Lonson, i like your “playlist”, great collection, particularly i’d like to find a download of this Arne Domnerus " Favorite Bands of 1949-1950" as my father played and toured with the Ozzie Nelson Big Band and was Frank Fontaine’s big band partner in “49-50”. He went by “Roy King”, touring all 50 states 1945-1952, enjoy the music! thanks, Allan
J, that’s awesome about your Dad. I don’t believe you’ll find a download of that material. . . it’s from a Swedish label (Dragon Records) that have been on LP and CD but not yet downloading to my knowledge. The CD should be not too hard to find though out of print–I got mine from dustygroove.com and have seen it on amazon.com and ebay.com
Arne Domnerus-Favourite Groups 1949 - 1950
Dragon Records HBIM 928471
Lars Gullin “Portraits of my Pals” Capitol (Sweden) cd
This disc is like a chill out cocktail hour for non-drinking me.
Love it.
Blue Note All-Stars “Our Point of View” disc 2
One of the top new Jazz releases…don’t think you have to sell that many to be at the top of the Jazz list (sad but true)…still, a great, groovy record.
P.S. This record is so NOLA. Happy, life affirming, creative, funky, sentimental (a nice shout out to Allen Toussaint)…keeping the music and tradition alive. A record looking back and forward.
Watermelon Man is soooo good…
24/96 FLAC. HD on this record is worth it! Great sounding 3D files.
As a teenager I was too stupid to get Merle Haggard.
from the remastered mono CD box set…
MMT is such an odd Beatles record. One of my favorite lesser known songs, if any Beatles song can be considered lesser known, is Flying. Always thought of it as a Jazz song. Some really cool jazz piano in particular.
Such great, happy music and the disc sounds fantastic.
24/96 remaster. Glorious!!
Muscle Shoals forever!
Smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee blues…
recorded in London, November 1983…
amsco15 said Muscle Shoals forever!Rock, Jazz, and other genres are developing their "classical" music.
It would be fascinating to leap forward a hundred years to learn if the filter of time continues to weed out the weak and filter out the best, or whether our ability to store everything and rely solely on market forces continues to champion the banal.
Classical art music has enjoyed the salubrious effects of difficulty of making copies. When music was unwritten, the best survived by being learned and passed on by succeeding musicians. When written down, it was hand-copied when worthwhile and otherwise forgotten (Bach, Mozart, etc. hand-copied music they wanted to study and share with others. This is how Italian musical forms came to Germany, etc.)
Elk saidThis is a slippery slope argument. Market forces have always mattered. Rick Hall at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals recorded the locals to make money and be famous. He was a deeply flawed but talented man. Country music, like what was recorded in 1927 in Bristol TN, was an attempt to capture an audience ignored by radio of the day. The smart studios went to various cities and put up adds to record locals. Mostly deep country Scotch-Irish showed up. They captured the first Country Records: The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, etc. A product for a heretofore unserved market. They did it to make money! It’s possible this music might have never been recorded and influential if it wasn’t for the profit motive. I am very grateful.Rock, Jazz, and other genres are developing their “classical” music.
It would be fascinating to leap forward a hundred years to learn if the filter of time continues to weed out the weak and filter out the best, or whether our ability to store everything and rely solely on market forces continues to champion the banal.
I do understand the greater argument. The crap to great ratio is not getting better. As a proud American, I wish our deep well of musical greatness permeated the greater culture in a way that provided common ground. I’m afraid much is forgotten and most don’t care. There’s too much immediate information to consume and then forget.
I try to stay positive about it all. Recorded and live music fills my life with the greatest happiness. There’s so much to still discover and many great young musician making and recording really good music. Someday, I might even crack that Classical Music barrier!
Just love this CD.