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Brian Jones via Wings of Dream

AMG:
"Despite a productive career, Deodato will always be best-known for a 1972 hit record, his catchy adaptation of "Also Sprach Zarathurstra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey)." He began his career playing in a popular local rock group as a teenager. At 17, he was asked to arrange for a recording session orchestra and, despite never having written a score before, the teenager succeeded at quickly learning what was necessary. Although Deodato spent time studying engineering, he eventually decided to make a career in music due to the popularity of his writing. After working in Brazil's studios, he moved to the United States in 1967. Deodato wrote for the American studios and was involved in the still fertile bossa nova movement. He wrote arrangements for Astrud Gilberto, contributed three charts to Wes Montgomery's Down Here on the Ground, and was soon working for major names in several fields including Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stanley Turrentine, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, among others. With the release of Prelude in 1973 (his first solo album and the one that included the "Theme From 2001"), Deodato became a major name for a time. He recorded sets for CTI, MCA, and Warner Bros. through 1979, although the efforts tended to be over-arranged and none caught on as well as Prelude. Since that time, Deodato was mostly outside of jazz, working as a producer and arranger behind the scenes, including for Kool & the Gang during 1979-1983."

Eumir Deodato - Tremendao, 1964





Meine LieblingsArrangements von Deodato: Ravels Pavane for a dead princess und Ellingtons Caravan

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Wenn Sie mich fragen: Die beste Band überhaupt!

via RussianRock.com

In early 70s, Alexey Kozlov has created "Arsenal" band, which became one of the most popular jazz rock groups in the Soviet Union. Arsenal's participation in tours and festivals worldwide has made Alexey Kozlov and his music internationally known. In past ten years six Arsenal LPs and two CDs have been released in the USSR and Russia. One of those, "Created with our own hands" (Melodiya, 1982) has been released in the U.S. (East Wind Records).

Eine der LPs habe ich noch - Original Melodija, so um 1980 in Jalta gekauft nach einem Open-Air-Konzert von Arsenal...
FAQ:
Was haben Sie 1980 in Jalta gemacht? -Urlaub!
Was noch? - Open-Air-Konzerte besucht, am Strand gelegen, in wundervollen Parkanlagen spazieren gegangen, Auto gemietet, auf der Krim rumgefahren ...
Und das ging? Waren Sie ....? - Ja bzw. nein: Ich war Bürger der BRD und nicht IM oder Mitglied der DKP, falls Sie das meinen ... Ich war Tourist. So schlimm war die bipolare Weltordnung nicht, wie heute zuweilen unterstellt wird.

Meine kleine Schwester will nicht in den Westen ...
Heiner Pudelko starb schon 1995; sein schönstes Lied, seine einzigartige Stimme habe ich gerade wiedergefunden:


Nicht zu vergessen auch sein Liebeslied - mit Interzone: Ein Text von Wolf Wondratschek. Früher begann der Tag mit einer Schusswunde. Heute mit einem Liebeslied.

... jetzt ist es wieder eher umgekehrt ...

Oder: Das bildungsferne Kind der Sozialhilfemutter im Transferquartier:



via Never Get Out Of The Boat!

Artist Sam Taylor Wood's debut feature is a sensitive and sprightly look at John Lennon's formative years, from a script by Control writer Matt Greenhalgh.

Als Entschädigung für die Pampe einige rare Beat-Club-Aufnahmen meiner Lieblingsband der 60er:

1. Good times (1967)

2. Love of my life (1967)

3. Come on and sing (1967)

4. Little Queenie (1967)

5. She is the one (1967)

6. Las Vegas (1967)

7. Hey Sally (1967)

8. It is love (1967)

9. The witch (Neuaufnahme 2005, 1970 #1 in US)

Zugabe: Achim Reichel - Der Spieler

Ein wunderbares Video, dass die nachhaltige Wirkung einer Schallplatte demonstriert: Der berühmteste Zebrastreifen der Welt : Abbey Road.

Les Paul, the inventor of the solid-body electric guitar, has passed away at the age of 94 today from complications of severe pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York according to Northern New Jersey’s News 12 cable channel. The jazz guitarist’s invention led to the Rock n’ Roll revolution and over the years he’s played with many of the biggest names in the genre including Paul McCartney, Keith Richards and Steve Miller.
Recently, Paul had been performing every Monday the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City and spent most of his time at home in Mahwah, NJ with his extended family. Les Paul was one of the most important figures in the development of rock music and he will be sorely missed.
via mog
Performing the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City


+ Billy Squier intro with Les Paul & Jeff Beck trading off riffs:
Les Paul - Jeff Beck - Jamming Together





Note the wad of duct tape on JB's strat.. word was he knew LP was going to yank the cord out ... cause its not a Les Paul!


Vgl. aber: Gibson 1954 Jeff Beck Oxblood Les Paul!





Nachtrag:
Clip Shows Les Paul Inventing Modern Music (via PCL LinkDump)

It is with heavy hearts that we let you know that Willy passed away peacefully last night, August 6, 2009.


Nachtrag 10/09:
Arthur hat schöne Videoclips von Willy zusammengestellt!