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July 23, 2004: Crystal Blue Persuasion
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas | Breaker | One CD from the best of two albums of Austin bluesy twangers, includes guitar heavies like Denny Freeman, Don Leady, Frankie Camaro, Evan Johns, Keith Ferguson |
| Jimi Hendrix | Pali Gap | Recorded in 1971, this fine Instrumental comes from "Voodoo Soup". |
| Charles Brown | Graveyard Blues | CB began to play great R&B piano in the 1940s and continued until his death in 1999; this tune was recorded in 1972 for Paula Records. Sounds a bit like Hendrix. |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Fattening Frogs for Snakes | Rockin' blues harp from one of the best! |
| Soldier String Quartet | Preachin' Blues | Blues cover via classical violin, from "Inspect for Damaged Goods" on Mulatta (1984). Robert Johnson never sounded like this. |
| Erykah Badu | Appletree | This R&B hip hop diva does it right; on "Baduizm" (Universal, 1997) |
| Brian Auger & the Trinity w/ Julie Driscoll | I've Gotta Go Now | From a nice retrospective double CD of organist Auger's work over the years. These Brits could rock. |
| Lou Donaldson | Li'l Darlin' | Dr. Lonnie Smith (not the same as Lonnie Liston Smith) is probably not a doctor but he plays a fine organ on "Caracas" (Milestone, 1994) |
| Soldier String Quartet | In TIme | Violinist Regina Carter joins Dave Soldier and gang on this Sly (Stone/Stewart) cover, with Tiye Giraud on percussion. |
| Antibalas | Obanla' E | from "Who Is This America?" (Ropadope, 2004) |
| Antibalas | Indictment | Afrobeat instrumentalists with righteous politics fight to bring the big boys down |
| Heptones | Crystal Blue Persuasion | Sweet reggae cover of 60s hit, found on the new Heptones compilation, "Deep in the Roots" (Heartbeat, 2004) |
| Heptones | Book of Rules | Produced by Niney the Observer, these Jamaicans were pioneers of rocksteady reggae vocal harmonies; "Book of Rules" was a hit from the early 70s |
| Sekou Bembeya Diabate | Biduman | Known as Diamond Fingers, this guitar whiz from Guinea played for decades with Bembeya Jazz; check out his wonderful new album "Guitar Fo" (Harmonia Mundi/Discorama, 2004) |
| Thomas Mapfumo | Hwahwa | The Lion of Zimbabwe cut off his dreads but he still sings songs of freedom. |
| Shiyani NgCobo | Ngisvzeni | "Introducing Shiyani NgCobo" presents traditional music from South Africa: "Zulu Guitars Dance" on World Music Network, 2004 |
| Wackies | Zimbabwe | Bronx dub mix from 1977 |
| Dr. John | Shango Tango | Willie Tee on keyboards, from "N'awlins: Dis, Dat or D'udda" on Blue Note (2004) |
| Dr. John | Chicken La Pas | Dr. John pulls together the best of New Orleans on this party tune-- and on the entire album. Get up and strut your stuff! |
| Henry Gray | Mojo Boogie | Gray was pianist for Howlin' Wolf for more than a decade but return to Baton Rouge in the late 60s, where he lives and plays today |
| Larry Williams | Ting-A-Ling | Great guitar on this corny 50s pop rocker from New Orleans; the album title (a best of) says it all: "Larry Williams: Bad Boy" (Specialty, 1989) |
| Larry Williams | Boney Maroney | This was Larry's big hit, although he had many more, including a bunch with pal Johnny Guitar Watson. |
| Wardell Gray | Lady Be Good | This bebop horn player died way too soon: born in Oklahoma City in 1921, died in Las Vegas in 1955 |
| Lucinda Williams | Lafayette | Lucinda sings fondly about her days along the Gulf Coast--"when that sweet fiddle sounds and Clifton gets down, that music sound so good to me"-- on her 1980 "Happy Woman Blues" |
| Tres Chicas | Deep As Your Pocket | Loretta Lynn wrote the song, Chris Stamey plays guitar and bass and produced the CD: "Sweetwater" on Yep Roc, 2004 |
| Tres Chicas | Am I Too Blue | And they do a nice cover of this Lucinda Williams tune! |
| Old 97s | Blinding Sheets of Rain | It was pouring, with flood warnings, when this song came on; from "Drag It Up" (New West, 2004) |
| Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver | Every Time I Feel the Spirit | You can picture these guys singing these rich vocal harmonies on some Appalachain mountaintop |
| Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver | Big Country | Both tunes from the new double-CD "A School of Bluegrass" on Crossroads |
| Dave Alvin | Out of Control | Dave has a new rockin' album called "Ashgrove" on Yep Roc. |
| Donna the Buffalo | Revolution | More than a jam band, these folks play fine country blues rock & roll. They did a rousing show in July at the Green River Festival in western Massachusetts. |
| Donna the Buffalo | In Another World | Both tunes from "Positive Friction" on Sugar Hill (2000) |
| Jimmy Bryant | Tabasco Road | No Speedy West here. Just Jimmy Bryant playing too fast! |
| Dwight Yoakum | Wheels | Lots of covers on "Dwight's Used Records" (Koch, 2004), including this Gram Parsons song |
| Davie Allan and the Arrows | Tomahawk | from "Devil's Rumble Anthology, 64-68" on Sundazed |
| Ojos de Brujo | Ley de Gravidad | From Spain, playing Sunday at Central Park Summerstage |
| Perez Prado | Pachuca | Cuban mambo king ended up in Mexico & USA, as mambo became pop |
| Omara Portuondo | Mueve la Cintura Mulato | Con Manuel Galban & Cachaito Lopez; from "Flor de Amor" on World Circuit/Nonesuch |
| Irakere | Anunga Nunca | Before they bolted, Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D'Rivera were bandmates of Cuban piano maestro Chucho Valdes |
| Grupo Cimarron | Un Llanero do Verdad | from "Si, Son Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia" (Smithsonian-Folkways, 2004) |
| Martin Denny | Bacoa | On "Baked Alaska"-- recorded live in 1964 at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage |
| John Lee Hooker | House Rent Boogie | Hooker jams with British rockers |
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