Tabla wiz Badal Roy is a longtime member of Ornette Coleman's Prime TIme band. This tune comes from his 1997 album, "One in the Pocket"
Weather Report
Boogie Woogie Waltz
"Boogie Woogie Waltz" by "Weather Report"
Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and band from "Sweetnighter" album, 1973
Ernest Ranglin
Up on the Downside
"Up on the Downside" by "Ernest Ranglin"
Jamaican guitarist smokes on "In Search of the Lost Riddim" (Island, 1998)
Burning Spear
Slavery Days
"Slavery Days" by "Burning Spear"
Righteous reggae from 1975
Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World (Cruel instrumental)
"Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World (Cruel instrumental)...
Racially-mixed band from South Africa
Rolfos Tabanka Rhythms
Watermelon Man
"Watermelon Man" by "Rolfos Tabanka Rhythms"
from "Steel Funk"
Ernest Ranglin
Surfin'
"Surfin'" by "Ernest Ranglin"
This is a breathtaking mix of ska and jazz, with help from Monty Alexander, Ira Coleman and Idris Muhammed. From "Below the Bassline"
Koerner, Ray & Glover
Titanic
"Titanic" by "Koerner, Ray & Glover"
Leadbelly cover
Barrence Whitfield w/ Tom Russell
Jack Johnson
"Jack Johnson" by "Barrence Whitfield w/ Tom Russell"
Another Titanic song, this one written by Tom Russell
Big Bill Broonzy
Who's Sorry Now
"Who's Sorry Now" by "Big Bill Broonzy"
Bluesman does a cool cover of pop standard, recorded in Antwerp in 1952. From "Black, White & Brown" CD on Polygram, 1995. Despite what I said, he didn't write it.
Lonnie Donegan
Ham 'n Eggs
"Ham 'n Eggs" by "Lonnie Donegan"
Charming original from the late great skiffler
Al Alberts
On the Way to Cape May
"On the Way to Cape May" by "Al Alberts"
Cornball tune from KBC's "Garden State of Mind" compilation of New Jersey songs
JC O'Connor
Space Ace from Jersey City
"Space Ace from Jersey City" by "JC O'Connor"
Another NJ song, this one more clever and multiculti
Bob Dylan
One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" by "Bob Dy...
Live from Rolling Thunder Revue, 1975
David Grisman
Caliente
"Caliente" by "David Grisman"
Wild instrumental from "Mondo Mundo" (1981)
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Call of the Wild Goose
"Call of the Wild Goose" by "Tennessee Ernie Ford"
Great song, written by Terry Gilykson. Tennessee Ernie's singing isn't quite up to it.
John Renbourn/Stefan Grossman
Rites of Passage
"Rites of Passage" by "John Renbourn/Stefan Grossman"
Fotheringay w/ Sandy Denny
Winter WInds
"Winter WInds" by "Fotheringay w/ Sandy Denny"
Judy Henske
High Flying Bird
"High Flying Bird" by "Judy Henske"
1963 folky classic
James Luther Dickinson
John Brown
"John Brown" by "James Luther Dickinson"
Dylan's powerful anti-war tale, on Dickinson's recently re-issued "Dixie Fried" CD; recorded in 1972
Woody Guthrie
Worried Man Blues
"Worried Man Blues" by "Woody Guthrie"
with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry
Joe Val
Poor Ellen Smith
"Poor Ellen Smith" by "Joe Val"
Great high lonesome bluegrass from Boston
Tupac Shakur
Thug Mansion acoustic
"Thug Mansion acoustic" by "Tupac Shakur"
Hip Hop's answer to Hillybilly Heaven
Miles Davis
Sanctuary
"Sanctuary" by "Miles Davis"
Written with saxophonist Wayne Shorter
Charlie Hunter Trio
Funky Niblets
"Funky Niblets" by "Charlie Hunter Trio"
The Bus Boys
There Goes the Neighborhood
"There Goes the Neighborhood" by "The Bus Boys"
Clever twist from a (mostly) black rock band out of Los Angeles, 1980
Shuggie Otis w/Joe Liggins
Boom-Chick-A-Boogie
"Boom-Chick-A-Boogie" by "Shuggie Otis w/Joe Liggins"
LA guitar prodigy doing jump blues instrumental
Babs Gonzales
Pay Dem Dues
"Pay Dem Dues" by "Babs Gonzales"
Newark's own bad boy raps about life in the late 1940s. "Pay Dem Dues" is also the title of his autobiography, which is said to be "more colorful than accurate"
Gilberto Gil w/ Carlinhos Brown
Danca Dos Homens
"Danca Dos Homens" by "Gilberto Gil w/ Carlinhos B...
Brazil's new Minister of Culture. Best of luck, Gilberto!
Manu Chao
Homens
"Homens" by "Manu Chao"
more multiculti magic
Delbert McClinton
The Rub
"The Rub" by "Delbert McClinton"
Noir
Rev. Gary Davis
Improvisation: Fast Blues in A
"Improvisation: Fast Blues in A" by "Rev. Gary Davis"
Rev. Gary Davis
Improvisation: Slow Blues in E
"Improvisation: Slow Blues in E" by "Rev. Gary Davis"
The Tigers (Trombone Shout Band)
One More River
"One More River" by "The Tigers (Trombone Shout Ba...
R&B meets gospel on "Dancing with Daddy G"
Elizabeth White
Going to Lay Down My Burdens
"Going to Lay Down My Burdens" by "Elizabeth White"
from "Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection" on Smithsonian Folkways, 1997
Snuffy Jenkins/Ira Dimmery
Going to Lay Down my Old Guitar
"Going to Lay Down my Old Guitar" by "Snuffy Jenki...
more old timey music
Arthur Smith, Sam & Kirk McGhee
Black Mountain Rag
"Black Mountain Rag" by "Arthur Smith, Sam & Kirk ...
more old timey music
Waco Brothers
The Harder They Come
"The Harder They Come" by "Waco Brothers"
from "Making Singles, Drinking Doubles" collection of alternative country (mostly) covers on Bloodshot
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