Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Ben Sidran - Live At Montreux

Been looking for this for ages. Such a great band. I love Michael Brecker's solo here and Ben Sidran's description of the preparation before they took the stage at Montreux:

The rehearsals for this recording were brief. For example, before we went on stage, I asked Randy Brecker if he knew Benny Golson's "I Remember Clifford" in Eflat. That was the rehearsal. The result is as Miles Davis once said -- "I don't want you to play what you know; I want you to play what you don't know" -- surprising.


And here is audio of the same band doing a Beatle's classic. I believe the phenomenal drummer, Steve Jordan, was 19 at the time.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Thankful for the Music

When I run across a great song like this, I'm thankful there is music. The soprano sax is a nice touch. Gary Brooker's song always reminds me of The Big Chill. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!