With Valentines Day approaching I'll bet lots of folks are searching for some romantic music to set the stage for a zesty session tomorrow... eh? So in our 4th WAYLT segment we'll talk about what you could use for that, and what we've been pounding into our heads via those little holes in each ear.
For Valentines Day, nearly the first thing you should have in your music collection is some Barry White. Man, if you can't get laid with some Barry White playing on Valentines day after 2 dozen roses, a box of chocolate, and a bottle of wine (or 2 or 3 depending on what he/she looks like), then you ladies need to invest in a battery powered "personal companion" and you fellas just pick up some petroleum jelly.
I recommend the Ulitmate Collection by Barry White. The song titles on this album themselves imply sex. It's a compilation of his work and that's all you need. Because let's face it, you're not going to be listening to this much by yourself, OK.
Another band that worked wonders for me in matters of "love" was Bread. Used to have a girlfriend waaaay back in the day who would put an 8-track of "Best of Bread" on when it was time to get to work. Never really liked the band but I recently picked up the Anthology of Bread as a nostagic novelty.
Now if those options don't appeal to you 21st Century foxes and hounds, I can still hook you up with something more sophisticated for the discriminating listener.
Some things that I've been listening to recently are albums by Antonio Carlos Jobim called Wave from 1967 and Stone Flower from 1970. This is true Brazilian bossa nova at it's simmering best. This is what will be playing at the Dog's house on Valentine's day, rest assured.
Some other jazz artists who might work for your particular situation are, Milt Jackson, Gerald Albright, Herbie Mann, and Hubert Laws.
So, love to everyone on Valentines day and... best of luck!
Now what I have been listening to since our last installment...
5. Chase - This extinct (plane crash) band featured a horn section with 4 trumpets led by Bill Chase. I had a lot of this on vinyl (and 8-track) and finally got it digitized. Plus I found 3 live releases by Chase I never knew existed.
4. Buddy Rich Big Band - Damn I never realized how good a drummer this guy was. Used to see him on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson jamming with Doc Sevrinson but just missed the boat I guess. I picked up an album called Big Swing Face and it is outstanding.
3. Roy Book Binder - Live Book! This is acoustic blues in the Rev. Gary Davis Piedmont flat picking style. And Roy's stories he intertwines with the tunes are as good as the music. Also features Jorma Kaukonen on a couple tracks.
2. Larry Carlton - Renegade Gentleman. I have quite a number of Larry Carlton jazz guitar albums but this is one of my favorites. It has almost a Southern Rock flavor to it due to the addition of some burning harmonica parts not normally present in Larry's music.
1. Oscar Peterson. I always liked Oscar Peterson. But I have recently discovered two awesome albums by him which I highly recommend. They are Oscar's Boogie which I think is a compilation album, and Satch & Josh which is an album of jazz/blues piano duets featuring Oscar and Count Basie.
What are you listening to?
4 comments:
i just wore my buddy rich T-Shirt out all day yesterday.i got more than a few nods of approval. it's a sweet shirt, black and rich is playing all in gray with that wicked smile of his. i'm surprised you mention "closer" by nine in nails. lets get things straight though....its not a song to make love to....but it is a song to...well, nevermind. after the grammy's, i pulled out plant and krauss and gave it another whirl. while i can fully appreciate it - its not something that i would keep reaching for i guess in retrospect. havent listened to too much music this past week.
I guess you mean you're surprised I DIDN'T mention Closer by Nine Inch Nails. Yeah, and I didn't mention Big 10 Inch Record by Aerosmith either. Maybe I should have. But they get their mention in the comments so it's all good.
You know, I either don't care for that Plant & Krauss, or I just don't know what to make of it. I haven't decided. Seems like everybody and their brother find more redeeming material on that album than I do. Maybe it's one of those things you come back to after a year or more and give it a new listen. I'm a firm believer that you have to be in the right frame of mind for a lot of music to appreciate it. Maybe I haven't reached that plane of consciousness yet? ...or unconsciouness as the case may be.
Right. Like I am more inclined to listen to artist A when with my wife, but maybe not so much when by myself. Same thing with my daughter but its even harder with her. Although she just had me put a guitar hero mix on her ipod with crazy train, heartbreaker, eye of the tiger and livin on a prayer.
I just found me some Third Eye Blind!
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