Nickyboy
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Why must any of them be teenagers in love?
What Are You Listening To? June 2024
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Ojai Sam
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axolotl
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To keep sales low, of course.
Imagine being in a Kresge's or Woolworth's in '57, and you spot Teresa's record. You think, I should buy that, but you remember you were recently dumped, or that you've never had a girlfriend, or the one you thought you had lied to you, or that since you are a teenager and never had a job, even at its low, low price, you can't afford it, or you've aged out of your teenage years and are now 20, or that, in my case, I was only four years old, and can't read the cover.
So many reasons.
Ojai Sam
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Ella Fitzgerald - North Sea Jazz: Legendary Concerts (rec. 1979, rel. 2013)
Ella Fitzgerald performed non-stop for the better part of six decades. So it's not surprising that concert recordings keep surfacing long after her death. This live set from the North Sea Jazz Festival features the trio that backed her in her later years: Paul Smith (piano), Keter Betts (bass) and Mickey Roker (drums). Despite her frequent comments about the heat on stage, Ella & Co. turned up the temperature even further with this 62-minute set that included songs from throughout her long career. Her voice may sound a bit weathered but her enthusiasm was boundless with lots of scat vocals to excite the crowd. Sound quality is superb.
Ella Fitzgerald performed non-stop for the better part of six decades. So it's not surprising that concert recordings keep surfacing long after her death. This live set from the North Sea Jazz Festival features the trio that backed her in her later years: Paul Smith (piano), Keter Betts (bass) and Mickey Roker (drums). Despite her frequent comments about the heat on stage, Ella & Co. turned up the temperature even further with this 62-minute set that included songs from throughout her long career. Her voice may sound a bit weathered but her enthusiasm was boundless with lots of scat vocals to excite the crowd. Sound quality is superb.
Ojai Sam
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The Byrds - Fifth Dimension (1966)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
The strengths of this album are more than enough for me to forgive two instrumental tracks and an unnecessary cover of "Hey Joe". "Eight Miles High" bursts out of the speakers fueled by the fire-and-ice contrast between the jagged guitar and the smooth harmony vocals. And I loved the song but had no idea who Van Dyke Parks was when I read his credit on "5 D (Fifth Dimension)" back in the day.
To commemorate the return of a pristine first press vinyl to my collection, I decided to solve the mystery of the title "2-4-2 Foxtrot (The Lear Jet Song").
According to Business Jet Traveler (bjtonline.com):
"It consists of the sounds of engine startup in a Lear Jet 23 with the N-registration number 242F (“F” is “foxtrot” on the radio) and the voice of John Lear conducting the preflight checks over an intercom—with the overdubbed band playing and singing “Go ’n’ ride a Lear Jet, baby, go ’n’ ride a Lear Jet” continuously for two minutes, 12 seconds.
After hearing that record recently and recalling McGuinn’s comments about riding with John Lear, I thought I’d try reaching Lear himself. It turns out he has evolved into one of the nation’s leading conspiracy theorists, and his website (therealjohnlear.com) offers the opportunity to chat with him on the phone…for $2.99 a minute with a five-minute minimum. I’m not in the habit of compensating sources, but I decided to make an exception and pay for a reservation.
He called back precisely at the appointed hour, confirmed that it is his voice in the background of the “Lear Jet Song” and that he did, indeed, regularly take The Byrds flying back in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
And, yes, on those occasions, the group literally did fly “eight miles high.”
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
The strengths of this album are more than enough for me to forgive two instrumental tracks and an unnecessary cover of "Hey Joe". "Eight Miles High" bursts out of the speakers fueled by the fire-and-ice contrast between the jagged guitar and the smooth harmony vocals. And I loved the song but had no idea who Van Dyke Parks was when I read his credit on "5 D (Fifth Dimension)" back in the day.
To commemorate the return of a pristine first press vinyl to my collection, I decided to solve the mystery of the title "2-4-2 Foxtrot (The Lear Jet Song").
According to Business Jet Traveler (bjtonline.com):
"It consists of the sounds of engine startup in a Lear Jet 23 with the N-registration number 242F (“F” is “foxtrot” on the radio) and the voice of John Lear conducting the preflight checks over an intercom—with the overdubbed band playing and singing “Go ’n’ ride a Lear Jet, baby, go ’n’ ride a Lear Jet” continuously for two minutes, 12 seconds.
After hearing that record recently and recalling McGuinn’s comments about riding with John Lear, I thought I’d try reaching Lear himself. It turns out he has evolved into one of the nation’s leading conspiracy theorists, and his website (therealjohnlear.com) offers the opportunity to chat with him on the phone…for $2.99 a minute with a five-minute minimum. I’m not in the habit of compensating sources, but I decided to make an exception and pay for a reservation.
He called back precisely at the appointed hour, confirmed that it is his voice in the background of the “Lear Jet Song” and that he did, indeed, regularly take The Byrds flying back in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
And, yes, on those occasions, the group literally did fly “eight miles high.”
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Zeeba Neighba
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Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Under the Sea (1998)
Thelonious Funk
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Fiona Apple - When the Pawn
Ojai Sam
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The Night Blooming Jazzmen - Live At Pismo Beach (1991)
When I first started working in the corporate trust world, I was somewhat intimidated by all the powerhouse CFP's and MBA's. However, there was one guy who always made me feel welcome. Al Kuhn had started at Bank of America as a bank teller when he returned from the Korean War. By the time I met him in the 1980's, he had risen to become a Vice President in the Trust Department but never lost the human touch. When Al found out that I was a music aficionado, he and his wife Pat started taking me to many a live Dixieland concert in the Long Beach area which was a hotbed of trad jazz. He didn't play an instrument but had made friends with innumerable musicians who let him tape their shows.
I recall seeing the Night Blooming Jazz Men at a small venue in Bellflower. Al and Pat and I triple dated with Linda (another trust administrator) and her husband. I brought my then-girlfriend (Yvonne's sister from Kingman AZ...it's a long story). We all had a great time, although I have to admit that this relationship didn't last much longer than the concert. The band was loose and played their hearts out for an enthusiastic crowd. I bought this album out of the trunk of Chet Jaeger's car and it captures the moment well. According to their eponymous website,
The Night Blooming Jazzmen (NBJ, or "Nightbloomers") is a traditional, or dixieland band, formed in October 1975 to represent the Society for the Preservation of Dixieland Jazz at the third Sacramento Jubilee. There were very few jazz bands in existence then – not enough to put on a festival. The NBJ was started as an ad-hoc "pick-up band." It was not expected to survive – but the NBJ were so well-received and had so much fun that they stuck together. Since then, they have played thousands of concerts, church services, funerals, house parties, grand openings, jazz clubs, wedding receptions, dances, etc .. AND several dozen cruises and land trips to China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the Amazon, the Mediterranean, and many other parts of Europe.
I'm happy to report that the band is still active today, with upcoming shows in Camarillo, Duarte, Claremont, Canoga Park and San Pedro.
When I first started working in the corporate trust world, I was somewhat intimidated by all the powerhouse CFP's and MBA's. However, there was one guy who always made me feel welcome. Al Kuhn had started at Bank of America as a bank teller when he returned from the Korean War. By the time I met him in the 1980's, he had risen to become a Vice President in the Trust Department but never lost the human touch. When Al found out that I was a music aficionado, he and his wife Pat started taking me to many a live Dixieland concert in the Long Beach area which was a hotbed of trad jazz. He didn't play an instrument but had made friends with innumerable musicians who let him tape their shows.
I recall seeing the Night Blooming Jazz Men at a small venue in Bellflower. Al and Pat and I triple dated with Linda (another trust administrator) and her husband. I brought my then-girlfriend (Yvonne's sister from Kingman AZ...it's a long story). We all had a great time, although I have to admit that this relationship didn't last much longer than the concert. The band was loose and played their hearts out for an enthusiastic crowd. I bought this album out of the trunk of Chet Jaeger's car and it captures the moment well. According to their eponymous website,
The Night Blooming Jazzmen (NBJ, or "Nightbloomers") is a traditional, or dixieland band, formed in October 1975 to represent the Society for the Preservation of Dixieland Jazz at the third Sacramento Jubilee. There were very few jazz bands in existence then – not enough to put on a festival. The NBJ was started as an ad-hoc "pick-up band." It was not expected to survive – but the NBJ were so well-received and had so much fun that they stuck together. Since then, they have played thousands of concerts, church services, funerals, house parties, grand openings, jazz clubs, wedding receptions, dances, etc .. AND several dozen cruises and land trips to China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the Amazon, the Mediterranean, and many other parts of Europe.
I'm happy to report that the band is still active today, with upcoming shows in Camarillo, Duarte, Claremont, Canoga Park and San Pedro.
Nickyboy
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Exactly what I was going to say.
Ojai Sam
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B.B. King - Blues Is King (Bluesway 1967)
ABC's new Bluesway label chose this live set from B.B. King for its first release. They couldn't have done better. The enthusiastic crowd at an unnamed Chicago nightclub on November 5, 1966 was treated to a great performance. King's sound didn't rely heavily on organ but Duke Jethro's work here was especially noteworthy. He played organ in King's band from 1963-1968 but appears on piano for the landmark "Live At The Regal" album because the organ was broken that night.
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ABC's new Bluesway label chose this live set from B.B. King for its first release. They couldn't have done better. The enthusiastic crowd at an unnamed Chicago nightclub on November 5, 1966 was treated to a great performance. King's sound didn't rely heavily on organ but Duke Jethro's work here was especially noteworthy. He played organ in King's band from 1963-1968 but appears on piano for the landmark "Live At The Regal" album because the organ was broken that night.
Valley man who was organist for BB King remembers the music legend
As BB King is being mourned by fans around the world, one of his former band members remembers him as more than a great musician.
Ojai Sam
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Au Go-Go Singers - They Call Us Au Go-Go Singers (1964)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
These were the first recordings by future Buffalo Springfield members Steve Stills and Richie Furay who were 20 and 19, respectively. They Call Us... is a highly enjoyable folk ensemble album in a style reminiscent of The New Christy Minstrels but more earthy and less kitschy.
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
These were the first recordings by future Buffalo Springfield members Steve Stills and Richie Furay who were 20 and 19, respectively. They Call Us... is a highly enjoyable folk ensemble album in a style reminiscent of The New Christy Minstrels but more earthy and less kitschy.
axolotl
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Their skirts are made out of vinyl?
axolotl
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Was there something happening here? [What it is ain't exactly clear.]
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