Pauldo , I like the Fearless Flyers ! Das ist Kool 

I'm listening to tunes composed and recorded through virtual collaborations by students in Vijay Iyer's course, Music 177 a.k.a. Creative Music: Advanced Ensemble Workshop. They were suppose to perform the pieces live at the annual Harvard Arts First festival this weekend, but that was cancelled due to COVID. There is some cool stuff here. 

https://harvardmusic177.bandcamp.com/album/mixtape

Rob that was very nice. 
Love the creativity that oozes from each performance.

Happy Birthday to the other Ron...Ron Carter

Just watched the PBS pledge-drive special celebrating 50 years of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; they were, of course, great, & the guest list was stellar (besides long-time former member Jimmy Ibbotson and short-time former member Jackson Browne, they had Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill, John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Alison Krauss); but the thing that really hit me was the realization that they have the best neck-bow harmonicist I've ever seen, and it's Jimmy Fadden - the drummer!!

Peter

At some point today, I plan on listening to the entire 5/5/1977 New Haven, CT. show. One of my favorite evening exercises is the "Peggy-O" from that particular evening, and if I were going to further dissect it, the bass lines (if you could even call them that) during the guitar solo are some of the most inspired moments I have ever heard.



I'm not sure, but I think this may have been a turning point for me musically. At some point of listening intently, and trying to pinpoint exactly what notes I should play here or there, I started thinking maybe I should stop thinking so much... just let go and play the music. Feel the song. I'm pretty sure that's what they were doing.   

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on May 05, 2020, 04:40:51 AM
Feel the song. I'm pretty sure that's what they were doing.   

"People joining hand in hand, while the music played the band".................

Peter

A favorite highlight from the 5/7/77 Boston MA. show...



Can anyone say with certainty which bass this is? I'm asking, because it sounds more Starfire-ish in this recording than others with the Osage Orange Alembic. I know at least a couple of you guys were bound to have been there...

My friends Kenny and Amanda Smith. 'Manda has this gift for picking out songs for them that either feel really good-


(guitar solo at 1:22 made me laugh til my ribs hurt)


...or sometimes, cut really deep-

I like the little engineering trick in the intro here.

Holly Bowling - Terrapin Station Suite

The Smiths:  Somehow hypnotic to me.  I love this and I don't know why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OztC_7nkAd8&list=RDOztC_7nkAd8&start_radio=1

Alembic sighting (Long-scale Series Point; THIS is what I always think of first when I hear 'Alembic') on SOUL TRAIN.



And as the late Don Cornelius said, 'You can bet your money it's all gonna be a stone gas, honey'.

It was.

For Joey-




I would never have believed Michael Caine could play a convincing Texan. Watch and see. 

I've got to find a copy of that movie, thanks Greg . . . . . except 86 the yodeling ! !

Here's one:  Twin mandolins, Twin fiddles, Twin steels, ASatW with the great Johnny Gimbel on mandolin and fiddle, and Eldon Shamblin (the longtime Playboys guitarist, for whom Leo Fender built the first all gold Stratocaster) in the chair behind Ray.  Man, after that, I need a brisket plate and a Lone Star.

the Smiths for me are like led Zeppelin; better when the singer shuts up...I know this is heresy in many circles but I think they are the weak link. Morrisey is kinda whiny sounding and Plant is trying to be Daltrey with crappy lyrics...