John McLaughlin, “Binky’s Beam,” from Extrapolation (1969).
John McLaughlin (guitar), John Surman (baritone sax), Brian Odgers (bass), Tony Oxley (drums). I played this album endlessly when I had it on vinyl back in the day.
Category Archives: Jazz
Just to Say Goodbye & Flora Purim
Flora Purim, “Just to Say Goodbye,” from Stories to Tell (1974).
Auld Lang Syne & Duke Ellington
Happy New Year!
Xmas Time Is Here & Vince Guaraldi Trio
From ye olde Charlie Brown Christmas Special of yore. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).
Vince Guaraldi (piano), Fred Marshall (bass), Jerry Granelli (drums).
Pulcherrima Rosa & Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
Pulcherrima Rosa, 15th Century Motet, sung by the Hilliard Ensemble with Jan Garbarek accompanying on tenor sax, Jesus College, Cambridge (1994). There was a whole album with Jan Garbarek and Hilliard called Officium, on ECM records. Youtubes with anything from that label are blocked, but fortunately we have this live performance.
“Pulcherrima Rosa” (The Most Beautiful Rose)
Pulcherrima rosa de spina floruit
Ex flore germinosa lilium genuit
Servans pudorem ex virgineo more
Peperit factura factura factorem.
Virgo singularis te nulla dignior
Fulgens stella maris luna lucidior
Sic succuristi regina mundo tristi
Eve matris sic quae noxam que solvisti.
Esto nobis grata tis aput filium
Mater advocata post hoc exilium
Nos per iuvamen pater natus ac flamen
Tuum mater virgo solvat omnes.
Amen.
Most Beautiful Rose, blooming from a thorn
From the budding flower, a Lily born
Serving modestly and in a Virginal way
The created one bore The Creator
Unique Virgin, no-one is worthy of you
Gleaming Star of The Sea, Light and The Moon
Serving modestly and in a Virginal way
The created one bore The Creator
Such succour Queen of this sad World
And Mother of Eve who lightens our punishment
Serving modestly and in a Virginal way
The created one bore The Creator
Freely for us, beside your Son, Mother and witness
After this Earthly exile
Serving modestly and in a Virginal way
The created one bore The Creator.
Amen.
Barbara Dennerlein & Christmas Song
Continuing our Dennerleinean lineup for this Advent season, “Christmas Song” by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. From Christmas Soul (2015).
Barbara Dennerlein (organ), Zara McFarlane (vocals), Magnus Lindgren (flutes), Luca Alemanno (bass), Robert Ikiz (drums), Abdissa Assefa (percussion).
Barbara Dennerlein & Xmas Blues of Barb
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Dennerlein-themed Advent: Barbara’s original “B’s X-mas Blues” from Christmas Soul (2015).
Barbara Dennerlein (organ), Magnus Lindgren (tenor sax, flute, clarinet), Robert Ikiz (drums), Abdissa Assefa (percussion). Arrangement by Magnus Lindgren.
Barbara Dennerlein & We Three Kings
Barbara Dennerlein does “We Three Kings” on Christmas Soul (2015).
Barbara Dennerlein (organ), Magnus Lindgren (flute), Luca Alemanno (bass), Robert Ikiz (drums), Abdissa Assefa (percussion).
Weather Report & Live & River People
Weather Report, “River People” by Jaco Pastorius. Performed in Offenbach, Germany, 1978.
Jaco Pastorius (bass), Wayne Shorter (soprano sax), Joseph Zawinul (keyboard, synthesizers), Peter Erskine (drums). Wow, I like this even better than the studio version in Mr. Gone.
The Great Pumpkin Waltz & Chick Corea
A Halloween reblog tradition. Cover of Vince Guaraldi’s classic from the compilation album Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown! (1989).
Chick Corea (piano), John Patitucci (bass), Tom Brechtlein (drums)
