The Galaxy Playlist

May 24, 2010

Dylan, Mahalia and Rashaan: An interesting combination

Celebrating Bob Dylan's birthday today.....

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.

Composer Performer Title Genre Label Notes
Mahalia Jackson (with various accompanists)
There Is A Balm in Gilead
Traditional Gospel, Spirituals
Columbia, 1967
Many of these feature her frequent accompanist, Mildred Falls (herself notable in gospel circles). What A Friend We Have in Jesus and How I Got Over also features the young Billy Preston, all of 13 years old at the time.
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Columbia, 1963
How I Got Over
Columbia, 1961
In The Upper Room
Columbia, 1963
Didn't It Rain
Columbia, 1958
The Lord's Prayer
Columbia, 1958
Rashaan Roland Kirk, -w- Andrew Hill (p), Vernon Martin (b), Roy Haynes (d)
Domino
Jazz, post-bop, hard bop
Verve, 1962
A sampling of an early Kirk recording, where he is developing his style, and is not quite as aggressive as he would become
Meeting on Termini's Corner
A Stritch in Time
Rashaan Roland Kirk, -w- Herbie Hancock (p), Vernon Martin (b), Roy Haynes (d)
Where Mingus and Monk Live/Let's Call This
Rashaan Roland Kirk, -w- Ron Burton (p), Henry Pete Pearson (b), Richie Goldberg (d), Joe Texidor (perc)
Intro/Like Sonny
Jazz, Avant Garde, Post-bop
Hyena, 2006
Recorded live in 1972, by which point Kirk is doing many things, including the notorious circular breathing technique (of which he was a masterand imprompteau horn changes, sometimes in mid solo, and using multiple horns simultaneously during a solo.
Make It With You
Rashaan's Spirit
Cream
World of Pain
Rock, Classic, Blues-rock
Polygram, 1967
 
We're Going Wrong
Outside Woman Blues
Bob Dylan
Its Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding
Folk, Singer-songwriter
Columbia, 2003
Recorded live at Philharmonic Hall, NYC
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Met)
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Talkin' World War III Blues
Don't Think Twice, Its Alright
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Mama, You Been On My Mind
Silver Dagger
With God On Our Side
It Aint Me, Babe
           
           

 

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