Zeeba Neighba
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A playlist of 144 of good to awesome songs of 1969.
What are you listening to? April 2019
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Find myself listening to songs on playlists more than albums lately (aside from my recent Broadway kick) and have been compiling some yearly playlists (slow process I've done 1965 to 1969) ranking the songs in greatness (as defined by me
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A fun exercise but such a fertile time for music (I suppose one could argue about any years).
Won't bore you with the whole list, but just hit two tremendous songs - and I'm in the 30s!
#37 "Whipping Post" by The Allman Bros
#38 "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac
Anyway, as always, fun listening to songs in their historical context
Find myself listening to songs on playlists more than albums lately (aside from my recent Broadway kick) and have been compiling some yearly playlists (slow process I've done 1965 to 1969) ranking the songs in greatness (as defined by me
)A fun exercise but such a fertile time for music (I suppose one could argue about any years).
Won't bore you with the whole list, but just hit two tremendous songs - and I'm in the 30s!
#37 "Whipping Post" by The Allman Bros
#38 "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac
Anyway, as always, fun listening to songs in their historical context
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (1964)
I listened to Hubbard on Coltrane's Ole earlier today, and it seemed fitting to remain in the 60s and listen to Hubbard guest on another great album with a completely different lineup.
I listened to Hubbard on Coltrane's Ole earlier today, and it seemed fitting to remain in the 60s and listen to Hubbard guest on another great album with a completely different lineup.
Robert Glasper - In My Element (2007)
Various RYM reviewers said:
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All Them Witches - Live At The Garage, Winston Salem, North Carolina (2015)
Kenny Garrett - African Exchange Student (1990)
Looking at his RYM page, Kenny has been around a sneaky long time. 30+ years of releasing consistently great Jazz. Nothing more to say than that ... my random musical thought of the day.
Looking at his RYM page, Kenny has been around a sneaky long time. 30+ years of releasing consistently great Jazz. Nothing more to say than that ... my random musical thought of the day.
Kenny Garrett - Happy People (2002)
This is indeed a happy CD. Many tracks have the bouncy hummably-melodic feel of something like Spyro Gyro, but not the pop-Jazz sheen that might put off Jazz purists.
This is indeed a happy CD. Many tracks have the bouncy hummably-melodic feel of something like Spyro Gyro, but not the pop-Jazz sheen that might put off Jazz purists.
Ojai Sam
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Benny Goodman - 1941-42 (Sunbeam comp. 1984)
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
Five years after they released the previous volume of Benny Goodman, Sunbeam surprised everyone by digging deep into the vault for one final collection. This set consisted of extremely rare radio transcriptions. Sound quality is so-so, but with vocals by Peggy Lee and Cootie Williams, who cares? We also get the chance to hear Goodman's hardest swinging band just as it was disintegrating due to WWII.
No reason to be sad, though. We may be done with Benny, but Sunbeam was just getting started. They went on to release a bunch of other outstanding collections which we will cover here.
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
Five years after they released the previous volume of Benny Goodman, Sunbeam surprised everyone by digging deep into the vault for one final collection. This set consisted of extremely rare radio transcriptions. Sound quality is so-so, but with vocals by Peggy Lee and Cootie Williams, who cares? We also get the chance to hear Goodman's hardest swinging band just as it was disintegrating due to WWII.
No reason to be sad, though. We may be done with Benny, but Sunbeam was just getting started. They went on to release a bunch of other outstanding collections which we will cover here.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela - Mettavolution (2019)
I'm pleasantly surprised they didn't hold back the release from streaming, to start with.
Edit: There is a song called "Krotona Days". The Krotona Institute of Theosophy still operates in Ojai, California. @Ojai Sam
en.wikipedia.org
Edit2: Very nice cover of Pink Floyd's "Echoes".
I'm pleasantly surprised they didn't hold back the release from streaming, to start with.
Edit: There is a song called "Krotona Days". The Krotona Institute of Theosophy still operates in Ojai, California. @Ojai Sam
Krotona - Wikipedia
Edit2: Very nice cover of Pink Floyd's "Echoes".
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Zeeba Neighba
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Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking (1969)
Bu I will be listening to that Rodrigo y Gabriela album before the day is through
Bu I will be listening to that Rodrigo y Gabriela album before the day is through
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishies (2019)
Kenny Garrett - Beyond The Wall (2006)
Ojai Sam
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The Pozo-Seco Singers - Time (1966)
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
The debut album from Don Williams, Lofton Kline and Susan Taylor kicked up a lot of dust nationally. They helped to keep introspective folk music alive even after it had been shoved aside by the louder sounds of the mid-60's.
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
The debut album from Don Williams, Lofton Kline and Susan Taylor kicked up a lot of dust nationally. They helped to keep introspective folk music alive even after it had been shoved aside by the louder sounds of the mid-60's.
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The Cranberries - In The End
Recorded after Dolores O'Riordan's unfortunate passing, from demo vocal tracks she'd given the band. NPR's Morning Edition had a nice interview with a couple of band members about this album over the weekend. It seemed very poignant to them that this simply marks the end. There will be no live performances of these songs and there will be no more Cranberries after this.
I'm not a Cranberries aficionado but I did enjoy this album. O'Riordan's soft and gentle voice, used in "In The End," is lovely. I prefer that to her power-pop voice of songs like Zombie.
Recorded after Dolores O'Riordan's unfortunate passing, from demo vocal tracks she'd given the band. NPR's Morning Edition had a nice interview with a couple of band members about this album over the weekend. It seemed very poignant to them that this simply marks the end. There will be no live performances of these songs and there will be no more Cranberries after this.
I'm not a Cranberries aficionado but I did enjoy this album. O'Riordan's soft and gentle voice, used in "In The End," is lovely. I prefer that to her power-pop voice of songs like Zombie.
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The Cranberries - Something Else
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Crudo Pimento - Teleiste Mouska (2017)
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Rodrigo y Gabriela - Mettavolution (2019)
This is good - certainly not as flashy as their debut, 11:11, or their stuff with C.U.B.A. but that doesn't mean these two aren't still amazing. Will require more listening but they definitely strive to achieve a certain mood/vibe with many of the pieces
And that goes with the title (which allmusic has helped me with:
I really loved their near-19 minute cover of Pink Floyd's "Echoes"
This is good - certainly not as flashy as their debut, 11:11, or their stuff with C.U.B.A. but that doesn't mean these two aren't still amazing. Will require more listening but they definitely strive to achieve a certain mood/vibe with many of the pieces
And that goes with the title (which allmusic has helped me with:
I really loved their near-19 minute cover of Pink Floyd's "Echoes"
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Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959)
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Mugstar - Sun, Broken... (2010)
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