An Appreciation: Joe Sample and the Crusaders, “It Happens Everyday” (1977)
Remembering a drop-dead gorgeous tone poem that was so emblematic.
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Steely Dan Sunday, “Gullywater” aka “Funky Driver” (1975, unreleased)
Another cut with great promise, only to be shelved along with so many other ‘Katy Lied’ session nuggets. Perhaps not a Top 5 tune lay in the heart of this beast, but a heart that was very much ALIVE.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Mr. Sam” (1975, unreleased)
It’s everything one would expect from a song of the mid-Jurassic period of Steely Dan.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Stand by the Seawall” (1977, unreleased)
A crystalline peak behind the scenes of Steely Dan’s studio gigs.
The Beatles reunite! (Well, kind of): More Perfect Playlists
With Lennon and Harrison’s untimely passings, this is as close as we’ll ever get again.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Dallas/Sail The Waterway” (1972)
At this point, they weren’t quite brilliant yet. But Steely Dan was on its way there.
War – Greatest Hits (1976; 2014 reissue)
A force in its day, the music of this seminal funk-jazz-rock combo remains very much potent today.
The Friday Morning Listen: Edgar Winter – White Trash (1971)
I still don’t really know the entire story, and maybe its better that I don’t.
The Friday Morning Listen: Angel – White Hot (1978)
So we were standing around the Something Else! water cooler the other day, getting a lot of laughs from an absolutely ridiculous article we’d read about guitar players. You May Also Like: Why J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ Still Resonates
Jaco Pastorius – Modern American Music…Period! The Criteria Sessions (2014)
With precious few recordings prior to his staggering, self-titled 1976 debut, Jaco Pastorius’ Modern American Music…Period! The Criteria Sessions is a set of demos that, for once, really do matter and matter a lot. You May Also Like: Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People – Weather Or Not (2017) David Sancious:Read More
