Fiddler Williams played with Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy in the 1920s and 30s; this tune is more recent, from the 1990s, when he played on "Masters of Folk Violin" (Arhoolie, 1995)
Leizime Brusoe
French Four (Soldier's Joy)
Recorded in 1937 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and available on CD on "American Fiddle Tunes" on Library of Congress Archive of Folk Song/Rounder (2000 )
Leizime Brusoe
Quadrille
Leizime Brusoe
Two-Step Schottische
Leizime Brusoe
Highland Fling
Eddie Miller
Freight Train Blues
from "Down on the Levee: The Piano Blues of St. Louis, Vol. 2" (Yazoo, 2003)
[Soundtrack to "Talk to Her"]
Sabana Santa
from Pedro Almodovar's brilliant film, score by Alberto Iglesias
[Soundtrack to "Talk to Her"]
Jordania
Eliane Elias
September
with Michael Brecker on trumpet
Herbie Mann
One Note Samba
Jazz flutist Herbie Mann died on July 1, 2003. A pioneer of world music, in 1965 he went to Brazil to record with Jobim, Gilberto and Baden Powell
Herbie Mann
Draw Your Brakes
This 1976 cover of the reggae classic swings, with a great rhythm section and Herbie Mann's flute lead
Herbie Mann
Memphis Underground
Title cut to the fine 1969 album, with Sonny Sharrock and Larry Coryell on guitar and Roy Ayers on vibes. A fusion album that rocks.
David Fathead Newman
Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool
Herbie Mann moved from NYC to Santa Fe and started Kokopelli Records-- recording people like David Newman, Cornell Dupree and lots of Brazilians
Hilton Ruiz
Michael's Mambo
Solo piano from Latin jazz master
Irakere/Chucho Valdes
Solo te Echaron un Medio
Irakere began playing Cuban music in 1973; Chucho Valdes, a brilliant jazz pianist, has been its musical director all those years
Laurel Aitken
Perfidia
Cuban-Jamaican mix, from "100% Latin Ska, Vol. 1" (Moon, 1995)
Ernest Ranglin
E.B. @ Noon
The title cut to another fine album by this Jamaican guitar master
Non Pareil Trio
Yellow Dog Blues
From 1929, on "Black Secular Vocal Groups, Vol. 3" on Document Records
Paul Geremia
Midnight Hour Blues
With fiddle master Howard Armstrong, aka Louie Bluie
Howard Tate
Mama Was Right
The great R&B singer was recently found living in Camden, NJ-- and his voice was a soulful as ever. On "Rediscovered" (BMG, 2003)
Lonnie Mack
Mt. Healthy Blues
Rocking blues guitar, from 1969; reissued on Sundazed, 2003
Sean Ardoin and Zydekool
The Call
Fine zydeco player with famous Creole ancestors Amadie and Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot sings soul music on his new album. "Home Brew"
Sean Ardoin and Zydekool
Back Porch
He also plays fine zydeco accordian!
Orchestra Baobob w/ Ibrahim Ferrer
Hommage A Ton Ton Ferrer
Cuban music goes back to Africa! First album in 15 years from this great Senegalese band, from "Specialist in All Styles" (Nonesuch, 2002), produced by Youssou N'Dour
Jimmy Dale Gilmore
Red Chevrolet
Jimmy sings yet another Butch Hancock song
George Jones
Color of the Blues
John Hammond does a cover of this on his newest album but no one does it better than the guy who wrote it
Damn Lovelys
Sparks Fly
NY area country band, fronted by WFMU's own Meredith Ochs; from "Trouble Creek" (2003). For more info, go to damnlovelys.com
Kevin Fowler
Senorita Mas Fina
Another cool country tune from "Cow Hear This! Vol. 2" (Compendia, 2003)
Jose Gutierrez y Los Hermano Ochoa
El Pajaro Cu (Coo Bird)
Mexican coo coo cool song
Chris Mills w/ Dean Schlabowske & Dave Alvin
Horses
Another tune from John Langford's Anti-Death Penalty series: "Pine Valley Cosmonauts: The Executioner's Last Song, Vol. 2"
Norman Blake
Bonaparte's Grand March
from "Flower from the Fields of Alabama" (Shanachie, 2001)
Snuffy Jenkins & Ira Dimmery
Going to Lay Down My Old Guitar
from "Close to Home: Old TIme Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967" on Smithsonian/Folkway
Arthur Smith and Kirk McGee
Black Mountain Rag
Old time guitar and banjo instrumental classic, also from "Close to Home"
Dock Boggs
Sugar Baby
Boggs was an Appalachian banjo player who played/recorded in the 1920s, then (after a long lapse) again in the 60s for Mike Seeger.
Odetta
All the Pretty Little Horses
Beautiful rendition of folk ballad, from Vanguard Folk Sampler
Rooftop Singers
Walk RIght In
This folk song-- originally by Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers in late 1920s-- was a pop hit in 1963; also from Vanguard Folk Sampler
Bill Keith, Tony Trishka, Eric Weissberg & others
Footprints in the Snow
Fine instrumental version of Bill Monroe classic, from "Man of Constant Sorrow: American Roots Collection" (Shanachie, 2002)
Spike Jones
By the Beautiful Sea
Recorded in Chicago for RCA in 1947, this is one of the great novelty songs of all time. A summertime favorite.
Aaron Neville
Change Is Gonna Come
Striking gospel version of Sam Cooke's righteous 1964 song
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