Re: So what music are you listening

[Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>]

I'm obsessed with the latest Kurt Vile record and have already made my 
own Karaoke tracks of a couple of my favorite tracks
"Life Like Mine"   and   "That's Life (though I almost hate to say it)"

I'm also going, periodically, through all of the tunes that I do 
regularly on my jazz gig and
learning how to play them on piano/vibes and alto saxophone.

I have a new setup where I lug my 88 key sample Bosendorfer grand piano 
to my gig
and set it up across my bass drum (with the snare, hi hat and cymbals to 
the immediate
left of my bass notes on the keyboard)  so I can play drumset and keys 
at the same time, or either
individually,   so I'm just trying to get to be a better keyboardist.

So, I've been listening to Nardis, Caravan, Night in Tunisia, Red 
Clay/Sunny), Crystal Silence
and a couple of really beautiful arrangements (Jesse Elias's arrangment 
of Black Orpheus
and Marshall Otwell's arrangement in 5/4 of 'On Green Dolphin Street')

Lastly,   since the passing of David Bowie, Paul Kantner and Dan Hicks,
I've been revisiting those artists  with a particular emphasis on the 
best of the
original SF psychedelic bands (especially the Jefferson Airplane).

I'm getting great joy, lately,  and just for a goof,  of making my own 
Karaoke tracks (of songs where there
are not official Karaoke versions) and going down to sing them at this 
wonderful, supportive and creative
weekly karaoke night).

In fact,  I'm going there now.....................gonna sing some Beck,  
Gotye ('Bronte') and maybe
some Lana Del Ray  <grin>