Welcome to the final day of my 30 Day Album challenge Day 30: An Album with a Killer Final Track Oh I am going to enjoy a bit of wordplay here as my choice is the 1985 Miles Davis album "You're Under Arrest". The album cover depicts Miles dressed as a Police Officer with his … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 30
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30 Day Album Challenge #Day 29
Welcome back to my 30 Album Challenge Day 29: The Next Album Your are Going to Listen To Well it is going to be one of these two albums, which by happy coincidence are both on the Blue Note Label. The Horace Silver Quintet: You Gotta Take A Little Love. As the "can only of … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 29
30 Day Album Challenge #Day 28
Welcome to the final furlong if my 30 Day Album Challenge Day 28: An Album by Your Favourite Band/Artist I don't have one favourite of either part of the prompt so here are a few with a track from each Miles Davis: Milestones https://youtu.be/erlKauAFwSw John Coltrane: Giant Steps https://youtu.be/QTMqes6HDqU Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced? https://youtu.be/Ll7w7Q1uIAk … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 28
30 Day Album Challenge #Day 27
Welcome back to my 30 Day Album Challenge Day 27: An Album from My Childhood Crikey, I am not sure that I can really recall an album from my Childhood as such but I do remember having this record. I remember a few of the songs on itsuch as the Sun has Got His Hat, … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 27
30 Day Album Challenge #Day 26
Welcome back to my 30 Album Challenge Day 26: A Favourite Compilation Album I am going back along way now back to Xmas 1999 and I got my first jazz compilation which had one of those ridicule titles. "The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever Need". I initially had this on cassette but I wore it … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 26
30 Day Album Challenge #Day 25
Welcome back to my 30 Album Challenge, today is day 25 and the prompt is An Album from the 2000s. My choice is going into Scandinavian territory to bring you an album from Sweden and my choice is "Strange Place for Snow" by the Esbjorn Svensson Trio. Released in 2002 on the ACT label this … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 25
30 Day Album Challenge #Day24
Welcome back to my 30 Album Challenge, we are on the last leg now Day 24: A Sunday morning album. Ok, what exactly is a Sunday morning album? This sounds like it ought to be a cryptic question set by the Celestial Toymaker and you only have one shot at it and if you fail … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day24
30 Day Album Challenge #Day 23
Welcome back to my 30 Album Challenge Day 23: An Album Everyone Should Own Benny Goodman and his Orchestra: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Concert A recording of historical significance, this was the first Jazz concert at the esteemed venue and at the time the band didn't know it was being recorded. The existence of the … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 23
30 Day Album Challenge #Day 22
Welcome back to my 30 Day Album Challenge Day 22: An Album with a Really Cool Cover Oh hundreds of Blue Note covers, but here are a mere two of my favourite Blue Note covers Blue Train by John Coltrane Buhaina's Delight by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers And here are some albums on … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 22
30 Day Album Challenge #Day 21
Welcome back to my 30 Album Challenge Day 21: A Favourite Soundtrack Album. Now I answered a similar question in my 30 Day Film Challenge earlier in the year with Duke Ellington's soundtrack to the movie "Anatomy of a Murder", so I won't be selecting that again. My choice is going to be the soundtrack … Continue reading 30 Day Album Challenge #Day 21