Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Johnny B. Fishman Jazz Ensemble



Bad Hat - September 11, 1994
Guitar - Trey Anastasio
Drums - Jon Fishman
Mandolin - Jamie Masefield
Bass - Stacey Starkwhether

Trey and company burn through some jazz standards. Fun stuff.

1. Tuning/Banter
2. Bag's Groove
3. Jump Monk
4. Bewitched
5. Band Intros and Banter
6. Jam > Vamping
7. Blues for Ernie
8. Take the A-Train
9. Milestones in the Sunshine
10. So What
11. Magilla
12. In A Sentimental Mood
13. The Country Open

http://www.sendspace.com/file/6tl17p

Monday, August 18, 2008

Rare Dead Rehearsal Tapes



Unbelievable sound quality. Unbelievable playing. Some banter between band members.

Recorded at Bobby's home studio in Mill Valley in 1975, this is unlike any Grateful Dead music you have ever heard.

Grateful Dead
Bob Weir's Studio - Recorded by Dan Healy
Mill Valley, Ca
2-28-75
http://www.sendspace.com/file/l8pavp
1. Crazy Fingers Jam
2. Crazy Fingers Jam Again
3. Bouncey Jam
4. Stronger Than Dirt Jam
5. Jam and Studio Talk
6. Girl From Ipanema Jam
7. They Love Each Other Jam/Not Fade Away Jam
8. Shakedownish Funky Jam
9. Jerry Talks and Jams
10. Killer Groove Jam > Jungle Music Jam
11. Slipknot Jam>Music Never Stopped Jam
12. Music Never Stopped Jams Again
13. Music Never Stopped Jam Bigtime

Nels Cline is Better Than You

Best White Boy Performed Version of Maggot Brain Ever

Monday, August 11, 2008

Christian McBride - Live at Tonic

Disc 1 & 2 - http://www.sendspace.com/file/jv520w
Disc 3 - http://www.sendspace.com/file/7w3d2x

Sick stuff. Review:
Brooklyn, NY - On May 16, 2006, Ropeadope drops the long-awaited Christian McBride three-CD set Live At Tonic. The first new release in three years from the Grammy Award-winning bassist is his most electrifying project yet. He's joined by his ace band featuring Geoffrey Keezer on piano and keyboards, Ron Blake on tenor and soprano saxophones and flute and Terreon Gully on drums, plus an all-star cast of special guests including Charlie Hunter on guitar, Jason Moran on keyboards, Jenny Scheinman on violin, DJ Logic on turntables, Eric Krasno on guitars, Scratch on beatbox and Rahsaan Peterson on trumpet. The resulting three hours plus of music is a kinetic firestorm delivered by master musicians utterly unafraid of pushing jazz to its furthest frontiers and refreshing its concept with contemporary forms of hip-hop, funk and soul.

To better set the stage for what would become the Live At Tonic recordings, one must envision the following as it occurred. Delancey Street is slick with ice and the sidewalks leading up Rivington are covered with snow. It's the 3rd day of January 2005, a Monday nonetheless, and the holiday buzz has long worn off as the winter cold blows through the doors of TONIC - the downtown institution deep in the heart of the Lower East Side. It seems like the entire city is staying in tonight; there's not a soul on the streets. But there is a palpable energy emanating just south of Norfolk where a line of heavily dressed folks snakes around the corner waiting for this very rare chance to see The Christian McBride Band in such an intimate setting. By the end of the night these strangers would all be friends.

This will be the first of two nights Christian spends at Tonic, two sets each evening. The first set of both gigs catches The Christian McBride Band at its best - the all-star ensemble that has been behind (or in front) of the leader for most of this century -- tearing through the McBride songbook. Disc one of Live At Tonic is made up of the best takes from the first sets of both nights. The second sets on each evening feature Christian completely improvising every note of every song with special guests. Night one, which is included in its entirety on disc two of Live At Tonic features Christian and his band joined by Charlie Hunter, Jason Moran and Jenny Scheinman. Night two, which is also included in its entirety, comprises disc three of Live At Tonic. Here, Christian and his band are joined by DJ Logic, Scratch, Soulive's Eric Krasno and Rashaan Peterson.

Both nights play long into the next day as no one wants to leave the cozy confines and the beautiful vibe reverberating throughout the room. The energy of the audience (a New York mix of young and old, hip-hoppers and jazz heads, uptown and downtown) feeds the band. The band reciprocates and the magic is undeniable. Fans, friends and musicians alike, all leave with huge smiles on their faces. Special is the adjective used most. And when Christian goes back to edit the tapes for the live recording, he decides that the magic needs to be officially documented, that all the music should be released, beginning to end, mistakes mixed in with the marvelous. And so it was and so it is, a three CD-set Live At Tonic.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

You Know Our Love Will Not Fade Away

RIP Old Friend

Friday, August 1, 2008

Happy Birthday Old Friend


Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Frank Zappa - February 12, 1979

This is my favorite Frank Zappa recording.

Late 70s live Zappa. Great sound quality. Amazing playing. A great intro show for the Zappa noob and a solid live gem for the FZ enthusiast.

This incarnation of the always evolving FZ Live Bands consisted of Frank, Ike Willis (guitar, vocals), Denny Walley (slide, vocals), Warren Cuccurullo (guitar), Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals), Peter Wolf (keyboards), Arthur Barrow (bass), Ed Mann (percussion), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).

Set:
* Persona Non Grata
* Dead Girls Of London
* I Ain't Got No Heart
* Brown Shoes Don't Make It
* Cosmik Debris
* Tryin' To Grow A Chin
* City Of Tiny Lites
* Dancin' Fool
* Easy Meat
* Jumbo Go Away
* Andy
* Inca Roads
* Florentine Pogen
* Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
* Keep It Greasey
* The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
* For The Young Sophisticate
* Wet T-Shirt Night
* Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
* Peaches En Regalia
* Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
* St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast
* Father O'Blivion
* Nanook Rubs It
* Strictly Genteel
* Montana
* Pound For A Brown
* "Mystery Rehearsal Piece" (including Deathless Horsie, Five-Five-Five)


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