What are you listening to? May 2024
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Unsomnambulist
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Shellac - 1000 Hurts (2000)
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Julian Cope - Robin Hood (2023)
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Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1994)
Ojai Sam
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Various Artists - Donna Lombarda (2009)
Google Translate tells me that these are "traditional songs and dances from the Appenine region" of Italy. They are performed beautifully on a variety of acoustic instruments. This hard-to-find collection appeared briefly on Barcode Records, a Polish electronic music label, for reasons beyond the ability of Google Translate to explain. Bob Brozman contributed one song on his signature National Resophonic Baritone and two songs on a Hindustani 22 string guitar:
This album brings to a close my Bob Brozman listening project, which encompassed his endlessly fascinating output featuring music from around the world with an emphasis on blues:
Your Pal (1977)
Blue Hula Stomp (1981)
Snapping the Strings (1983)
Hello Central...Give Me Dr. Jazz (1985)
Devil's Slide (1988)
Ho'omana'o I Na Mele O Ka Wa U'i with Tau Moe Family (1989)
A Truckload of Blues (1992)
Slide a Go-Go (1994)
Blues 'Round the Bend (1995)
GoldenSlide (1997 comp)
Kika Kila Meets Ki Ho'Alu, with Ledward Kaapana (1997)
Sunrise (1998)
Kosmik Blues & Grooves (1998)
The Running Man (1999 comp)
Four Hands Sweet & Hot, with Cyril Pahinui (1999)
Get Together with Woody Mann (1999)
Resonance (2000 comp)
Tone Poems III, with David Grisman and Mike Auldridge (2000)
Ocean Blues with Djeli Moussa Diawara (2000)
Jin Jin/Firefly, with Takashi Hirayasu (2000)
Live Now (2001)
Nankuru Naisa, with Takashi Hirayasu (2001)
In the Saddle, with Ledward Kaapana (2001)
Digdig, with René Lacaille (2002)
Rolling Through This World, with Jeff Lang (2002)
Mahima, with Debashish Bhattacharya (2003)
Metric Time (2003)
Songs of the Volcano (2005)
Blues Reflex (2006)
Lumiere (2007)
Post-Industrial Blues (2007)
Kani Wai, with George Kahumoku, Jr. (2009)
Donna Lombarda, with Woody Mann, Duck Baker, Ed Gerhard, Massimo Gatti (2009)
Six Days in Down, with Dónal O'Connor and John McSherry (2010)
Fire in the Mind (2012)
I've shared his sad story before, so I'll end on a high note by expressing gratitude for someone so troubled who nevertheless brought much joy to many people over the years.
Google Translate tells me that these are "traditional songs and dances from the Appenine region" of Italy. They are performed beautifully on a variety of acoustic instruments. This hard-to-find collection appeared briefly on Barcode Records, a Polish electronic music label, for reasons beyond the ability of Google Translate to explain. Bob Brozman contributed one song on his signature National Resophonic Baritone and two songs on a Hindustani 22 string guitar:
This album brings to a close my Bob Brozman listening project, which encompassed his endlessly fascinating output featuring music from around the world with an emphasis on blues:
Your Pal (1977)
Blue Hula Stomp (1981)
Snapping the Strings (1983)
Hello Central...Give Me Dr. Jazz (1985)
Devil's Slide (1988)
Ho'omana'o I Na Mele O Ka Wa U'i with Tau Moe Family (1989)
A Truckload of Blues (1992)
Slide a Go-Go (1994)
Blues 'Round the Bend (1995)
GoldenSlide (1997 comp)
Kika Kila Meets Ki Ho'Alu, with Ledward Kaapana (1997)
Sunrise (1998)
Kosmik Blues & Grooves (1998)
The Running Man (1999 comp)
Four Hands Sweet & Hot, with Cyril Pahinui (1999)
Get Together with Woody Mann (1999)
Resonance (2000 comp)
Tone Poems III, with David Grisman and Mike Auldridge (2000)
Ocean Blues with Djeli Moussa Diawara (2000)
Jin Jin/Firefly, with Takashi Hirayasu (2000)
Live Now (2001)
Nankuru Naisa, with Takashi Hirayasu (2001)
In the Saddle, with Ledward Kaapana (2001)
Digdig, with René Lacaille (2002)
Rolling Through This World, with Jeff Lang (2002)
Mahima, with Debashish Bhattacharya (2003)
Metric Time (2003)
Songs of the Volcano (2005)
Blues Reflex (2006)
Lumiere (2007)
Post-Industrial Blues (2007)
Kani Wai, with George Kahumoku, Jr. (2009)
Donna Lombarda, with Woody Mann, Duck Baker, Ed Gerhard, Massimo Gatti (2009)
Six Days in Down, with Dónal O'Connor and John McSherry (2010)
Fire in the Mind (2012)
I've shared his sad story before, so I'll end on a high note by expressing gratitude for someone so troubled who nevertheless brought much joy to many people over the years.
Zeeba Neighba
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Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Britten conductor)
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
No, you certainly don't.
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Here's another of those Kenton Kovers that @Nickyboy likes so much, on a record by the band that @Zeeba Neighba just loves.
It's not often I can annoy two people with one post.
Here's another of those Kenton Kovers that @Nickyboy likes so much, on a record by the band that @Zeeba Neighba just loves.
It's not often I can annoy two people with one post.
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
Yeah? Well, ima gunna report you to the site admi....It's not often I can annoy two people with one post.
Never mind.
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After devoting a recent morning to a dogged search for songs about Jacksonville Florida, I now have the beginnings of a nice little playlist. Just listened to it as I "warmed up" this morning and about to listen to it again as I get down to work.
SFJazz Collective - Lift Every Voice and Sing (2022)
Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band - In Jail In Jacksonville (1978)
Whiskeytown - Jacksonville Skyline" (2001)
Jason Moran - Lift Every Voice and Sing (2006)
Graham Parker - I'll Never Play Jacksonville Again (2001)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Jacksonville Kid (1977)
Waylon Jennings - The Everglades (1967)
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Boogie Smoogie (1975)
Taking Back Sunday - Homecoming (2016)
Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely For Me? (1967)
Lynyrd Sknyrd - Gimme Three Steps (1973)
Limp Bizkit - My Generation (2008)
Kim Weston - Lift Every Voice and Sing (1972)
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue (2003)
"Lift Every Voice And Sing" gets a lot of play on this list because the author of the song was a native of Jacksonville, as was his brother who composed the music. And because I have a lot of versions of it.
It was surprising to see how many musical acts originated in Jacksonville. From Lynyrd Sknyrd, to the Allman Brothers Band, to Yellowcard to Limp Bizkit.
Not to mention that Ray Charles got his professional start by playing in Jacksonville after leaving a nearby orphanage/school -- it's always listed as a "school" in articles about his past, but Ray left his family (moved from GA to FL) and lived there as a child, so I call it an orphanage. After his mother died when Ray was 14, he left school and started playing in Jacksonville bars and music venues.
One thing this search had led me to is Molly Hatchet, another band born in Jacksonville. Can't say I've been much of a Molly Hatchet fan in the past. I'm sure I've heard a song or two in the past, but the band's name nor none of their hit titles ring a bell. The Frank Frazetta covers do! But I listened to a few songs yesterday and, yeah, there's going to be some oeuvre diving going on around here soon!
SFJazz Collective - Lift Every Voice and Sing (2022)
Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band - In Jail In Jacksonville (1978)
Whiskeytown - Jacksonville Skyline" (2001)
Jason Moran - Lift Every Voice and Sing (2006)
Graham Parker - I'll Never Play Jacksonville Again (2001)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Jacksonville Kid (1977)
Waylon Jennings - The Everglades (1967)
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Boogie Smoogie (1975)
Taking Back Sunday - Homecoming (2016)
Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely For Me? (1967)
Lynyrd Sknyrd - Gimme Three Steps (1973)
Limp Bizkit - My Generation (2008)
Kim Weston - Lift Every Voice and Sing (1972)
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue (2003)
"Lift Every Voice And Sing" gets a lot of play on this list because the author of the song was a native of Jacksonville, as was his brother who composed the music. And because I have a lot of versions of it.
It was surprising to see how many musical acts originated in Jacksonville. From Lynyrd Sknyrd, to the Allman Brothers Band, to Yellowcard to Limp Bizkit.
Not to mention that Ray Charles got his professional start by playing in Jacksonville after leaving a nearby orphanage/school -- it's always listed as a "school" in articles about his past, but Ray left his family (moved from GA to FL) and lived there as a child, so I call it an orphanage. After his mother died when Ray was 14, he left school and started playing in Jacksonville bars and music venues.
One thing this search had led me to is Molly Hatchet, another band born in Jacksonville. Can't say I've been much of a Molly Hatchet fan in the past. I'm sure I've heard a song or two in the past, but the band's name nor none of their hit titles ring a bell. The Frank Frazetta covers do! But I listened to a few songs yesterday and, yeah, there's going to be some oeuvre diving going on around here soon!
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Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals - Burn To Shine (1999)
In the past, I think I appreciated Ben Harper more than I actually liked his music. I liked his music, but it never felt like I had those moments where I thought, "I HAVE to listen to some Ben Harper immediately!"
Just listened to this, and as it played I kept thinking, "I need to listen to some more Ben Harper soon."
Something clicked? Or just a mood of the moment thing? Don't know.
In the past, I think I appreciated Ben Harper more than I actually liked his music. I liked his music, but it never felt like I had those moments where I thought, "I HAVE to listen to some Ben Harper immediately!"
Just listened to this, and as it played I kept thinking, "I need to listen to some more Ben Harper soon."
Something clicked? Or just a mood of the moment thing? Don't know.
Ojai Sam
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Oh, I think they are real. It was part of their whole aura: part faux Mexican, part exotica, part jazz. You could never do that today but in that more innocent time, it worked surprisingly well.
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