Yma Sumac...Miracles.

 If you like unusual then have a listen to this..Its Great !!

Fantastic! This is Yma Sumac's rock album from the early 70's – and it's got a wild sound that's totally different from any of her work at Capitol! The record includes lots of electric instrumentation, and Yma's voice moves from the exotic to the psychedelic, as she sings along with some great organ/guitar small group backing produced by Les Baxter. Sounds weird at first, but it's great, and almost a bit funky! 

Miracles re-unites the extraordinary five-octave voice of Peru's Yma Sumac with Les Baxter, the producer of her first album, "The Voice of Xtabay" (released in 1950). Acclaimed for her powerful and unique artistry, Miss Sumac achieved world fame during the Fifties with the use of Mr. Baxter's productions. He has chosen to record Yma in a contemporary setting with a four-piece rock band and modern recording techniques. The results are a stunning showcase for an unparalleled performer.

Yma is an adventurous musician. She has conquered many modes, from Peruvian folksongs, through operatic arias, as well as popular Latin songs and international folk music. Now, in her very unique way, she tackles rock....an improvisational tour de force.

1. Remember

2. Medicine Man

3. Let Me Hear You

4. Tree Of Life

5. Flame Tree

1. Zebra

2. Azure Sands

3. Look Around

4. Magenta Mountain

5. El Condor Pasa

          2. Medicine Man

The Swingle Singers...American Look.

Here's an unusual one all the way from John's record store over the pond !...The Swingle's doing some popular American songs!!...still "Shubee Dooin" and not a word in sight !..but still sounding great and cool !!!

       6. Saints Fugue

Fiddler On The Roof.. VA (WRC)

Not The Film Soundtrack on this recording...

        2. If I Was A Rich Man

Carousel...Film.

    A visit to the cinema Via the Music Soundtrack .

        4. If I Loved You

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go...Wham.

         1. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.....(Extended Version)

        2. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.....(Mastermix Extended Floorfiller)

Swing The Mood...Jive Bunny.

Ok lets change the Mood....Big band swing meets the MasterMixers for about 14 mins...and all on super sound "Flac" files !!

1. Glenn Miller Medley....(The J.B. Edit)

2. Swing The Mood....(Radio Mix)

3. Swing The Mood....(12" Mix)

The Best Of Billie Holiday & Ella Fitzgerald

These two singing beauties need no Introduction.....Two Great Jazz Legends (RIP)

Billie Holiday.....

1. You Better Go Now

2. No Good Man

3. Please Tell Me Now

4. Guilty

5. Baby I Don't Cry Over You

6. What is This Thing Called Love

7. The Blues Are Brewin'

8. Weep No More

9. Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys

10. Big Stuff

Ella Fitzgerald.....

1. Until The Real Thing Comes Along

2. People Will Say Were In Love

3. Imagination

4. My Heart Belong To Daddy

5. I'm Glad There Is You

6. Lullaby Of Birdland

7. Air Mail Special

8. Rough Ridin'

9. Preview

10. Later

        1. You Better Go Now

         7. Air Mail Special

The Anthology of British Blues....Me And The Devil...VA

Another one from John in New Zealand...and artists and "Blues" that I know nothing about....So The comment Section is wide open for Debate !!....To answer perhaps what is below !!

1. Rollin' And Tunblin'....... Jo Ann Kelly

2. Duckin' And Dodgin'......Andy Fernbach

3. Death Letter......Tony McPhee

4. Elevator Woman......Steve Rye

5. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor.......Jo Ann Kelly

6. Heart Struck Sorrow......Simon & Steve

7. When You Got A Good Friend......Dave Kelly

8. Me And The Devil......Tony McPhee

1. You Better Mind...... Simon & Steve

2. Hard Time Killing Floor.......Andy Fernbach

3. Same Thing On My Mind......Jo Ann Kelly

4. Broke Down Engine......Andy Fernbach

5. Arkansas Woman......Dave Kelly

6. No More Doggin'......Tony McPhee

7. Diamond Ring......Jo Ann Kelly & Dave Kelly.

         6. Heart Struck Sorrow

Iris De Ment...Infamous Angel

Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice.

DeMent's first album, Infamous Angel (1992), was released on the Rounder-Philo label, exploring such themes as religious skepticism, small-town life, and human frailty. "Let the Mystery Be" has been covered by a number of artists. 

        1. Let The Mystery Be

Digno Garcia....Greatest Hits From Mexico To Madrid.

We are in the "Latin American" area's of "Mexico & Madrid" with this lively set of tunes and songs Musically!....but ground wise we are recovering from that rowing boat c'os now for a while we are at "Bob's" Place in Belgium !!!

       8. Moliendo Cafe

Werner Muller & Orchestra......Germany

Phew!! this is a long way to go to find a "Pub" for a "Stein" of beer and aren't the locals noisy!!!..as you can see we are now up in the hills of "Germany" !!

       1. Drinking Song

Alberta Hunter....Amtrax Blues.

Amtrak Blues by Alberta Hunter recorded in 1980 when she was 84 !

Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American jazz and blues singer and songwriter from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter resumed her singing career in 1977.

Amtrak Blues is an album by the American blues and jazz musician Alberta Hunter, re The album was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award, in the "Traditional Blues Album" category; Hunter won the 1980 award for best "Traditional Blues Female Artist".

1. The Darktown Strutters Ball 

2. Nobody Knows When Your Down And Out

3. I'm Having A Good Time

4. Always

5. My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More

1. Amtrax Blues

2. Old Fashioned Love

3. Sweet Georgia Brown

4. A Good Man Is Hard To Find

5. I've Got A Mind To Ramble

        6. Amtrax Blues

50 Years Of Jazz Guitar...VA

Jazz Guitar Music now supplied by JohnF in New Zealand ! Thanks John 

Side One......

1. Chain Gang Blues....Sam Moore. (New York July 1921)

2. Four Hands Are Better Than Two....Lonnie Johnson. (St Louis April 1927)

3. Add A Little Wiggle....Eddie Lang (New York March. 1928)

4. Paducah....The Chocolate Dandies (New York. 1928)

5. I'm Coming Virginia....Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra (New York. Oct 1929)

6. Hawaiian Capers....King Nawahi's Hawaiians (New York December. 1929)

Side Two.....

1. Brown Baby....Eddie Edinborough & His New Orleans Wild Cats (New York. 1931)

2. I've Got The World On A String....The Five Cousins (New York November. 1933)

3. Kingfish Blues....Candy & Coco (Los Angeles September. 1934)

4. Honeysuckle Rose....Dick McDonough (New York November.1934

5. S'Wonderful....Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra (New York April. 1936)

6. White Heat....Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (Dallas June.1937)

7. Baton Rouge Rag....Kitty Gray & Her Wampus Cats (San Antonio October.1937)

Side Three.....

1. Limehouse Blues.....Joe Sodja's Swingtette (New York June.1937)

2. Love Me Or Leave Me....Kansas City Five (New York March. 1938)

3. Wholly Cats....Benny Goodman & His Sextet (New York November. 1940)

4. Palm Springs Jump....Slim Gaillard& His Flat-Foot Floogie Boys (Hollywood. 1942)

5. If Dreams Come True....Jazz Club Mystery Hot Band (Paris Fall. 1945)

6. I'm So Glad....Memphis Minnie (Chicago February. 1946)

7. I Never Knew....George Van Epps (Hollywood August. 1956)

Side Four.....

1. Move....Hank Garland (Nashville October. 1960)

2. Poll Tax....Elliott-Burrell Quintette (New York, Spring 1961)

3. Herb's Here....Herb Ellis All Stars (New York June.1962)

4. Doin' The Thing....George Benson (New York May. 1967)

5. Jitterbug Waltz....Charlie Byrd (New York December. 1967)

6. The Dance Of Maya....The Mahavishnu Orchestra (New York August.1971)

        2. Four Hands Are Better Than Two...(1927)

     

         26. Jitterbug Waltz...(1971)

Gogi Grant...Torch Time.

A singer now from the 50's having a go at some standards with the title of Torch Time  Songs !

Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg (September 20, 1924 – March 10, 2016), known professionally as Gogi Grant, was an American pop singer. She is best known for her No. 1 hit in 1956, "The Wayward Wind".In 1955 Grant signed with a small record company, Era Records, and had her first top ten hit with "Suddenly There's a Valley". The next year, she had an even bigger hit, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart with "The Wayward Wind" and holding there for six weeks. The song sold over one million copies in the United States alone, and peaked at No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart. She was voted the most popular female vocalist by Billboard magazine. This single returned to the Hot Billboard Hot 100 in 1961.

1. They Say it's Wonderful

2. The Thrill is Gone

3. Poor Butterfly

4. My Man

5. Bewitched

6. Lover Come Back To me

1. Yesterdays

2. Summertime

3. Something Wonderful

4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was

5. Young And Foolish

6. Mad About The Boy

        11. Young And Foolish

Introducing Roy Clark.

A look back to the late 60's now....I have not heard of this singer before so comments from me are at a minimum !!...I believe the first track was a hit for him !!

Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933) is an American singer and musician. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Roy Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre.n 1963, Clark signed to Capitol Records and had three top ten hits. He switched to Dot Records and again scored hits. He later recorded for ABC Records, which had acquired Dot, and MCA Records, which absorbed the ABC label.

       10. Don't Touch Me

Burl Ives...Burl.

De dum De dum in waltz time Burl Ives in his country mode with songs that are labelled American Folk songs so it say's on the cover notes!!.....if you like country then you will like this one.....Thanks Bob !!

         5. Busted

Sheena Easton...You Could Have Been With Me.

Flash Forward to the 1980's and we have a Scottish Singer !

You Could Have Been with Me is the second studio album by the Scottish singer Sheena Easton. It was released on 21 September 1981 by EMI.

The album reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In the United States, it peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry

1. A Little Tenderness

2. Savoir Faire

3. Just Another Broken Heart

4. I'm Not Worth The Hurt

5. You Could Have been With Me

1. A Letter From Joey

2. Telephone Lines

3. Johnny

4. Trouble In The Shadows

5. Isn't It So

        4. I'm Not Worth The Hurt

Paul Robeson At Carnegie Hall.

We certainly have some fine vintage singers on this Music Blog and this is one of them and with the one below it should please the more mature people that are looking in !!...ahhhhh gone are those days and I doubt that we shall hear singers like these again....As Bob Dylon say's "The Times They Are A' Changing" !!!....and they have !!!

        4. Erisky Love Lilt