Friday, April 27, 2012

little richard - i don't know what you've got, but it's got me (1965)



"the Hendrix bio 'Becoming Jimi Hendrix' says Jimi played the opening lick, Don Covay sang the backup, and Billy Preston played the organ"

awesome !!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

horace silver - gregory is here



"A great song from Horace Silver's 1972 album 'In Pursuit of the 27th Man.' Silver wrote this tune after the birth of his first son."

this is my favorite kind of jazz, swinging 60s and early 70s jazz sets

been listening to horace silver today after i heard this on the radio this morning: