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The 2011 Detroit International Jazz Festival Is Here!
Filed under Big Bands, Blues, Detroit Mi., Detroit Music, Entertainment, Jazz, Motor City, MUSIC, News, Song of the Day, Song of the Night
Friday At The Fillmore ~ So Hard To Share ~ John Mayall
Written by John Mayall
Recorded July 12, 1969 – Fillmore East
Album title – THE TURNING POINT
John Mayall – vocals, harmonica, slide guitar, telecaster 6 string guitar, tambourine, mouth percussion
Jon Mark – acoustic finger-style guitar
Steve Thompson – bass guitar
Johnny Almond – tenor and alto saxophones, flutes, mouth percussion
Filed under 1960s Psychedelia, Blues, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Song of the Day
Sunday “Summertime” ~ Billy Stewart
Written by George Gershwin – Music
DuBose Heyward – Lyrics
There was no other like Billy Stewart. This man blew this 1935 written song completely apart with his rendition in 1966. Talk about explosive, man a total understatement.
Filed under 1960s, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Oldies, R&B, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day, Soul
Sultry Saturday ~ Jr. Walker & the All Stars ~ Cleo’s Mood
Written By Junior Walker, Harvey Fuqua and Willie Woods.
Originally Released in Sept. 1962 on the Harvey Label.
Junior Walker – Saxophone
Willie Woods – Guitar
Victor Thomas – Organ
James Graves – Drums
Re-Released on Tamla 1966
James Jamerson – Bass
Born Autry DeWalt Mixon, Jr., Walker Smoked on Sax.
Cleo’s Mood is my favorite song from this group.
It’s a raw, seductive, sultry bump and grind number. A combination of Blues & Jazz.
I only wished the song could of gone longer like 30 Minutes. But I’ll take what I can get.
Filed under 1960s, Blues, Detroit Music, Entertainment, Hitsville USA, Jazz, Motown, MUSIC, Oldies, R&B, Song of the Day, Soul
Sunday’s Sermon ~ God Bless The Child ~ Blood, Sweat & Tears
Written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Hertzog Jr.
BS&T’s version was released off there second album in Dec. 1968.
In 1970 it won a Grammy Award for Album of the year.
David Clayton-Thomas – lead vocals Lew Soloff – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bobby Colomby – drums, percussion, vocals
Jim Fielder – bass
Dick Halligan – organ, piano, flute, trombone, vocals
Steve Katz – guitar, harmonica, Fred Lipsius – alto saxophone, piano
Chuck Winfield – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jerry Hyman – trombone, recorder
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All I can say is ” Lady Day ” certainly knew what she was talking about when she wrote this song. Every single word contained in it rings the absolute truth.
Filed under 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Blues, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day
Tuesday’s Time Machine ~ 1965 ~ Ted Heath ~ Wives and Lovers
Filed under 1960s, Big Bands, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Song of the Day, Swing
My Sunday Feeling ~ Jethro Tull
Written by Ian Anderson.
From Tull’s debut album ” This Was ” released in 1968.
Ian Anderson: Vocals, flute, mouth organ, harmonica, “claghorn”, piano
Mick Abrahams: Vocals, guitar, nine-string guitar
Clive Bunker: drums
Glenn Cornick: Bass guitar
Filed under 1960s, 1960s Psychedelia, Blues, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day
Soothing Sunday ~ All Day Music ~ War
Written by Jerry Goldstein & War
Released off the album songs title in 1971.
Filed under Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, R&B, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day, Soul Music
Mellow Monday ~ Here’s To Life ~ Shirley Horn
Written by:
Lyrics – Phyllis Molinary
Muse Composed – Artie Butler
And what an absolutely beautiful arrangement by Johnny Mandel.
A fabulous song sung by a fabulous singer.
Filed under Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Song of the Day
Friday “Fallout!” ~ Henry Mancini
Just some of the Musicians in the Orchestra on this 1987 TV Special.
Pete Candoli, Bill Watrous, Vincent De Rosa, Ronny Lang, Ray Pizzi, Abe Most…….
Filed under 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, American History, Big Bands, Entertainment, Jazz, Movies, MUSIC, Music History, Song of the Day, Television
Tuesday’s “Taste” ~ It’s happened before, it’ll happen again
Written and Composed by Rory Gallagher.
This song was off the “On The Boards” album released in Jan. 1970
Rory Gallagher – guitars, vocals, saxophone, harmonica
Richard “Charlie” McCracken – bass guitar
John Wilson – drums
Filed under 1960s, Blues, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day
Friday At The Fillmore ~ Chicago Transit Authority ~ South California Purples
Written by Robert Lamm.
Performed & Recorded Aug. 17, 1969 at the Fillmore West.
Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
Robert Lamm – keyboard, vocals
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, vocals
James Pankow – trombone
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, vocals
Danny Seraphine – drums
Filed under 1960s Psychedelia, Blues, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day, Song of the Night
Wicked Wednesday ~ Les McCann, Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey ~ Compared To What
From the Album Swiss Movement
Written by Gene McDaniels
Recorded Live on June 21, 1969 at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
Les McCann: Piano, Vocals on “Compared to What”
Eddie Harris: Tenor Sax
Benny Bailey: Trumpet
Leroy Vinnegar: Bass
Donald Dean: Drums
Filed under 1960s, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Song of the Day, Soul
A Sassy Saturday ~ Send In The Clowns
It doesn’t get any better than this.
Sarah Vaughan will always be my Idol. There was nobody that had a set of pipes like hers. Nobody
Filed under Broadway, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Song of the Day
Saturday Escape ~ Do What You Like ~ Blind Faith ~ Song Of The Day
Filed under 1960s, 1960s Psychedelia, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day
May 2011 be better for all of us
New York State of Mind ~ Billy Joel ~ Song of the Day
Filed under Blues, Breaking News, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, News, Song of the Day, Weather
Monday Moanin’ ~ Moanin’ Low ~ Harry James
Filed under 1950s, Big Bands, Blues, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Song of the Day
John Coltrane & Duke Ellington ~ A Masterpiece of Jazz ~ In a Sentimental Mood ~ Song into the night
Composed, Recorded and Released in 1935 by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. Lyrics were later written for the song by Irving Mills and Manny Kurtz.
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Jazz Album was Recorded in 1962 and Released in 1963.
Filed under 1960s, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Music History, Song of the Day, Song of the Night
Young Rascals ~ How Can I Be Sure ~ Song of the Day
Released in 1967 on Atlantic Records~ Written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati.
Filed under 1960s, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Rock-n-Roll, Song of the Day
Song of the Day ~ Sing, Sing, Sing ~ Benny Goodman
Written by Louis Prima in 1936. “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)”
Filed under American History, Big Bands, Dancing, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Song of the Day
So Sexy, So Talented… Yet so Vulnerable. Chet Baker ~ Songs of the Weekend.
Man take your choice.
Filed under Blues, Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC, Song of the Day
Song of the Day ~ Mediterranean Sundance/Río Ancho ~ Al Dimeola & Paco de Lucia
My cousin turned me on to this Artist, Song and Album.
Mediterranean Sundance came from the 1977 Album of Al Di Meola’s: Elegant Gypsy.
Filed under Entertainment, Jazz, Latin Music, MUSIC, Song of the Day
Motor City Jazz Jam Blowout. THANK YOU DETROIT!
Filed under Blues, Detroit News, Entertainment, Jazz, Michigan News, MUSIC
Songs of the Day in Honor of Gerald Wilson’s 92 Birthday ~ JAZZ
TODAY 92 YEARS YOUNG.
Filed under Entertainment, Jazz, MUSIC