The American Folk-Blues Festival - Volume Two 1962-66 (music video)

The American Folk-Blues Festival - Volume Two 1962-66

blues | DVD5 PAL | PCM mono | iso, cover | 3900MB

Universal | rel: 2003

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Three songs by Howlin' Wolf are the highlight of this second set of blues performances recorded in the 1960s, when an extraordinary lineup of musicians (among the 18 tracks here are tunes by Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Dixon, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and Big Mama Thornton) toured Europe, thrilling (among many others) the young Englishmen playing in bands like the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds. As with Volume 1, the monaural sound and black-and-white video are superb, making the release of the footage four decades later even more welcome. And Wolf? He was still in his prime in '64, perhaps equaled only by Muddy Waters (who appears on the first volume). "Did you ever been in the groove?" he asks at one point. "Well, I'm gonna put you way down in the woods." That he does, and blues fans will be only too happy to tag along.
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Reelin’ In The Years Productions, in association with Experience Hendrix, bring you the American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volumes One & Two. The AFBF was an annual event that featured the cream of American blues musicians barnstorming their way across western Europe every fall from 1962 through 1966. Recorded live in a small TV studio in Germany, these historic and unseen performances have been lost for nearly 40 years. Filmed with superb camera work and pristine sound, each DVD contains 18 complete performances from the greatest blues musicians of all time. Captured during their heyday in an era of scant video documentation, these DVDs are truly one of the most unique and precious visual documents of the blues.
The American Folk Blues Festivals featured a dazzling array of talent that included such greats as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson playing alongside other legends such as T-Bone Walker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Memphis Slim and Big Mama Thornton to create the most significant group of blues artists ever assembled!

Tracks
-01 Bye Bye Bird (Sonny Boy Williamson),
-02 My Younger Days (Sonny Boy Williamson),
-03 Come On Home Baby (Sunnyland Slim),
-04 Nervous (Willie Dixon),
-05 Mojo Hand (Lightnin' Hopkins),
-06 Black Snake Blues (Victoria Spivey),
-07 Everyday I Have the Blues (Memphis Slim),
-08 Don't Throw Your Love on Me so Strong (T-Bone Walker),
-09 Tall Heavy Mama (Roosevelt Sykes),
-10 Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues (Willie Dixon),
-11 Murphy's Boogie (Matt "Guitar" Murphy),
-12 Stranger Blues (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee),
-13 Shake for Me (Howlin' Wolf),
-14 I'll Be Back Someday (Howlin' Wolf),
-15 Love Me Darlin (Howlin' Wolf),
-16 Down Home Shakedown (Big Mama Thornton)
Two bonus tracks from Magic Sam in 1969:
-b1 All Your Love
-b2 Magic Sam's Boogie
~70 mins

buy: The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, vol. 2

Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency! (1969)

Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency! (1969)

jazz, jazz-rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 475MB

Verve 1997

Allmusic:
Tony Williams' Emergency was one of the first and most influential albums in late-'60s fusion, a record that shattered the boundaries between jazz and rock. Working with guitarist John McLaughlin and organist Larry Young, Williams pushed into new territory, creating dense, adventurous, unpredictable soundscapes. With Emergency, Tony Williams helped create the foundation of the style and sound of fusion. It's a seminal release, originally released on two albums and now available on one CD.

Tracks
-1. "Emergency" (Williams) – 9:35
-2. "Beyond Games" (Williams) – 8:17
-3. "Where" (McLaughlin) – 12:10
-4. "Vashkar" (Bley) – 4:59
-5. "Via the Spectrum Road" (McLaughlin, Williams) – 7:49
-6. "Spectrum" (McLaughlin) – 8:50
-7. "Sangria for Three" (Williams) – 13:07
-8. "Something Spiritual" (Herman) – 5:37

Personnel
* John McLaughlin – Guitar
* Tony Williams – Drums, vocals
* Larry Young – Organ

sample & buy: Emergency

Duke Ellington - Latin American Suite (1970)

Duke Ellington - Latin American Suite (1970)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 235MB

OJC

Allmusic:
Duke Ellington always absorbed influences from the music he heard as he toured the world, and The Latin American Suite is no exception. Written during his first tour of Central and South America in 1968, Ellington premiered several of the pieces during concerts in the Southern hemisphere, though he didn't record it until returning to the U.S., with one piece ("Tina") being recorded separately over a year after the other tracks. "Oclupaca" is an exotic opener showcasing Paul Gonsalves' robust tenor, while Ellington gets in an Oriental kick during his driving blues "Chico Cuadradino" (jointly written with his son Mercer). Ellington is in a jaunty mood in his bossa nova "Eque," which spotlights both Johnny Hodges and Gonsalves. The infectious "Latin American Sunshine" is buoyed by Harry Carney's sonorous baritone sax and trombonist Lawrence Brown's solo. It's a shame that Ellington chose not to keep any of these originals in his repertoire once work was completed on this album.

Tracks
-1. "Oclupaca" - 4:20
-2. "Chico Cuadradino" (Ellington, Mercer Ellington) - 5:00
-3. "Eque" - 3:30
-4. "Tina" - 4:34
-5. "The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her" - 7:25
-6. "Latin American Sunshine" - 6:52
-7. "Brasilliance" - 5:02
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
Recorded at National Recording Studio in New York, NY on November 5, 1968 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) and January 7, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada (track 4).

Personnel
* Duke Ellington – piano
* Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Chuck Connors - bass trombone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
* Jeff Castleman (tracks 1-3 & 5-7), Paul Kondziela (track 4) - bass
* Rufus Jones - drums

sample & buy: Latin American Suite

Art Blakey - Hard Drive (1956)

Art Blakey - Hard Drive (1956)
aka: For Minors Only

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 215MB

Betlehem

Allmusic:
The final recording by the second version of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers features trumpeter Bill Hardman, tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, either Junior Mance or Sam Dockery on piano and bassist Spanky DeBrest along with leader/drummer Blakey performing four group originals, two Jimmy Heath compositions and the obscure "Late Spring." Although this was not the most famous edition of The Messengers, it set a standard that its successors would uphold to, training its members to be bandleaders in their own right. The music on this album is typical hard bop of the period, well played and full of enthusiasm and fire.

Tracks
-1. "For Minors Only" - Heath - 5:49
-2. "Right Down Front" - Griffin - 4:31
-3. "Deo-X" - Hardman - 5:50
-4. "Sweet Sakeena" - Hardman - 5:06
-5. "For Miles and Miles" - Heath - 5:24
-6. "Krafty" - Griffin - 6:35
-7. "Late Spring" - Mitchell - 5:36

Personnel
* Junior Mance - Piano
* Art Blakey - Drums
* Spanky DeBrest - Bass
* Sam Dockery - Piano
* Johnny Griffin - Sax (Tenor)
* Bill Hardman- Trumpet

sample & buy: Hard Drive

Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa - Rio Revisited (1987)

Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa - Rio Revisited (1987)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 260MB

Verve

Allmusic:
Recorded at a video taping in the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Jazzvisions series, this was Jobim's live act shortly after he resumed touring in the mid-'80s. At the time, Jobim struck an avuncular, almost casually anti-show-business presence seated before a grand piano, presiding over a large ensemble composed of friends and family, singing in his endearingly rough, now-threadbare voice. Some of the performances here are little more than pro-forma run-throughs of standard Jobim oldies but things perk up when Jobim digs into some lesser-known compositions like his "Song of the Jet" and son Paulo's catchy "Samba do Soho." In any case, the material is always superb and the cool-voiced, always in-pitch Brazilian singer Gal Costa turns up on a few numbers.

Tracks
-01. "One Note Samba" - Hendricks, Jobim, Mendonca - 3:07
-02. "Desafinado" - Cavanaugh, Hendricks, Jobim - 3:00
-03. "Agua de Beber" - DeMoraes, Jobim - 3:48
-04. "Dindi" - Jobim - 4:59
-05. "Wave" - Jobim, Jobim - 2:49
-06. "Chega de Saudade" - DeMoraes, Jobim - 3:48
-07. "Two Kites" - Jobim - 4:53
-08. "Samba Do Soho" - Bastos, Jobim - 3:38
-09. "Sabiá" - Gimbel, Jobim - 3:20
-10. "Samba Do Aviao" - DeMoraes, Jobim - 3:23
-11. "Aguas de Marco (Waters of March)" - Jobim, Jobim - 4:08
-12. "Corcovado" - Jobim, Lees - 3:05
Bill Graham's Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (1987)

Personnel
* Gal Costa (vocals);
* Antonio Carlos Jobim (vocals, piano);
* Paulo Jobim (vocals, guitar);
* Maúcha Adnet, Paula Morelenbaum, Ana Lontra Jobim, Elizabeth Jobim, Simone Caymmi (vocals);
* Jaques Morelenbaum (cello);
* Danilo Caymmi (flute);
* Paulinho Braga, Paulo Braga (drums).

sample & buy: Rio Revisited (Dig)

Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz - Diz And Getz (1955)

Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz - Diz And Getz (1955)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 220MB

Verve

Allmusic:
Dizzy Gillespie was at the peak of his powers throughout the 1950s, still the pacesetter among trumpeters. This CD matches Dizzy with Stan Getz, the Oscar Peterson Trio and drummer Max Roach. Getz, although identified with the "cool" school, thrived on competition and is both relaxed and combative on the uptempo explorations of "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Impromptu."

Tracks
-1. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 6:40
-2. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 6:19
-3. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:01
-4. "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 6:55
-5. "Impromptu" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:50
-6. "One Alone" (Gillespie) – 3:04
-7. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) – 3:19
-8. "Siboney, Pt. 1" (Ernesto Lecuona, Theodora Morse) – 4:23
-9. "Siboney, Pt. 2" – 4:10

Personnel
* Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
* Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
* Herb Ellis - guitar
* Oscar Peterson – piano
* Ray Brown – double bass
* Max Roach - drums

sample & buy: Diz and Getz

Captain Beefheart - Doc At The Radar Station (1980)

Captain Beefheart - Doc At The Radar Station (1980)

rock, avantgarde | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 270MB

Astralweerks | 2006 remaster

Allmusic:
Generally acclaimed as the strongest album of his comeback, and by some as his best since Trout Mask Replica, Doc at the Radar Station had a tough, lean sound owing partly to the virtuosic new version of the Magic Band (featuring future Pixies sideman Eric Drew Feldman, New York downtown-scene guitarist Gary Lucas, and a returning John "Drumbo" French, among others) and partly to the clear, stripped-down production, which augmented the Captain's basic dual-guitar interplay and jumpy rhythms with extra percussion instruments and touches of Shiny Beast's synths and trombones. Many of the songs on Doc either reworked or fully developed unused material composed around the time of the creatively fertile Trout Mask sessions, which adds to the spirited performances. Even if the Captain's voice isn't quite what it once was, Doc at the Radar Station is an excellent, focused consolidation of Beefheart's past and then-present.

Tracks
-01. "Hot Head" – 3:23
-02. "Ashtray Heart" – 3:25
-03. "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" – 1:38
-04. "Run Paint Run Run" – 3:40
-05. "Sue Egypt" – 2:57
-06. "Brickbats" – 2:40
-07. "Dirty Blue Gene" – 3:51
-08. "Best Batch Yet" – 5:02
-09. "Telephone" – 1:31
-10. "Flavor Bud Living" – 1:00
-11. "Sheriff of Hong Kong" – 6:34
-12. "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee" – 3:11

Personnel
*Don Van Vliet (C Beefheart) - vocals, Chinese gongs, harmonica, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
* Jeff Moris Tepper - slide guitar, guitar, nerve guitar
* Eric Drew Feldman - synthesizer, bass, mellotron, grand piano, electric piano
* Robert Arthur Williams - drums
* Bruce Lambourne Fowler - trombone
* John French - slide guitar, guitar, marimba, bass, drums
* Gary Lucas - guitar, French horn

sample & buy: Doc at the Radar Station