For ‘In the Blue Light,’ Paul Simon hires Bill Frisell, Wynton Marsalis and others to revisit several old and more obscure pieces of his catalogue. De(blue)lightful!
Paul Simon's 'In the Blue Light' is his fourteenth solo studio album recorded with among others Bill Frisell, Wynton Marsalis, Bryce Dessner from The National and the yMusic sextet and released on September 7, 2018 by Legacy Recordings.
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Paul SimonBut leave it to Simon—who made Nile Rodgers play 90-something guitar takes for one session—to redo songs in ways that don’t exactly overhaul the originals.
...they are contemplative and melancholic one moment, silly and absurdist the next The Times
is a strange choice for a songwriter of his stature: a reworking of songs he felt were overlooked or not quite right first time
Paul Simon - In the Blue Light
AMAZON . ITUNES .Ryan Adams releases his debut solo album : ‘Heartbreaker’ (2000)
Ryan Adams' 'Heartbreaker' is his debut solo studio album produced by Ethan Johns and released September 5, 2000 by Bloodshot
Dan Fogelberg releases ‘The Innocent Age,’ his seventh album featuring ‘Leader of the Band’ (1981)
Dan Fogelberg's 'The Innocent Age' is his seventh album ( one of his most successful) released in August 1981 by Full Moon/Epic
Since we wish today a Happy Birthday to Robbie Robertson, let’s have a “The Band at Their Best’ page
As we wish, today, Canadian musician, Jaime Royal Robertson a.k.a. Robbie Robertson a Happy 79th Birthday, the time has come to playlist the 'BESTS' of his band : The Band
Mercury publish Lucinda Williams fifth album : ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road’ (1998)
Lucinda Williams' 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road' is her fifth studio album featuring Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris as guests and released on June 30, 1998 by Mercury
Neil Young releases ‘American Stars ‘n Bars’ featuring ‘Like a Hurricane’ and ‘Homegrown’ (1977)
Neil Young's 'American Stars 'n Bars' feat. 'Like a Hurricane' is his eighth studio album released on May 27, 1977 by Reprise.
Happy Birthday Bob Dylan. ‘We Do Look Back’
This day (May 24, 1941), in Duluth, Minnesota is born Robert Allen Zimmerman better known as Bob Dylan, American singer, poet & songwriter and Nobel prize…
Tracklist :
1 . Blowing In The Wind (1963)
2 . Mr. Tambourine Man (Newport Folk Festival, 1964)
3 . Like a Rolling Stone (1966)
4 . I Threw It All Away (The Johnny Cash Show, 1969)
5 . Soundcheck in NYC (w/ George Harrison, 1971)
6 . Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1974)
7 . Hurricane
8 . Idiot Wind (1976)
9 . Gotta Serve Somebody
10 . let’s begin (Avignon, 1981)
11 . Sweetheart Like You
12 . Jokerman (Letterman, 1984)
13 . Shake (Farm Aid, 1985)
14 . Across The Borderline (Farm Aid, 1986)
15 . Soon (The Gershwin Gala, 1987)
16 . With God On Our Side (Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1988)
17 . Political World
18 . April 28 (w/ Willie Nelson, KRLU
Happy Birthday Taj Mahal. ‘Senor Mahal’
This day (May 17, 1942), in Harlem, New York, is born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks a.k.a Taj Mahal, an American blues musician.
We Remember Frank Sinatra. ‘Frankly, My Dear’
This day (May 14, 1998), in Los Angeles, California, died Frank Sinatra, an American singer and film actor.
We Remember B.B. King. ‘Long Lived The King’
This day (May 14, 2015), in Las Vegas, died Riley B. King a.k.a. B.B. King (B.B. short for Blues Boy), an American blues guitarist and singer.
Happy Birthday Willie Nelson. ‘Simple Nelson’
This day (April 29, 1933), in Abbott, Texas, U.S., is born Willie Hugh Nelson a.k.a Willie Nelson, American singer, songwriter and activist…
Tracklist :
1 . Hello Walls
2 . Mr. Record Man (1969)
3 . Bloody Mary Morning (Austin City Limits, 1974)
4 . If You’ve Got The Money Honey (1977)
5 . Live Medley (w/ Bee Gees, Glen Campbell, 1979)
6 . Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Midnight Special 1980)
7 . Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Austin City Limits, 1981)
8 . You Were Always On My Mind (1982)
9 . Stardust (HBO Special, 1983)
10 . On the Road Again (Farm Aid, 1985)
11 . Whiskey River (Farm Aid, 1986)
12 . Island In The Sea (1987)
13 . I Never Cared For You (1988)
14 . There You Are
15 . City of New Orleans (w/ The Highwaymen)
16 . Graceland (w/ Paul Simon, Farm Aid, 1992)
17 . Hard Times (w/ Bob
Toys For Them
From 'Satin Doll' to 'Toy room' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Toys'. It has Ernesto Lecuona, Chick Corea, Guy Bacos , Andy Williams and many more.
Hey Jude
Starting and ending with 'Hey Jude' made famous by The Beatles, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Chuck Berry, John Holt, Baba Yaga, Surfaris and many more.