No junk, no soul


“No poems can please for long or live that are written by water-drinkers.”
-
Ovid

Billie Holiday - Good Morning, Heartache
(Ken Burns’ Jazz/ 2000)
Amy Winehouse - Addicted
(Back to Black/ 2007)
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
[Superfly (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)/ 1972]
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
(#1’s/ 2007)
Miles Davis and Charlie Parker - Parker’s Mood
(Birdsong/ 2004)
Miles Davis and John Coltrane - ‘Round Midnight
[The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961)/ 2001]
Sarah Vaughan - Lush Life
(Compact Jazz: Sarah Vaughan/ 1954)

5 Comments »

  1. squashed said, October 16, 2007 @ 6:16 am

    it’s the most awesome reading ever. It defines what’s cool.

    Jack Kerouac / The Beat Generation

  2. Dexter said, October 16, 2007 @ 7:19 am

    Love Amy Winehouse, found a cool cover of “Rehab” by Seether:

    http://music.yahoo.com/promo-42778155

    Kinda weird…but kinda good…

  3. sonic_synesthesia said, October 16, 2007 @ 6:40 pm

    sq: loves it. you and he said it all. definitive. brill.

    dex: weird is good, thanks for the link . . . preciate it. broken is a personal fav of all time, the strings are unparalleled . . . so a seether cover was a pleasant surprise.

  4. Buchwald said, December 27, 2007 @ 1:34 am

    Hy, Motel de Moka. I love your playlists…
    But, what made me write this reply is the song from Davis & Coltrane, Round Midnight. In my opinion, this song is one of the most sensual jazz pieces I have ever heard… It simply blows my mind…

    Thanks,

  5. sonic_synesthesia said, December 28, 2007 @ 7:22 am

    hey buchwald, thanks for the kudos … davis and coltrane had a number of tracks together but i couldn’t let the chance pass to put round midnight on the board … it is mind-blowing indeed, thanks again … happy holidays

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