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Tag: Jazz
Grobianismic Hot Links
Eager Beaver, The Stan Kenton Orchestra (1956 version) First recorded in 1942 by Kenton’s Artistry In Rhythm orchestra, this version of Eager Beaver features Vido Musso on tenor sax and Maynard Ferguson on trumpet.
This.
Ronnie Spector hid the Beatles.
Spin cycle [via Everlasting Blört].
Paper Loops [via Memo Of The Air].
Building a castle [via Nag on the Lake].
Fighting with clothes [more at My OBT].
[via Thompson, blog].
[Image at top: Roman mosaic from somewhere, found here.]
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Labor Day 2025
Random tunes to burn your weenies, burgers and buns by.
Caveat: I do not own copyrights to these recordings and they are posted for entertainment purposes only.
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Saturday Matinee – Emmaline, The Teskey Brothers & Toby Lee
“Quite Like Me” is a diss track that I wrote to my friend’s EX-boyfriend. Now, I don’t write diss tracks often, but this guy was the absolute worst, folks — and that’s putting it in the nicest way possible!”
Vocalist, violinist and songwriter Emmaline has won much recognition for her jazz / torch song recordings and performances both on stage and on screen. I think this is one of the prettiest f-u songs I’ve ever heard. [h/t Octo.]
Josh Teskey (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Sam Teskey (lead guitar) formed The Tesky Brothers in 2008. Based in Melbourne, Australia, they faithfully resurrect the sounds of 1960s/70s soul.
Born in Oxfordshire England in 2005, Toby Lee played Zack Mooneyham in the New London Theatre production of School of Rock the Musical in 2016 and was named UK Young Blues Artist of the Year in 2018. Since then he’s shared the stage with the likes of Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons, Peter Frampton, Slash, Joe Bonamassa, and Jools Holland, and has a number one record to boot.
We didn’t have any junebugs this year, but the julybugs made a good show. I found some barfed up catfood next to the trash bin, and the neighbor got a new roof and a Solatube. I was informed that the word picnic is racist for some made-up reason, and tomorrow is porch time. See you around half past whenever.
Happy Independence Day!
Have a happy 4th, and if you do the splody things, may you have the same number of fingers tomorrow – your hair will grow back, but they won’t. For those in the BBQ and beer crowd, here are some random tunes from the archives in no particular order.
[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of the recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]
Saturday Matinee – The Courettes, The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio & Mia Dyson
Dubbed The World’s Greatest Two Person Rock ‘N’ Roll Ensemble, Flavia & Martin Couri, aka The Fabulous Courettes, are proof that Phil Spector lives.
The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio (aka DLO3) grooves it
Delvon Lamarr – Hammond B3 organ
Jabrille “Jimmy James” Williams – guitar
– drums
Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist Mia Dyson was raised in a musical family near Daylesford and later Torquay. Influenced by her father, Jim Dyson, a blues guitarist and luthier who crafted her first guitar, she’s now considered one of Australia’s top 25 guitarists.
Got some unexpected good news this week, but you gotta wait a bit. I’ll do a brief write up soonish, or you can stop by the porch tomorrow and I’ll bring you up to speed. See you whenever.
Mothers Day Hot Links
Swinging Mama, Tiny Grimes (1974)
Guitarist Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes (1916-1989) played with many jazz notables. In the late 1940s he had a hit on a jazzed-up version of Loch Lomond with the band billed as Tiny “Mac” Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders. They wore kilts and included Red Prysock on tenor sax and singer Screaming Jay Hawkins.
A common murre [via Bunkerville].
Sprinkle Lemon Happy Guy Muffins.
The Brennan Monorail [via The Feral Irishman].
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon [via Memo Of The Air].
Electro Queens and Digital Divas [via Everlasting Blört].
[Top image found here.]
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Saturday Matinee – The Peddlers, 16 Horsepower & David Gogo
Elmer Bernstein‘s theme to Walk On The Wild Side (1962) as performed by The Peddlers in 1971. Tight jazz rock from the UK, with Roy Phillips on Hammond organ & vocals, Tab Martin on bass, and the amazing Trevor Morais on drums.
16 Horsepower was a Denver-based group that mixed rock, bluegrass and Appalachian gospel. They released four studio albums before egos got in the way: they disbanded in 2005, citing “mostly political and spiritual” differences.
“David is a great blues player. I like his style!” – Johnny Winter
Canadian singer, songwriter and bluesman David Gogo began playing guitar at the age of five; at 15 he met and was encouraged by Stevie Ray Vaughan; a year later he formed his first band. He’s won numerous awards, including three JUNOs (despite EMI spiking his solo album in the US).
Been watching a lot of police body cam videos lately, and after a while I began noticing behavioral patterns of those who eventually get hauled off to the hoosegow. The ones who squeal the loudest are usually guilty of more egregious crimes than just expired license plate tags.
I also notice that the same applies to politicians when they’re exposed as unethical grifting frauds. Keep that in mind as you watch current events unfold.
Porch time tomorrow? Yup. See you there.
Saturday Matinee – Ruthie Foster, Mingo Fishtrap & The California Honeydrops
Gospel, soul, blues and jazz singer Ruthie Foster began her career singing at churches in rural Texas, described herself as a “little Black girl with a guitar.” After college, she joined the US Navy where she began singing in the naval band Pride, playing pop and funk hits at recruitment drives. Since then, she’s won numerous Blues Music Awards and earned three Grammy nominations.
“Austin, Texas, doesn’t have a Trombone Shorty, the Subdudes or Dirty Dozen Brass Band like New Orleans does but they do have Mingo Fishtrap, and they’re just as funky and soulful as those bands with a healthy dash of Motown tossed into their pot.” –Something Else Reviews
From Oakland, The California Honeydrops cover Wilson Pickett.
“The California Honeydrops…evoke the greasy rumble of Booker T. and channel the spiritual ecstasy of Sly and the Family Stone.” -Rolling Stone
It seems the news machine has skipped the soak, wash and rinse cycles and is stuck on spin with a noisy unbalanced load. It’s just about time to fire up the porch and take it for a sit. See you there.
Kapnographic Hot Links
Mumbles, Clark Terry (and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1964)
Reportedly Richard Pryor’s favorite song, Mumbles was also known as Pookie’s Theme for The Soupy Sales Show.
Catlines [via Everlasting Blört].
Pedestrian crossing in Vietnam.
Another reason for the internet.
The moment punk rock was born.
The Mirror Dance [via Bunkerville].
Name that tune [via Feral Irishman].
Flailing hoses [via Memo Of The Air].
Breakfast, dinner, tea & supper 1912.
It’s 2am, SR412 West, 147 miles from Tulsa.
Queen Hepzibah’s favourite Bajan Calypsonian.
The Dual Primate Console [via Sloth Unleashed].
What Did He Say? (The Mumble Song) by The Charioteers.
[Top image: Who Can Sleep, Gérard DuBois (2025) found here.]
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Tacky Raccoons 