OT: Black Music Month - The Legends of Black Music

[Scud49]

Such a great song:

 

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[Ozimoto]

And then there is TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia).

 

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[Bigboote]

Supposedly it was upon hearing T-Bone Walker play that BB King decided to take up the electric guitar.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

And then there is TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia).

Very good find. Well deserved.

 

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Legends - Kool and the Gang

 

[Sifaka]

What a fine singer, gone too young.

 

[Sifaka]

The title says it all.

 

[Bigboote]

The title says it all.

Oh, lawdy miss Clawdy, isn't youtube wonderful? I read a biography of Coltrane called Chasin' the Trane, in which the author talked about some performances like this. There was one where Coltrane was taking like a 20 minute solo (I think during My Favorite Things), and he split his lip open. He kept playing till the blood jammed the keys. He had to go backstage and McCoy took a solo, probably the other guys too. Trane came back about 20 minutes later, lip stanched and sax cleaned up and picked up as though nothing had happened.

I've seen McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones live, both wonderful shows, I was six when Coltrane died, so missed out on that.

 

[Scud49]

Travelin' - soft cruising jazz from Jackie McClean and McCoy Tyner:

 

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Ted Hawkins - "I've got big things to do, pretty soon my life will be through, thats why I'm runnin' so hard"

 

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Stevie Wonder - great song from his "Talking Book" album:

 

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Stanley Turentine: some classic jazz - "Sugar"

 

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Another one from Shuggie Otis - "Inspiration Information". This one was a staple on progressive radio in the 70's:

 

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Ronnie Jordan - "After Hours" - so smooth, just a type of hypnotic jazz:

 

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Robert Ward & the Black Top All Stars - "Your Love is Amazing" - great soulful blues:

 

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Robert Cray - "The Price I Pay" - more great soft blues:

 

[Hoops66]

If you have never seen/heard this now is a good time.