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Winter Blues

Read more I've Got the Blues or Red White and Blue.

Mark Morriss: This Is The Lie Read More The Bluetones So while going through my CDs, I sort of accidentally re-discovered how wonderful the Bluetones are! I'll always love their early singles (Bluetonic, Cut Some Rug) …

MARK MORRISS
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Slight Return The Bluetones

"Where did you go, when things went wrong for you. When the knives came out for you? Where did you go?"

We love the Bluetones. Former singer/songwriter of the Bluetones, Mark Morriss has a new single called "This Is The Lie" (which came out December 9, 2013). The single is taken from his forthcoming album A Flash of Darkness, due out February 24th, 2014, via Acid Jazz Records.

Morriss is currently on tour:

12/17/13 Cambridge - Junction
12/18/13 Nottingham - Junction
12/20/13 London - The Forum
12/21/13 Leeds - O2 Academy
12/28/13 Eastney - Cellars
01/10/14 Southampton - Joiners Arms
01/11/14 Brighton - Sticky Mike's
01/16/14 Wakefield - The Hop
01/17/14 Gourock - Cafe Continental
01/18/14 Hereford - The Jailhouse
01/24/14 Pontypridd - Clwb Y Bont
01/25/14 Basingstoke - Sanctuary
01/30/14 Liverpool - Korova
01/31/14 Newcastle - Think Tank
02/01/14 Aberdeen - Cafe Drummonds
02/02/14 Dundee - Buskers
02/22/14 London - The Water Rats
02/28/14 Glasgow - The Admiral

Ocean Blue: Ultramarine Read More The Ocean Blue The Ocean Blue's cover of "There is a Light" originally appeared as a b-side on their EP, Peace and Light. Way back in high school, trendsetter Dan Davis (we all admired this guy in high school) …

THE OCEAN BLUE
theoceanblue.com

The Ocean Blue is an indiepop band from the late 80s, originally signed to Sire Records. Currently, the band released Ultramarine and is signed to Korda records, a record label that is based in Minneapolis.

Korda 2 Komp Korda Compilation

Their song, "No Money In That" was recently used in a Korda compilation album called Korda 2 Komp.

Hear it:



Guitarist Oed Ronne commented about the modern age of music, "It's an interesting time for us to be putting out a new record. So much of the music we see and hear now reminds me of things I loved growing up. My friends in their twenties like The Smiths and New Order. It's a strange thing, but good for us I think. We'd love to reconnect with our old fans, but also make new ones among the ranks of the young."

The Ocean Blue is wrapping up a tour:

12.20.13 - Washington, DC - Jammin Java
12.21.13 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Read More Miles Davis You would think in a song with “Miles” in the name that Davis would step up to the mic with his muted horn. Instead it’s his sideman on tenor sax, John Coltrane, grabbing the first solo like a quarter-horse out of the gate …

MILES DAVIS
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Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, originally released in 1959, is the best-selling jazz record of all time. It's been long regarded by critics and fans as one of the greatest jazz album of all time, simply a masterpiece.

HDTracks recently launched a newly design website that allows 24-bit high resolution audio quality (24/96 and 24/192 bit/sampling rates).

According to HDTracks, Kind of Blue is now available for the first time in 24-bit, sourced from the original studio tapes.

A Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue Jeremy Taylor & Friends/Secret Stash Records

Personally, I already own the album on CD (and oddly A Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue via 12" record from Secret Stash Records) and it sounds fine. I don't have golden ears, so I can't actually hear the differences and it sounds great when I ripped my CD to MP3, even at normal (not high) settings.

Anyway, if you go to HDTrack under "About", they have a video documenting on the remastering process with recording engineer, Mark Wilder (Battery Studios), and producer, Steve Berkowitz (Sony Music).

BRIEFLY:

THE HOT TODDIES hottoddiesmusic.com The Hot Toddies are an all-girls band from Oakland. The girls just released "Summertime Blues", which you can grab for free on soundcloud.com. The track is taken from Friends of Tricycle Records Vol. 3, which you can download here. I believe you may have to sign up/sign in to download it. Seems like the animal-named bands are still a thing: Odd Owl, WOOF, Happy Fangs, and Kitten Grenade.

CLARA MOTO facebook.com Clara Moto new album is called Blue Distance, which was named after a line from Sylvia Plath. You can hear "How We Live in Each Other" on Soundcloud. She's currently on tour: 01/03/14 Le Sucre Lyon, France 01/04/14 Iboat Bordeaux, France 01/05/14 La Machine du Moulin Rouge Paris 01/18/14 Palaxa Saint Denis, Reunion

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JoeJoeJoe's Bizarre Adventures

Read More Joe Bonamassa To get their cover of Delaney & Bonnie's "Well, Well" as a free download, you have to sign up for a JBXP account at jbxp.net. This is apparently a myspace-like social network, but for Joe Bonamassa fans. .…

I should explain that I am a fan of the manga-turned-anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventures (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険). The series is currently enjoying a renewal/reinvention under JoJolion (ジョジョリオン) and as a new Tokyo MX/David Production OVA.

JOE BONAMASSA
jbonamassa.com

You may know Joe Bonamassa for being in the "son of" band called Bloodline. That band consisted of Miles Davis' son Erin, Robby Krieger's son Waylon and Berry Oakley's son Berry Jr.

Bonamassa's live album and DVD, An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House is coming out March 26, 2013, via J&R Adventures.

In addition to the live album, Bonamassa also announced a special 7-Date UK Arena Tour in September 2013 (tickets goes on sale today - March 15th):

Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Wednesday September 18
Bournemouth BIC Friday September 20
Manchester Arena Saturday September 21
Aberdeen AECC Monday September 23
Edinburgh Playhouse Tuesday September 24
Birmingham NIA Friday September 27
Brighton Centre Saturday September 28

UGLY KID JOE
uglykidjoe.net

You remember Ugly Kid Joe. That early 90s band with the double platinum albums for As Ugly as They Wanna Be and America's Least Wanted. By 1997, the band broke up.

They reformed in 2010 and it looks like UKJ will be releasing a brand new EP called Stairway to Hell on April 16th via MRI. The EP was actually originally released digitally in 2012, but the physical disc will include extra tracks like acoustic version of "No One Survives" and video for "It's Alright".

Track listing:

1. Devil's Paradise
2. You Make Me Sick
3. No One Survives
4. I'm Alright
5. Love Ain't True
6. Another Beer
7. Cat In the Cradle (acoustic)
8. Would You Like To Be There (acoustic)
9. No One Survives (acoustic)
10. EPK (video)*
11. It's Alright (video)*

I am assuming the band will do a promotional tour around April, so keep your eyes peeled.

JOE KING
thefray.net

Fans hoping to hear the Fray's fourth album might have to look under Joe King (or rather under his simple pseudonym of KING) in the temporary. His first ever solo track "Need a Woman by Friday" went on sale on iTunes recently.

Does this spell the end of the Fray as you know it? We don't know, but commenting on his new solo project, King had this to say, "To me it's about going back to the beginnings. Going back and changing the way I have always approached my songwriting. Finding a new way to approach production with my songs. The slightest change for me in my writing opened up new patterns."

King also announced some selected Colorado dates:

April 25 Denver, CO Bluebird Café
April 26 Ft. Collins, CO Aggie
April 27 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
April 28 Boulder, CO Fox Theater

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Jazz Note #1 - Make it Catchy

JAZZ NOTE # 1 – MAKE IT CATCHY

written by Dave

Miles Davis - Milestones

Miles Davis

As post-war Bebop began to wane into the cold war era, a group of jazz musicians sought to reconnect with their audience. Hard Bop, West Coast Cool, wherever the name, the songs usually stated a quick, catchy theme, letting the players take it from there. A few classics from this time are Lee Morgan’s “Sidewinder”, Horace Silver’s “Song for My Father” and this gem from Miles Davis, “Milestone” from the same-name 1958 Columbia record.

What I like most about this piece is how the hierarchy of the jazz combo is turned around. Usually, it’s the headliner that takes the lead and sets the tone. You would think in a song with “Miles” in the name that Davis would step up to the mic with his muted horn. Instead it’s his sideman on tenor sax, John Coltrane, grabbing the first solo like a quarter-horse out of the gate, sounding like he wants to completely break from the pack, ripping up and down the scales with a buoyant, joyous ease.

“Too many notes,” Davis would constantly chide his young band mate. Coltrane is definitely an interesting contrast to Davis’ subtle, understated tone. Just listen to the first two solos: one playing the edge, almost willingly losing control; the other with no need to impress, a consummate professional taking the smoothest of rides. Also, make note of the slightly awkward transition between the two solos. It almost sounds like Davis tapped Coltrane on the shoulder with a “That’s enough.”

Jazzcast!

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I just finished wrapping up WHM006: Jazzcast! with Dave.

Topics covered:

• Michael Wolff Trio
• Jazz Trios
• Amy Winehouse

 

Star Tribune (8-26-2007)

Once again, I just wanted to thank Dave for taking his time out to record this special edition of W♥M Radio.

If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing to our daily podcast! Think of it as a special director's commentaries to our stories.

Apologies for the mono-track recording, if you know of an easy recording device for Skype, please let me know.

I also wanted to mention that I was in our newspaper in The Star Tribune about two Sundays ago. I finally got a clipping, so I've scanned it in for you to read.

September 4, 2007 9:47 PM vu my♥posts [email protected] www.michaelwolff.com