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Song Of The Day: Jan. 8, 2018
We’re gonna have a week of great soul songs that you’ve never heard. My Secret Soul Source demands anonymity, however he/she insists that I play his/her theme song before sharing these deep soul gems. Accordingly:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 7, 2018
This elegiac farewell to Lester Young was composed by Charles Mingus shortly after Prez’s death, and appeared on his essential Mingus Ah Um album. The musicians: Charles Mingus, bass Horace Parlan, piano Dannie Richmond, drums John Handy, Booker Ervin, Shafi Kadi, tenor sax Doesn’t get more mournful or beautiful than this:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 6, 2018
McCoy Tyner‘s first recording after leaving the John Coltrane Quartet was ‘The Real McCoy’. In both senses of the term. While the 1967 album demonstrated the spirituality that Tyner shared with Coltrane and is a must for any serious jazz collection, I am partial to this joyous walking-blues celebration inspired by the kids on a […]
Song Of The Day: Jan. 5, 2018
People who have never heard this still know that its opening riff was borrowed by Steely Dan for ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’. It’s also one of my fave jazz workouts:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 4, 2018
One more passing from 2017. Pat Dinizio of the Smithereens. This song had to be good to overcome that…hair:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 3, 2018
I was listening to a show called ‘Sound Opinions’, which is out of Chicago but which XPN picks up and plays on Sundays. The hosts were remembering those we lost in 2017. They told the story of how Little Stevie Wonder’s career was floundering after his pre-pubescent hit ‘Fingertips’, which was just an extended jam […]
Song Of The Day: Jan. 2, 2018
Does any song better sum up where we stand in January of 2018? If so, I want to hear it. BTW, this song is 44 years old, which defines the term ‘timeless’:
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2017: The Top Ten!!!!
I’ve received a warning from the Punctuation Police about excessive use of exclamation points. This, however, is as far as it goes as we’ve reached the Top Ten. And a distinguished Top Ten it is. But first, let’s recap the rest of the countdown. Check ’em out. Oh, and share ’em with your friends. Lotsa […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2017: #’s 20-11!!!
20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. OK, kids, without looking it up, in what Broadway musical did this song first appear, and who wrote it? I’ll be ‘danged’ if you can get it… 13. Has anybody seen God and Kendrick Lamar in the same place at the same time? No? It could be […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2017: #’s 30-21!!
Notice my subtle suspense-building mechanism of adding an additional exclamation point each day? Just working on my subliminal mind-control techniques should they become necessary. Today’s tunes run the gamut from the profane to…the not-so profane: 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. They had me at the Curtis Mayfield sample: […]
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