Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit Expensive Shit on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB76UI8MtB8 https://open.spotify.com/track/2yBjFF19OmukrC7deP7LfZ?si=3d30fa0e01494d4c Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is an Afrobeat classic by Fela Kuti. Kuti developed Afrobeat by combining Western jazz with funk and traditional African music. The title track to his album Expensive Shit tells … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 9, 2025
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Song of the Day: February 2, 2025
Wayne Shorter: Ponte de Areia Ponte de Areia on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFPIB4rFPIA https://open.spotify.com/track/2SU21YLdwyTnqJpS7Jc3lD?si=8b44934d97b74a7f Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from one of the most influential jazz albums of the year, by one of the most influential jazz artists of all time. Wayne Shorter's release Native Dancer fused jazz with … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 2, 2025
Song of the Day: January 26, 2025
Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert Part IIc The Köln Concert Part IIc on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_2cbCrTrIM&list=OLAK5uy_lapldioAF_TED2mynorLZzhTXmhfdcZfI&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/4FMI4Ln1LhyxGldkNXan5e?si=1d3b6aea80714d03 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from my favorite jazz album of the year. 50 years later, and The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett is still the best-selling solo album and jazz … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 26, 2025
Song of the Day: January 23, 2025
Eddie Palmieri: Un Puesto Vacante Un Puesto Vacante on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sbE2Ztim0 https://open.spotify.com/track/1ifuvRV77KenKXmb4tcHhU?si=1811e2bc101048db Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, coming in at #17 is Unfinished Masterpiece by Eddie Palmieri. One year after winning the first ever Latin Music Grammy Award for The Sun of Latin Music, Palmieri released his follow-up in … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 23, 2025
Bonus Song of the Day: January 19, 2025
Samara Joy: You Stepped Out Of A Dream You Stepped Out of a Dream on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVKbeUs0a_A https://open.spotify.com/track/3DuhJLZhVHh00kZ3UcR02c?si=c8c7384d8c3d4259 Sunday is jazz day. Here is some new jazz by vocalist Samara Joy from her October 2024 release Portrait. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" is a jazz standard written by Nacio Herb Brown and Gus Kahn … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: January 19, 2025
Song of the Day: January 19, 2025
The Miles Davis Quintet: Doxy Doxy on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpueyrkcMyQ https://open.spotify.com/track/3vZIYc2V9Ql80jWI2ZApEC?si=5baa9da553a94d75 Sunday is jazz day, and today's post is part of my Intro to Jazz series. Once you get a basic understanding of jazz, and hopefully realize that the Faux household's belief that Jazz is Life! is true😉, it is time to go see … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 19, 2025
Song of the Day: January 12, 2025
Shabaka Hutchings: The Wounded Need To Be Replenished The Wounded Need to Be Replenished on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCFSzZ-Fs4 https://open.spotify.com/track/46pppeNMnL2FHpNioZK385?si=ecc085738c194fba Sunday is jazz day! Continuing my focus on my favorite music of 2024, today's tune is "The Wounded Need To Be Replenished" from Shabaka Hutchings. Hutchings was a founding member of the British jazz-funk-Afrobeat band … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 12, 2025
Song of the Day: January 5, 2025
Mary Halvorson: Collapsing Mouth Collapsing Mouth on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMliubGTSqQ https://open.spotify.com/track/1aZu9cBfKvdTyUTMW3Bjj3?si=a6fa0c68466c44cc Sunday is jazz day! Continuing my focus on my favorite music of 2024, today's tune is "Collapsing Mouth" from guitarist Mary Halvorson's album Cloudward. The album was released almost a year ago, but has stayed on my list of favorite jazz recordings of … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 5, 2025
Song of the Day: December 15, 2024
Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, and Yomo Toro: Aires de Navidad Aires de Navidad on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHzbDUBZJFo https://open.spotify.com/track/0LdlVrH3R9PCfaVNNVANgl?si=bbce8d5e92d04b11 Sunday is jazz day and this is a Holiday edition. If you didn't look at the album cover, you may not realize that this is holiday music. Asalto Navideno was released in 1971, with Volume 2 … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 15, 2024
Song of the Day: December 8, 2024
Warren Wolf: Skating Skating on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prhdl43vi2U https://open.spotify.com/track/2S9QQHRkyKDbr2O8tVNUXj?si=a723e0031d374885 Sunday is jazz day and this is a Holiday edition. If you know my jazz posts, you know that I love songs that feature the vibraphone. One of the most important vibe players recording today is Warren Wolf. You can check out my post from … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 8, 2024
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