What are you listening to right now?
What are you listening to right now?
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Post #271 - July 10th, 2010, 4:48 amYesterday was the 50th anniversary of the release of "The Twist" by Chubby Checker. I listened to that and the original release of the tune by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as the B-side of "Teardrops On Your Letter".
Hank had some great double entendre tunes like:
"Sexy Ways"
"Work With Me, Annie"
"Annie Had a Baby"...great refrain: that's what happens when the gettin' gets good
"Annie's Aunt Fannie"
"Work Baby"
"Keep On Churnin'"
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Post #272 - July 10th, 2010, 11:52 amContinuing with my Mahler festival...
Symphony No. 4 in G, Gustav Mahler
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Bernard Haitink
Recorded in 1968
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #273 - July 11th, 2010, 8:39 amMore Panic, a couple new shows added to my collection
6/26/2010 & 6/27/2010 - from Red Rocks.
6/27 1st set got hot with a Diso > All time low > Little Lilly . Jimmy is playing a powerfull lead guitar and the band sounds tight, I cant wait for Thursday & their date @ The Chicago theatre.
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Post #274 - July 11th, 2010, 9:55 pmWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano concerto No. 20 in D minor
Daniel Barenboim, Piano and Conductor
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #275 - July 13th, 2010, 9:36 amAja Steely Dan
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #276 - July 19th, 2010, 7:53 pmWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Horn Concertos
Alan Civil, Horn
Academy of St. Martin-in the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #277 - July 19th, 2010, 11:10 pmJust groovin' on late-70s/early-80s punk/post-punk: Television, the Pretenders, Soft Boys, Wire, Gang of Four.
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Post #278 - July 22nd, 2010, 9:04 pmSteely Dan, Gaucho
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #279 - July 22nd, 2010, 11:12 pmEvil Ronnie wrote:Steely Dan, Gaucho
"The Cuervo Gold, the fine Colombian............."
Classic stuff, but I prefer Aja or even better, the cryptic Royal Scam."By the fig, the olive..." Surat Al-Teen, Mecca 95:1"
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Post #280 - July 22nd, 2010, 11:55 pmHabibi wrote:Evil Ronnie wrote:Steely Dan, Gaucho
"The Cuervo Gold, the fine Colombian............."
Classic stuff, but I prefer Aja or even better, the cryptic Royal Scam.
Habibi,
Gaucho was the middle selection this evening between Aja and The Nightfly. I became inspired after watching the Classic Albums: Steely Dan/Aja dvd earlier today.
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Albums-St ... 494&sr=1-1
My all time favorite Steely Dan album is Aja and Deacon Blues is my favorite Song of theirs. What's yours?
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #281 - July 23rd, 2010, 10:34 am"I cried when I wrote with song,
sue me if I play too long."
One of my all time favorite pop tunes.
Jonah
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Post #282 - July 23rd, 2010, 11:09 amResound #133 The Food Show.Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post #283 - July 24th, 2010, 10:26 amThe Voice of the Guns by Kenneth Joseph Alford (Major Fredrick Joseph Ricketts {his actual name} was Britain's equivalent to John Phillip Sousa. British military officers were discouraged from pursuing any outside activities at that time.)
The Vanished Army
Army of the Nile
The Mad Major
Colonel Bogey
The Standard of St. George
The Band of HM Royal Marines, Commandos
Captain JR Perkins, Bandmaster
Last edited by Evil Ronnie on July 25th, 2010, 1:37 pm, edited 1 time in total."Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #284 - July 25th, 2010, 9:58 amI thought others might be curious to hear this music:
The Voice of the Guns by Kenneth Joseph Alford (Major Fredrick Joseph Ricketts was Britain's equivalent to John Phillip Sousa)
The Vanished Army
Army of the Nile
The Mad Major
Colonel Bogey aka as Bridge over the River Kwai (1957) song
The Standard of St. George
The Vanished Army had the least choices. I suspect the poor quality is related to the microphone rather than the presentation.Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #285 - July 25th, 2010, 2:17 pmCathy2 wrote:I thought others might be curious to hear this music:
The Vanished Army had the least choices. I suspect the poor quality is related to the microphone rather than the presentation.
Sounds to me like it's the performance.
Cathy,
Thanks for posting the links, but I doubt seriously if anyone other than trpt2345 has any appreciation at all for military music."Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #286 - July 25th, 2010, 3:16 pmHI,
There was a worse version of The Vanish Army.
The best version of The Vanish Army is after Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in this video clip of Napoleon War Tactics.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #287 - July 25th, 2010, 5:43 pmJohn Phillip Sousa
The Rifle Regiment
The Pride of the Wolverines
The Black Horse Troop
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
The U. S. Field Artillery
The Invincible Eagle
The Gallant Seventh
The Eastman Wind Ensemble conducted by Frederick Fennell
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #288 - July 25th, 2010, 6:17 pmJohn Philip Sousa was once resided at Fort Sheridan.
The Rifle Regiment
The Pride of the Wolverines
The Black Horse Troop
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
The U. S. Field Artillery March
The Invincible Eagle
The Gallant Seventh
I thought you might enjoy knowing a substantial archive of Sousa's papers are at the University of Illinois.University of Illinois wrote:A question that always comes up is why Sousa’s papers are at Illinois. The answer is friendship and professional admiration.
In the early 1900s, Sousa struck up what would become a 30-year friendship with A.A. Harding, Illinois’ first director of bands.
According to Paul Bierley, the primary Sousa biographer, Sousa greatly admired Harding’s work and believed that “the University of Illinois Band was the best college band in the world.” Sousa even composed a “University of Illinois March” in 1929 and performed it on the Illinois campus the next year; on that occasion he was made an honorary conductor of Illinois’ concert band.
Sousa promised Harding he would bequeath most of his band music library to Illinois, and following his death in March of 1932, his widow kept that promise: 18,000 pounds of music in 39 trunks were delivered to the campus.
The U. of I. holds 74 percent of the extant Sousa materials, including original scores and parts, published music and manuscripts, personal papers, photographs, programs, news clippings, broadsides, memorabilia and one of Sousa’s batons, a pair of his white kid gloves, which he always wore while conducting, his music stand and podium.
Among the manuscripts are the band parts for Sousa’s Christmas Day 1896 composition “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” which 101 years later would be declared the national march of the United States.
The Sousa Archives and Center also has a good selection of band instruments and uniforms, Native American instruments and some unidentified instruments.
The collection, in the Harding Band Building and under the aegis of the University Library, has grown to include the music, instruments and artifacts of many former Sousa band members, including first cornetist Herbert L. Clarke and vocal soloist Virginia Root.
Sousa’s biographer described Sousa as “an incredible genius” and “truly an American phenomenon.”Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #289 - July 25th, 2010, 7:51 pm[quote="Cathy2"]John Philip Sousa was once resided at Fort Sheridan.
Although I was aware of the fact that Sousa led The Great Lakes Naval Station Band after his retirement as Commander of The United States Marine Band, I was unaware of that fact. Thank you, Cathy!
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #290 - July 25th, 2010, 9:57 pmEvil Ronnie wrote:Habibi wrote:Evil Ronnie wrote:Steely Dan, Gaucho
"The Cuervo Gold, the fine Colombian............."
Classic stuff, but I prefer Aja or even better, the cryptic Royal Scam.
Habibi,
Gaucho was the middle selection this evening between Aja and The Nightfly. I became inspired after watching the Classic Albums: Steely Dan/Aja dvd earlier today.
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Albums-St ... 494&sr=1-1
My all time favorite Steely Dan album is Aja and Deacon Blues is my favorite Song of theirs. What's yours?
Ronnie, my favorite song is probably Show Biz Kids from Countdown to Ecstasy, Parker's Band from Pretzel Logic (containing one of the great vignettes describing Charlie Parker's Kansas City) and of course Deacon Blues.
Though I share your appreciation for the Dan, I can't say the same thing goes for Sousa. The mere mention of his name evokes dark memories of playing trumpet in high school band. "But Mr. Barry, can't we just play Take the A train again?""By the fig, the olive..." Surat Al-Teen, Mecca 95:1"
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Post #291 - July 26th, 2010, 1:38 amUrbie Green and Twenty One Trombones
Here's That Rainy Day
Because of You
Stardust
If He Walked Into My Life
Without a Song
Something You Got
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #292 - July 26th, 2010, 8:55 am"Big N Bad" by Kid Sister. Much of the music video is filmed at Superdawg.
http://vimeo.com/13527230Last edited by gleam on July 26th, 2010, 8:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post #293 - July 26th, 2010, 7:33 pmRolling Stones "Forty Licks" Disc 1, in honor of Mick Jagger's 67th birthday today"With enough butter, anything is good."-Julia Child
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Post #294 - July 26th, 2010, 7:34 pmFrank Sinatra, The Capitol Years
Here's That Rainy Day
Too Marvelous For Words
Stars Fell On Alabama
Angel Eyes
Ebb Tide
Embracable You
With wonderful arrangements by the great Nelson Riddle and Billy May.
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #295 - July 27th, 2010, 7:18 pmZZ TOP
jesus just left chicagophilw bbq cbj for kcbs &M.I.M. carolina pit masters
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Post #296 - July 28th, 2010, 6:58 amphilw wrote:ZZ TOP
jesus just left chicago
philw, we both apparently dig BBQ and ZZ Top, at least when they still played good ol' rock-n-roll. The songlist from Tres Hombres is impressive:
"Waitin' for the Bus" which segues into:
"Jesus Just Left Chicago"
"Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"
"Master of Sparks"
"Hot, Blue and Righteous"
"Move Me on Down the Line"
"Precious and Grace"
"La Grange"
"Shiek"
"Have You Heard?"
Album graphics were great, too, a spread of Mexican food with beans and cheese everywhere.
I saw ZZ Top at the Hammond, IN Civic Center circa 1973, along with Canned Heat and Pure Food & Drug Act. Just a great concert and a "free" high.
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Post #297 - July 28th, 2010, 10:54 amJean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D major
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #298 - July 28th, 2010, 4:37 pmSLAYER!!!! World Painted Blood
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Post #299 - July 28th, 2010, 10:48 pmThe new CD recently released by The Metropolitan Opera Brass
1. Hunters' Chorus, From Der Freischutz - Carl Maria von Weber
2. Duet, from Arabella - Richard Strauss
3. Zerbinetta's Aria, From Ariadne Auf Naxos - Richard Strauss
4. Mariettas's Lied, From Die Tote Stadt - Eric Wolfgang Korngold
5. Clair De Lune, From Les Troyens - Hector Berlioz
6. Royal Hunt And Storm, From Les Troyens - Hector Berlioz
7. Intermezzo, From Cavalleria Rusticana - Pietro Mascagni
8. Evening Prayer, From Hansel And Gretel - Engelbert Humperdinck
9. Opening Of Scene II, From Das Rheingold - Richard Wagner
Some of the most incredible brass playing ever recorded.
"Bass Trombone is the Lead Trumpet of the Deep."
Rick Hammett
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Post #300 - July 29th, 2010, 11:02 amRight[i] now?[/i]
Right now I'm listening to one side of a chatty personal phone call being carried on by the southern belle in the work cube across from me, whose high---and highly vocal---self-satisfaction is entirely disporportionate to the quality of the self in question.
More generally:
Revisiting some classic musicals after watching the affecting documentary Broadway: The Golden Age. Not ground-breaking, but some lovely interview bits and wonderful b-roll to go with them.
Re-discovering my old vinyl after a couple of years in storage:
* A 70s Barenboim "Figaro" with ECO: Geraint Evans, Fischer-Dieskau, Judith Blegan, Heather Harper
* Krips/Siepi "Don Giovanni"
*Perahia's Handel/Scarlatti disc (truly awe-inspiring)
*Furtwangler's live Brahms 1st
*Wardell Gray
On mp3 while commuting:
*The Bad Plus (Robbie Fulks recommended on his blog; I like)
*Von Freeman "The Great Divide"
*Nellie McKay's Doris Day tribute album
*Norman Blake
*Lawrence Juber's Beatles cover album
*Government Mule
*German cast of "Chicago" (It never sounded so good. Never.)
*old Taj Mahal
*old David Bromberg
*Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
(Have to check out that Met. Brass album of E. Ronnie's.)"Strange how potent cheap music is."
