Song of the Day (May 25, 2012): George Frideric Handel – Di’ cor mio, quanto t’amai

From the 1992 Decca re-release of Handel’s Alcina. This is a recording of Joan Sutherland’s 1962 London performance at Walthamstow Town Hall.  There is an earlier 1960 Venice recording of Sutherland in the Franco Zeffirelli production, in which she made her debut at La Fenice in February.

 

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Song of the Day (May 24, 2012): John Adams – Road Movies

From the 2004 album, Road Movies.  This 1995 composition for piano and violin is in three movements – I. Relaxed Groove, II. Meditative, and III. Relaxed Swing.  It is intend as a travelogue through “different harmonic and textural regions”.  It was commissioned by the Library of Congress.  John Novacek on piano and Leila Josefowicz on violin.

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Song of the Day (May 23, 2012): Fink – Ever Since I Was A Kid (Pt 1)

From Fink’s (Fin Greenall) 2000 debut LP, Fresh Produce. Any music collector can relate to this.

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Song of the Day (May 22, 2012): George Harrison – Thanks for the Pepperoni/Plug Me In

From the 1970 triple album, All Things Must Pass.  These two jam sessions are from disc 6 and include Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Carl Raddle, Bobby Whitlock, and Jim Gordon.  The session would lead to the formation of Derek and the Dominos (and everyone knows about Layla), although that band would include Duane Allman instead of Dave Mason.  The tracks appear reversed on the original LP with “I remember Jeep” separating them.

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Song of the Day (May 21, 2012): Kai Winding – Comin’ Home Baby

From the 1963 album, !!! More !!! (Theme From Mondo Cane), featuring Kenny Burrell.  Winding was a jazz trombonist from Denmark that gained a following playing with Stan Kenton in the late 1940s.  Here he is with Kenny Burrell on guitar playing California surf music of the early 1960s.

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Song of the Day (May 20, 2012 – Sun. bonus): Vice Versa – Space Bridge

From the 2nd track on the Human Elements Digital 2010 MP3 2 × File (A-Side and Makoto feature on the 1st track).  Vice Versa is the brothers Deshpande (Raj and Rohan, aka DJ Mirage and MC Ro).  Daniel Williamson (LTJ Bukem) saw and signed them in Sydney in 2003, but output has been limited to a few EPs and singles.

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