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Nicolas wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:42 am
iceport wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:28 am
Nicolas wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:28 pm Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records — Various artists, 48 songs, 2-1/2 hours, good music! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzd ... mqiwGDzrdg
Awesome find! What an amazing collection. Scanning down the playlist, it's easy to see why Chess holds such a revered place in music history.

Thanks for reporting!
Apple Music now allows searches by record label instead of just by artist, album, and etc. I searched Sun Records and Blue Note also and there’s a whole wealth of material there.
Thanks, I'm listening to the Chess Pieces now on Apple Music. Most of the artists I recognized (esp. the blues and rock-n-roll artists) but a couple seemed rather obscure: Pigmeat Markham and Sugar Pie DeSanto.

I'd heard the phrase "Here come the judge" before but didn't know it was popularized by Pigmeat's song Here come the judge (1968) which sounds much like early rap / funk / James Brown.

And Sugar Pie DeSanto has been performing from the 50's to the 2010's at least. From '64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pagqJxGR33I
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sycamore wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:15 pm
Nicolas wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:42 am
iceport wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:28 am
Nicolas wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:28 pm Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records — Various artists, 48 songs, 2-1/2 hours, good music! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzd ... mqiwGDzrdg
Awesome find! What an amazing collection. Scanning down the playlist, it's easy to see why Chess holds such a revered place in music history.

Thanks for reporting!
Apple Music now allows searches by record label instead of just by artist, album, and etc. I searched Sun Records and Blue Note also and there’s a whole wealth of material there.
Thanks, I'm listening to the Chess Pieces now on Apple Music. Most of the artists I recognized (esp. the blues and rock-n-roll artists) but a couple seemed rather obscure: Pigmeat Markham and Sugar Pie DeSanto.

I'd heard the phrase "Here come the judge" before but didn't know it was popularized by Pigmeat's song Here come the judge (1968) which sounds much like early rap / funk / James Brown.

And Sugar Pie DeSanto has been performing from the 50's to the 2010's at least. From '64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pagqJxGR33I
Yeah, Pigmeat Markham, you can’t beat that for a name :D
I remember the phrase “Here come de judge” from the old Laugh-In TV show, which I couldn’t stand either then or now. I didn’t know where it came from.

Some of these old blues songs were covered by Led Zeppelin to good effect.
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Piglet - Lavaland
1 off math rock EP from some teenagers in Chicago in the early 2000s.
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Nicolas wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:31 pm
sycamore wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:15 pm
Nicolas wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:42 am
iceport wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:28 am
Nicolas wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:28 pm Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records — Various artists, 48 songs, 2-1/2 hours, good music! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzd ... mqiwGDzrdg
Awesome find! What an amazing collection. Scanning down the playlist, it's easy to see why Chess holds such a revered place in music history.

Thanks for reporting!
Apple Music now allows searches by record label instead of just by artist, album, and etc. I searched Sun Records and Blue Note also and there’s a whole wealth of material there.
Thanks, I'm listening to the Chess Pieces now on Apple Music. Most of the artists I recognized (esp. the blues and rock-n-roll artists) but a couple seemed rather obscure: Pigmeat Markham and Sugar Pie DeSanto.

I'd heard the phrase "Here come the judge" before but didn't know it was popularized by Pigmeat's song Here come the judge (1968) which sounds much like early rap / funk / James Brown.

And Sugar Pie DeSanto has been performing from the 50's to the 2010's at least. From '64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pagqJxGR33I
Yeah, Pigmeat Markham, you can’t beat that for a name :D
Okay, I gotta jump in here...

(I truly hope I don't annoy folks too much with all the editorializing, rather than just reporting my current listening selections. I intended to stay away until I've had a chance to give a thorough listen to novicemoney's latest offerings, but I can't let this reference go.)

So back in junior high one of my lawn mowing customers knew I loved music and gave me a small stack of old 45s, now long gone. (It even included a rare Grateful Dead 45 that would probably be very valuable now. Sitting on Top of the World/Cream Puff War if memory serves...) Anyway, one of the 45s was by none other than one Pigmeat Markham. The day I told our close circle of friends about it in school, we jokingly started calling the one friend with the same last name "Pigmeat."

Well, it stuck.

Forty-five years later he still answers happily to that affectionate nickname...

:-P 8-)
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iceport wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:22 pm I truly hope I don't annoy folks too much with all the editorializing
^^^ Great story, and I don’t mind the editorializing at all.
Now listening to Bo Diddley — self-titled (1962)
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Os Mutantes — self-titled (1968, Brazilian psychedelia)
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sycamore wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:34 pm
heartwood wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:54 pm Van Halen

So may songs that make me smile

RIP Eddie
And Johnny Nash (of I Can See Clearly Now fame) also passed away today.

RIP to both.
NPR's story on Eddie's son:

"Wolfgang Van Halen Is A One Man Band In Debut Album"

Rock is a genre I don't listen to that often, but Eddie's son has immense musical talent, playing all the instruments on his debut album and singing. Very impressive interview even if you rarely listen to hard rock. Mentions the "Frankenstrat" custom guitar.

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/12/10058335 ... ebut-album
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Streaming ZZ Top via Amazon Music.

I haven't listened to them in ages, always a good listen.

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The Strawbs. Prog-rock / folk-rock group. I know of them but can't name any songs, so time for a listen.
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Ella and Louis — Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1956)
https://youtu.be/MpKK0n0iyHU it doesn’t get any better.
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Nicolas wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:20 pm Ella and Louis — Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1956)
https://youtu.be/MpKK0n0iyHU it doesn’t get any better.
I quite agree. If you are in the mood for more in this genre you may try the album "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman". Here is "My One and Only Love" which is cut #3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5swO2vPKxm4

I am told that martinis and tuxedos are optional when listening :happy .
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novicemoney wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:40 pm
Nicolas wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:20 pm Ella and Louis — Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1956)
https://youtu.be/MpKK0n0iyHU it doesn’t get any better.
I quite agree. If you are in the mood for more in this genre you may try the album "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman". Here is "My One and Only Love" which is cut #3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5swO2vPKxm4

I am told that martinis and tuxedos are optional when listening :happy .
Yes that’s nice — thanks. I’m playing the album on Apple Music now….
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Caitlin Canty — MOTEL BOUQUET

Caitlin Canty - Vocals, acoustic guitar
Stuart Duncan - Fiddle (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 10)
Paul Kowert - Upright bass
Aoife O’Donovan - Harmony vocals
Russ Pahl - Pedal steel guitar
Noam Pikelny - Electric guitar, plectrum tricone guitar, electric banjo
Jerry Roe - Drums
Gabe Witcher - Fiddle (Tracks 6, 8)

Track 2: River Alone <a repeat entry>
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novicemoney wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:40 pm
Nicolas wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:20 pm Ella and Louis — Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1956)
https://youtu.be/MpKK0n0iyHU it doesn’t get any better.
I quite agree. If you are in the mood for more in this genre you may try the album "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman". Here is "My One and Only Love" which is cut #3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5swO2vPKxm4

I am told that martinis and tuxedos are optional when listening :happy .
I love that album - Johnny's voice and Coltrane's tenor are both exquisite.

Love Armstrong and Ella as well.

:beer
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JAZZISCOOL wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:50 am
novicemoney wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:40 pm
Nicolas wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:20 pm Ella and Louis — Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1956)
https://youtu.be/MpKK0n0iyHU it doesn’t get any better.
I quite agree. If you are in the mood for more in this genre you may try the album "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman". Here is "My One and Only Love" which is cut #3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5swO2vPKxm4

I am told that martinis and tuxedos are optional when listening :happy .
I love that album - Johnny's voice and Coltrane's tenor are both exquisite.

Love Armstrong and Ella as well.

:beer
Johnny Hartman seems to have been very underrated during his time. His trademark baritone made it easy to see why he specialized in ballads. The album with Coltrane may have put him on the map but may have been a barrier to further mainstream success since after that album he was pegged a "jazz singer" when rock and R&B ruled the charts. He ironically became famous after Clint Eastwood used 4 of this songs on "The Bridges of Madison County" soundtrack.

Here is the title track from the album "I Just Dropped By to Say Hello":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5K0wsdil_I

A second track from the same album, "If I'm Lucky"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN06_S7zNmw
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R.E.M.'s album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi." I missed it when it was released, in 1996. I think it's one of their best.
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As silly as it may seem, I'm listening to this WWV simulator:

https://wwv.mcodes.org/

It's hypnotic!

The guy who implemented it did a really nice job. It takes the time off your computer clock. I've got Windows 10 fetching the time from NIST every 10 minutes. It's not as accurate as the cesium-fountain clock at NIST, but it's close enough for me. You can get it to simulate either WWV (Fort Collins, Colorado, male voice) or WWVH (Kauai, Hawaii, female voice).
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Streaming JJ Cale. Definitely a major influence on so many musicians, including Eric Clapton. So many others covered Cale's songs.

A DD is hoping to score tickets for the Eric Clapton and Jimmy Vaughn tour stopping by in Tampa in September. Hopefully Slowhand can still pick a bit.

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Broken Man 1999 wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:18 pm Streaming JJ Cale. Definitely a major influence on so many musicians, including Eric Clapton. So many others covered Cale's songs.

A DD is hoping to score tickets for the Eric Clapton and Jimmy Vaughn tour stopping by in Tampa in September. Hopefully Slowhand can still pick a bit.

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I absolutely love J.J. Cale's Tulsa sound! He somehow manages to be laid back and intense at the same time. Controlled exuberance. Casual intensity. I don't know how to describe it, but he was one cool dude!
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chris319 wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:46 am As silly as it may seem, I'm listening to this WWV simulator:

https://wwv.mcodes.org/

It's hypnotic!

The guy who implemented it did a really nice job. It takes the time off your computer clock. I've got Windows 10 fetching the time from NIST every 10 minutes. It's not as accurate as the cesium-fountain clock at NIST, but it's close enough for me. You can get it to simulate either WWV (Fort Collins, Colorado, male voice) or WWVH (Kauai, Hawaii, female voice).
LOL. I used to call a number in Boulder, Colorado to hear the same thing! It is hypnotic. I wanted to get the correct time to set my watch but then would listen to a few cycles.
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Was hoping one of you guys who are into the blues/blues rock might be able to help me out.

I'm looking for recommendations on blues piano music...however a very specific flavor. For blues, I really like son house, robert johnson, skip james, and my all-time favorite would have to be Charlie Patton. I was hoping to find the piano equivalent of their heavier stuff. Slow, gritty, and heavy. I'm not entirely sure about the history but most of the piano music I've heard from that same time period comes across sounding silly with almost cartoonish runs, and then around that time boogie woogie came out, which doesn't do anything to me, and seems to predominate blues piano until the 50's, at which point it turns into what sounds to me like lame lounge music.

I think the best of what I would be talking about would be a slooooow, bluesy version of st james infirmary. Found some skip james that's okay (though him and skykes seems rather chaotic), spann, and the big one is Pinetop Perkins. But that's really all I found that fits the bill. Though I know more has to be out there.

Recently, I discovered John Mayall, who somehow I had managed to never have listened to until recently. Some of his stuff seems to apply (Marsha's Mood for example) so I wonder if maybe if I should be looking more at blues rock piano.

Anyway, I can see from the thread that you guys re very knowledgeable and thought that maybe in your travels you came across stuff that would be interesting.
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Soft slight ringing in my ears. Oh and my dog snoring.
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matthewbarnhart wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:46 am The first in a new series of CAN live recordings was just released:

CAN LIVE IN STUTTGART 1975: https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ ... tgart-1975
This is what I am listening to. Hope the others in the series are to this quality.
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Joan Armatrading's Consequences album, out today. Listening to the album on Spotify.

She still has her voice! I love to listen to women with vibrant voices.
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Calhoon wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:31 am Was hoping one of you guys who are into the blues/blues rock might be able to help me out.

I'm looking for recommendations on blues piano music...however a very specific flavor. For blues, I really like son house, robert johnson, skip james, and my all-time favorite would have to be Charlie Patton. I was hoping to find the piano equivalent of their heavier stuff. Slow, gritty, and heavy. I'm not entirely sure about the history but most of the piano music I've heard from that same time period comes across sounding silly with almost cartoonish runs, and then around that time boogie woogie came out, which doesn't do anything to me, and seems to predominate blues piano until the 50's, at which point it turns into what sounds to me like lame lounge music.

I think the best of what I would be talking about would be a slooooow, bluesy version of st james infirmary. Found some skip james that's okay (though him and skykes seems rather chaotic), spann, and the big one is Pinetop Perkins. But that's really all I found that fits the bill. Though I know more has to be out there.

Recently, I discovered John Mayall, who somehow I had managed to never have listened to until recently. Some of his stuff seems to apply (Marsha's Mood for example) so I wonder if maybe if I should be looking more at blues rock piano.

Anyway, I can see from the thread that you guys re very knowledgeable and thought that maybe in your travels you came across stuff that would be interesting.
One good source for artists/albums of a particular genre is allmusic.com.
https://www.allmusic.com/style/piano-bl ... 05/artists and https://www.allmusic.com/style/piano-bl ... 405/albums

Ray Charles comes to mind but he performed in so many styles (blues, R&B, soul, country & western) that you'd have to look for particular album.

Maybe Roosevelt Sykes but it appears he may be too boogie-sounding for you.

If I get a chance later I'll see dig out my CDs to see what I might have...
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Calhoon wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:31 am Was hoping one of you guys who are into the blues/blues rock might be able to help me out.

I'm looking for recommendations on blues piano music...however a very specific flavor. For blues, I really like son house, robert johnson, skip james, and my all-time favorite would have to be Charlie Patton. I was hoping to find the piano equivalent of their heavier stuff. Slow, gritty, and heavy. I'm not entirely sure about the history but most of the piano music I've heard from that same time period comes across sounding silly with almost cartoonish runs, and then around that time boogie woogie came out, which doesn't do anything to me, and seems to predominate blues piano until the 50's, at which point it turns into what sounds to me like lame lounge music.

I think the best of what I would be talking about would be a slooooow, bluesy version of st james infirmary. Found some skip james that's okay (though him and skykes seems rather chaotic), spann, and the big one is Pinetop Perkins. But that's really all I found that fits the bill. Though I know more has to be out there.

Recently, I discovered John Mayall, who somehow I had managed to never have listened to until recently. Some of his stuff seems to apply (Marsha's Mood for example) so I wonder if maybe if I should be looking more at blues rock piano.

Anyway, I can see from the thread that you guys re very knowledgeable and thought that maybe in your travels you came across stuff that would be interesting.
It sounds like you are familiar with Otis Spann. The following 2 tracks have slow , nasty piano runs and Otis Spann's lead vocals. You can't go wrong with either "Sometimes I Wonder":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVaKJrya-nQ

or "Burning Fire":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wGEoC6RSeI

Quintessential Chicago Blues Piano. Sorry if I haven't moved the ball forward for you, but these are favorites of mine in the genre. Are these what you had in mind?
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Novice$/Sycamore --

I'll have to dig deeper into spann because I don't believe I had come across those two tracks before, and that is in line with what I was talking about. For what I'm looking for I probably should be listening to full albums versus the same half a dozen songs the spotify algorithm keeps spitting out.

Ray Charles as well. For whatever reason I never really listened to him other than the top songs that everyone has heard.
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Calhoon wrote: Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:03 pm Novice$/Sycamore --

I'll have to dig deeper into spann because I don't believe I had come across those two tracks before, and that is in line with what I was talking about. For what I'm looking for I probably should be listening to full albums versus the same half a dozen songs the spotify algorithm keeps spitting out.

Ray Charles as well. For whatever reason I never really listened to him other than the top songs that everyone has heard.
2 more Spann tracks from the "Cryin' Time" album:

A traditional blues piano number "You Said You'd Be on Time":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv8D002yEEE

The title track "Cryin Time" is really interesting(for me), with Mr. Spann playing a Hammond B-3 organ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCXqzqYleNY
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Alligator Records: 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music — Various (Released yesterday, nearly four hours of music)
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sycamore wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:46 pm
Calhoon wrote: Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:31 am Was hoping one of you guys who are into the blues/blues rock might be able to help me out.

I'm looking for recommendations on blues piano music...however a very specific flavor. For blues, I really like son house, robert johnson, skip james, and my all-time favorite would have to be Charlie Patton. I was hoping to find the piano equivalent of their heavier stuff. Slow, gritty, and heavy. I'm not entirely sure about the history but most of the piano music I've heard from that same time period comes across sounding silly with almost cartoonish runs, and then around that time boogie woogie came out, which doesn't do anything to me, and seems to predominate blues piano until the 50's, at which point it turns into what sounds to me like lame lounge music.

I think the best of what I would be talking about would be a slooooow, bluesy version of st james infirmary. Found some skip james that's okay (though him and skykes seems rather chaotic), spann, and the big one is Pinetop Perkins. But that's really all I found that fits the bill. Though I know more has to be out there.

Recently, I discovered John Mayall, who somehow I had managed to never have listened to until recently. Some of his stuff seems to apply (Marsha's Mood for example) so I wonder if maybe if I should be looking more at blues rock piano.

Anyway, I can see from the thread that you guys re very knowledgeable and thought that maybe in your travels you came across stuff that would be interesting.
One good source for artists/albums of a particular genre is allmusic.com.
https://www.allmusic.com/style/piano-bl ... 05/artists and https://www.allmusic.com/style/piano-bl ... 405/albums

Ray Charles comes to mind but he performed in so many styles (blues, R&B, soul, country & western) that you'd have to look for particular album.

Maybe Roosevelt Sykes but it appears he may be too boogie-sounding for you.

If I get a chance later I'll see dig out my CDs to see what I might have...
I have some guitar & harmonica blues CDs, but nothing for piano blues.

Here are some blues piano artists you find interesting:
Big Maceo Merriweather: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-mac ... /biography
Leroy Carr: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/leroy-c ... /biography
Little Brother Montgomery; https://www.allmusic.com/artist/little- ... /biography
Charles Brown: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charles ... /biography
Memphis Slim: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/memphis ... /biography
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^^ A masterpiece! 8-)
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Blue has definitely held up after all of these years. There's an interview with Joni Mitchell in today's LA Times. Good to see that her health is doing better.

There is a great cover of Carey by I'm From Here. They really do the song justice with their vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFhh0E8KYbA
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LinearRange wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:57 pm Blue has definitely held up after all of these years. There's an interview with Joni Mitchell in today's LA Times. Good to see that her health is doing better.

There is a great cover of Carey by I'm From Here. They really do the song justice with their vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFhh0E8KYbA
Very nice! I love their harmonies.

Speaking of phenomenal Joni Mitchell covers, here's another real beauty!

Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) - Darlingside & Heather Maloney

Heather Maloney, a classically trained singer, teaming up with Darlingside was an amazing combination of talents.
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Iceport, thanks for the link. Nice version of Woodstock.

Speaking of Joni, I had a minor "encounter" with her. Long ago I went to see Weather Report at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, a mid-sized venue. Googling it, I see it was Sept '76. Weather Report was big among fusion enthusiasts, but they hadn't released Heavy Weather, their big commercial success. In the lobby during intermission Joni was hanging out at the bar! She was with some obvious industry-types. She was smoking a cigarette. I swear she was wearing a beret. People were pretty cool about giving her space, but you could tell people were buzzed by her presence. At the time I thought it was weird that she was hanging out at a Weather Report concert. A few months later Hejira came out with Jaco Pastorious (Weather Report's bass player) on bass, which kind of explains why she was there.
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LinearRange wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:06 pm Iceport, thanks for the link. Nice version of Woodstock.

Speaking of Joni, I had a minor "encounter" with her. Long ago I went to see Weather Report at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, a mid-sized venue. Googling it, I see it was Sept '76. Weather Report was big among fusion enthusiasts, but they hadn't released Heavy Weather, their big commercial success. In the lobby during intermission Joni was hanging out at the bar! She was with some obvious industry-types. She was smoking a cigarette. I swear she was wearing a beret. People were pretty cool about giving her space, but you could tell people were buzzed by her presence. At the time I thought it was weird that she was hanging out at a Weather Report concert. A few months later Hejira came out with Jaco Pastorious (Weather Report's bass player) on bass, which kind of explains why she was there.
Wow!, What a great story, a great memory to have. Thanks for sharing!

Sorry for the out-of-place cover of Woodstock. Yes, it's a wonderful rendition, but I was oblivious to the 50-year anniversary of Blue coming around. I still listen to Blue, and play it through. It's a great example of an album with a cohesive theme, rather than just random collection of tunes.
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I still listen almost exclusively to albums. There are lots of individual songs I might like, but if the whole albums don't resonate with me, I don't play them. I actually wouldn't know where to begin creating my own playlist by picking and choosing favorite individual tracks from favorite artists. Isn't that a tremendous amount of work?

Pandora is OK, for a while. But I find its algorithms get repetitive and tiresome after a while. Maybe I just don't know how to use it properly. YouTube's algorithms are impossible. For people that pick and choose individual songs to play, and whose listening sessions extend hours, how do you find the time to create such long custom playlists?

Maybe I should ask how it's done in a separate thread.
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LinearRange wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:57 pm There's an interview with Joni Mitchell in today's LA Times.
I just read the interview, very good, thanks. It’s behind a paywall but I found out if you select “Reader View” on an iPad it lets you read it for free! At least it did for me. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-a ... rsary-blue
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LinearRange wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:06 pm Speaking of Joni, I had a minor "encounter" with her. Long ago I went to see Weather Report at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, a mid-sized venue. Googling it, I see it was Sept '76. Weather Report was big among fusion enthusiasts, but they hadn't released Heavy Weather, their big commercial success. In the lobby during intermission Joni was hanging out at the bar! She was with some obvious industry-types. She was smoking a cigarette. I swear she was wearing a beret. People were pretty cool about giving her space, but you could tell people were buzzed by her presence. At the time I thought it was weird that she was hanging out at a Weather Report concert. A few months later Hejira came out with Jaco Pastorious (Weather Report's bass player) on bass, which kind of explains why she was there.
Nice story, thanks. As for her wearing a beret, there are pictures online of her wearing one.
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iceport wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:08 am I still listen almost exclusively to albums. There are lots of individual songs I might like, but if the whole albums don't resonate with me, I don't play them. I actually wouldn't know where to begin creating my own playlist by picking and choosing favorite individual tracks from favorite artists. Isn't that a tremendous amount of work?

Pandora is OK, for a while. But I find its algorithms get repetitive and tiresome after a while. Maybe I just don't know how to use it properly. YouTube's algorithms are impossible. For people that pick and choose individual songs to play, and whose listening sessions extend hours, how do you find the time to create such long custom playlists?

Maybe I should ask how it's done in a separate thread.
It depends upon where/how you create your playlists. Spotify makes it very simple; my longest Spotify playlist is >1400 tracks. My longest playlist from my own CDs is 742 tracks. With Spotify I just started with some obvious picks and added others as I have gone along. It is simply a few clicks of a mouse to add a track--even easier if you want to add more than one track from a particular album. I use Media Monkey to create playlists from my CDs. There may be better ways than I have done it, but it is simple enough once you figure it out.

I am currently listening to my two favorite playlists from Spotify and my favorite playlist from my own collection, chained together and randomly selecting tracks. 2230 total tracks. I've been listening to music this way for several years now; I can't imagine a better way for me.
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Nicolas wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:23 am Nice story, thanks. As for her wearing a beret, there are pictures online of her wearing one.
That's the kicker. Nowadays you can just Google everything. Back in those days the only photos I'd seen of Joni Mitchell were on album covers and maybe in an occasional Rolling Stone magazine. At that point I'd never seen a photo of her with a beret. In the back of my mind I was wondering if the person I saw was just some other woman with long blonde hair and high cheekbones who was cultivating a Joni Mitchell look. When I finally saw the Hejira album a few months later it all came together - on the cover she's wearing a beret (Googling it now I see she's got a cigarette in her hand too) and Jaco is playing on the album.

Anyway, I'll stop hijacking this thread. Right now I'm listening to Black Market by Weather Report. Love those analog synths.
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LinearRange wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:09 am Anyway, I'll stop hijacking this thread.
Stories like yours that help put the music into personal context are the lifeblood of this thread! :beer

(At least I appreciate them all, though I'm not the OP...)
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iceport wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:08 am I still listen almost exclusively to albums. There are lots of individual songs I might like, but if the whole albums don't resonate with me, I don't play them. I actually wouldn't know where to begin creating my own playlist by picking and choosing favorite individual tracks from favorite artists. Isn't that a tremendous amount of work?
I don’t use playlists either. I grew up on 45s and top-40 AM, then later switched exclusively to LPs and “underground” FM radio, and now I only stream albums. I don’t even play CDs anymore. Why would I? All my CDs are available streaming. I do have a ton of bootlegs but I rarely play them.
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iceport wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:50 am
LinearRange wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:09 am Anyway, I'll stop hijacking this thread.
Stories like yours that help put the music into personal context are the lifeblood of this thread! :beer

(At least I appreciate them all, though I'm not the OP...)
I agree! I love all the background info and stories.
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Emmet Cohen - Master Series Legacy 2 with Ron Carter
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been kind of addicted with CHVRCHES and Robert Smith's (from The Cure) How Not to Drown
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Shake Your Moneymaker: The Best of the Fire Sessions — Elmore James, recorded 1959-61.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... pD65mKbnOo

The Definitive Collection — Buddy Holly & The Crickets
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... qut0x-W79o

Bach: Goldberg Variations. — Lang Lang
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhcI ... YjwkjebKMj
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Nicolas wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:30 pm Shake Your Moneymaker: The Best of the Fire Sessions — Elmore James, recorded 1959-61.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... pD65mKbnOo

The Definitive Collection — Buddy Holly & The Crickets
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... qut0x-W79o

Bach: Goldberg Variations. — Lang Lang
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhcI ... YjwkjebKMj
Big Elmore James fan. A favorite track of mine (not on this album) is "TV Mama" with Big Joe Turner on vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2qlYipLnM
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novicemoney wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:43 am Big Elmore James fan. A favorite track of mine (not on this album) is "TV Mama" with Big Joe Turner on vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2qlYipLnM
Yes, great song. And on the same page check this one out: Sho Nuff I Do
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