Best track you heard all week

[soulpope]

[Shawn]

"It's What We Do" by Pink Floyd

[danasgoodstuff]

You've heard the later re-edit/remixes? In any case powerful, if slightly weird.

[soulpope]

You've heard the later re-edit/remixes? In any case powerful, if slightly weird.

Yes, have the later remix too, love in both cases Green`s self-abandonment and sermonizing - (IMO) rarely his voice was more touching..

[soulpope]

James Govan "Help me, I`m in Need" (Charly)

[soulpope]

"Lover Man" on Matthew Gee's Jazz By Gee (Riverside/OJC) with a great Wilbur Ware solo and some impassioned playing by the leader.

!!

[paul secor]

James Govan "Help me, I`m in Need" (Charly)

Another Great one! And done after the end of the soul music era.

[paul secor]

Stepane Grappelly and Django Reinhardt: "Alabamy Bound" from Django Reinhardt: The Swing Sessions Volume 1 (Frog)

Grappelly is the soloist but Django's backing is astounding.

[JohnS]

A few replays here this week for Sonny Rollins' "The House I Live In".

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Randy Crawford - Knockin' on heaven's door, from 'Rich and poor', WB. Not much of an album, but the first track....

MG

[mjazzg]

Larry Young 'Majestic Soul' lead off track from Contrasts

[TedR]

Stepane Grappelly and Django Reinhardt: "Alabamy Bound" from Django Reinhardt: The Swing Sessions Volume 1 (Frog)

Grappelly is the soloist but Django's backing is astounding.

I don't comment every time I listen to a recommended track. But I listened to this from the JSP box and, you're absolutely right Paul. Astounding.

[paul secor]

It's only been a day, not a week, since I posted here, but what the hey.

"Without a Song" from The Persuasions: Spread the Word (Capitol)

If The Persuasions had never recorded anything except this, it would be fine with me. It's that perfect.

Plus it holds a special memory for me. I heard The Persuasions in concert in 2003 - I believe that it was one of the last performances by the original group (minus Toubo Rhoad, who passed in 1988) and perhaps it was their last performance together. After the concert, they were signing autographs. I had a couple of LP jackets and all of the members of the group except for Joe Russell signed them. Joe was wandering about, talking with fans. When I caught up with him, I mentioned that "Without a Song" was my favorite of all of the songs they'd recorded. He immediately lit up with a big smile, hugged me (and Joe was a big guy, so it was a real bear hug), and said that it was his favorite also. His response seemed completely real and I felt good about that.

[John Tapscott]

Ellington's Mount Harissa from

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Edited November 27, 2014 by soulpope

[Peter Friedman]

"Kawa Power ' by Grant Stewart Quintet on CD titled - Shadow Of Your Smile - on Birds (Japanese)

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Hj5Fh6fwc

J.P Robinson "Keep Me Satisfied" (Blue Candle 1504) - upflifting......

[Matthew]

Bobby Hutcherson: Maiden Voyage. It knocks me out every time I hear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwoTLu2UjjE

[Steve Reynolds]

Clusone Trio - title track of Love Henry

Demands to be heard

[soulpope]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS3hq3S3mW8

Rufus Thomas "I`ll Be Your Santa Baby" (Stax 0187)

Edited December 24, 2014 by soulpope

[Shawn]

Bobby Hutcherson: Maiden Voyage. It knocks me out every time I hear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwoTLu2UjjE

Just listened to it a couple hours ago...it fits together perfectly with Theme From Blow Up off the Oblique album.

[BillF]

"One! Of Parker's Moods" from John Lewis, Evolution II:

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Just listening now to

Edgar Hayes Orchestra - Caravan - Decca

Wonderful not quite cover of Duke Ellington's new tune, done 2 weeks after Duke's version, which Hayes almost certainly hadn't heard - but his manager was Irving Mills, who probably gave or loaned him a copy of the music. A very different approach from Duke's.

MG