Sofia Rei Trio – John Zorn Masada Book 3
An evening pause: Sofía Rei-vocals, JC Maillard-saz bass, and Tupac Mantilla-percussion.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
An evening pause: Sofía Rei-vocals, JC Maillard-saz bass, and Tupac Mantilla-percussion.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
An evening pause: Ridenour, on trumpet, arranged the song in the style of early jazz, which isn’t surprising because that’s exactly the stylistic roots of the song, as created by the Beatles.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: This stellar performance by Glen Campbell’s daughter actually allowed me to hear the words of the song for the first time, and thus I ask, was Lefty Pancho’s killer, or was Lefty Pancho himself? Either way, a beautiful poem performed beautifully.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
An evening pause: My gosh, I didn’t know she could sing! From the Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical of Sunset Boulevard.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: I think I’ve posted this previously, but I can’t find it, and so what. It’s worth listening to again.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: I don’t know the piece well enough to be sure, but I think that she is doing a lot of really amazing improvisation here. And make sure you look of admiration on the face of the musician behind her as he watches her play.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
An evening pause: Watch how each player carefully watches the lead player, listening to the song, and then joins in carefully so as to not overpower the melody, but adding instead a layer that accentuates its beauty.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
An evening pause: For Memorial Day. And yes, you’ve heard this endless times before, but watch it here as it is played. It will bring it to life again.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
An evening pause: Alejandro Vázquez, trumpet solo. Provides a fascinating contrast with yesterday’s pause.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: This piece comes from a 1930 Soviet propaganda ballet, with music by Dmitri Shostakovich. It tells the story of a Soviet-era soccer team traveling through Europe in the 1920s, which provides the setting for the propaganda. I like the musical give-and-take. It is almost like two people arguing.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
An evening pause: From the opera Rusalka. The soloist is Musician 1st Class Susan Kavinski.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: What makes the sentiment here good is that he is giving it all, freely, with love.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: From an 1982 tour. Somehow the title seems entirely apt to me.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
An evening pause: With Aaron Jones on the bouzouki guitar, Jack Smedley on the fiddle, and Euan Burton on the bass.
There is music, and then there is music. The latter, as here, always sends chills up my spine.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: Fans of the show will appreciate this more, but I like it because of its heart felt sincerity.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen.
This pause is late partly because I forgot to schedule something, but mostly because I am desperately in need of suggestions. If you’ve sent me suggestions before, you know the routine. If you haven’t but have something you want to suggest, don’t post the link in a comment here. Just comment that you have something, and I will contact you.
An evening pause: On many cellos. Music by Lana Del Rey.
Hat tip Clark Lindsey, who runs Hobbyspace.com.
An evening pause: A nice rendition of a song by Kate Wolf about crossing the divide between life and death, who herself died far too young.
Hat tip Danae.