Jazz Music for Night Owls

[saxplorer]

@trimmy 's posting of "Redemption Song" took me via this:

and this:

to this:

Powerful memories of turbulent times ...

 

[kevgermany]

owerful memories of turbulent times

Yes. Takes me back too. Johnny Clegg, aka the white zulu. Incredible live. His later stuff leaves me cold, though. But this is one of his best.

 

[saxplorer]

... and that set me thinking that I have a long lost recording of me playing Redemption Song on the Alto. Dusted it off, and you know what, it's actually not that embarrassing 🙂 (your opinion may differ!)

https://soundcloud.com/saxplorer%2Fredemption-song

 

[saxplorer]

Great Louis Prima documentary with some fantastic footage ...

 

[ProfJames]

The great - Johnny Hodges..............https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqA83c6GuLk#t=88

 

[saxplorer]

Had forgotten how hard these guys could rock ...

 

[trimmy]

Another Palmer !! Boy he was good

I remember having the exact hairstyle !!

and just for you @ProfJames
http://youtu.be/HBcq5EzBcmQ

 

[Jeanette]

I came across this in the early hours, beautiful singing and the sax player isn't bad either 😉

Jx

 

[saxplorer]

so sweet on the ear ...

 

[ProfJames]

In the same way I would bet that this David Byrne concert would be sweet on the ear....https://www.ents24.com/london-event...ail&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=weekly

 

[saxplorer]

Something very warm about this one.

(aka "How I learned to stop worrying and love the banjo")

Edit: couldn't resist tagging this one one too ...

 

[saxplorer]

"How I learned to stop worrying and love the banjo" - The Prequel.

Many years ago I found this 10" album in a disregarded rack in a record shop in Cape Town. I see it's now worth something! http://www.ebay.com/itm/130786344545

And here it is on youtube - astonishingly good sound quality. Some amazing playing on this.

Liner notes here: http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/smithsonian_folkways/SFW40018.pdf

from the liner notes:
I'll admit I'm in a favoured position. In my home everybody can be working to beat the band, and I'm lying on the bed, plunking away at the banjo. The kids say "papa's practising".

Hence: Goofing-Off Suite

 

[saxplorer]

Back playing with Tuesday night jazz group after summer break ...
Tonight we played this tune for the first time. Went pretty well for a first bash at it, and great fun.

But Diana Krall makes it her own...

 

[aldevis]

She can swing! I forgive her for the Elvis Abbott thing.

 

[Nick Wyver]

I forgive her for the Elvis Abbott thing.

Yeah, I can't imagine what she saw in the skinny, speccy millionaire.

 

[aldevis]

millionaire.

That explains how she can afford to play jazz...

 

[saxplorer]

Nothing easy and softly lulling to sleep here! This is a talk / lesson / riff / crazy ride bringing together 12-tone music, jazz, maths, reflections on creativity and copyright all delivered at breakneck speed by an amazingly articulate, witty and engaging young woman.

Oh, and the last six minutes is a tour-de-force.

 

[saxplorer]

Another from Vi Hart
This is just ... ridiculously cute and clever.

 

[aldevis]

cute and clever.

You are not helping.

 

[aldevis]

Oh, and the last six minutes is a tour-de-force.

Has anyone else notice the analogy between the triangle drawing and this?
August 2014: Giant Lift (Elevator)