Manassas
 
Bill, tgo

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery, .
 
Peter

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery, .
 
Peter

Austin City Limits from 2-25-13 (Esperanza Spalding) and 2-2-14 (1st half Sara Jarosz, 2nd half The Milkcarton Kids).  In a desolate soundscape of Justin Gaga Swift drival and thumpity-thimp clamor, they give me hope!
 
Peter (who'll try not to double up like last night)

Here's a nice video of .

And ; this is wonderful!

Thanks Dave, that's good stuff there... hard to go wrong between those two gals. Love(d) Crooked Still in the heyday, Aoife was a perfect fit. And Sara, we'll there's all kinda' Songs Up In Her Head. =)
 
For this Easter Sunday, I've been listening to (and playing along with) Alison Krauss & The Cox Family's I Know Who Holds Tomorrow. Alison's brother Viktor really shines on bass for several cuts. By contrast, Union Station bassist Barry Bales is a master of leaving the perfect amount of space between on the slower tempo numbers. Absolute monster players, both.
 
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A tribute to James Taylor from 2006 on AXS TV, including our very own Jimmy Johnson - my wife recognized the Alembic bass.
 
Bill, tgo

Saw this performed on Palladia - Field Day Festival.
 
Really struck a chord.
 
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DGWoB4JjV9Y

About to hear Funky Knuckles in Nashville.   Check em out on Spotify.   Saw them with Snarky Puppy 2 years ago.  
 
Stephen

Norman Blake & Tut Taylor - Flatpickin' in the Kitchen. A collection of home recordings of two of my biggest musical heroes.  
 
*Tut Taylor passed away yesterday... truly was a pioneer, and innovator.  
 
http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/04/09/dobro-man-tut-taylor-dies/25549453/

Listened to Tut's set from the 2011 John Hartford Festival last night to honor his passing. Planning to pull out some of the LPs later. He left behind an amazing legacy of music...

Rudresh Mahanthappa, Bird Calls

Went to NIU's annual World Music concert today.
2 gamelon ensembles; check (why I went)
Brazilian drum line; check
Middle Eastern string ensemble; check (piano, 3 violins, a viola, 3 cellos, a guitar, 2 ouds, a flute, a tar, a cajone, & a tamborine)
Mongolian throat singer; check - wait, what?!?!  I've heard of it, but this is the first time I've heard it.  Freakin' amazing!  Cat was bowing a 3-stringed, lap-held fiddle of sort, while at the same time, with his throat (duh - thus the name), he
 
1) Did a raspy/humming bass line
2) Did a baritone line with the same timbre that moved in parallel, and
3) Did a very intricate whistling melody up around 2nd soprano
 
Yes, that's one voice, three simultaneous vocal parts; if I hadn't been sitting there watching, I would have wagered cash money it was at overdubbed.  Did I mention amazing?
 
Peter

I went to see a wonderful live stellar performance of  Carl Orff's  Carmina Burana