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Monty Alexander & John Clayton (1983). A superb duo recording that was out of print. Thanks to #MontyAlexander for the upload. Check out Monty's solo piano performance of Caravan!

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What's the identity of the keyboard covered in stickers?

 

I'd vote for Roland but don't know which model.

 

By the way, don't you think the guitar player has too much overdrive in his sound? Makes the harmonies sound muddy.

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Pittsburgh show 1975. The synth isn't loud enough on the board mix tapes. Must have been screaming on stage.

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Next up was The Purge, the new record from DRKWAV, a new trio with Skerik (Critters Buggin, etc) on sax, John Medeski on keys and drummer Adam Deitch. The album is surprisingly synth heavy, in fact there are relatively few moments that I would specifically identify as Medeski, which is very cool. Really digging this on first listen.

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Picked this record up in Toronto the other day. Thought about pre-ordering, balked, jumped on it when I saw it in store. Listened to it twice and it is fantastic. I'm a big fan of all three dudes and this record hits so many influences and goals for me. Very cool. Gonna be listening to it with the whole band for sure.

 

Also picked up:

 

Sonny Rollins, Way Out West

Billy Preston, Wildest Organ In Town

Moraz and Bruford, Music for Piano and Drums

Meade Lux Lewis, Blues Piano Solos

Stevie Wonder, Hotter Than July

 

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Jim Beard in John Scofield's band, 1987-ish:

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Proof that there was good electric jazz in the '80's! Beard is a great player, and seriously under-recorded. I really like his voicings and timbres here, the sounds are very spiky-digital 80's, but he uses them in very cool, expressive ways. Bonus proof: pro keyboardists used Casio boards before the PX-5s, check out the Fuzzy-One on his top tier.

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Hop, flop, squawk

It's a keeper

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I've never posted to this thread, but lately I've been enjoying this CD by Steve Tyrell. These songs are classics now, and I've heard better singers do them all, but I'm enjoying the arrangements and the playing, especially Joe Sample and Alan Pasqua

 

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Allergic to Water - Ani DiFranco

 

Is there a better songwriter around (quantity and quality)? Although different musically, she is the one current artist I know that is as adventurous with lyrics and phrasing as Joni was in her prime.

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I'm calling it.

 

"I Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd will be the song of the summer.

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Meh. Sounds like a track that was cut from Xscape.

 

It's not the be-all-end-all for me either. But you can't underestimate the general lack of taste of the American public. I'm telling you, this thing is going to invade terrestrial radio.

 

Not saying that's a good thing.

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