It came to my attention that Jack Casady, bassist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, turned 72 earlier this month. Lately, with everyday bringing news of the death of another musican I grew up listening to and learning from, I…
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“Somebody To Love” . . . : Bassist Extraordinaire Jack Casady
Tagged with: Bass, Hot Tuna, Jack Casady, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Vodoo Chile
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” : The Genius of James Jamerson
Many, many years ago, I was at a party when my friend Craig began chatting up this girl. Whether he was being my wing man or just trying to make conversation with her (for his own nefarious purposes no doubt),…
Earth’s Ambassador To The Universe: Chuck Berry (1926 – 2017)
Below is an except from a skit on Saturday Night Live that aired on April 22, 1978. It says all that’s need to be said about Chuck Berry’s importance to the universe. From Saturday Night Live 04/22/1978 Skit Name…….Next Week…
Call To The Higher Consciousness . . : Larry Coryell (1943 – 2017)
I was literally on my way out of town when I heard the news that guitarist Larry Coryell passed away. Nowadays, I am reluctant to write posts on the latest musician to pass away since it seems that every week…
Tagged with: Fusion, guitar, Jazz Rock, Larry Coryell
Posted in Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
K.I.S.S. . . . : A Methodology To Help You Get Your Groove On.
Below is an excellent video from sax player/keyboard player Jeff Schneider who has a You Tube channel with a lot of cool information on improvisation, saxophone technique, r&b keyboards and other topics of interests to my fellow music nerds. This…
“I’m Not Dead Yet” . . . : Neal Casals and Circles Around The Sun
I recently played in a session for a potential new jam band project where a good part of the time was spent jamming on vamps and progressions taken from the Grateful Dead. Being an old Deadhead and having played in…
Tagged with: Circles Around The Sun, Fare Thee Well, Grateful Dead, Neal Casals
Posted in Grateful Dead, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Grateful Dead, Music Appreciation and Analysis
For Mary . . . . .
HUSKER DU – Love is all around (Mary Tyler Moore Theme)
“Blues for New Orleans” . . . : Duke Ellington, the New York Public Library and Me
So here I am, fourteen years old and just starting to get into jazz beyond the contemporary bands of the day. I wanted to go deeper but the the number of records one can buy on a fourteen year old’s…
A Haiku For The Holidays 2016
Here We Go Again Another Year To Give Thanks Happy Holidays Silver Bells on the Chapman Stick Guitar
The History of Bass: Highly Condensed Version
Continuing our bass theme from the last post, the video below is from CDZA, a loose knit group of New York musicians who produce cool videos. The one below offers a highly condensed history of the bass in music. Over…
ManRoy Music 