renaissance man
Freddie Hubbard Quintet plays a set on the PBS television show Every Tub On It’s Bottom. Nov’, 1977.
Lineup:
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Rick Zunigar, guitar
Larry Klein, bass
David Garfield, keys
Carlos Vega, drums
I came across this footage whilst looking for example of Carlos Vega’s drumming outside of his work with James Taylor. I’m guessing the Larry Klein on bass is the same dude who eventually shacked up with Joni!?
I’m trying to grow sideburns, or mutton-chops. Also known as ‘bugger grips’! Is this wise, I wonder? Well… who cares, eh?
We’re thinking of spending a simple quiet day at home, today. Resting and reading. Although I’ll have to go to work. Got one shift booked already. Ideally I need to do another, as well.
Wow! This is really terrific.
This a one of the best programmes I’ve seen in recent times. A proper slice of old school BBC factual television that educates, inspires, and uplifts. How Reithian is that!?
The bulk of the programme, is given over to us epic journey by Bactrian camel, across the Gobi Desert.
The last 5-10 minutes culminates in both Buchanan’s 52nd birthday, and his encounter with the elusive and very rare Gobi Bear.
This has many levels of resonance for me: I am 52, soon to turn 53 (in just a few days!), and as a child I had a toy bear, that just so happened to be called… Gobby Bear!
Sadly, as ever, humanity is playing its doleful part in destroying life on Earth. The Gobi, The Sahara, ‘desertification’ is, it seems, something we have caused. Or at the very least exacerbated.
We went for a walk at Castle Rising, after my afternoon shift today. Very nice.
I thought we might walk to the Castle itself. But we didn’t. Instead we walked down a lane, eventually reaching a bridge (below), and then turning back.
‘Twas a very pleasant stroll. And something I think we all needed and enjoyed.
Wow! The tidal wave of ‘new’ music continues. New to me, that is. Most of it, like this, is ages old. So far I’ve just listened to the opening few minutes. But they were very promising. I look for’ard to really digging in…
I’ve just ordered a few Airto CDs, from Japan, inc. this ‘un.
Krautrock…
More Krautrock…
This third one, I’ve seen and heard discussed many times, esp’ in music mags. Don’t quite know why. But that’s always made me want to avoid it! Today, hearing it recommended by one of the guys in Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar, I finally caved in. It’s on order.
I found out about this lot whilst exploring the music of Airto Moreira and Hermeto Pascoal. A singer called Googie Coppola features on a recording by one or both of those Brazilian artists. She’s the lady surrounded by three hirsute guys, above.
That video/link should take you to a playlist of their entire 1971 album. I’ve not listened to it much, as yet. Could be a steaming pile of kack! I hope not. I was intrigued… and aim to follow this initial post up with a proper listen, as soon as time permits.
Well, I really wasn’t expecting to go down this particular rabbit hole. But that’s the internet. It started with this me stumbling upon this video:
I love Louis Cole. Along with Jack Stratton and Vulfpeck, and Scary Pockets, and a bunch of other stuff, these young cats are showing that – whilst ‘The Biz’ may now have evolved into an awful zombie monster – music itself remains alive and well.
Some of Louis’ choices don’t overlap with my own tastes that much (although they still intrigue me). But others do. For example the jazz and fusion stuff: Herbie, Billy Cobham, Miles, etc.
Interesting hearing how Cole’s fave stuff on Miles’ Live Evil is the same stuff I love best, namely the two Hermeto Pascoal ballads, ‘Selim’ and ‘Nem Um Talvez’. Hearing them, and hearing Louis talking about his love for them, I can suddenly get how they’ve influenced some of his more ethereal stuff.
Matt Berry was unexpected. I didn’t think the Yanks would know who he was. His tastes and mine overlap in several areas. And it was great to hear him talking about Zappa, and Cluster.
I’d forgotten that Rick Ashley started out as a drummer. Watching him rhapsodise about music he likes is terrific fun. And it was particularly nice to see him talking about Rock (AC/DC) and Prog (Camel and Genesis). Rick, you are a gentleman!
I was very impressed with Keanu and his Dogstar bandmates. They were the perfect mix of enthused and candid/down to Earth. And their selections were great.
Keanu himself has shot up in my estimation, having watched this. Okay, he should’ve known Neil Peart was Rush’s lyricist. But his open-minded broad-ranging appetite, not just for music, but music-related stuff (his comedy choices were fascinating!) is wonderful.
He mentioned several things, about shopping in a record store which I totally connected to: nostalgia, and connecting with the past; exploration, finding something new; and just plain enthusiastic fun.
*‘Aren’t there things you’ve heard about, but never really experienced?’
I was a little worried Lars might let the team down. But he didn’t.
Having watched all of the above, I have a bunch of stuff I feel I ought to get, from Big Star’s No 1 Record, to Def Leppard and The Cure!
Well, I desperately want this to be a 1972 recording. When I first encountered it, it was presented as such. But it turns out it was recorded and released in 1973.
Never mind! It’s still excellent. And I love it. And, intriguingly, whilst I came for Joni, and John McLaughlin, in the end I also love a lot of the other material.
I got the above photo from here. That looks worth reading…
Today two CDs arrived from Dutton Vocalion. Don Sebesky’s Giant Box, and Grover Washington’s Soul Box.
The Dutton Vocalion label is known for reissuing older musuc, and doing so with due reverence. Both of these releases are from the label’s SACD line. I’m looking for’ard to hearing these albums in the none too distant future.