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Ornette Coleman

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Don't Hit Me No More - Mabel John 

Stax Records (1967)

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Slim Harpo - TE-NI-NEE-NI-NU - Excello Records R&B.wmv

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Chicken in the Basket club Ft worth 1971

TJ & Lois

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King Tubby & Yabby You - Jah Mercies

'King Tubby & Yabby You in a track called "Jah Mercies" from the album "Time To Remember".'

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Coleman Hawkins Quintet - South Of France Blues

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Mance Lipscomb - Jack of Spades

“Originally a Blind Lemon tune, Mance does it just right with a pocket blade.”

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Hello My Lover - Ernie K-Doe

"The Emperor of the Universe" Ernie K-Doe in action at his Mother-in-Law Lounge with The Egg Yolk Jubilee. April 27th 2001

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1968

"Baby You're a Jive Cat" is a rare and highly sought-after piece of soul music history, offering a taste of Sheila Wilkerson's unique talent.

It showcases a window into the exciting world of late 1960s soul music.

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Frankie Lee Sims Lucy Mae Blues (1953)

Composed by Frankie Lee Sims   Frankie Lee Sims:Vocals & Guitar   Herbert Washington:Drums   Unknown:Bass   Recorded in Dallas, TX. March 5, 1953   Originally issued on Specialty 459 (78 RPM)

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Go Down Old Hannah.Texas Prison Camp

Texas Prision Camp.work songs

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The Gone Dead Train ......King Solomon Hill

"His real name was Joe Holmes and he recorded six songs (and two 2nd takes)  January 1932 in Grafton Wisconsin .He played slide with a cow bone. Two of his records were only discovered in 2002."

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The biggest Cooke in town.

I love this photo of the great Sam Cooke on a sidewalk in front of his billboard, New York, New York 1964.

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betty davis

(via 22 Décembre 2024: adski_kafeteri — LiveJournal)

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Miles Davis- November 20, 1971, Cascais Jazz Festival [COMPLETE (sort of) and UPGRADED]…

All the available material from Miles’s appearance at the 1971 Cascais Jazz Festival, now with improved video- *HOWEVER*, thanks to Youtube’s copyright algorithms, a short section of footage has had to be obscured. See the notes below. 

 November 20, 1971 1º Festival de Jazz de Cascais Sports Pavilion, Cascais, Portugal 

MILES DAVIS: Miles Davis- trumpet Gary Bartz- alto and soprano saxophones Keith Jarrett- electric piano, organ Michael Henderson- bass guitar Ndugu Leon Chancler- drums Charles Don Alias- congas, percussion James Mtume Forman- congas, percussion Luiz Villas-Boas- announcer 

 Directions [incomplete] (J. Zawinul) 2:19 Honky Tonk [incomplete] (M. Davis) 4:15 Funky Tonk (M. Davis) 15:28/   Sanctuary [theme] (W. Shorter-M. Davis) 35:23 

 Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) TV broadcast 

 This footage, from the first Cascais Jazz Festival in 1971, has been posted to Youtube by other channels before but no versions are complete and have other deficiencies. I came across the footage from a couple of different sources in extremely variable quality so I have attempted to compile everything available, even out some of the visual differences and edit out some superfluous material. What’s left is obviously imperfect, but it’s a fascinating glimpse of another officially undocumented Davis band. 

 The opening footage, of Miles backstage, is very good (it’s accompanied by some music, in good quality stereo sound, apparently recorded at the Dietikon concert of 1971, probably a transition between Sanctuary and It’s About That Time). It’s followed by a stage announcement by festival organiser Luiz Villas-Boas in poor quality, then cuts to much better footage of the band taking to the stage. This portion of video had no audio, possibly because the original TV broadcast included officially released music (I have dubbed in a small portion of music from the concert). The show opens with two minutes of the regular set opener from this period, Directions. The footage is fairly poor, originally very dark and murky, which I have brightened. The visuals are still very blocky, with a lot of digital artefacting. The audio here is acceptable enough, in what sounds like (electronically channelled?) stereo. 

 The remainder of the footage is also poor but watchable and the raw footage, while still black and white, had a green tint to it, possibly the result of multiple generations of copies being made. I took the green out and again brightened the image. The sound is mono and, while not hi-fi, is decent enough. This portion of video started with a minute and a half interview with an unidentfied man, possibly an audience member, conducted in Portuguese. I have eliminated this footage, as it had no musical content. About halfway through this performance there was a station break, with a title card and a few seconds of unrelated music (taken from a live version of So What). I have removed this, as it interrupted the flow of the concert footage. From 22'09 to 23'29 there is a portion of footage which Youtube’s algorithms would not permit me to post, due to a copyright claim by broadcaster RTP. Unfortunately, I have had to digitally obscure this section of footage (the audio is uninterrupted). A huge pity, but nothing can be done. 

 There is footage extant of Dexter Gordon, Ornette Coleman, and The Giants Of Jazz (Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt) from this festival in very good quality. It’s unfortunate the Miles footage is mostly so poor. It is rumored that better quality footage is in circulation amongst collectors and presumably still exists in the RTP vaults, so hopefully one day we will be able to see this remarkable footage in better quality (if Youtube allows it to be posted!). Until then, enjoy. 

 Oh, and… MILES SMILES! 

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Murder- John Lee Hooker and Miles Davis