Hey Joe

Featured Joe Henderson in rare avant garde mode with Alice Coltrane recently, and here's some more of his magic. First shining as a sideman with such greats as Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Larry Young, and Lee Morgan, then on his own with a track each from the tenor's much recommended Page One and  Inner Urge albums. It's six pack time then so, jazz cats.

Horace Silver - Song For My Father
McCoy Tyner - Blues On The Corner
Larry Young - If
Lee Morgan - Totem Pole
Joe Henderson - Recorda Me
Joe Henderson - El Barrio

Blues Away

Just got the sad news that Horace Silver passed away yesterday. A wonderful pianist and a true hard bop pioneer, Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva was 85. Miss him.

Horace Silver - Peace

...And Dads

"Father come with me today, see the pillars in the sky..." As promised, here's a second parental six pack. Cool stuff if I may say so myself, pop kids. Don't miss that Annette Poindexter soul gem in particular. Now dig in.

Hickory Wind - Father Come With Me

Little Madness - Mother Country
Horace Silver - Song For My Father
Annette Poindexter & Pieces Of Peace - Mama

Linda Martell - Color Him Father
Don Varner - Mojo Mama

And thanks to the much recommended 27 Leggies, here's a bonus take from weirdsville on an old English music hall ditty. Cor blimey indeed, guv.

The Very Things - When Father Papered The Parlour

Sisters Brothers

"Oh sister sister let me live, and all that's mine I'll surely give..." Presenting a sibling ten pack, in honour of a hilarious novel I enjoyed recently: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. Be sure to pick up a copy of this surprising western noir. And buy some albums if you like what you hear below, my amigos da musica.

Pentangle - Cruel Sister
Wild Tchoupitoulas - Brother John
Arson Garden - Two Sisters (Love All Around Them)
Dennis Brown - Together Brothers
J.J. Cale - Don't Cry Sister
Prince Far I & The Arabs - Hello Love Brother

MC5 - Sister Anne

Art Pepper - Four Brothers

Horace Silver - Sister Sadie

Bill Carter - Baby Brother

And the obvious bonus track:
F.J. McMahon - Sister Brother

Sparkle City Break

I'm off for a few days visiting the coolest city in the world. Maybe meet a hobgoblin or two. In my absence, please make do with this sparkling theme time ten pack. Hasta luego/back soon...

Shuggie Otis - Sparkle City MP3

Blind Willie Johnson - I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge MP3

Bob Dylan - Marchin' To The City MP3

The Only Ones - City Of Fun MP3

Sonic's Rendezvous Band - City Slang MP3

Mark Stewart & The Mafia - Liberty City MP3

Luscious Jackson - Citysong MP3

The Fall - City Hobgoblins MP3

Pink Fairies - City Kids MP3

Horace Silver - Break City MP3