The music headlines gave me a little deja-vu moment yesterday, as Lindsey Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac for the second time in 30 years... the band's signature 'curse of the disappearing guitarist' returns.


I'm keeping a hopeful attitude that maybe something like this could happen again.

Quote from: pauldo on April 07, 2018, 08:34:39 PM
Another awakening moment provided by this thread, thanks Ryan!

Here is another quick performance with Colin having his way with his bass:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GsUHLf1WIPw

Cheers, Paul. I have all 3 Back Door albums, Colin's solo album and another album of him playig Bach wih some others that was not commercially released. I wrote him an e-mail and he kindly sent me the last copy that the guitarist, Frank Dietz (sp?) had. Another beautiful solo piece from 1973:



and a solo spot :

A year ago yesterday we said goodbye to a good boy - our 16 and a half year old cocker / golden mix, he was named after a bassist.

Just finished watching a film about Jaco.
It was good, left me feeling sad.
Here is the trailer:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xYE-tm8UBSM

Taking a break from my Grateful Dead tutorial for Alison Krauss.


Love her take on this old Roger Miller song:

As always, love the Alison!

Which inspired me to go to .


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Peter

And going thematic:









Peter

Gram Parsons!
I never heard that song before. I know someone whom that song could be about...   

I'm reading a John McLaughlin biography, and I'm up to 1966.  The author writes very approvingly about a pop group that McLaughlin was in fronted by Duffy Power.  They released several singles, which never sold.


So I just ran a search, and here's There You Go from 1965.  This is very good for 1965.  Listen to the chords McLaughlin is playing; it's jazz in a hard driving pop single.  I think the whole thing works well, and I think it somewhat surprising it didn't chart.

From four days ago; Chris Thile and David Crosby.  Deja Vu

More early McLaughlin.  ; Danny Thompson on upright bass, Tony Roberts on sax and flute, John McLaughlin on guitar.


As I understand it, there were two BBC recordings of this group in 1967.  The first recording has since been released as an album; but this one (which may be incomplete) from later in the year was apparently never released.


This is jazz, and reflects what McLaughlin was really into, rather than the recording sessions and gigs he played to pay the bills.  This is a good group.


Subsequent to this, Danny Thompson was a founding member of the group Pentangle.

Quote from: David Houck on April 18, 2018, 08:28:41 PM
From four days ago; Chris Thile and David Crosby.  Deja Vu

That's two once-in-a-generation musical minds for sure.


There's something strange about that guitar tuning. Initially I thought it was just drop D, but there's something else de-tuned in the big open strums too. 

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on April 19, 2018, 01:37:28 PMThere's something strange about that guitar tuning. Initially I thought it was just drop D, but there's something else de-tuned in the big open strums too. 

Rather than go back and listen again, I asked the Google.  Apparently, it's EBDGAD.  So it's an E minor 7-11.

Quote from: David Houck on April 18, 2018, 08:28:41 PM
From four days ago; Chris Thile and David Crosby.  Deja Vu

Grateful Dead   MORNING DEW  5-8-77   In particular it is " Note Worthy" to listen for the " section at timing 4:48 . Mr. Lesh has played a variety of variations in this " Walk up Section " . Here he is actually Walking Down in Counterpoint" Contrary Motion "   The  descending Mr. Lesh part is  ;    D/C/B/G/F# >  oct D/C/B/G/F#  > resolve D   There is also a triplet form or ornament before the octave shift   ( seems correct  


             
I have also played a variety of parts here over the years .

Strangers Jamming.  Almost like the last Chicago Gathering (shameless plug!)   Happy 420