Episodes
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257: Alison Krauss/Brenda Lee: ‘All Alone Am I’
Guilty pleasures. The post 257: Alison Krauss/Brenda Lee: ‘All Alone Am I’ appeared first on Jeff Meshel's World.
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259: Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau: ‘Marcie’ (Mitchell), ‘Don’t Think Twice’ (Dylan)
You don’t need Thile and Mehldau to justify the standing of Dylan or Mitchell. But their fresh new readings may still amplify and even enhance the originals. The post 259: Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau: ‘Marcie’ (Mitchell), ‘Don’t Think Twice’ (Dylan) appeared first on Jeff Meshel's World.
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166: John Martyn, ‘Bless the Weather’
The most brilliant self-destructive Scottish acoustic folk-jazz guitarist-singer you've never heard of. Watch John burn. The post 166: John Martyn, ‘Bless the Weather’ appeared first on Jeff Meshel's World.
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275: Sandy Bull, ‘Blend’
Betcha you’ve never heard of Sandy Bull, the crossover fingerpicker bridging the Kingston Trio and Ornette Coleman via India and Arabia. Don't feel bad, almost no one has. Betcha if you listen to him a bit you’ll really like him. The post 275: Sandy Bull, ‘Blend’ appeared first on Jeff Meshel's...
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276: Leo Kottke, ‘Eggtooth’ (New Acoustic)
Remember Paul Simon's 'Anji'? Remember Pentangle? Call it what you want--New Acoustic, Fingerpicking, American Primitive, Folk Baroque--there's a whole world out there of intelligent and sophisticated. virtuosic guitar music fingerpicked on a steel string guitar, using old blues and country...
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278: The Danish String Quartet, ‘Sønderho Bridal Trilogy – Part II’/Dreamers’ Circus, ‘Kitchen Stories’
Some of the most exciting music I’ve heard in years. Oh, do give it a listen. The post 278: The Danish String Quartet, ‘Sønderho Bridal Trilogy – Part II’/Dreamers’ Circus, ‘Kitchen Stories’ appeared first on Jeff Meshel's World.
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092: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, ‘Babar’ (“The Melody of Rhythm”)
Alchemy 101: Take a jazz banjoist, a classical double-bassist, and a percussionist of traditional Indian music, toss in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, mix vigorously. Waddaya get? A ménage a trois of a centaur, a mermaid, and a Toyota Prius? Nope! "The Melody of Rhythm" is as natural as the…
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131: Nickel Creek, ‘Somebody More Like You’
Children – anyone under thirty – should be seen, not heard. It’s unreasonable that Newgrass whippersnappers as young as Nickel Creek should absorb entire traditions, from bluegrass to country rock, and forge a mature, refined, sophisticated style all their own. And they’re just the tip of the ice...
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003: Garcia/Grisman, ‘So What’
Chief Deadhead Jerry Garcia and Reb David Grisman merrily plucking their newgrass cover of Miles. The post 003: Garcia/Grisman, ‘So What’ appeared first on Jeff Meshel's World.
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