The New Standards, a Playlist
I give you The New Standards, a playlist. Some music that moves the soul. (spotify version)
Featuring Pat Methany guesting and enjoying
The man is sorely missed. Great things always happened when he was on stage. He was electrifying the few times I was lucky enough to catch him live and brought the best out of his band.
JC was pimping. Check out when his saxophone comes back after that piano solo
She's gotta have it
Whether live or in studio, this is an immaculate take on the ultimate blues song
He lets the students shine then drops some vocals that are unearthly
A wonderful take on Curtis Mayfield's The Makings of You
The spirit of the moment
A celebration of Ronnie Laws's masterpiece
Restraint, heeding Nina's lead
Vintage Motown by a bass god
Mics were dropped
The tour when he had the horn section elevated this further
Casey Benjamin is sorely missed, he was at the center of this concoction
Velvet voice
The diva takes charge
Undeniable standards
I'm so glad I got to experience the barefoot diva live thrice. She always left you wanting more.
The uptempo Salif Keita that is listened to back in Mali is very different from that which gets released on the "world music" circuit. This is one of the occasions when we all got to hear it
Compositions isn't performed much live but it's my favorite album of hers. And this is my favorite on that. That Greg Philliganes piano solo is cooking
Title track of the album that put a firm stamp on the legend
Bluesy, she gets down to business
Unapologetic grooves in his primeThe New Standards (fond edition)
Funk. Funk. Funk
Randy Crawford's voice on this floats miraculously. Joe Sample gets into the groove
The spirit of Langston Hughes set to music
Grace is the word that describes the testifying that went down when this was recorded
Bees and things and flowers.
George Duke was everywhereThe New Standards (sweet and sour edition)
Maxwell's suite saved the life of this bachelor
Come again?
The sound of butterflies
T-pain's anthem
Memphis changes you
Standard Time
Where's Biggie and Puff
The sound of longing
Lust or love?
Voodoo set the blueprint
Throwing down with an all-star cast of vocalists. Pass the microphone
The sound of the horn
The whistle register and the fearlessness
Alternately Breakfast at Dennys
Record companies are criminal. That the Best by Far album isn't on streaming services is unforgivable
I have a love jones for this song
Every project he gets involved with shines
Just saying, I use this song to test loudspeakers.
Debarge's anthem
Alternatively, Wishing Well by the erstwhile Terence Trent D'Arby.
I aspire to the economy of feeling in this song.
These are some of my new standards. What are yours?
File under: music, soul, appreciation, toli
Writing log: May 26, 2020
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