The Good Stuff



There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed. --  Duke Ellington

This purpose of this thread is to provide a place to post outstanding examples of the Good Music. 
Genre Immaterial.

On the Old Kentucky Shore // Joan Osborne & Ricky Skaggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTdpTz7g5A

My CD has a different cover art, but it is the same album.

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Questions for The Frogman:

What is the deal with 'exposition repeats'?   Was it mandatory that the composer write them in the piece?  Talk abou it.

Thanks

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Rene Marie

VOICE OF MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

Motema Music     2011

On back of CD case ::  "File under Jazz Vocals or Rock/Pop"  🤣

 

Just my imagination : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLzNJcDZ6J0

White Rabbit : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJmLNiX-ceU

John Henry : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqALXvi2C-Q

O Shenandoah : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joSjP3usatY

America The Beautiful : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUfUUk3tlog

 

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The movie Monkey Man introduced me to Zakir Hussain.  I'd never heard drums like that before.  Researching Zakir Hussain  led me to Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer - The Melody of Rhythm which blew me away.  Probably not for everyone but man can those guys play