Sunday, July 31, 2011

Mark Isham Paints Fine Musical Art

Mark Isham has really engaging film score music. His reverberating film musical artistry for 'In The Valley of Elah' is remarkable. Good scores can help the dynamic of a film so much.

George Winston's Healing Piano Sounds

Last evening I talked to a good friend about really nice music. The name of the very interesting pianist George Winston came up. Tonight I remembered our conversation so I decided to "dig" out some George Winston music. As the clever pundits might say I gave a really fine-honed listen to George Winston on a tune that literally is bursting with incredible beauty and glistening creativity. The song is called 'Woods.' This thing touches every possible vein of the human soul. We all need healing music and I truly feel the elegant piano styling of this fabulous pianist, George Winston, is indeed a wondrous thing.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Russell Malone, Billy Taylor: Jazz Elegance

I had me a lot of fun early this afternoon hearing the finesse jazz guitar man Russell Malone playing with the quite elegant Billy Taylor Trio. The fine composition, 'There Will Never Be Another You' was beautifully interpreted by Russell Malone. What a terrific lyrical approach to Jazz Guitar this guy has. The comping by Billy Taylor on piano....my, my...so EXPRESSIVE, also. This is a tremendous lovely Saturday and grand, shiny jazz music like that propounded by Billy Taylor and Russell Malone makes the day even more memorable.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Eddie Condon, Davison, Hall: Big Jazz Guys

Old-Time Traditional Jazz can give us all plenty of fun. Today was a nice Friday so I decided to listen to the steady good beat jazz of a group with the wonderful Eddie Condon on guitar, Edmond Hall on clarinet and the powerhouse Wild Bill Davison on trumpet. This material was so great. Gave the man known as me a marvelous Jazz Lift. The lilting punch of this brand of jazz joy is so resonant with all our souls.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Billy Taylor.......Jazz Pianist Who Captivates

Billy Taylor is a jazz piano guy with incredible speed. His fingers fly across the keyboard. His 1951 version of 'What Is This Thing Called Love' is sensational. With him on this ditty I dug today was the vivid, powerful man of the bass, the sleek genius, Charles Mingus. The combination of Billy Taylor and Charles Mingus is greatness, indeed! I feel fantastic being able to dig this kind of passionate jazz.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

'Covert Affairs' Is Top Tuesday Night Fun

Happy Right Now. One of my favorite TV shows is coming tonight at 10 p.m. I mean the feisty, fine program...'Covert Affairs' on USA Network. This one has the immensely talented and so creative actress, Piper Perabo. This person did a good job in the 'Coyote Ugly' film a few years back. She has very impressive credits now. Check out Piper Perabo and 'Covert Affairs' on USA. Great TV.

Freddie Fender and His Timeless Songs

Freddie Fender makes timeless Texas music. Heard his two fantastic numbers, 'Before The Next Teardrop Falls' and the passionate 'Wasted Days and Wasted Nights' late this Tuesday afternoon. I used to live in San Antonio and I love the Texas people. Freddy Fender songs hit all the right chords in people. Freddie Fender and his music bring back many great memories for me.

Ray Charles: Steamin' HOT Music!

Ray Charles music listening this afternoon. Good Lord! What powerful, strong right-on music. Heard the mighty songs, 'Hit The Road Jack.' 'I Got A Woman,' You Are My Sunshine' and the FANTASTIC song that truly stirs us up red HOT...'What'd I Say!' I know when I get the huge sounds of the genius Ray Charles going in me...well, then it's for sure all's right with the world. There is nothing quite like the Red-Hot music of the great Ray Charles.

Adele: A Singer Who Can Touch The Heart

Adele singing that great song...'Someone Like You' ...well, that rendition just really gets me thinking. If you ever had a broken heart this Adele number will really dig into your soul and your guts. I know it is a real pleasure to hear a grand singer...a person who does not rely on just wacky gimmicks. Enjoy the music of Adele. Feel a lot better!

Monday, July 25, 2011

NFL Deal A Boost For U.S. Pop Culture

Today we all got a huge boost. This is a marvelous pop culture shock wave. I'm talking about the NFL getting all things accomplished and so now we Americans are going to have our Pro Football. We need this NFL good deal because with this debt crisis and all the other odd economic things happening...we my word, we need what is called GOOD NEWS. I am so happy the Pro Football guys are going to give us great action again. Especially looking forward to watching the magnificent Matt Ryan and Roddy White of my wonderful team...THE ATLANTA FALCONS!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

'I Confess' movie loaded with raw emotion

Alfred Hitchcock had a clever way of directing his films. The man managed to stick all kinds of interesting "twists" in his movies. And it got tricky to just keep up with all his witty cleverness. But somehow a soul got snared and the next thing was...the viewer going down deep into the well and finding the fellow 'Hitch' had managed a finesse job again. the man had another bit of film artistry going on. I believe the raw emotion that is a burning portion of the Hitchcock movie works rather resembles the gutsy feelings one gets when listening to old-style rock sounds like those coming frm Elvis, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis and yes even some musicians who came a little later like Led Zeppelin and the wild fellows, ZZ-Top. Emotion can produce a whole new dimension in a man or a woman's life. It is a fact that when a big serving of wild emotion explodes into a person's brain then a more compelling and fascinating human being's personality is born. Getting back to the clever core of gritty Hitchcock stuff, one of my favorite H. movies is a thing called 'I Confess' that came out in 1953. This one had Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter and Karl Malden. The story of a priest (Montgomery Clift) is slick. The psychological teeth of this number is the riveting bloodstream of the story that somehow has the priest Clift ending up as a top suspect in a rugged murder. A church caretaker at a Quebec Catholic church confesses to the priest Clift and then inexorably Mr. Clift is drawn into a spidery web making him wonder what in the world to do with this confessed stream of consciousness. When the police figure the priest Clift has something to do with all this then the guy cannot spill his guts and tell stuff. In a strange way I remembered the clever old actor Walter Brennan when watching Monty Clift's performance. Brennan like Clift was seemingly always getting hung up in a tidal wave of roughhouse emotions that had people really strung out. A sleek additional blue note in this interesting 'I Confess' film is the romantic stuff Mr. Clift and the unique actress, Anne Baxter, get themselves into. And the wild, profound actor Karl Malden pounds out a good performance too in this odd story. Just like listening to grilling, powerful Elvis Presley songs the films of Alfred Hitchcock remain well-honed bits of cinematic steel fixed up on the anvil of truly skilled movie making. Intense emotion in movies rings all our chimes and slips us into a deep abyss of a mind-blowing experience we can really sink our teeth into.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Zac Brown Band...Solid Monday Tunes

The Zac Brown Band has a total sound that gets to everyone. As solid musicians they have the ability to connect. Yeah, they make you want to dance right along with 'em. I got myself going today by hearing good Zac Brown Band songs, 'Toes' and 'Chicken Fried.' Raw emotion just jumps at you out of these fine numbers. It is unique how the Zac Brown people can produce songs with so much depth, emotion and pure "guts." I am at the point in my life now where I appreciate more and more strong feeling in my music. It is music that brings us all together. If you listen to Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash or the powerhouse Zac Brown Band, all these musical folks can add a dash of delicious flavor to your lives. The zesty sounds of the merry " Chicken Fried' and 'Toes' put a huge smile on my face and probably for all you grand people out there. Let's have a thrilling Monday and let's enjoy the marvelous music of the Zac Brown Band. Yeah...let's sink our teeth into fantastic music this nice Monday!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Sonny Rollins...Poignant Sounds of Jazz

Jazz tenor saxophone people fascinate me. I think one of the most unique tenor voices is the clever older fella' Sonny Rollins. I listened today to this sly, big-toned sax guy blowing the intricate tune 'St. Thomas' and it was a huge thrill, a collage of sounds that mesmerize us all. This jazzy tune 'St. Thomas' is one of my top favorites. The piano styling of Kenny Drew was superb on this blowing session. Also I heard the sleek jazz tune 'Oleo' interpreted by our vigorous Mr. Sonny Rollins. That development of the composition 'Oleo' with its tricky bridges was so very fine. Jazz tenor sax music makes the mind feel so pleased.

Friday, July 8, 2011

The Doors....Real Strong Music!

Kinda worn out today. Wow....needed huge music energy quick. Got listening to the mighty DOORS. That did the trick...Hearing Morrison sing is truly "somethin' else." I really like that old song....'L.A. Woman.' The thing is so strong. Hope the night time turns out to be the right time as Mr. Charles says.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Carl Perkins.....Super Dance Music

Old-Style Rock is fun. The infectious sounds of true rockabilly music are remarkable. Listened this hot Saturday afternoon to the clever Carl Perkins doing two classic tunes...'Glad All Over' and 'Matchbox.' These numbers have so much truly kickin' style...Wow!....They remind us life is a joy. Carl Perkins stuff is loaded up with terrific punch, Makes you wanna get up and dance!

Nice Writing

THE GOOD terse writing of Ernest Hemingway is a real joy.  He does not use too many adjectives.  His 'Torrents' is a fine tome.