Tag Archives: Music
Mahalia Jackson, for the Last Night of the Decade.
I love Bert Stern’s film Jazz on a Summer’s Day, even writing about it here, and thought, what better way to close out a decade than with the last musical act from the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, Mahalia Jackson performing “Everybody Talkin’ ‘Bout Heaven” … Continue reading
Filed under Einen Kleinen Nacht Musik//
The Band with the Staple Singers, “The Weight.”
From one of the greatest concert films of all time, Martin Scorcese’s The Last Waltz, here is the studio rendition of The Band’s “The Weight,” performed with the Staple Singers.
Filed under Einen Kleinen Nacht Musik//
Malcolm McLaren’s “Buffalo Gals.”
Because people were so much cooler in olden times!
Filed under Einen Kleinen Nacht Musik//
SWV’s “Right Here.”
I’m a big softie when it comes to early-90s music, am pretty enamoured with Michael Jackson remixes, and know I’m not alone in this.
Filed under Einen Kleinen Nacht Musik//
Jackie Mittoo’s “Drum Song”.
I’ve been listening to a lot of old school ska dubs lately, so I thought I’d post some Jackie Mittoo, my favorite (and perhaps the most famous) organist from Studio One. Here’s a good anthology of his music, though, as … Continue reading
Filed under Einen Kleinen Nacht Musik//
