Lunchtime Music – The Deep Blue Organ Trio!
So last night I was looking at the Roots Music Report for some new jazz and the album at number 13 jumped right out at me! The album was Wonderful by the Deep Blue Organ Trio. If you know me I’m a fan of Jimmy Smith, so any group with a lead organ is good by me. When I listened last night, I was impressed. As the Wall Street Journal must have been when they listened, because they made the album their No 1 Jazz album for 2011. The trio based out of Chicago consists of Chris Foreman on Hammond B3 organ, Greg Rockingham, drums and Bobby Broom on guitar. Wonderful is a tibute album to the music of Stevie Wonder and consists of covers of nine Wonder songs. I can’t wait to check out some of their other albums. I know that Wonderful is going on the iPod!
Into the Night …..with Nick Moss -“Born Leader”
Morning Maniac Music – Victor Wainwright and the Wildroots!
So last night on the way home from work at Target, I had a blues shuffle on the iPod that started with a smokin’ track “Bug Out” from Victor Wainwright’s album Piana from Savannah
Into the night with John Malcolm Penn – Hangtown Fry
So a few weeks ago near the bottom of the Folk DJ list for the month of February, I came across the album titled Hangtown Fry by John Malcolm Penn. A quick listen to the first track “Moonlight Motor Inn”, was all I needed to hear to know that this album was going on the iPod. I’ve been listening to these great story songs since and the words written in John’s press release ring true:
Andrew Turns 30! 4-1-2012 Oh My!
Running with Anthony Gomes and pain! – Morning Music with Ray Wylie!
So last night “Discretion” was not the better part of valor, and in spite of the “Not as bad as the day before” pain in my left leg I ran. After the first mile, my decison was that I would just run slower and that helped I made it to the second mile and the pain was not that bad, and while the time was slower than 10 minute per mile, I continued on! I got to a point where a left hand turn would have taken me home and the run would have been a little over 3 miles – but no – Edward kept going straight and didn’t make that left until about another half mile plus! So after two eft turns I was headed home. The pain was still there but not bad. Then I had to stop at a traffic light just before the end. As I kinda ran around the lights, up one curb and back around the other, waiting for the light to change, my foot landed awkwardly and the pain went from not too bad, too not too good – no to really hurting! So I hubbled home, and ended with a 4.4 mile run at a 10:25 pace, the only good thing was that my heard rate stayed in the low 140’s the whole way! Anyway, while the pain is not unbearable today I really know it’s there! Guess it’s time for a phone call to the Doc to refill that Naproxen!!
Late Night Music with Mark Erelli…………
So when we went out tonight for a quick trip to Home Goods, I noticed that “Fingernail” moon and my thoughts immediately went to one of my favorite singer-songwriters Mark Erelli and his song “Compass and Companion” that goes like this: (that’s Kelly Willis helping with the vocals)
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Out here on this road just after midnight
Silver sickle rising in the east
I’m steady on the wheel
But I know just how you feel
So just lean back and try to catch some sleep
More Music from the letter “G” – Gene and Gayla Mills
For the ride home yesterday, I switched genres and went to Folk and Americana and listened first, to Gene and Gayla Mills’s album If Stones Could Talk and then to a little Gurf Morlix. If Stones Could Talkis the first album billed as a duo, but is Gene’s second album. The album has received rave reviews for around the Folk and Americana world and has appeared on the following charts!
