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Great story from Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis told the following story:

"When we were young we used to kid the old cats that they didn't know how to play the new music.  I was talking to Sweets, who played with Count Basie in the 30s, that he could play the stuff we were playin.  The 5/4 time.  The sharp 9 chords and the flatted 13ths.

He just laughed at me and said 'Boy, I would just play the Blues over that and turn that shit into music.'"

Wynton Marsalis is an American treasure.

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Caldonia: From Louis Jordan to BB King

Following the thread of Louie Jordan's influence on BB King.

Here is the original version done by Jordan.  This is a very much in the style of the Big Band.  Really nice horn riff on top of a walking bass groove.  Still stands up after all this time.

Here is BB's version.  He does away with the Big Band riff and uses the horn section as rhythmic background.  The bass player cooks on this and provides the foundation for the rest of the band to build on.  I think BB's singing of this song is better than Jordan's.  BB uses this song in his concerts to as a jam to give his horn players a chance to step out.

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Let The Good Times Roll: From Louie Jordan to BB King

Louie Jordan was a great influence on BB King. It is interesting that a guitar player would have a horn player as a touchstone, but BB liked his phrasing and he says to this day that he hears Louie Jordan's horn when he plays his guitar.

Here is Jordan's "Let The Good Times Roll". There are no rough edges on this arrangement and the tempo is slowed down to an easy shuffle.

Now, here is BB's take on the same song.
The tempo here is picked up quite a bit. More of party song. And BB's singing is rougher. But he is a consummate showman. And check out the solo that BB's rhythm guitarist takes. Seems everyone in the band is a bad muther in his own right. :-)

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Billy Gibbons - Gives us a 'Blues' Guitar Lesson

I love the history lesson in this video: Jimmy Reed to Elmore James to Robert Johnson to BB King.  Very cool and a reminder that all the great musicians do their homework and put their time in.

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Derek Trucks: Get What You Deserve

I don't know if you need to be a guitar player to appreciate how good this is, but I have played along with this and it ain't as easy as he makes it look. I find that all the Masters, in what ever domain, make it look easy. No muss, no fuss. This is a "simple" 1-4-5 blues lick in E. But every note is in the pocket. And the band is totally tight and in the groove. I particularly like at the end (3:25) when it is time to bring it home Derek gives a slight nod to the band, very slight, and they are all right there.

Enjoy

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I can't get this song out of my head

Bonnie Raitt and Nora Jones. It doesn't get much better than this.

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Eric Clapton & Derek Trucks - "Isn't It A Pity"

I was cruising YouTube for some George Harrison and came across this gem. Eric Clapton, with Derek Trucks, doing the George Harrison classic live. Very well done. Enjoy

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Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles living for the city

This arrangement starts out a little on the Vegas side and my first thought was that I didn't like it.  But then I started to get into it a bit.  In the middle is a break where Ray does a little testifying and it really takes off from there and builds to the end where he brings in The Church Sound.  I was skeptical at the start, but in the end I think this is a great arrangement by The Genius.  And Stevie ain't bad either.  :-)

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Groovin on Santana - Jingo (w/Eric Clapton)

This band is cookin'

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