TagsTagsThe volume's a little low on this, but turn it up; it's worth it. Today's insanity break: a song from James Taylor's Hourglass, performed live at New York's Beacon Theater, with terrific 5-string bass work by Jimmy Johnson. YouTube Video
Extraordinary Swedish musician Nils Landgren may be most famous as a trombonist, but as you can hear from this video he's also a gifted singer. With the great Michael Brecker on saxophone, here's a gorgeous performance of James Taylor's classic tune, "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight." (h/t: Randall Gross.) If you ...
[Video] Let us turn our thoughts today To Martin Luther King And recognize that there are ties between us All men and women Living on the Earth Ties of hope and love Sister and brotherhood That we are bound together In our desire to see the world become A place in which our children Can grow free and strong We are ...
The music for this evening: (Audio now removed.) 1) Michael Brecker: Never Alone from Wide Angles. 2) Tom Waits, in a song that appears in a KCRW compilation: The Fall of Troy, from KCRW - Rare On Air Volume 4. 3) Fountains of Wayne: Bright Future in Sales, from Welcome Interstate Managers. 4) James Taylor: ...
Open Thread, Music, Playlist, Michael Brecker, Tom Waits, Fountains of Wayne, James Taylor, Byrne/Eno, XTC
The music for this evening: (Audio removed...) 1) Johnny Cash’s apocalyptic When the Man Comes Around, from American IV. 2) Jump Up Behind Me from James Taylor’s excellent Hourglass. 3) King’s X, from Ear Candy: Mississippi Moon. 4) From The Delivery Man, Elvis Costello and Emmylou Harris: The Scarlet Tide.
Open Thread, Music, Playlist, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, King's X, Elvis Costello