JIMMY Smith….the Incredible Jimmy Smith (as he was known)….died Feb 8th 2005 as the undisputed king of the Hammond B3 organ.
50 + years of output from soul jazz, to funk and fusion and beyond….his final album release in 2000 was titled ‘The Dot Com Blues’.
hodaddys Favourite Jimmy Smith Albums are;
- Back At The Chicken Shack
- Root Down
- Can’t Get Enough
- Home Cookin
- Organ Grinder Swing
- Jimmy and Wes
- Prayer Meetin
- I’m Movin on
- Softly as a Summer Breeze
& Six Views Of The Blues.
Nick Drake….1969.
You wont find these tracks on any albums.
nice,
The Wailers rip this track
Charlie Christian July 29 , would have been 95 years old.
died at 25, in 1942.
this track is one of the first electric guitar tracks, ever.
Jalacy Hawkins (July 18, 1929, Cleveland, Ohio — February 12, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), best known as Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan, April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959)
John William Coltrane (also known as “Trane”; September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967)
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe known as Jelly Roll Morton.
September 20, 1885 – July 10, 1941
Ragtime rules.
In both sound quality and price, England’s JSP Records continues to put the American major labels to shame with their prewar jazz collections. Following superb multidisc releases of seminal recordings by Louis Armstrong and Django Reinhardt, JSP now offers this Jelly Roll Morton compendium, which includes all his Victor recordings from 1926 to 1930. Thanks to the work of remastering guru John R.T. Davies and a sinfully reasonable price, this five-disc collection far surpasses any U.S. release. The music is exuberant and evocative throughout, as Morton’s substantial composing and arranging talents come into clear focus. He was able to maintain the joyous ensemble spirit of New Orleans jazz while continuing the music’s evolution toward swing’s sophistication. Focusing on Morton’s Chicago prime, volume 1 is full of highlights, not just of this set, but of early jazz as a whole. Especially noteworthy is the trio date with the Dodds brothers, from June 1927, that yielded “The Pearls,” “Wolverine Blues,” and “Mr. Jelly Lord.”
One of my favourite humans….Louis Armstrong….died July 6th 1971.
‘Satchmo’ was one of the real gentlemen of the 20th Century and arguably the finest musician and entertainer as well.
So many good albums, not sure where to start. Maybe the albums with his ‘Hot Five’ or the albums he did with Ella Fitzgerald would be a good start.
Mississippi John Hurt born around July 3rd, 1890 something.
Legend of the Blues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-GN-BP_Qlk&feature=related
July 3 > Jim Morrison (The Doors) and Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) died on July 3rd <
Herbie Mann died July 1st 2003.
Prolific recording artist.
Click through for a nice playlist on youtube.
It does not get any more inspiring than this.
Clark Terry is 90 right now and two kids from Australia are trying to get funding to finish a doco on the great man, who inspired so many ; including Miles Davis.
Clancy Eccles died June 30 2005.
he was the man behind Jamacian band ‘The Dynamites’
LOVE this website.
musicians jamming….musicians from all over the world, jamming.
One for the folkies!
Tim Buckley died June 29th 1975, aged 28.
Tim’s son, Jeff Buckley (also a musician and also died young)
Tim Buckley was very popular in the late 1960’s and experimented in many styles most notably folk….but also; jazz, funk, rock , soul, fusion.
He recorded many albums….studio and live….much of it was a bit too ‘risky’ for the radios to play, due to the nature of his lyrics.
John Entwistle
Bass guitarist of THE WHO.
Died June 27th (2002) in a Hotel room from a cocaine induced heart attack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=594WLzzb3JI a link to ‘my generation’
