passing rock stars continues. This time it’s Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane. Ironically, the Airplane – along with Herbie Hancock – are receiving a Grammy Special Merit Award. I’ll mourn Kantner’s passing here and talk more about the Airplane later down … Continue reading Herbie Hancock
A reader clued me in to this list which was published in November 2015. (Votes were cast by listeners of BBC Radio and Jazz FM.) You may or may not agree that this is THE list of 10. But it would but almost impossible to … Continue reading BBC list of Top Ten Jazz Artists of All Time
What’s the ugliest Part of your body? Some say your nose Some say your toes But I think it’s YOUR MIND – FZ Frank Zappa died on this day in 1993. To which one can only say, “Great Googly Moogly.” At 53, he was way … Continue reading Frank Zappa – The Mother of Invention
Pat Metheny has for years been one of my favorite jazz guitarists. He has a bright, accessible sound with both a jazz and rock sensibility. I recall reading in Guitar Player magazine years ago that he attended the University of Miami as a student and … Continue reading Pat Metheny
NOTE: I refer below to Joni’s “Free Man in Paris.” I’m writing this post in the aftermath of the Paris terror incident. I feel it’s important to not let terrorists affect anything we say or do. Consider this, in some small way, in part, a … Continue reading Joni Mitchell
The first Miles Davis post is here. In an earlier post about jazz I featured a number called “E.S.P.” from Miles’ second great quintet (1964-1968.) What’s interesting to me is how Miles expanded his sound shortly thereafter and become such a force in what came to … Continue reading Miles Davis (Final of 2)
I happened to hear the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott-Heron on the radio today. This was an expression used by some in the ’60’s but he’s the guy that wrote a song with that name. It is actually in the … Continue reading Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
It’s hard to believe now but back in the late ’60’s, and throughout the ’70’s, fusion was very popular. Not so much in a Top 40 sense but as with a subset of people who’d really come to appreciate a high level of musicianship through … Continue reading Jazz-Rock (Fusion)
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