Travis – “I forgot about this one Flamenco singer.” Don’t we all run into that problem now and then? This is pretty intense and I love how simple the rhythm can be in Flamenco. It is incredibly important and really drives the intensity but it is usually with claps, foot stomps and castanets. Instruments I tend to feel are a let down when I use them in music classes, because they aren’t complex instruments, yet there is this incredible art to making simple things come to life. La Marelu -“Vente Con Tu Niña Vente”. Solid opener I think we all have had guitar in mind recently, I certainly have had a few Flamenco moments over the last few weeks.
Dan – Hania Rani – “Don’t Break My Heart” and “24.03” – I play back to back songs from her new album Ghosts. I love the way the first song unfolds and how layers keep rising and revealing themselves, yet so simple too. Then the segue into the electronic ambience on the second track. I discovered her from Ted Gioia’s Honest Broker substack and highly recommend it, and his writing generally. And I was going into tonight’s Seshjawn intentionally to play these two tracks, but I feel the album is going to grow with me and continually my favorite songs will change up. The whole album is pretty special too.
Matt – “A 30’s Freddie Green-like but not Freddie Green style Big Band piece.” I love when Matt brings an old school selection, partially because I wonder what (and why) he will choose. I am pretty versed in my early jazz recordings and I find he has a particular reason for what he is going to play and usually something that is perfectly played. In this case it is the Freddie style guitar approach which is a pre-electric guitar style of rhythm guitar. Complimentary, rhythmic and adding something more felt than heard over the rest of the band – yet critical to forming the sound of the Rhythm Section’s sound. This play turns into an extensive discussion of early guitar work and misconceptions about Green’s style, tasty. Lew Stone & Al Bowlly – “As Long As I Live”
Bart – This play continues the guitar study, it is maybe(?) Lenny Breau, but I say that more from knowing Bart enjoys his playing more than knowing Lenny’s playing myself. It is Breau and he shows a lot of variety of styles and knowledge of techniques in this medley. Lots of use of bass notes and finger picking but then some handsy Blues work too. Lenny Breau – “The Claw” Aside from my Hania track very guitar centric Seshjawn and lots of thoughts to research this week in response.
Found Sounds 