Fri 18 Nov 2016
Subtitled: “The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Cole Porter.” I thought I knew all of Brubeck’s early LP’s, but I just came across this one for the first time. It’s available on CD only as a Japanese import.
Thu 17 Nov 2016
From this American blues, soul and jazz singer’s 1968 LP, Her Point of View.
Wed 16 Nov 2016
Tue 15 Nov 2016
This British singer’s backup band on this 1971 album, her second, consisted largely of former Parliament-Funkadelic musicians.
Mon 14 Nov 2016
From the original cast recording of I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road. Music by Nancy Ford with book and lyrics by Gretchen Cryer. The show premiered Off-Broadway in 1978.
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Here’s a video of the first track of Josie Cotton’s 1982 LP Convertible Music The song can also be heard in the soundtrack of the movie Valley Girl:
And here’s the complete album:
Fri 11 Nov 2016
A song from the self-titled debut album (1971) of the jazz-fusion group Chase. Key members included trumpeter Bill Chase and vocalist Terry Richards.
Thu 10 Nov 2016
From Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Fullbright’s debut studio release From the Ground Up, a 2013 Grammy nominee for Best Americana Album:
Mon 7 Nov 2016
From this jazz singer’s 2005 CD, Dreaming Wide Awake, which reached number one on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz chart. The song “Hit the Ground” was featured in an episode of the third season of House MD.
Sat 5 Nov 2016
From Susannah McCorkle’s 1985 album How Do You Keep the Music Playing?