#Song For My Father

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Descriptions & Propaganda

Song For My Father

Composed by Horace Silver

Notable versions: Horace Silver (x), George Benson (x), Richard “Groove” Holmes (x)

Propaganda: When I was in 5th grade the school music teacher gave a presentation to my class to get kids interested in band and played his sax for us. I remember asking him what some of the music was, and this was one of the tunes he played for us and one of the tunes that inspired me to pick up sax!

St. James' Infirmary

Traditional

Notable versions: Louis Armstrong (x), Cab Calloway (x), Artie Shaw (x)

Propaganda:

i love how this song starts as a lament and then switches on a dime to such a cool, proud, almost bragging defiance of death. and of course that trumpet!! that trombone!!

imo this song exemplifies the rich tapestry of popular music and the links between the jazz standards, the blues, and the english, irish, and appalachian folk traditions. people sort of fight over whether this song is influenced by the unfortunate rake/rakes progress/young trooper cut down in his prime/etc., (musicologist a. l. lloyd’s theory) or not- there’s a whole book about it, “i went down to the st. james infirmary” by robert harwood.

but none of that really matters. if you love the blues and you love folk music this song is like a familiar hug, full of the themes and motifs you recognize but maybe can’t quite pin down. the mysterious origins are part of the fun. extra propaganda: if you know/love/have ever listened to “blind willie mctell” by bob dylan, this song is the father.

i like the way this one sounds but i also think it's historically/anthropologically pretty cool... it's part of the lineage of "the unfortunate rake" which also spawned popular folk songs like "streets of laredo" and possibly "house of the rising sun" (debated among experts but possible), but this one unlike those others was taken up by jazz artists starting in the 1920s and eventually came to be regarded as a jazz standard. fascinating stuff!

[nelson-riddle-me-this]

Here's my Cowboy Bebop vibes playlist - music that's (imo) similar to Yoko Kanno's music for the show! Both Spotify and YouTube versions. Enjoy!

[jazzdailyblog]

"The Cape Verdean Blues:" Horace Silver's Tribute to Roots and Exploration

Introduction: Horace Silver’s “The Cape Verdean Blues” is more than just a jazz album. Released in early January 1966 by Blue Note Records, this studio recording is both a musical journey and a heartfelt tribute to Silver’s heritage. Known for blending bebop and hard bop with soul, Latin rhythms, and blues, Silver was one of the foremost composers of the 1950s and 1960s. “The Cape Verdean Blues”…

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Horace Silver Quintet - Song For My Father

[rastronomicals]

1:23 AM EST November 12, 2024:

Horace Silver - "Song For My Father" From the album Horace Silver (1975)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

[sinophonicjazz]

October 26, 1964 -- Pianist #HoraceSilver (with Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Carmell Jones on trumpet, Teddy Smith on bass & Roger Humphries on drums) records his classic "Song For My Father" in the Van Gelder studio.

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OLDIES SUNDAY: Roland Alphonso - Song For My Father (1967)

Today (June 16) is recognized worldwide as “Father’s Day“. We appreciate the Men who understood the role they’re given, and have done their best in that department. For today’s Oldies Sunday selection, we pay tribute to them with Musician Roland Alphonso’s “Song For My Father“. Produced by Leslie Kong along with Roland Alphonso and Beverley’s All Stars and released through Beverley’s Records in…

[jazzophilia]

"Sanctimonious Sam" makes me think of Major Frank Burns

[mayomkun]

But I still think of you

[tyrannosarahsrex8]

Found a clip explaining song 40, the last song in epic the musical, (spoilers?) is a duet and this headcannon came to me lol.

Text if my hand writing is too hard to read:

Panel 1:

Odysseus: okay, okay. Time to reunite with Penelope. aahhhh

Athena: she’s outside your bedroom

Telemachus: I-I’m sure it’ll be okay?

Panel 2:

O: wish me luck

A: you’ll be fine

T: good luck!

Panel 3:

A&T: …

[emmaziadarcy]

You have no idea the sacrifices that were made to put you on that throne.

[somepinkthing]

"Hector was a good man" "diomedes was an honorable man" BZZZT WRONG. Diomedes was there to steal, burn, and wage war same as the next person. In fact, he was pretty adamant about it. Hector had no issue with the greek's actions, merely that they were directed at him—I mean look at what he wanted to do with patroclus's body, only to then cite respect for funeral rites when it was his own turn to die. Hector also owned slaves within his own city walls—people that he likely took from their homes during troy's own conquests. All that seperated him and the greek warriors was which side they were on.

The Iliad isn't a story about morally upstanding men. Sure, it has men who have honor and perform honorable acts, but these are not good samaritans. It's is a story about war and grief and the real victims of fights between so-called-honorable men and gods. The urge to find a "good guy" in this story is wasted. Hector doesn't have to be morally good just because achilles isn't. Troy didn't lose because they were more or less evil than the greeks. It all just. Is. Because of fate? Because the gods said so? Because people will always make disastrous mistakes and it will always end up biting not only them, but everyone else around them? Who knows? In the end though, doesn't it all feel so pointless in the face of the endless amounts of grief and destruction that war leaves behind? Maybe that's the whole point

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Joe Henderson: A Jazz Icon's Journey

Introduction: Joe Henderson’s legacy in jazz is undeniable, marked by his innovative compositions and unmistakable saxophone sound. Born in Lima, Ohio, eighty-seven years ago today on April 24, 1937, Henderson’s musical journey began early, eventually leading him to become one of the most influential figures in modern jazz. Early Life and Education: Growing up, Henderson showed a natural…

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