Something to listen to besides the usual Christmas Crap Stevie Wonder – What Christmas Means To Me (Tamla Records 1967) Electric Jungle – Funky Funky Christmas Albert King – Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin Clarence Carter – Back Door Santa…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Ho, Ho, Ho . . . : A Funky Xmas To You
Tagged with: Albert King, Bobby Timmons, Booker T & The MG's, Christman Music, Clarance Carter, Stevie Wonder
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
A Haiku For The Holidays 2017
My Favorite Things A Holiday Song They Say “Whatever” I shrugged.
Tagged with: Allman Brothers, Coltrane, Happy Holidays, My Favorite Things
Posted in Blues, Jam Band, Jazz
Posted in Blues, Jam Band, Jazz
“The View From Here” . . . : My First Soundtrack
It all started a little more than a week ago when my old friend Dennis emailed me ith an interesting proposition. His latest obsession has been flying drones and making videos of his aerial adventures. His latest video had a…
“All The Blues You Can Use” . . : The12 Essential Blues Chord Progressions Jazz Players Need to Know
I just came across this item from the You Tube channel Jazz Duets (https://www.jazzduets.com/). In the video below, you are given a short but concise rundown of twelve different blues progressions that are used in jazz. Starting with a straight…
Tagged with: Blues progrssions, ii V I, jazz harmony
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jazz, Music Theory
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jazz, Music Theory
“Might Be Your Man” . . . : “One Way Out” – A Comparative Study In Blues
My cable provider has a section of channels called Music Choice which are basically a bunch of audio music channels with each channel dedicated to a specific music genre/style. I sometimes put it on as background while I am working.…
Tagged with: Allman Brotheres Band, Allman Brothers, Blues, Elmore James, Fillmore East, Mike Bloomfield, Onre Way Out, Sonny Boy Williamson II
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“So you want to be a rock and roll star?” . . . : Steve Van Zandt on the ‘Five Crafts’ of Rock and Roll
I was reading a recent interview in Guitar Player magazine with guitarist Steve Van Zandt, long time member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, co-leader of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and of course, consigliere to Tony Soprano, Silvio…
Hey Ho Let’s Go . . . . :The Ramones Meet The Adams Family
Sometimes you just need to see something so dumb that it makes you smile. You’re welcome.
Tagged with: Blitzkrieg Bop, The Adams Family, The Ramones
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“We Got The Beat . . . : Perfecting Rhythm
With the vast majority of guitar instructional material you see on the the internet (and in pre You Tube material as well) the emphasis has been on two of the three elements of music, melody and harmony. The third element,…
Tequilla . . . : The Champs, Wes Mongomery and My Aching Head
This past weekend I met up with some old friends who I have known since college. This inevitably led to the consumption of alcohol. I probably drank more alcohol this past weekend than I have for the past several year…
Tagged with: Newport Jazz Festival 1967, Tequila - song, The Champs, Wes Mongomery
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“Gentle On My Mind” . . . . . . : Glen Campbell (1936 – 2017)
As I think about Glen Campbell on the sad occasion of his death, I realize that he was a presence in my musical consciousness for almost my whole life. I remember a moment when I was around ten years old.…
Tagged with: Carol Burnett, Glen Campbell, guitar, Jimmy Webb
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
ManRoy Music 