November 25, 2010
Dear Musicians,
Came across this beautiful rendition of a Neil Young cover. Enjoy.
Song: Harvest Moon
Artist: Cassandra Wilson
Album: From soundtrack to “My Blueberry Nights”
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June 8, 2009
Dear Musicians,
Another treat today by one of the masters of the violin, Stephane Grapelli.
Artist: Stephane Grapelli and Julian Bream
Song: Nuages
May 12, 2009
Don’t have a drummer for your gig? The solution is in your barn…
December 3, 2008
Back to basics with today’s song suggestion. Who hasn’t played “Confirmation” at jam sessions? Here’s a nice version with Michael Brecker showing us how it’s done.
Artist: Will Lee & Bill Lee (Michael Brecker, Billy Hart…)
Album: Birdhouse
Song: Confirmation
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November 11, 2008
Beautiful rendition of Summertime.
Artist: Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara
Song: Summertime
October 30, 2008
Dear musicians,
I picked today’s song because it is one of the most beautiful melodies written for film. It’s the song “I will wait for you” from the french movie “Les parapluies de Cherbourg”. Check out the movie, it’s beautiful as well.
Artist: Michel Legrand and Stephane Grapelli
Song: I will wait for you
From the movie: Les parapluies de Cherbourg
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October 6, 2008
Dear Musicians,
You’re in for a treat. Today’s song suggestion is a simple but beautiful song that Bobby Darin used to sing. This version is sung by the actor Kevin Spacey in the movie Beyond the Sea. The movie is great and Kevin Spacey will surprise you with his wonderful singing (yes, it’s really him singing).
Artist: Kevin Spacey
Song: The Curtain Falls
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September 27, 2008
Yet another of my all-time favorite pianists.
Artist: Kenny Werner Trio (Kenny Werner, Ari Hoenig, Johannes Wiedenmueller)
Live at the Blue Note
Song: The little blue man
September 12, 2008
Dear Musicians,
One of my cruise ship trips brought me to Turkey where I discovered a number of great musicians and bands that I still listening to today. Here’s one of them:
Artist: Hasan Cihat Örter
Album: Re-formation
Song: Jamais (Sultaniyegah Sirto – Intro)
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August 26, 2008
Dear Musicians,
I picked a real rough, dirty, and nasty sounding track, but the energy is through the roof!
Artist: Tony Williams – Lifetime (Tony Williams -drums, John McLaughlin – guitar, Larry Young – Organ)
Album: Emergency
Song: Emergency
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