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Tiggi Wrote:Miles Davis - Porgy & Bess
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Jazz-Orchestral version of Gershwin's operetta, arranged by Gil Evans.
I usually prefer my Jazz bands a little smaller than this, but Miles is Miles...
For my money, this is the best recorded version - one I sadly don't have!
Gil Evans was one of Miles' most prolific collaborators back then. 
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Currently listening to a bit of John Mayall.
First up is the 1968 jazz-inflected [URL="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fixqq5ldae"]Bare Wires
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The Derek Trucks Band -
Live at Georgia Theatre
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Young slide guitarist & his band.
Trucks is the nephew of one of the Allman Brothers Band drummers, and has apparently played with the band himself.
Definitely Blues, but with strong Jazz, Soul, & World Music influences (not all at once, of course, that would be silly !!)
Trucks has a very distinctive style of playing, and this is a good live album.
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Tiggi Wrote:The Derek Trucks Band - Live at Georgia Theatre
Young slide guitarist & his band.
Trucks is the nephew of one of the Allman Brothers Band drummers, and has apparently played with the band himself.
Definitely Blues, but with strong Jazz, Soul, & World Music influences (not all at once, of course, that would be silly !!)
Trucks has a very distinctive style of playing, and this is a good live album.
Lucky bastard is also married to Susan Tedeschi! :tongue:
I believe he still does play with the Allmans, Tigger and his uncle is, as you said earlier, 'Butch' Trucks from the original band! :wink:
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Beach Wrote:Lucky bastard is also married to Susan Tedeschi! :tongue:
I believe he still does play with the Allmans, Tigger and his uncle is, as you said earlier, 'Butch' Trucks from the original band! :wink:
He's also very talented IMHO.
Blues albums can underwhelm me a bit if there's not something outstanding about it, but this album is a cracker...
...and this one's even better:
The Derek Trucks Band -
Songlines
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"All Your Love" - Otis Rush
Pretty cool. I like how this guy plays in lower octaves to accommodate his voice.
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anyone into RnB????
I'm talkin' old school rhythm and blues ..
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LuzMac99 Wrote:anyone into RnB????
I'm talkin' old school rhythm and blues ..
I like it once in a while, but wouldn't count myself as an afficianado...
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I'm listening to "Animals as leaders" by Tosin Abasi. Amazing guitarist.
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet - Solvent Waltz
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