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championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - jazzboCR - 10-12-2014
Toussaint McCall Louisiana soul singer who had 1 big hit and a couple of lesser ones. Seems to have dropped out of music after that, which is a shame. Excellent organ player too. Here's his skimpy wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_McCall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6I4fUnICdI << covered by Timi Yuro, Tab Benoit and others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R75NQmHFhdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piwRyNgkPJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMSzDbdaU6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNPonJ1RabU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnFee0nCTJk << very nice version of this Gershwin classic
championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - SteveO - 11-12-2014
Regina Carter is a very talented jazz violinist/fiddle player! Hailing from the Detroit music hotbed, her roots music, jazz and classical is not to be missed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txmn7g0ZxY8 - A classical bluegrass roots thing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e973kkCTP2I&list=PL6089AD1872931AE5 - World music of various nations!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Carter
Here's some zydeco!!!! What an amazing woman!
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championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - jazzboCR - 12-12-2014
Glad to see the best jazz violinist of our era spotlighted (some may quibble with my designation--ignore them). Just 2 things to add: she won a MacArthur Prize (the "genius grant") and after years on jazz labels, her newest is on Sony Masterworks label--their classical label. I urge you to look at her AMG discog listing--unusually enough, all have reviews and they love'm. Here's on her newest: http://www.allmusic.com/album/southern-comfort-mw0002613290
Wanna get in touch...or even hire her (you never know who's gonna read this site) ?: http://reginacarter.com/
My dream? Seeing her, Renee Rosnes and Esperanza Spalding in a trio setting.
championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - jazzboCR - 13-12-2014
Sleepy LaBeef 60 years a public musician, 40 years recording as a leader. Called "The Human Jukebox" 'cuz he could take any song in any genre and make it his own--pop/rock/country/Blues/you name it. His name is from a "lazy eye" and a variation on his surname, LaBeff. The Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_LaBeef and the Site: http://www.sleepylabeef.com/ and his AMG discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleepy-labeef-mn0000027372/discography
The comp to get, with a nice review: http:///album/sleepy-rocks-mw0000793454 << It makes the point that as he got older, he got better
Nice medley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm8U5Z5_Zug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zhcmogdyI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulWyyCp1x8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxpMSJQMcqI << They dearly love him in Spain...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQZ4EZgvtg4 <<...the music and that baritone voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYBxCgYNcv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caMxKrVN9ow << Spanish TV appearance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ8pc448YBo << The Beach Boys did a version that's a total hoot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXAPV0teUTk << A Jimmy Reed Blues classic, done Sleepy-style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmlL6NDu2oE
BONUS: Full concert Madrid, Spain, '92': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAK32u_edIs
championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - jazzboCR - 15-12-2014
Stacy Mitchhart Runs a horn-driven soul-blues outfit in Nashville. Won the IBC "Most Promising Guitarist..." in '03. His is newest CD is a bit of a departure as he gets more "down home". 8 CDs in 10 years including 2 live (his Website claims 12). Plays 200+ dates a year without traveling far from home (the advantage of playing in a tourist city--the audience comes to him). His Site: http://stacymitchhart.com/index.html
Some tunes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZXAHlywqJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rakDopupAJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRHCHg_G24s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYUWuuNqFVM << quite the showman, isn't he? << Not the Ernie K. Doe song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJw0I2mdwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIvyMV2I6Rs
BONUS: 1+-hour gig (music starts about 4 minutes in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF8G1kn6lDo
championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - jazzboCR - 17-12-2014
Hanging right there with nuevo-swing outfits like the Squirrel Nut Zippers is this band: Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring the fabulous Carmen Gettit. From the SF Bay area and been doing this jump jazz and blues since the '90's. AMG on the 1st CD (4-1/2 stars): http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-out-swingin-mw0000667498
<< This post is for SteveO >>
Their Site: http://www.luckylounge.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdxVSVEbxn8 << vignettes from a live perf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQqa8n14lIY << Always liked this song..and they let it out live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbTQyiWC3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANuwMT7HO5E << a little bit of everything at their shows...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZQxEMHc3Wo <<...what I said
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3hL0smHLYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Usmy-TSJNg << I really like this song *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rozPkmfnw << nice touch, it being a sepia-toned vid--it could have been wider-shot to catch the bari sax solo, e.g.
BTW if you like this style, clicking on any of the above gets a sidebar with a bunch of other outfits
* another duet on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYuhjfIQzoc
championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - jazzboCR - 18-12-2014
Dave Slonaker Big Band Enlists the cream of LA-area studio/session and jazz players to blow some crazy-great charts. This should maybe be in "Local Heroes" 'cuz they don't travel--but the hip in LA sure know them. http://daveslonaker.com/bigband/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJlng6vq13Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DjTR0o4Mzg << The title tune of his/their newest CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MliQtjFi86Q << somebody did us a solid by putting up these Capitol sessions
Mr. Slonaker's is by no means the only modern big band in the LA area--there's such a huge pool of talent there that loves to play more complex charts...Look in the sidebars for Ralph Macchia and Dave Grusin and others. If you are a budding fan or player, there's a lot out there for you.
championing the unheralded--an ongoing thread - jazzboCR - 05-03-2015
A guy that helps re-define classic B-3 organ playing for this Century--Radam Schwartz. His Site: http://www.radamschwartzjazz.com His discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/radam-schwartz-mn0000861669 << only 4 in 20 years under his name but he and his band have backstopped a ton of good sessions by every body straight-ahead important
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pShlgb0_Js and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG-NF2sJbU8 << 2 clips from 9 years ago; total = 27 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ScNsTimVv8 << CBIII is a very under-rated player--strong q.v. on him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpt9KJNctPg << Gives meaning to that phrase "That will flat git it" .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxueFq8f3wY << At Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa institution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LS6CPz7EU8 << How stirring does your playing have to be to quiet these self-important bung-corks?