‘Green Is Beautiful’
Just in the mood for the funky genius of Grant Green. You can check out the 1970 Blue Note album from the jazz guitarist for yourself here:
Green Is Beautiful
Tag: Music
Horn
‘Horn’
…sweet sounds imagined in the gardens…
Forgotten Melodies, Unsung Songs
‘Forgotten Melodies, Unsung Songs’
…no music playing – the rotunda lies empty.
but i can almost hear what has been, and what will be, played.
encore, encore!…
Spin Me Round
‘Spin Me Round’
…just waiting for the good groove…
this will do nicely:
Downtown Lights
‘Downtown Lights’
…an illumined skyline and street scene put me in mind of a favourite song, an evocative beauty from 1989, yearning and lovely – lyrics and YouTube link below if you have the time…
“Tonight and every night
Let’s go walking down this empty street
Let’s walk in the cool evening light
Wrong or right, be at my side
The downtown lights”
– The Blue Nile, ‘The Downtown Lights’
The Gig IV
‘The Gig IV’
Free (always nice!) concert at the art gallery this afternoon, by Wellington indie musician Ebony Lamb. Cool sounds!
You can get a taste of what she offers, below:
The Gig III
‘The Gig III’
Should I Stay Or Should I Go ?
‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go?’
The Clash ask that eternal question:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xMaE6toi4mk
Enjoy!
At The Radio Station IV
‘At The Radio Station IV’
“Turn up your radio and let me hear the song” – Van Morrison, 1970.
At The Radio Station III
‘At The Radio Station III’
“Turn up your radios and listen to the music” – Cheap Trick, 1978.
At The Radio Station II
‘At The Radio Station II’
“You better listen to the radio” – Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1978.
At The Radio Station I
‘At The Radio Station I’
“Who listens to the radio? That’s what I’d like to know” – The Sports, 1979.
Zoom In (All Seeing Eye)
‘Zoom In (All Seeing Eye)’
I had just been listening to jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s adventurous 1966 album “The All Seeing Eye”, when I saw ( and saw through to the building behind) the pictured glass sculpture in downtown Auckland.The sculpture zooms in to the world beyond – an all seeing eye.
Strange when two very different art forms conflate in one’s mind!
The Gig II
‘The Gig II’
The Gig
‘The Gig’
Blow Your Own Horn
‘Blow Your Own Horn’
…playing it strong and loud…
That Striped Sunlight Sound
‘That Striped Sunlight Sound’
I’m a massive music fan, and have been on a recent trawl though my Go-Betweens collection.The Aussie indie group titled a late live album ‘That Striped Sunlight Sound’. I was in an Auckland park in the early morning this week and the sun streamed though the trees, including the nikau palm pictured. It immediately reminded me of the album title, connecting the visual with the songs in my head. This post is in homage to the band I love.
The Dead Don’t Dream
‘The Dead Don’t Dream’
This post is inspired by the title of the latest album by Finnish jazz trumpeter Verneri Pohjola,‘The Dead Don’t Dream’.
I have come across Pohjola’s amazing modern music quite recently and have been mightily impressed by what I have heard.
The musician was talking about the making of the album (dreaming it into existence as he termed it) and remarked that “it’s about embracing life in all of its complex emotions, while we still have it … after all, the dead don’t dream”.
He nailed it for me with that statement.
To live is to truly engage, and to dream. You may as well be dead otherwise.
You can listen to the tune behind the thoughts below (via YouTube):
Same As It Ever Was II
‘Same As It Ever Was II’
In yesterday’s post Same As It Ever Was , I referenced Talking Heads’ groundbreaking pop hit, ‘Once In A Lifetime’.
I probably ought to have included the music, so, in the spirit of sameness, and to provide some aural context, here it is, thanks to YouTube:
“letting the days go by”
When The Red King Comes
‘When The Red King Comes’
Two small things collided during the week in way that made perfect sense to me:
A lunchtime walk down to Auckland’s city wharves, where the old wrought iron fence sports carved faces of Neptune/Poseidon in a vivid red.
And a major overhaul of my digital music collection that unearthed this psychedelic/jangle gem from cult band Elf Power (an early track of theirs that lends this post its title).YouTube share below.
Enjoy the pairing!
ebb then flood 