RIP — Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis died on this date in 1991. The world has been without Miles for 17 years, but his recordings that not only redefined and reshaped jazz, have inspired generations of musicians. His accolades and awards are far too many to list, but Miles truly was the birth of cool. Here are some videos that showcase the man.
“Walkin’” in 1967:
At the Isle Of Wight, 1970:
“So What” on the Steve Allen show in 1964:
RIP Miles.
Marvin Gaye — Washington, D.C. (5/11/1972)
Medley (You/Grapvine/Your Precious Love)
Right On
Wholy Holy
Inner City Blues
Whats Going on?
What’s happening my brother?
Flying high
Save the Children
God is Love
Crowd Banter (asks crowd what they want to hear AGAIN hahaha)
E: Inner City Blues
Whats Going On?
Trey Anastasio — Time Turns Elastic
Trey's new Languedoc.
Last night in Nashville, TN, Trey Anastasio debuted his latest symphonic work, “Time Turns Elastic” at the Ryman with Orchestra Nashville. The first set opened with the old Phish favorite, “The Divided Sky”:
Here is the setlist from last night:
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Divided Sky
Concertino (Comp.-Don Hart; with Trey on acoustic and Carlo Aonzo and Matt Flinner on mandolins)
Orient and Occident (Comp.- Arvo Part; just Orchestra Nashville)
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Comp.-Maurice Ravel; just Orchestra Nashville)-Intermission-
Time Turns Elastic (Comp.-Trey Anastasio and Don Hart)
I.
-magnets and revolutions
-ruby shaded sea
II.
-submarine
-in long lines
-violet, violet
-summer sound shower
-splinters of hail
-funnels
-carouselLet Me Lie
The beginning of “Time Turns Elastic”:
Hidden Track weighs in with their take.
Sunday Morning Music — Jazz Guitar
Sunday morning to us means, sleeping in a little, reading the paper with coffee and breakfast and some relaxing music lightly sketching what the day holds. Some of our favorites are John Coltrane Live At Birdland or his recording with Milt Jackson, Bags And Trane. Here’s “Stairway To The Stars”:
Sometimes Wes Montgomery fits the bill well too. Jazz guitar seems to have an instinctive knack for clearing the cobwebs, being mellow enough to let the first of your daily caffeine take hold and keep the morning rolling in the relaxing manner that is unique to a typical Sunday morning. Here’s an example with Wes Montgomery’s “Twisted Blues” from 1965:
or Django Reinhardt’s “Swing”:
As your caffeine starts kicing in, you may enjoy a bit more awareness and may enjoy this from Paco DeLucia and Larry Coryell. I first became aware of this song on the jazz guitar classic album, Friday Night In San Francisco, recorded by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía. This is the opening track from that album, “Mediterranean Sundance”:
And here’s Pat Metheny covering Norah Jones’ song, “Don’t Know Why”:
We certainly hope that you enjoy your Sunday.
