What Are You Listening To? April 2022

[Zeeba Neighba]

A playlist of 1976 music from "Hotel California" to "Afternoon Delight"

I'm amazed how much glee that "Lido Shuffle" brings me - must have a childlike smile on my face as I sing along

 

[axolotl]

A playlist of 1976 music from "Hotel California" to "Afternoon Delight"

I'm amazed how much glee that "Lido Shuffle" brings me - must have a childlike smile on my face as I sing along

Zeeba missed the boat that day, he left the shack
But that was all he missed, and he ain't comin' back

Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite
You can never leave but you can check out any time you like

P. S. I can't remember the rest.

P. P. S. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it.

 

[axolotl]

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (rec. 1961, rel. 2021)

Here's another long lost gem that UMG has unearthed for its Blue Note imprint. Blakey was one of the first jazzers to play in Japan, and he was received with tumultuous adulation. These performances were recorded for a documentary film that was never released. Five years ago, they were unexpectedly found mislabeled in the personal effects of Fumiko Sakao, the first female film trailer editor in Japan.

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Blakey is at his exuberant best, accompanied by a stellar group of Messengers: Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt. The tunes were assembled from the two nights they performed in Tokyo.

on the Sam-O-Meter. Don't miss it!

This. Again.

 

[Nickyboy]

I can feel it.

I feel love.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (1973)

This album is flabby but mildly entertaining. Guess you could describe me the same way.

 

[axolotl]

Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (1973)


This album is flabby but mildly entertaining. Guess you could describe me the same way.

Nah, I would describe you as moderately entertaining.

I won't stoop so low as to make body mass jokes on the last Friday in April. Hurts my back.

 

[axolotl]

Somei Satoh ~ Litania: Margaret Leng Tan Plays Somei Satoh (1988)

 

[axolotl]

Ludwig Van Beethoven ~ Symphonies No. 1 & 2 (2000)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake (Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Redux - Live At The Troubadour (2018)

Ok, I will admit to being a big fan of The Monkees. After they imploded, my allegiance carried right on to Mike Nesmith's work. With lots of money in the bank from simian sales (not to mention his mom's Liquid Paper bonanza), moving units was never his objective. This left Mike free to record an increasingly eclectic series of albums, the best of which were the first three under the banner of "The First National Band." Nesmith, bassist John London and drummer John Ware laid down the beat which steel guitar wizard Red Rhodes embellished with licks sourced in equal parts from country music and outer space. Wiki tells us that as a part of the Wrecking Crew, Rhodes had done session work for James Taylor, The Beach Boys, Seals and Crofts, The Byrds, The Carpenters, Spanky and Our Gang and The Ventures.

Fifty years later, Rhodes and London were deceased and Ware had retired, but Mike rounded up a new FNB that included two of his kids. Nashville-based Pete Finney does a very creditable job of recreating Red Rhodes' sound. This album presents their show at The Troubadour before a wildly enthusiastic crowd. In his younger days, Nesmith at times had an awkward stage presence but he's relaxed and happy here as he works through his extensive solo catalogue, even throwing in "Papa Gene's Blues" from The Monkees' debut album.

It's plain from this performance that Mike had made peace with his occasionally turbulent musical past. Taken together with his joyous final live album alongside Mickey Dolenz, Nesmith was able to summarize his lengthy career and leave us wanting more.

on the Sam-O-Meter.