The always innovative Nairobi Trio. Their onstage costumes, and props, were always ahead of the times.
https://youtu.be/416o9b_pjQk (7/16/21 link repaired)
The always innovative Nairobi Trio. Their onstage costumes, and props, were always ahead of the times.
https://youtu.be/416o9b_pjQk (7/16/21 link repaired)
Last edited by Atypical; 07-16-2021 at 10:31 PM.
It’s a Sunday afternoon in October and you’re in a small, cozy cafe, in the most famous city in the world. Outside it’s cool and windy, the sun shining brightly then instantly disappearing behind dark clouds as they pass.
You have a book, or are with a friend. You sip your coffee and this begins to play…
Oscar Peterson & The Stephane Grappelli Quartet
If I Had You (10/20/13 repaired link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=2OVQW-UcNWA
Shine - Grappelli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ula7x...yer_detailpage
4/30/19
S. Grappelli & Michel Petrucciani
Misty
https://youtu.be/ZQpjM8JLh9Y
Last edited by Atypical; 03-05-2020 at 01:20 PM.
My main goal when starting this thread was to highlight lesser known musicians and their music whose quality always exceeded their relative popularity.
To this end I have posted a variety of musical styles that, regardless of the era they come from, represent some of the best from that time.
Here is another band that never had the recognition they deserved. Their lead singer on these recordings, James Dewar, had a unique, soulful voice.
I could have posted many more great examples of their sound. Research their music.
The great Robin Trower.
Caledonia
https://youtu.be/Ip4lmBf5r90
Long Misty Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8pJ...yer_detailpage
Somebody Calling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Jt-...yer_detailpage
In City Dreams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvyA...yer_detailpage
Bluebird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7mWF...yer_detailpage
Same Rain Falls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl0gj...yer_detailpage
Oh, what the hell. Another one.
Bridge Of Sighs (7/16/21 link repaired)
https://youtu.be/1e_xK35C1Yg
Last edited by Atypical; 08-21-2022 at 10:03 PM.
This is very special in a thread containing a lot of incredible music.
Gene Harris was a great jazz pianist. He had a certain style…but, we’ll start with this first.
Stay with me.
This is a live performance and an elegant swinging version of a great tune.
Meditation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=llM7Rx7Mtbk
This selection shows his fantastic, wry, personal style – a hard-driving, down-home, foot-stompin’ beat. It says, here I come – get outta the way. Incredible sounds.
A Little Blues There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=RXIrQPVehNI
Now watch him play the same selection. I am repeating it to show his playfulness and enthusiasm and to provide a sense of the man’s talent.
A Little Blues There (first half)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=bwXkS7lht7I
4/30/13
Here is the rest.
A Little Blues There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=-3cCYawpZp8
This song starts slowly and you relax enjoying the beautiful sounds. Then he begins to add flavors of what is to come; dollops of gospel, boogie-woogie, blues, and, finally, a big batch of high-octane energy mixes it all together. In the hands (literally) of this brilliant pianist you can experience bliss.
You Don’t Know Me
https://youtu.be/6XaIMnemDAs
There’s only one comment necessary about this next selection; beautiful.
My Foolish Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=mnlK0bmb3lo
And, as we are approaching winter, I thought a look back would be nice.
Here is Gene Harris adding his trademarked riffs to this lovely song. It’s a great performance, affecting for me because of the wonderful arrangement and passionate performance, and, because of what I have learned about him as a person. As a result, this is another (thread) song I can’t stop listening to. Watch/Listen to it. Or else!
Summertime (12/18/13 changed vid - same brilliant arrangement)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...IJDZk9JHx0Gene
Harris died in 2000.
I’ve read what many said about him. My sense is that he was a genuinely nice man. His death is a big loss for music and for the world.
3/28/14
Just listen...and let this envelop you. Beautiful.
Black and Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=07Th265uj3M
Last edited by Atypical; 08-21-2022 at 10:05 PM.
The Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt is a beautiful piece.
I found two artists who tried to do justice to the music, but, sorry to say, their efforts fell somewhat short as both had distractions.
Decided to post them anyway but it might be painful to watch.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (4/28/19 repaired link again) I may have finally found something that won't be deleted. I laughed a lot.
https://youtu.be/E1JKd1C7izQ
Victor Borge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8R0Z...yer_detailpage
And you can dance to it, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=wHjwNp6gbss
Last edited by Atypical; 04-28-2019 at 05:20 PM.
The appropriate and necessary OWS actions remind me of an earlier time when many also did not let major injustice, inequality and illegality proceed unopposed.
There were a lot of great bands around that time.
It’s time to refresh our memories.
The Youngbloods
Harmony smooth as glass. And lyrics that ...
Get Together
https://youtu.be/s_dCc4zxBRQ
This is a pretty, quirky song
Ride The Wind
https://youtu.be/JIVs7L0qAaw
Jesse Colin Young is essentially a folk singer and was a member of the Youngbloods.
This is a song about choice; a jazzy, uptempo song that is infectious. Don't miss this! Pay attention to the lyrics.
Ridgetop (6/8/22 link repaired)
https://youtu.be/76yctdQST5E
A slightly different, uptempo, and longer version of Ridgetop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KorCm...yer_detailpage
And then there is this...a song that also fits the comment I made above; pretty and quirky. A love song. Don't miss this either.
Sunlight (10/9/14 link repaired)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=MKHr_MPgZZs
Now, one for fun. A song that makes me smile every time I hear it.
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=bjNSmAl7hF0
Last edited by Atypical; 08-21-2022 at 10:15 PM.
This looks to me like the perfect relationship. No need for counseling...ever.
Great sounds and lyrics, too.
Mayer Hawthorne
The Walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=gmfcYli6vV4
Last edited by Atypical; 11-19-2011 at 09:51 PM.
More exceptional songs from great bands of the past that focused on societal problems or that were popular around that period. The best of the best.
I sincerely feel that every song here is exceptional. Don't miss ANY of them. They're all great!
The great Dave Mason was one of the original members of Traffic. Here are two of his great songs. (Watchtower by him on pg 17)
Look At You, Look At Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfAY...yer_detailpage
Only You Know And I Know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITvFt...yer_detailpage
A great sound from,
Buffalo Springfield
On The Way Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSnCU...yer_detailpage
and,
Bluebird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=55q2rRh5UUU
The great…
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Fresh Air (7/16/21 link repaired)
https://youtu.be/Zt83arWRx-M
What About Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=zBvjXhUSUpU
This band is great - no, more than great; the arrangements, the voices, and the strings create a special sound.
It’s A Beautiful Day
White Bird (1/25/16 Another necessary replacement version (fortunately live) due to deletion...but Pattie Santos eases the pain...sad she's gone.
https://youtu.be/q918fs4RAto
And, a studio version (6/8/22 link repaired)
https://youtu.be/DvWrFqz6UeQ
Hot Summer Day (This is beautiful and the vocals are tops)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG5mZ...yer_detailpage
Ten Years After
I’d Love to Change the World (3/5/20 link repaired)
https://youtu.be/nVmyRmvQo9s
(11/14)
A song with strange lyrics; caused no end of speculation. But very good.
Traffic
Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udyNr...yer_detailpage
(11/17)
Another original member of Traffic. A song with a message.
Jim Capaldi
Livin On The Edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPR1U...yer_detailpage
(12/5)
A very, very beautiful song. With meaningful lyrics, too. The kind I like.
Three Dog Night
Easy To Be Hard (4/30/19 link repaired)
https://youtu.be/jBC_LJCSVC4
6/6/14
Something a bit more recent. An important song about exploitation that is more important now than ever. A 2016 aside: spoke to an Aussie on the interwebs and mentioned this group. He said the singer is now a politician and is his rep.
Midnight Oil
Blue Sky Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Ofrqm6-LCqs
11/1/14
Steppenwolf
The Pusher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XqyGoE2Q4Y
Last edited by Atypical; 06-08-2022 at 02:44 PM.
Nice work there Typical. Good stuff.
The weekend... Time for music.
Pavarotti and Barry White. Strange combination but sounds great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHCcM_uV-r8
Never gonna give you up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFtSh...eature=related
I'm gonna love you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_LWp...eature=related
Practice what you preach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgwb480DN3Y