Dan/Opener – “Piper’s Tune” – Гайдарски мелодии – 100 Каба Гайди | Bagpipe tunes – 100 Kaba Bagpipes – I woke to this alien love call and wanted the Sesh folks to here it as an entrance tune. It spawns some wonderful conversations about bird calls phasing, the ideas of Folk Music and how other countries might perceive Folk music as well as early Blues being folk music. I was very pleased with this CD, most of it has the Kaba Bagpipes with Bulgarian choir which is another favorite.
Bart – Really interesting, sounds fresh and new, but then also like some 80’s International dance music experiment. George Burton – “Back Home” – Old friend George released this recently and it seems to be really hitting the mark. Very exciting! All of us are interested, and Bart chose it because he wanted to play something new that sounded new.
Travis – Some nice Fender Rhodes, but then it goes into a surprise 70’s singer-songwriter vibe with insane swirling drum(?) sounds. Like brushes but with sort of out of phase rhythms. It’s a beautiful confection and I feel like its gonna be new, and just sounding sort of old school. The sounds surrounding the vocal suggest something newer. Also it feels long for an older track. Maybe? Maybe I’m fooled, the voice, Rhodes and drums sound 50 years old. Leila Adu – “Summoning You (feat. PUBLIQuartet)” – I want more.
Matt – Weird, “California Dreamin’” has been echoing through my life recently. I heard a different cover (a bad one) where I was having trouble deciding if it was actually that song or a different one. This version is incredible though, and fine guitar work too. José Feliciano – “California Dreamin’”
Dan – Duke Ellington – “Guitar Amour” – My play play. Strangely no guitar. This is a brilliant violin feature for Ray Nance – who astounds. This song is originally from the Paris Blues Soundtrack but here is a live version and yet another reason Ellington slays me, great players being written for brilliantly. Probably my favorite Jazz Violin moment. Don’t forget Ray primarily played trumpet and sang a few numbers too, exquisite all the way around.
Found Sounds 