Jazz for aficionados

The musician/composer/arranger  Allen Toussaint, born and raised in New Orleans to a family which loved music and he was always around musicians and listening to many genres including jazz. When he grew up he had a pretty good musical career mostly with R&B, Pop and funk.

One of his songs which went on to be covered by a lot of musicians is titled  Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On). I am a big fan of this song and just wanted to post a few versions with  Toussaint's original first. Any feedback or posts on your favorite version(s) is welcome. 

Allen Toussaint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC8is1HUfrg

Lee Dorsey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvMOUbD6YGk

Madeleine Peyroux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPvHt1lEir4

Lou Donaldson:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5GhMvCINIA

Stanton Moore (featuring Maceo Parker): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09WF9PtGhwo

I really dig this last one by a well traveled backup singer who was once one of the Ikette's  in the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. She also sang for Joe Cocker and Leon Russel. She had one solo album titled Phew. Here is the sexy Claudia Lennear's version of  Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjQUblWNy6E

Enjoy!

***** And is there something wrong with that?  Isn’t that the goal?*****

Not a thing and absolutely.  Unforeseen consequences is the point.
Many potential Jazz musicians would rather play in an orchestra or teach at university or even work at Amazon than live the life of a Jazz player.  They take advantage of opportunities previously closed to them. Actually, that's what Wynton did.

You can't have it all.

Sort of like the Democratic party, the more they 'help people succeed', their words, the more Republican these successful people become.

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I beleive that men should accept certain inalienable truths: ’prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old-- and when you do, you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders’...

...and that music, or film, or art in general, was better....

But, than, on the other hand....during the summer, I have the opportunity to meet many young folks from all over the world (last few years worked as a skipper on different boats) and these are not definitive conclusions, just thoughts as I would watch them having fun at holidays....

Perhaps the reason might be the postmornism time that we all live in, but I cant help to notice that there is almost complete lack of any individualism or personal taste in all senses, including one towards music, individual look or social presentation. Everyone are almost identical clones and the ’social’ media and its influence is so important and in the same time profoundly shallow and superficial.

I dont think that holidays are to blame for such picture. I know that in history of art 50 years (or more) is just a moment and that is very possible that some new generations might create bigger and more important works, but I do not see that coming very soon.

I am not pessimistic (aldo one can argue that pessimist is an educated optimist) but much before before this new wide spread events I did not like the way the things (regarding ’culture’ in general) were developing.

...in the meantime on lighter note...


https://youtu.be/2iNx3rKkwJQ


edit. Paul, nice. Have Lou Donaldson's and Maceo's albums

"Sort of like the Democratic party, the more they 'help people succeed', their words, the more Republican these successful people become."


Most unfortunately, there is much too much truth to that; it leaves all those people who were having a hard time having a harder time because their leaders joined the rich Republicans, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Why isn’t this one of the great Trumpet solos?   I think the applause was for Ella. She stole his thunder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YOLY4Tats

Cheers