Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).
For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic , an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.
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Slipknot |
Vermillion Pt. 2 |
Metal |
Roadrunner, 2004 |
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Danger - Keep Away |
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The Nameless |
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Welcome |
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Dimitri Shostakovich |
St. Petersburg String Quartet (Alla Aranovskaya, Ilya Teplyakov, violins, Andrei Dogadin, viola, Leonid Shukaev, cello) |
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73 |
Classical, 20th century, chamber music |
Sony Classical, 1995 |
Written in 1946 |
Willie Dixon |
Cream |
Spoonful |
Rock, classic, blues-based |
Polydor, 1966 |
Note the huge guitar solo here - you think he was feeling the heat from Hendrix right about this time? |
Arthur Reynolds |
Outside Woman Blues |
BBC, 1996 |
The original is found on Disraeli Gears, but this version may be better. Recorded live at the BBC, 10/24/67 | ||
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Deep Purple |
Smoke on the Water |
Rock, Classic |
Warner Bros, 1972 |
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Robert Johnson |
Cream |
Crossroads |
Rock, Classic, blues-based |
Polydor, 1968 |
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Jesus and Mary Chain |
Taste The Floor |
Rock, Indie, "Shoegazer" |
Reprise, 1985 |
The heavy fuzz and distortion sound they got was completely by accident, and they had difficulty achieving this high quality distortion again, although their concerts were known for the heavy amounts of feedback (compared to a "hurricane") |
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You Trip Me Up |
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Cut Dead |
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The Deftones |
Minerva |
Metal, Alternative |
Maverick, 2003 |
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Korea |
Maverick, 2000 |
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Cole Porter |
Charlie Parker (with strings, Tommy Potter, bass, Al Haig, piano, Max Roach, drums) |
What Is This Thing Called Love |
Jazz, Bop |
Verve, 1950 |
These were some of Bird's favorite recordings - working with strings was a pet project of his, and shows some of his most daring and innovative work. |
Vernon Duke, "Yip" Harburg |
April In Paris |
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Neil Hefti |
Repetition |
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