246: Summertime 2009 !

Hi.

Finally.

Summer started here in Holland.

So it's Summertime-time!

-

Never mind me getting BBQ'd

-pass me the garlic sauce & a fresh cold beer -

I'm having my Summertime party 2009 as if nothing happened!

-

Yousa, Blimey & said a little thank you to the

Genuine-Overrated-Dude!

-

You all know how much I like this song,

and especially the millions of times it has been covered...

so here are some extreme & less extreme versions for y'all,

hope you won't get silly playing em all at once

- it's over 6 hours of continuous summertime-

[:-)
I must thank all the wonderful people out there like

Simon666, El Goog, Ish, Arkadin, Nikos, MFS-equipe (Pier!),

Reza, Greg, Katonah, Rab Hines & CIA posse,

Selim (and all others over at DBN!!!), Brian,

Smooth, pcvphunk, Into The Rhythm-crew, Bacoso, Vesper,

BeeQ, 17 Green Buicks, Ambrose, Cheeba, Wara Katsu,

OufarKhan, Pretoria, Dr. Johnny Fever, even Kevin

and lotsa other great folks I am probably

forgetting to mention right now...

-

It's quite a bunch alltogether,

(I mean the Summer-time versions of today's post:-)

so you have to do all 4 DL-links in order to get the complete picture!

-Let's have A SPLENDID Summertime (again):

-

1. Ada Moore - Summertime (4:39)

2. Afro-Blues Quintet + 1 - Summertime (2:21)

3. Aida Cooper & Nite Life - Summertime (4:29)

4. Albert Ayler - Summertime (8:46)

5. Andre Ceccarelli Trio ft. Biréli Lagrène

- Summertime (Tribute To Mr. Jimmy Smith) (6:52)

6. The Apollo Stars (L. Ron Hubbard) - Summertime (11:04)

7. Art Blakey - Gershwin Medley (incl. Summertime) (5:59)

8. Arthur Blythe & Queen Bey - Summertime (6:25)

9. Athome Project - Summertime [Vocal Dub] (4:44)

10. Biréli Lagrène & Sylvain Luc - Summertime (6:02)

11. Bob Walsh - Summertime (8:29)

12. Boyd Raeburn - Boyd Raeburn - Summertime (1945) (2:54)

13. Boyd Raeburn - Summertime (1946) (2:59)

14. Bruno Martino - Summertime (3:31)

15. Bu Pleasant - Summertime (10:31)

16. Carol Sloane - I Love You Porgy - Summertime (5:33)

17. Charles Earland - Summertime (live) (11:07)

18. Charlotte Church - Summertime (3:02)

19. Chris Connor - Summertime (3:13)

20. Dick Hyman & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

- Summertime (7:04)

21. Dizzy Gillespie - Summertime (1970) (3:46)

22. Don Byas - Summertime (2:50)

23. Don Cavalli - Summertime (2:30)

24. Eddie Henderson - Summertime (8:42)

25. Elbow & The BBC Concert Orchestra - The Bones Of You (5:12)

-there IS a Summertime in there!-

26. Elvin Jones & Richard Davis - Summertime (11:37)

27. Ganelin Trio - Summertime (4:48)

28. Gare Du Nord - Summertime (5:12)

29. Great Revival Orchestra - Summertime (3:03)

30. Helen Merrill & Gil Evans - Summertime (4:30)

31. Helen Merrill & Teddy Wilson - Summertime (3:47)

32. I Giganti - Summertime (4:37)

33. Inge Brandenburg - Summertime (5:00)

34. Jacintha - Summertime (6:13)

35. Jacobs Brothers - Summertime (5:47)

36. Jane Ira Bloom - (Nearly) Summertime (5:24)

37. Jason Rebello - Summertime (5:02)

38. Jazz Guitar Night At The Crow - Summertime (6:59)

39. Jeanne Lee & Ran Blake - Summertime (4:33)

40. Jim Hall - Summertime (4:13)

41. Jimmy Ponder - Summmertime (4:31)

42. Julie London - Summertime (3:11)

43. Kari Gaffney - Summertime (5:58)

44. Keiko Lee - Summertime (5:09)

45. Khan Jamal Quintet - Summertime (4:23)

46. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Summertime (1:43)

47. Los Mozambiques - Viva Tirado (4:33)

48. Lou Donaldson - Summertime (5:45)

49. Marcus Roberts - Summertime (6:31)

50. Martin Taylor - Summertime (2:38)

51. Mikey Jr. - Summertime (3:21)

52. Miles Davis - Summertime Live Album Version (2:55)

53. Mongo Santamaria - Summertime (4:45)

54. New York Voices - Summertime (7:42)

55. Oscar Peterson - Summertime (3:00)

56. Oscar Peterson - Summertime (5:22)

57. Paul Desmond - Summertime (3:54)

58. Paul Rose - Summertime (4:36)

59. Rhoda Scott - Summertime (6:48)

60. Richard Groove Holmes - Summertime (4:57)

61. Sasha Masakowski - Summertime (6:39)

62. Sheila Landis - Summertime (5:24)

63. Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins - Summertime (5:58)

64. Terumasa Hino - Summertime (3:02)

65. Toshiko Akiyoshi - Summertime (4:57)

66. Walter Bishop Jr. - Summertime (2:59)

67. Walter Bishop Jr.'s 4th Cycle - Summertime (5:47)

68. Warne Marsh & Hank Jones - Summertime (7:44)

69. Wes Montgomery - Summertime (7:34)

70. Willis Jackson - Summertime (6:24)

71. Woody Herman - Summertime (3:47)

72. Zoot Sims - Summertime (5:23)

-

245: burned by fire....

Hi....

yeah,

that's me lying there...

accident happened while burning down a pile of bearing wood.

hopefully all will be better or even OK in a week or two...

-

within ten days summer starts and I have to stay out of the sun...

-

no matter what, the GIANT Summertime versions post

will be here June the first :-)

-

people PLEASE be safe working with fire!!!

-

1. Ben Harper - Burn One Down (3:31)

2. Betty Carter - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (2:25)

3. Black Heat - Rapid Fire (1:35)

4. David "Fathead" Newman - Fire Weaver (7:12)

5. Dennis Coffey - Wings Of Fire (7:39)

6. Eric Burdon and The Animals - Ring of Fire (4:57)

7. Francy Boland & The Orchestra - Cross Fire (6:06)

8. Franz Ferdinand - This Fire (4:14)

9. Hayseed Dixie - This Fire (3:24)

10. JJ Grey & Mofro - On Fire (4:26)

11. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Burn It Off (2:56)

12. Larry Young - Fuel For The Fire (6:14)

13. Magnus - Buttburner (4:42)

14. Mr. Confuse - Feel The Fire (4:21)

15. Oscar Brown, Jr. - Feel The Fire (3:31)

16. Parov Stelar - Your Fire Feat. Luke (3:01)

17. Pointer Sisters - Fire (3:30)

18. R.L. Burnside - Fireman Ring The Bell (4:00)

19. Ray LaMontagne - Burn (2:54)

20. Roland Kirk - Sweet Fire (6:07)

21. Seun Kuti - Fire Dance (8:10)

22. Sexteto Excellencio - Fire Eater (5:41)

23. Soul Messengers & The Spirit of Israel

- Burn Devil Burn (3:55)

24. Sunbirds (Klaus Weiss Sextet) - Fire Dance (4:42)

25. Zior - Your Life Will Burn (3:13)

-

245 -burned by fire (RS)

244: another twice as nice...

Hi.

Today 4 great tunes get their twice as nice:

The immortal Ode To Billie Joe.

(the saga continues :-)

The Brook Benton classic.

(the Mark Lanegan version I already put out on post nr.29,

the Margie Joseph version on post nr.235 and maybe

the most famous by Bobby Bland over at post nr.48)

The Buddy Buie/James Cobb/Harry Middlebrooks Jr.

/Mike Shapiro song, made famous by a.o. the Classics IV.

And finally the Hammerstein/Rodgers song which needs

ofcourse no further introduction...

(also a few versions on post nr.196)

-

Enjoy, and before I forget:

thanks to all the original bloggers out there,

without whom this constantly cosy, coincidental corny

cover-continuum couldn't continue co-exist...

-

1. Africa - Louie, Louie + Ode To Billy Joe (5:38)

2. Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Spooky (3:16)

3. Cal Tjader - Spooky (4:14)

4. Charles Earland - My Favorite Things (5:58)

5. Daly Wilson Bigband - Ode To Billy Joe (5:05)

6. Dorothy Ashby - My Favorite Things (5:48)

7. Doug Sahm - I'll Take Care Of You (4:21)

8. Earl Gaines - I'll Take Care Of You (2:49)

9. Eric Alexander Quartet - My Favorite Things (10:26)

10. Etta James - I'll Take Care Of You (4:59)

11. Gene Russell - My Favorite Things (4:51)

12. Howard Roberts Quartet - Spooky (2:43)

13. Irma Thomas - I'll Take Care Of You (3:21)

14. Jaki Byard - Ode To Billy Joe (5:03)

15. Joe Tex - Ode To Billie Joe (4:37)

16. John McLaughlin, Joey DeFrancesco, Elvin Jones

- My Favorite Things (6:16)

17. Johnny Hammond Smith - Ode To Billie Joe (3:18)

18. Louis Prima ft. Sam Butera & The Witnesses

- Ode To Billy Joe (2:58)

19. Mick Hucknall - I'll Take Care Of You (2:56)

(yeah I know; it isn't actually that bad at all :-)

20. Stanley Turrentine - Spooky (2:58)

21. Tav Falco Panther Burns - I'll Take Care Of You (3:04)

22. Tony Monaco - Ode To Billie Joe (radio edit) (8:24)

23. Van Morrison - I'll Take Care Of You (5:19)

24. Vidar Busk - Spooky (4:50)

-

244 another twice as nice (RS)

243: cats & co vol.4

hi.

Today another celebration for cat-related stuff & co!

I'm really starting to believe a cat can have (at least) 9 lives,

our oldest (pushin 20 I think!) has spend almost all 9,

and is kinda reaching for his 10th...

He's just a stubborn kinda fellow, I guess :-)

-

Anywho, here's a fresh workout on the cat-theme,

widely various and with totally thematic terror,

I must thank -once again- all the folks I met on

my musical journeys (you know who you are!) and only

can hope some of you enjoy this cats & kittens comp!

-

1. Bill Rieflin, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn -

Hootenanny At The Pink Pussycat (2:12)

2. Bootsy Collins - Fat Cat (7:07)

3. Cujo - Cat People (5:50)

4. Dave Douglas - Kitten (4:23)

5. Gianluca Petrella - Pussy Hair (4:24)

6. Ink spots - That Cat Is High (2:56)

7. James Taylor Quartet - The Cat (3:12)

8. Joey DeFrancesco - The Cat (4:56)

9. Klaus Doldinger - Waltz Of The Jive Cats (3:04)

10. Marcin Wasilewski - The Cat (9:58)

11. Memphis Slim & Canned Heat -

Black Cat Cross My Trail (3:04)

12. Nucleus - Alley Cat (14:10)

13. Ronnie Foster - Cheshire Cat (8:05)

14. Roshell Anderson - When The Cats Away (3:30)

15. Routine Jazz Sextet - The Crosseyed Cat (3:38)

16. Ruder Than You - Pussy Cat's Revenge (3:06)

17. Terry Gibbs - The Big Cat (4:29)

18. Tiki Tones - What's New Pussycat (3:35)

19. Tony Monaco - Roz Da Cat (8:19)

20. Z For Zafra - This Cats On Fire (3:21)

-

242: Fuc*in Flutes Forever, fart 7

Hi.

Friends of the flute, for today it's another

of them fine & friendly & fantastic fiesta's!

Some famous flautists, a bit of furious flutin, flaflafla...

I'll finalize with this fabulous phrase:

Fu*kin-Flutes-Forever!!!

-

Feel free to dig in:

-

1. Air - B.K. (8:57)

2. Bobby Hughes Experience

- The Piper Cherokee (5:43)

3. Bu Pleasant - Melody For Bu (4:57)

4. Charlie Munro Quartet - Japanese Love Song (4:40)

5. Chico Hamilton - Caravan (3:21)

6. Company - La Culebra, Pt. 1 (3:34)

7. David Fathead Newman - Symphonette (8:49)

8. George Adams & Don Pullen - Places & Faces (3:34)

9. Harvey Mason - Modaji (6:53)

10. Herbie Mann - Can You Dig It (5:18)

11. Jabula - Thunder (3:56)

12. James Moody - Good Sense Humour Man (3:29)

13. Jazz Band De Free - Tema De Fatiga (6:37)

14. Ken McIntyre - 96.5 (4:25)

15. Piero Piccioni - Slow Flute Beat (2:27)

16. Soul Flutes - Try A Little Tenderness (3:08)

17. Thomas Chapin Trio - Aeolus (6:02)

18. Timewarp Inc. - D’azour Cotaz (4:46)

19. Togashi & Newherd - Canto IV (3:22)

20. Walter Bishop - Coral Keys (5:42)

21. Yusef Lateef - Nu-Bouk (7:40)

-

241: instrumentals, part 4

Hi.

Today I'll shut up, except for this:

Thank you KC,(THE ALMIGHTY KING CRYPT)

Thank you Ish, (let alone the Nine Sisters)

Thank you Footrack,

Thank you Quit Smoking Monday,

Thank you all FOR PAYING ATTENTION,

(to my feeds, needs, reeds & deeds)

&

thank you for exploring this rather 100%

splendid mix I compiled after, well let's call it another

mindblowing night by myself, me & I...

let's NOT waste anymore of them typo's

&

just enjoy the show...

-

(1 of the best I did over here, so if you've got about

1 and a half hour to explore, well, here's your mix!)

-

1. Aiyb Dieng - Boka Devotion (6:07)

2. Benevento Russo Duo - Bronko's Blues (6:20)

3. Bernie Worrell - The Mask (7:43)

4. Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Agent Double-O-Soul (2:20)

5. Don Patterson - Muse Blues (17:57)

6. Hank Marr - Back Slop (4:05)

7. Heliocentrics & Mulatu Astatke - Fire In The Zoo (3:36)

8. Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Sly (4:07)

9. Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog - Never Better (3:29)

10. Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro - Blues Of The Kilimanjaro (3:36)

11. Ramsey Lewis - Jade East (2:55)

12. Sir Richard Bishop - Taqasim For Omar (7:15)

13. Stanley Turrentine - Lonely Avenue (8:10)

14. Steve Turre - Since I Fell For You (5:40)

15. Vernon Reid & Masque - Enjoy The Silence (6:39)

16. Zunk - Meny Un (Minus One) (4:11)

-

instrumentals part 4 (RS)