Etta James' 1973 original on Chess was pretty great - see http://uzine.posterous.com/james-etta - but Esther Phillips' 1976 remake on Kudu (~ CTI) is the best take, imho! It's been reissued on cd by Sony in 2010 - see also http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2010/03/esther-phillips-capricorn-princess-to.html
Tonight 2012-01-27 at 21 o'locco at Café Vertigo in Antwerp: Anton Price aka Bohr Bug aka Dago Sondervan plays Autechre / Aphex Twin & Squarepusher covers plus own compositions old and new. The band's exciting new line up equally features Mirko Banovic on bass & moog pedal, Peter Vandenberghe on synths and Thomas Jillings on electronic sax. Meanhwile here's some Ae & AFX rarities from 1991-1993!
Jazzman Gerald has just compiled the best of Tino Contreras on "El Jazz Mexicano De" (JMAN 043 cd / 2lp, 2011-12) … and he's entered the hip record bag business too … Contreras' “Orbita” (taken from the rare and virtually untraceable private press record “Quinto Sol, Musica Infinita”) required specially modified harmonic harps developed by Julian Carrillo … Top reissue for the non religious as well!
http://jazzmangerald.blogspot.com/2011/10/handmade-knitted-record-bags.html
http://jazzmangerald.blogspot.com/2011/10/coming-soon-tino-contreras-cddbl-lp.html
http://fingersports.blogspot.com/2011/11/el-jazz-mexicano-de-tino-contreras.html
http://randallfunk.blogspot.com/2011/10/tino-contreras-el-jazz-mexicano-7.html
I keep getting back to this song … do you know what I mean? Lesley Duncan (née Cox) wrote and performed the original version in 1969, while Elton John's cover version from 1970 - which also features la Duncan - has made the song famous ever since … resulting in fine versions by Dionne Warwick(e) (1971), Peggy Lee (studio version d.d. 1972), etc. (Apparently, David Bowie and John Hutchinson had already recorded a demo of this song as soon as 1968-12, later to be released on the bootleg "The Forgotten Songs Of David Robert Jones".)
http://www.lesleyduncan.net/
http://www.45cat.com/record/rca1783
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Duncan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbleweed_Connection
http://thehelplessdancer.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/lesley-duncan/
http://garbocathedral.blogspot.com/2007/10/lesley-duncan-love-song.html
http://eltonjohnallsongslist.blogspot.com/2008/06/unforgettable-people-xxi-lesley-duncan.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lesley-duncan-singer-and-songwriter-who-worked-with-elton-john-and-pink-floyd-1942138.html
While Jeanette Leech was writing her fab folk book … Rob Young was working on another excellent volume - not just about folk: "Electric Eden - unearthing Britain's visionary music" (Faber && Faber 2010-08-05, ISBN 9780571237524). I haven't finished reading it yet but it's a real treasure trove of information, making it an impossible task to list the acts he brings into view. (Kevin Ayers, David Bowie, Joe Boyd, Anne Briggs, Vashti Bunyan, Shirley Collins, Donovan, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Bill Fay, Forest, Fotheringay, Roy Harper, (Mike) Heron, the Incredible String Band, Bert Jansch, Kaleidoscope [UK], John Martyn, Mellow Candle, Mighty Baby, Mr Fox, Parchment, Pentangle, Pink Floyd, John Renbourn, Soft Machine, Steeleye Span, Traffic, Trees ànd Talk Talk have been dealt with, of course. Surprisingly, Michael Chapman, Fresh Maggots, Mushroom and Tractor hardly get a mention.) On pages 512 & 513, for instance, Mr. Young describes the (three album) legacy of UK folk act Spirogyra (mainly Martin Cockerham & Barbara Gaskin) … Don't confuse them with the US fusion jazzers Spyro Gyra who debuted in 1978!
http://www.electriceden.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Young
http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/Spirogyra.html
http://www.thewire.co.uk/details/contributors/?contributor=10
http://www.faber.co.uk/work/electric-eden/9780571237524/
http://www.readysteadybook.com/Article.aspx?page=robyoung
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/book-review-electric-eden
http://sidsmith.blogspot.com/2010/07/podcasts-from-yellow-room-xxix.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/07/electric-eden-folk-rob-young
http://growlikeweeds.com/2011/05/10/rob-young-reading-from-electric-eden/
http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2010/07/electric-eden-music-young-folk
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/07/entertainment/la-et-robyoung-20110607
http://fionnchu.blogspot.com/2011/04/rob-youngs-electric-eden-book-review.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/books/electric-eden-by-rob-young-book-review.html
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2011/07/11/110711crbn_brieflynoted4
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/electric-eden-by-rob-young-2331733.html
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2011/10/interview-with-rob-young-author-of-electric-eden-unearthing-britains-visionary-music.html
http://www.artrick-playground.com/article/Interview-with-Rob-Young-author-of-aElectric-Eden-Unearthing-Britainas-Visionary-Musica/619/510396
A King Crimson ànd a Beach Boys (Brian Wilson) cover by Doc Severinsen and the New Generation Brass off 1970's "Doc Severinsen's Closet" lp, arranged and produced by Don Sebesky (author of "Bottleneck") for the Command label. And for that now generation, of course …
Soulmusic.com Records (as distributed by Cherry Red) aren't just releasing expanded editions of albums by George Duke or Harvey Mason - see earlier posts - but also manufacture reissues of fine funky stuff by Barbara Ann aka Bobbi Humphrey, Loose Ends, Mtume, Roy Ayers and many more … "New Face Deli" (1986, here without the tedious intro) features William "Bootsy" Collins (who cowrote the song with James Mtume) while "Home-made jam" (1978) strongly reminds of Johnny "Guitar" Watson's "A real mother for ya", no?
http://www.cherryred.co.uk/soul.asp
http://www.soulmusic.com/somure.html
http://soulmusic.com/loenlispexed.html
http://soulmusic.com/loensowharey.html
http://soulmusic.com/mtkithwogose.html
http://soulmusic.com/mtthofmicdsm.html
http://www.soulmusic.com/bohufrexeds5.html
After 2004's "Marvel Of Marvin - The Heard Instinct - Essential Covers & Cookies" v/a comp on Harmless (HURT057), there's this year's "Jazz Loves Marvin Gaye" on Verve Jazzclub / Trends (Universal Germany). And see also: http://funky16corners.lunarpages.net/?p=2009
Can't wait for those expanded Soulmusic.com editions of George Duke's "Don't Let Go" (1978) and "Reach For It" (1977)! For the sources of the tracks below, see http://soulmusic.com/georgeduke.html … and see also http://www.jazzecho.de/musik/musikproduktdetail/product/102644/my-soul-the-complete-mps-fusion-recordings/ + http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/powered-by-kontakt/george-duke-soul-treasures/ for more of his genius!
