Musical Musings Blog 2... The Infinite Musical Continuum

  From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. A Tribute to Bob James featuring Jason Miles’ Lisbon Electric 4Tet. For more Jason, please visit: http://jasonmilesmusic.com ⸻ Around the same time Sherrie and I moved to Mexico, I found out that my new friend Jason Miles and his wife Kathy were heading to Lisbon. I had known of Jason for years—mainly through his groundbreaking work with Miles Davis and mutual friends in the music world—but we didn’t actually connect until he hired me to produce a promotional film about his legendary career: Will The Real Jason Miles Please Stand Up? Jason Miles is a Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer, producer, and arranger whose contributions to jazz, R&B, and fusion have spanned more than five decades. Born in Brooklyn in 1951, Jason came of age in the fertile chaos of the 1970s New York music scene and soon became one of the foremost pioneers of synthesizer and electronic textures in modern music. His credits read like a history of postm...

  From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. https://bretprimack.substack.com/p/the-fifth-bar-of-heaven?triedRedirect=true What happens when jazz legends meet again… beyond the stars? Step into The Fifth Bar of Heaven, a one-act metaphysical play where Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane reunite in a celestial jazz club somewhere beyond Saturn’s rings. Through poetic dialogue and musical rhythm, the play explores melody, harmony, rhythm, spirituality, legacy, and the transformative power of love — all in the language of jazz. ✨ Written with reverence and soul, this play is for jazz lovers, dreamers, musicians, and anyone who’s ever felt the universe in a single note. 🎭 Characters: Louis Armstrong | Duke Ellington | Charlie Parker (Bird) | Miles Davis | John Coltrane 🌌 Setting: A timeless afterlife jazz club — floating in cosmic silence, echoing with sound, memory, and meaning. 📖 Themes: • Jazz as philosophy • Music as a prayer • ...

  From "Dick Clark's Salute To Chuck Manione" from the early 80's.

  From the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival in England, here are The Moody Blues with their tune "Gypsy".  It was originally released on their 1969 concept album about space travel entitled "To Our Children's Children's Children".  The band lineup is: Justin Hayward: electric guitar, vocals John Lodge: bass, backing vocals Mike Pinder: Mellotron, backing vocals Ray Thomas: bass flute, backing vocals Graeme Edge: drums, percussion

  Two-time Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, known for his hit "Feels So Good," died Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at age 84. In this "Sunday Morning" story that aired Feb. 15, 1987, correspondent Billy Taylor profiled Chuck and his brother, jazz pianist Gap Mangione, about their early partnership as The Jazz Brothers. The two went their separate ways but, 23 years later, regrouped for a series of reunion concerts.

We fondly remember the great jazz flugelhorn player, Chuck Mangione, who passed away recently at the age of 84.  On many recordings and in live performances, he played both flugelhorn and Rhodes electric piano.  He played and recorded with such great musicians as saxophonist and flautist, the late, great Gerry Niewood, saxophonist and flautist Chris Vadalla, (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo), and guitarist Grant Geissman, as well as the rhythm section of Charles Meeks on bass, and James Bradley Jr. on drums.  Here are some of his best songs and performances collected from his YouTube channel. Chuck Mangione, Flugelhorn Player, Trumpeter and “Feels So Good” Hitmaker, Dies at 84 https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/chuck-mangione-flugelhorn-player-trumpeter-and-feels-so-good-hitmaker-dies-at-84/ Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good (Nana's Journey Into Song, March 8th, 1979) Chuck Mangione & Nana Mouskouri - Land Of Make Believe (Nana's Jo...

  Full Concert Friday again this week.  A concert by the late, great Michael Brecker on what would have been his 76th birthday on March 29th, 2025.   I uploaded this complete concert to honor Mike Brecker on his 76th birthday.  This was Jay Anderson's first gig with the band. Michael Brecker: Tenor/EWI Adam Nussbaum: Drums Jay Anderson: Bass Joey Calderazzo: Piano 01 Itsbynne Reel 02 Chime This 03 Choices 04 Nothing 05 The Cost Of Living 06 Nothing Personal 07 Original Rays 08 Suspone

  From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.   Giant Steps (Coltrane) with Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxphone and John Hicks on piano. 1986.

  From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. The Saxophone Colossus Reflects on a Titan of Rhythm. In this rare and intimate moment, legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins shares his memories and deep admiration for the iconic drummer Max Roach. From their groundbreaking collaborations to Roach’s fearless innovations in both music and activism, Rollins paints a vivid portrait of a drummer who was more than just a timekeeper—he was a revolutionary. Walter Bishop, Jr., who played with both Max and Sonny, offers his poem, Max the Invincible Roach, along with his composition, "Those who Chant." 🎷 “Max wasn’t just playing drums. He was playing ideas.” — Sonny Rollins Whether you’re a lifelong jazz fan or just discovering these giants, this video is a masterclass in history, rhythm, and mutual respect between two of the greatest minds in modern music. 🔔 Subscribe for more jazz legends, interviews, and untold stories from the golden age of improvisation. #SonnyRollins ...

  Woody Guthrie, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - John Henry Woody Guthrie - Vocals, Guitar Brownie McGhee - Vocals, Guitar Sonny Terry - Harmonica Weenie Campbell https://weeniecampbell.com Preserving country blues through education, performance and technology. Weeniepedia https://weeniecampbell.com/wiki Your resource for country blues lyrics, playing tips, artist information, trivia and more.

  From a live concert at Rockpalast, the German concert television show, here is Joe Bonamassa and his band playing a medley of "Heart of The Sunrise" and "Starship Trooper".  

  More from The Brecker Brothers, for this week's Sunday Special feature.  July 9, 1980, Brecker Brothers Montreux Switzerland Inside Out and interview Michael Brecker: Tenor Randy Brecker: Trumpet Mark Gray: Keyboards Neil Jason: Bass Barry Finnerty: Guitar Richie Morales: Drums

  Allman Brothers- Johnny Carson Show Aug, 1990/ Oct, 1991

  A BBC documentary from 2010 all about Herb Alpert's career particularly focusing on his period with the Tijuana Brass.  Check it out.  

  "Eyes of the World" - "King Solomon's Marbles" (Live) by Joe Russo's Almost Dead ft. Branford Marsalis Official Concert Video - Recorded live at Brooklyn Bowl Vegas in Las Vegas, NV

  "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Live) by Joe Russo's Almost Dead Official Concert Video - Recorded live at Pier 17 in New York, NY

  "Jack Straw" (Live) by Joe Russo's Almost Dead Official Concert Video - Recorded live at Pier 17 in New York, NY

  "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Live) by The Brothers Official Concert Video - Recorded live at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

  This week's Sunday Special.  Another performance by The Brothers from their April concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.   "Mountain Jam" (Live) by The Brothers Official Concert Video - Recorded live at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

  "Statesboro Blues" (Live) by The Brothers Official Concert Video - Recorded live at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

  Full Concert Friday this week. From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. Thelonious Monk Orchestra. Rotterdam, Holland November 28, 1967 Source: Radio, Sound: A- Thelonious Monk, p; Phil Woods, as; Charlie Rouse, ts; Johnny Griffin,ts; Ray Copeland, tp; Clark Terry, tp; Jimmy Cleveland, tb; Larry Gales, b; Ben Riley, d. 01. Ruby, My Dear 5:59 02. Hackensack 11:07 03. We See 17:12 04. Intros in Dutch / Epistrophy 11:02 05. Evidence/Epistrophy 11:00 06. Don't Blame Me 4:49 07. Oska T./Epistrophy 17:21 Time 78:18Monk's All Star Band in Holland, 1967

  "Dreams" (Live) by The Brothers Official Concert Video - Recorded live at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

  Check out "Can't Lose What You Never Had" by guitar great — and former Guitar World columnist — Greg Koch, featuring Jimmy Hall and the Memphis Horns. The track is from Koch's latest album, Blues (Create Records), which is out now. For more about all things Koch, visit https://www.gregkoch.com/ .

  Michael Brecker Indiana University Jazz Ensemble Director: Dominic Spera "The Winter of My Discontent" Arranged by Al Kiger January 11, 1968, 8 p.m. Indiana University East Hall on the Bloomington campus.

  From 1969, here's some Cajun music to spice up your day with Clifton Chenier and his song "Zydeco Sont Pas Sale (Snap Beans Not Salty)".  

  This week's Sunday Special.  From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. Few men have the musical experience, ability, and most importantly, intellectual perspective possessed by the jazz musician Bobby Kapp. In combination with a natural rhythmic sense, he is a force to be reckoned with as a vocalist and lyricist. He has been called a romantic, a Jazz Ambassador, an expatriate, and most importantly, a master musician; and to finish his most recent projects Themes 4 Transmutation and Cilla Sin Embargo, Bobby had to be all of these at once. His journey to becoming a man capable of wearing so many hats began in New Jersey, as a child who liked to sing. Singing came before anything else. But as Bobby entered his teenage years, an opportunity to make money at his father’s Tire Factory appeared, and with that hard-earned cash he bought his first drum set. At sixteen, he secured his first drumming gig with a group called George Ruben and the Stardusters, and began recognizing the re...

  From May 2nd, 1975, on "The Midnight Special" here is Jeff Beck with "You Know What I Mean".  The band lineup is: Jeff Beck: guitar Max Middleton: keyboards Billy Preston: keyboards Willie Weeks: bass Ollie Brown: drums Buddy Miles: percussion

  From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. BBC-TV, 1971. The Mahavishnu Orchestra. You know, you know. John McLaughlin, guitar; Jerry Goodman, violin; Billy Cobham, drums; Jan Hammer, keyboards and Rick Laird, bass.

I think I will be continuing my other Musical Musings blog. for just a little while.  To check it out, go HERE. https://clifford-bruber.blogspot.com/

This is the new beginning of an infinite musical continuum that my first Musical Musings blog began in 2011.  Hence, there is a reason I have subtitled it as the infinite musical continuum.  I am still finding and collecting new musical ideas even though I have gone through a few things administratively that have changed over some of my blogging ideas.  That does not mean that the quest to find great music is over or complete by any means.  No, no.  Far from it.  It is just that I have found it necessary to continue with a different blog at this time which is a continuation of my Musical Musings blog that I began writing, in earnest, and have kept up with every single day, since 2011.  So, that is the purpose of this next blog, to continue those ideas as they are found.  I do hope to have more posts and more ideas for this new version of the blog that is just a continuation, for the foreseeable future.  To all of my followers, please come ove...