Favorite music

I swear he was channeling the ghost of Hendrix and had no idea he was that much of a guitar virtuoso.

Another guitar great, Kelly Joe Phelps, dedicated a tune on his last album, Tunesmith Retrofit, to Whitley.

Richard - good call on, Shadows and Light - one of the great live performance albums Joni did. But I thought Don Alias was on drums for that performance? I'm sure I've listened to that album fifty times or more and could swear she introduces Don Alias on drums and congos. Was it different on the vids?

Marco you are correct. It's Painting With Words and Music that I have. I always get the titles mixed up. It's an intimate performance in the round thing. Great version of Amelia and Hejira which are 2 personal favorites. Thanks for keeping me straight!

Others have mentioned following Daniel Lanois work and discovering other artists. When I heard the album "Real Book Stories," I was immediately attracted and then discovered Brian Blade was part of this too.

Searching for LP of this work lead me to AAA in Germany who sells legal issues of half track, 15 IPS master dubs of this album.

After hearing it I gave AAA product of the year award at Positive Feedback. That same year Myles Astor gave The Tape Project the same honor.

Real Book Stories is Jazz, a natural for Brian Blade who has recorded with Joshua Redman, Wayne Shorter and Joni MItchell as already mentioned.

This work was released on LP in Europe on Quinton label. Here's a link to Quinton Austria that offer a few sound samples.

The master tape dub of "Real Book Stories" is one of my quality standards for listening. Real music and superb quality.

http://www.quintonrecords.com/index.php?id=16&tx_quintonrecordlist[release]=1

Thanks for keeping me straight!

Gotch'er back, bro'. Love, Amelia, as well. I'm also partial to her more, er, saccharine early work...one, your namesake; The Last Time I Saw Richard, last cut on, Blue (classic/flawless album - probably ties with Court and Spark as my favorite). All her early stuff gets to me, right through the mid-career jazz stuff. I think once she got to, Dog Eat Dog, she lost me. Nothing at all after that has quite the same power for me. I've never seen the vid you are talking about though. Send it on along with some of those stuffed peppers your wife makes! Word to Elvis and Omar.

Albert, every time I read your posts I find myself pining for a good turntable rig again. Kind of like a Pavlovian response, or a jones'n junkie. Digital is my methadone, but you know it ain't the same. Keeps me out of trouble though...

Great recommendation, Albert. Thanks so much.

Happy listening!