This past thirteenth of May was my mother’s 95th birthday. While I admit to my lack of objectivity on the matter, she is one of the most amazing people . . ever. Born in Vienna, Austria in 1927, she has…
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“Lucky Day” . . . : The Importance of the Thirteenth of May
Tagged with: Gil Evans, J Giles Bans, Magic Dick, Mary Wells, Miles Davis
Posted in Classic Rock, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“When The Living Was Easy” . . . : Gershwin’s Summertime
Normally (yeah, what’s that now . . ) the end of May would be the start of summer with thoughts of vacation plans, beaches, outdoor concerts (yeah, about that . . .) The song Summertime was written by George Gershwin…
Tagged with: Al Green, Billy Strings, Doc Watson, Ella Fitzgerald, George Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Marcus King, Miles Davis, Summertime
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Five Classic Jazz Songs For Your Classic Rock Friends
One of the things that music nerds like me like to do is to try and turn people onto music we love (that’s really what this blog is about). So over the years I have tried to get my friends,…
Between Miles and Mahavishnu: John McLaughlin’s “Devotion”
John McLaughlin, guitarist extraordinaire, came to New York in 1969 at the behest of drummer Tony Williams to join his new group. He immediately found himself playing a record date with Williams’ former employer, Miles Davis on what was to…
Tagged with: Buddy Miles, John McLaughlin, Larry Young, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, Tony Williams
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
The Universe Is Messing With Our Heads: Prince (1958-2016)
What is going on here? It seems like the plot of a bad Austin Powers movie (isn’t that redundant?) where some sinister force is killing off all rock stars of a certain generation, leaving the world to the current, younger,…
Live-Evil: Miles Davis Deconstructes The Blues on Sivad/Honky Tonk (1970)
Sort of continuing the Miles Davis theme from my previous post, I want to discuss one specific piece of Miles from the early seventies: “Honky Tonk” (a studio recording on the album “Get Up With It”) or “Sivad” (as the…
A Different Kind Of Blue: A Video Transcription of Miles Davis’s “So What”
Miles Davis. Kind Of Blue. This is one of those seminal moments in the history of 20th century music. In jazz, this was certainly one of those before/after things. Many of the concepts popularized by Kind Of Blue were not…
Tagged with: Jazz, John Coltrane, Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis, So What, Solo Transcription
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
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