Sunday, September 16, 2012

Talking Heads: LIVE IN ROME FULL CONCERT

Wonderful! Great 1980 footage of the Talking Heads Afro Funk period. Solid grooves, it just gets funkier and funkier.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Eivind Aarset Trio - Electromagnetic

Very nice video of Eivind Aarset from "Oslo Jazzed Out." Wonderful shot of the bassists daughter in the studio at the end.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Herbie Hancock Headhunters 1974


Nice set, well recorded, and as one poster said "Tight, Tight, Tight!"

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Tony WIliiams 1979 Wild Life


A nice Tony Williams song from my favorite period of his work. You have to get past the poor white guy fashion sense of the late seventies and give the track some time to develop, but you'll be rewarded.
Tony Williams Group in France 1979 "Wild Life"
Tony Williams
Bunny Brunel
Tom Grant
Bob Harris
Todd Carver

Friday, May 4, 2012

Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land & Joe Chambers 1969 Molde Norway


Just a wonderful video of Harold Land, Bobby Hutcherson  and Joe Chambers I happened to stumble on youtube. Stanley Cowell on piano, Reggie Johnson on bass. Two songs, first is "Theme from Blow-Up" and next is Sonny Rollins' "Oleo." The intensity of Harold Land's facial expressions really struck me.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Stevie Wonder Beat Club Germany 1974


I stumbled onto this video on the MyFunk website. It's a mind blower as the first two numbers are completely original improvisations and unfamiliar (to me at least). The first is a wonderful gospel tinged piece, and then it gets crazy with a very European sounding jazz fusion blow out. At other times it's hilarious, like at 11:38 when the Les Paul wielding guitarist who looks like a hybrid Slash/goth/glam rocker pulls out the maracas for "Don't you worry about a thing." Awesome grooves, and a good way to spend 30 minutes.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Milton Berle introducing Ornette Coleman


Watching this episode of Saturday Night Live as a teenager in Wichita Kansas blew my mind, and changed me forever. It's a weird, wonderful world we live in.