The Splash Fantastic » jazz http://thesplashfantastic.com Progressive Culture Within Reach Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Bad Plus http://thesplashfantastic.com/2009/11/10/the-bad-plus/ http://thesplashfantastic.com/2009/11/10/the-bad-plus/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:31:22 +0000 Chuck http://thesplashfantastic.com/?p=2492 thebadplus-foto3

I first heard this killer trio on a Radiohead covers compilation called Exit Music: Songs with Radioheads where they do a flawless rendition of Karma Police, complete with one insane crescendo. Well, here’s a few tunes they’ve done since then. You may recognize a few of the following tunes, as they seem to enjoy doing covers of super popular tunes. Smart move.

The Bad Plus feat. Wendy Lewis – Lithium (iTunes)

The Bad Plus feat. Wendy Lewis – Comfortably Numb (iTunes)

The Bad Plus – Tom Sawyer (iTunes)

The Bad Plus – Life on Mars (iTunes)

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Spain – I Lied – Album: The Blue Moods Of Spain { Released 1995 }

Madeleine Peyroux – Blue Alert – Album: Half The Perfect World { Released 2006 }

Chuck here. Just finished watching Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Yes, we’re catching up on all the old films prior to Friday’s release. But, that’s not what this post is about…

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You just have to dig jazz album covers, so formulaic yet strangely appealing. I’m going to go out on a limb here and claim that no modern Western music collection is complete without some blues. Spain is a lesser known Stateside band, who had the good grace of Mr. Johnny Cash himself covering one of their tunes. Madeleine brings us to a chilling & mischievous place. Each listen of Blue Alert brings me back to my days of dance.

Hopefully these tunes complement your Sunday evening (or Monday morning, or whatever point in time it may be).

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Been digging this radio show all day today curated by some friends over at Concordia U. It’s a pretty good ‘fuzion’ of music stemming from jazz. You’ll get a full dose of tunes you may or may have not heard in your historical time on this wonderful planet of ours. So open your minds & ears to something old, something new!

Here’s the April 19th show for your aural pleasure:

Artist Song Title
1 Bud Powell Dusky n’ Sandy
2 The Clash Shepperd’s Delight
3 Steven Bernstein Avi Mamin
4 Elvis Presley Mystery Train
5 Album: Rough Guide to Bollywood Piya Tu Ab To Aaja
6 Milt Jackson and John Coltrane The Night we Called it a Day
7 Irvine Arditti and Stephen Dury Six Melodies 01
8 Chico Hamilton and Eric Dolphy I’m Just a Lucky So and So
9 Kardinal Official Bang Bang (Prince Paul Remix)
10 Rufus Thomas The Memphis Train
11 Lee Morgan The Lion and the Wolfe
12 Ken Boothe Ain’t No Sunshine

You can follow the podcast on SoundCloud, or tune in to 1690 AM every Sunday at 2pm in the MTL area.

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