This week In Guitar Virtuosi 25/52
Rich Robinson, Gary Moore, John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana, George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Stanley Jordan, Gary Clark Jr, Eric Clapton, Mick Jones, Jeff Beck, Leslie West, Prince
Buddy Rich records ‘Richcraft’ with a big band arranged by Ernie Wilkins (1959)
Buddy Rich‘s ‘Richcraft’ is a studio big band album with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins, recorded on April 9–10, 1959 and released in 1959 by Mercury.
This week In One-Off Collaborations 11/52
Lenny Kravitz, Buckwheat Zydeco & Ry Cooder, Van Morrison, Tom Jones & Jeff Beck, Bon Jovi & Kid Rock, Sarah McLachlan & Melissa Etheridge, Ann Hampton Callaway & Liza Minnelli, Stevie Nicks & Dave Grohl, Carly Simon & James Taylor, Grace Jones & Iggy Pop, Rihanna & Maroon 5, Britney Spears & Will.I.Am, Eric Clapton & Billy Preston, Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Eric Clapton releases ‘Reptile,’ his fifteenth studio album featuring Billy Preston (2001)
Eric Clapton‘s ‘Reptile’ is the fifteenth studio album featuring Billy Preston and The Impressions and released on March 13, 2001 by Duck / Reprise.
We remember Clark Terry
This day (February 21, 2015), in Pine Bluff, Arkansas , died Clark Terry, an American trumpeter. (more…)
Stanley Turrentine records ‘Blue Hour’ with The Three Sounds Blue Note (1960)
Stanley Turrentine‘s ‘Blue Hour’ is a collaboration album with The Three Sounds (Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy), recorded on June 29 & December 16, 1960 and released in March 1961 by Blue Note.
Eric Clapton records ‘One More Car, One More Rider,’ live at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (2001)
Eric Clapton‘s ‘One More Car, One More Rider’ is a double live album recorded on August 18 & 19, 2001 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and released on November 5, 2002 by Duck / Reprise.
Oscar Peterson records ‘Oscar Peterson Trio + One’ with Clark Terry (1964)
‘Oscar Peterson Trio + One’ is an album (featuring Clark Terry) recorded on August 17, 1964 and released In October 1964 by Mercury.
My Girl
Starting and ending with ‘My Girl’ made famous by The Temptations, we made a playlist powered by Hittin’Around. It has Bobby Rydell, The Righteous Brothers, The Shangri-Las, Eddie Floyd and many more. (more…)