Today I want to share a few tracks that fall under the very broad heading of The Blues. Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1870s by African-Americans from roots in African … Continue reading I guess that’s why they call it The Blues.
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Waldo De Los Rios – Classics For The 70s.
Osvaldo Nicolás Ferraro de los Rios (7 September 1934 – 28 March 1977) better known as Waldo de los Rios was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger. He was born in Buenos Aires into a musical family. His father worked as a musician and his … Continue reading Waldo De Los Rios – Classics For The 70s.
Le Chevalier De Saint-Georges: Composer, Fencer, Revolutionary.
Another composer I was “introduced to” during Lockdown was Joseph Bologne. Later he became known as "Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges” and his story is really rather interesting. He was born in 1745 in the French West Indies on a plantation on the island of Guadeloupe. … Continue reading Le Chevalier De Saint-Georges: Composer, Fencer, Revolutionary.
Dark Side of The Moon – A 20th Century Masterpiece.
Over four and a half decades since its release, Pink Floyd's groundbreaking eighth album, Dark Side Of The Moon, remains a monumental achievement in the history of rock music. Despite never reaching number one in the UK, and spending just one week at the summit … Continue reading Dark Side of The Moon – A 20th Century Masterpiece.
Light My Fire……………C’mon Baby!
I have a passion for songs that contain great instrumental sections within them. Most of these are album tracks but some of them have been released as singles. However, in order to make them the requisite 3-4 minute length for a chart single, those releases … Continue reading Light My Fire……………C’mon Baby!
Time for some Jazz.
Today we have a few tracks from the world of JAZZ, one of the most artistic musical genres ever created. So much of its appeal comes from the improvisational aspect of the music. It takes a HUGE amount of virtuosity to be able to improvise … Continue reading Time for some Jazz.
Ralph Vaughan Williams – So Very English.
Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his … Continue reading Ralph Vaughan Williams – So Very English.
Tangerine Dream – Masters of the beep.
Founded by the late, great, Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream is perhaps the premier exponent of "electronic rock" music of the "Berlin School". From their "free-rock" beginnings in the nascent "krautrock" scene to the eventual synthesiser-based trio which signed to Virgin, this German group can take … Continue reading Tangerine Dream – Masters of the beep.
Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann – Incredible composers who need to be heard more.
Today (8 March 2022) is International Women’s Day and I want to celebrate it by bringing you some exquisite chamber music by two exceptional female composers who are criminally neglected in the concert programming world. Clara Schumann was the wife of the German composer Robert … Continue reading Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann – Incredible composers who need to be heard more.
Jethro Tull – Stand on one leg and play your flute.
Jethro Tull are a unique phenomenon in popular music history. Their mix of hard rock, folk melodies, blues licks, surreal, impossibly dense lyrics, and overall profundity defied easy analysis, but that didn't dissuade fans from giving them 11 gold and five platinum albums. At the … Continue reading Jethro Tull – Stand on one leg and play your flute.
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