Music Videos
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Joe Bageant: Joe picks and sings Hemingway's Whisky
Here is an outtake from The Kingdom of Survival, a documentary now in production that includes interviews with Joe Bageant, Noam Chomsky, a radical book publisher, a cabin builder, a musician, and a radio host. This segment was shot one year ago when Joe was visiting his home in Winchester, Virginia. Continue reading
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Joe Bageant: Joe picks and sings Hemingway’s Whisky
Here is an outtake from The Kingdom of Survival, a documentary now in production that includes interviews with Joe Bageant, Noam Chomsky, a radical book publisher, a cabin builder, a musician, and a radio host. This segment was shot one year ago when Joe was visiting his home in Winchester, Virginia. Continue reading
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A selection of Gil Scott-Heron videos
30 May 2011 Gil Scott-Heron “Pieces Of A Man” (1971) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VqGWfq0Btg Is That Jazz? Gil Scott Heron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOBVa6Gg6PA The Revolution Will Not Be Televised http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaRtqrlGy8 Winter In America, (1974) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHOq8i5Pyk The Bottle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2F-XX0Ol0 Gil Scott Heron – Message to the Messengers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3hCQcrfg28 Ain’t No Such Thing As A Superman by Gil Scott Heron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD_9Ph8KiVM Gil Continue reading
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Gil Scott-Heron, Spoken-Word Musician, Dies at 62
Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” died Friday at age 62. Continue reading
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27 May 2011 Jazz on the Tube Israel…
Israel “Cachao” Lopez performs along with Jimmy Bosch, Nelson Gonzales, Andy Garcia, Orestes Vilato, and others. Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Miles – ‘So What’ with John Coltrane
Miles Dewey Davis III was born on May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois. Miles’ mother was a blues pianist though she kept this hidden from him and his father a dentist. Davis began studying trumpet at the age of thirteen with local musician Elwood Buchanan and Buchanan would always stress to Miles to play without… Continue reading
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Michel Camilo ‘Blue Bossa’
23 May 2011 — Jazz on the Tube Continue reading
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Roce – ‘Ma salete d’esperance’
Excellent France-based hip-hop group Continue reading
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Cannonball Adderley ‘Straight, no chaser’
1974 concert in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Nat Adderley (trumpet), George Duke (piano), Walter Booker (bass) and Roy McCurdy (drums) Continue reading
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In Memorium: Zim Ngqawana Live
South African musician Zim Ngqawana has died in the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday. He was 52. Continue reading
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Johnny Hodges and The Duke Ellington Orchestra ‘On The Sunny Side of the Street’
Johnny Hodges plays “On the Sunny Side of the Street” with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in Italy, 1966. Continue reading
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And now for something completely different…
5 May 2011 Blues guitar legends B.B. King and T-Bone Walker performing “Sweet Sixteen” together at the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival. Continue reading
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Joshua Redman ‘Straight Ahead’
Joshua Redman plays “Straight Ahead” with his quartet. This is an encore performance from a concert in Belgium recorded in 1994. Joshua Redman – tenor; Jonny King – piano; Christian McBride – bass; Brian Blade – drums. Continue reading
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie ‘ Hot House’
This 1952 performance on columnist Earl Wilson’s television show is the only real performance footage of Parker. Pianist Dick Hyman, bassist Sandy Block and left-handed drummer Charlie Smith back them up on “Hot House.” http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Clp9AeBdgL0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0 Continue reading
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Anita O’Day ‘Jazz on a Summers’ Day’
In my opinion the best movie on jazz ever made. Pick up a copy if you can. This excerpt from “Jazz On A Summer’s Day” features the unique Anita O’Day’s original treatment of “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Tea For Two.” Her trio is led by the great pianist Jimmy Jones http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/rRleR-e8_t8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0 Continue reading
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Cannonball Adderley – Bossa Nova Nemo
Here’s an early version of “Jive Samba” from Oscar Brown, Jr.’s television show Jazz Scene USA – so early the tune had not yet been named. Adderley had only recently expanded his quintet (brother Nat, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes) to a sextet with the unique talents of tenor saxophonist/flutist Yusef Lateef. http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/PGbWUIxkbQc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0 Continue reading
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – ‘Night in Tunisia’
With Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons 1961. http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/jU2pITrtwMs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0 Continue reading
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Ed Neumeister ‘ESP’
27 April 2011 Readers might be curious as to why I also publish music videos on a site dedicated to investigating imperialism. Well the short answer is that I’m an ex-muso raised on jazz, funk, reggae, latin and african music and amidst all the gloom and doom, I need a shot of syncopation every now Continue reading
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Sonny Rollins Trio ‘Weaver of Dreams’
18 April 2011 Date and location unknown but probably the late 1950s Continue reading
The New Dark Age 