Saturday, August 29, 2020

Friday, August 28, 2020

Sly & The Family Stone - Live at the Tokyo Jazz Festival



Recorded in 2008, featuring Sly Stone (keyboards, vocals), Rose Stone (keyboards, vocals), Cynthia Robinson (trumpet, vocals), Jerry Martini (tenor sax), Lisa Banks "Stone" (vocals), Anthony Stead (vocals), Mike Rinta (trombone), Tony Yates (guitar), Pete Yates (bass), and Remillion "Spider" Dubose (drums).

Official Sly and the Family Stone website

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Osibisa - Live in Oslo



Recorded in 1971 at the Njårdhallen in Oslo, Norway, featuring Teddy Osei (saxophone, flute, vocals), Mac Tontoh (trumpet, vocals), Wendell Richardson (guitar, vocals), Robert Bailey (keyboards), Spartacus R (bass), Sol Amarfio (drums, vocals), and Loughty Lassisi Amao (saxophone, congas, percussion).

Osibisa official site

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Soft Machine - Live in Brussels



Recorded January 15, 1971 at Theater 140 in Brussels, Belgium, featuring Robert Wyatt (drums), Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Elton Dean (alto sax, saxello, keyboards) and Hugh Hopper (bass).

Soft Machine on Wikipedia
Soft Machine Legacy on Bandcamp

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The Byrds - "Chestnut Mare"



Recorded May 22, 1971 for the German TV program Beat Club, featuring Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals), Gene Parsons (drums, vocals), Clarence White (guitar, vocals), Skip Battin (bass, vocals), and Jimmi Seiter (percussion).

The Byrds fan site
The Byrds on Wikipedia

Monday, August 24, 2020

Friday, August 21, 2020

Steps Ahead - Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival



Recorded July 14, 1985 at the Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands, featuring Mike Mainieri (vibraphone, percussion), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Chuck Loeb (guitar), Victor Bailey (bass), and Peter Erskine (drums).

Steps Ahead official site

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Camel - "Skylines"



From the live DVD Moondances - Camel Live 1976-1977, featuring Andrew Latimer (guitar), Peter Bardens (keyboards), Andy Ward (drums, percussion), and Richard Sinclair (bass).

Camel official site

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Humble Pie - "For Your Love"



Recorded for the German TV program Beat Club, featuring Steve Marriott (guitar, vocals), Peter Frampton (guitar, vocals), Greg Ridley (guitar), and Jerry Shirley (percussion).

Humble Pie tribute site

Monday, August 17, 2020

Fairport Convention - "The Journeyman's Grace"



Recorded for Granada TV in June 1971 on Ainsdale Beach in Southport, England, featuring Dave Pegg (bass, vocals), Dave Swarbrick (violin, vocals), Dave Mattacks (drums), and Simon Nicol (guitar, vocals).

Fairport Convention official site

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Woody Herman - Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival



Recorded in 1984, featuring Woody Herman (vocal, clarinet); Jim Carroll, Frank Tiberi, Seth Brody, and Mike Brignola (saxophones, flutes); Bill Byrne, Scott Wagstaff, Dan Fornero, Mark Lewis, and Paul Mazzio (trumpets); Paul McKee, John Fedchock, and Randy Hawes (trombones); Phil DeGreg (piano), John Adams (bass), and Dave Miller (drums).

Woody Herman on Wikipedia

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Ensemble InterContemporain - "Gruppen"



Composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen. Recorded January 30, 2016 at Cité de la musique in Paris, France by Ensemble InterContemporain under the direction of Matthias Pintscher, Paul Fitzsimon, and Bruno Mantovani.

Ensemble InterContemporain official site
Ensemble InterContemporain on Wikipedia
Karlheinz Stockhausen on Wikipedia

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

McCoy Tyner - "Just Feelin'"



Recorded February 19, 1985 for the NBC program Late Night with David Letterman, featuring McCoy Tyner (piano), Paul Shaffer (organ), Sid McGinnis (guitar), Will Lee (bass), and Steve Jordan (drums).

McCoy Tyner official site

Monday, August 10, 2020

Rahsaan Roland Kirk and the Gil Evans Orchestra
- "Theme For The Eulipions"



Recorded October 30, 1976 at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, featuring Rahsaan Roland Kirk (saxophones, flutes, manzello, stritch, whistles, etc.), Gil Evans (piano, electric piano, conductor, arranger), Jon Faddis (trumpet), Lew Soloff (trumpet, flugelhorn), Janice Robertson (flute, trombone), John Clark (French horn), Bob Stewart (tuba), George Adams (tenor sax), Pete Levin (keyboards), Van Manacas (guitar), Mike Richmond (bass), and Sue Evans (drums).

Rahsaan Roland Kirk on Wikipedia
Gil Evans on Wikipedia

Sunday, August 09, 2020

Miles Davis - Live in Milan



Recorded October 11, 1964 at Teatro dell'Arte in Milan, Italy, featuring Miles Davis (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums).

Miles Davis official site

Friday, August 07, 2020

Captain Beefheart - "Observatory Crest"



Recorded for the French TV program Bouton Rouge on January 27, 1968 in Cannes, France, featuring Captain Beefheart (vocals), Jeff "Antennae Jimmy Semens" Cotton (guitar), Jerry Handley (bass), John "Drumbo" French (drums), and Alex "St. Clair" Snouffer (guitar).

The Captain Beefheart Radar Station

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

George Duke - "T-Jam"



Recorded July 13, 2009 during the Montreux Jazz Festival at Auditorium Stravinski in Montreux, Switzerland, featuring George Duke (piano, keyboards), Arlington Jones (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitar), Jeff Lee Johnson (guitar), Mike Manson (bass), Ronald Bruner (drums), Jesus Alemany & Eduardo Rodriguez (trumpets), Cecilio Valido (baritone sax, tenor sax, flute), David Suarez (alto sax), Heikel Fabian (trombone), Rachelle Ferrell (vocals), Shannon Pearson,
Erik Zobler, Lamont Vanhook, and Lynn Fiddmont (backing vocals).


George Duke official site

Monday, August 03, 2020

Bill Frisell Trio - "Epistrophy"



Recorded July 19, 2020 in Brooklyn, NY, featuring Bill Frisell (guitar), Rudy Royston (drums), and Thomas Morgan (bass).

Bill Frisell official site

Sunday, August 02, 2020

Bob James Trio - "Mister Magic"



Recorded March 2, 2019 at the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, featuring Bob James (keyboards), Ronald Otis (drums), and Michael Palazzolo (bass).

Bob James official site