Saturday Links.

"The Wind Cries Mary" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

"Mademoiselle Mabry" by Miles Davis.

"Miles Beyond" by The Mahavishnu Orchestra.

 

Friday First

"Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic.

 

Friday

 "Ständchen" from Schubert's Schwanengesang, performed by Barbara Hendricks and Radu Lupu.

...and a transcription for cello and piano, performed by Anne Gastinel and Claire Désert:

Thursday

Schubert's Der Lindenbaum from Winterreise, with the usually male vocal role taken by Brigitte Fassbaender. Aribert Reimann accompanies on piano.

"Moya" by Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

Wednesday

The second movement of Schubert's String Quintet, as performed by The Takács Quartet and Miklós Perényi.

"Calling Out The Blue Light" by Arcana. From one of Tony Williams' last recordings, Arc Of The Testimony.

The second movement of Schubert's Piano Sonata No. 21, played by Sviatoslav Richter.

"This Is Hardcore" by Pulp.

"The Ecstasy Of Gold" by Ennio Morricone.

The first movement of Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony in B Minor, from Carlos Kleiber's incredible recording with the Vienna Philharmonic.

Part 1:

Part 2:

"All Things To All Men" by the Cinematic Orchestra (featuring Roots Manuva).

Schubert's Impromptu in E Flat Major, as played by Dinu Lipatti at his final recital. One of the recordings that kick-started my Lipatti addiction.

"Lazy Me" by Moby Grape.

"The Natives Are Restless Tonight" by Horace Silver. A great, swinging track for a sunny day.

Schubert's Allegretto in D Minor, as performed by Artur Schnabel.

"Comin' Back To Me" by Jefferson Airplane.

 

Friday First and Schubert Week.

"Astral Weeks" by Van Morrison.

BBC Radio 3 is celebrating the 215th anniversary of Franz Schubert's birth with 200 consecutive hours of the great man's work, starting today. I thought I'd join in by posting a Schubert selection each day over the next week. Here's the second movement of his String Quartet No. 14, "Death And The Maiden", as performed by the Busch Quartet:

"Since I've Been Loving You" by Led Zeppelin.

"Since I've Been Loving You" by Otis Clay.

"Never" by Moby Grape.

 

Ivy Drumming.

Ivy trying to swap a drumstick for a chocolate brownie, before settling for drumming along (sort of) to Elvis Costello's "Lipstick Vogue".

"A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke.

"A Change Is Gonna Come" by Aretha Franklin.

"A Change Is Gonna Come" by Otis Redding.

 

Tuesday

"No One Will Ever Love You" by The Magnetic Fields.

"Aime-Moi" by Charles-Valentin Alkan, performed by the amazing Marc-André Hamelin.

Monday

"Fratres (for Violin and Piano)" by Arvo Pärt, performed by Gidon Kremer (violin) and Keith Jarrett (piano).

"Le Cygne Noir" by Jake Thackray. He also recorded the song in English ("The Black Swan") but there's no sign of it on YouTube. Here's a Spotify link to the latter version.

"Cowgirl In The Sand" by Neil Young.

"Umi Says" by Mos Def.

"River In The Road" by Queens Of The Stone Age.

"She Was" by Camille.

 

Saturday

"Catacombs" by At The Drive-In.

 

Friday Firsts

"I Feel Free" by Cream, from Fresh Cream.

"For Ash" by Marnie Stern, from her eponymous album.

The first movement of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, as performed by Kun Woo Paik with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.  Antoni Wit conducts.

"Afterglow (Of Your Love)" by The Small Faces.

"I Can See For Miles" by The Who.

"Broken Boy Soldier" and a cover of The Undertones' "Teenage Kicks" by The Raconteurs, from the 2006 BBC Electric Proms. Love the intro.

Wednesday

"Channel 1 Suite" by The Cinematic Orchestra.

Tuesday

"São Paulo" by Guillemots.

Monday

"Homelands" by Nitin Sawhney.

"Chocky" by Mogwai.

"Wax Simulacra" by The Mars Volta. Stunning drum work from Thomas Pridgen.

Saturday

"A Design For Life" by Manic Street Preachers.

Friday Firsts

"Chains Of Love" by The Dirtbombs from Ultraglide In Black.

"Chasing Shadows" by Deep Purple, from their self-titled third album. Excellent drumming from the ever-brilliant Ian Paice.

"Debaser" by Pixies, from Doolittle.

"Free For All" by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, from Free For All.

 

Thursday

"Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield.

"Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins.

 

"I Want You" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions.

"I Want You" by Bob Dylan.

"I Want You" by Marvin Gaye.

"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by The Beatles.

  

Links

Thought I'd start posting some songs that are linked in one way or another.*

"Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles.

"Eleanor Rigby" by Wes Montgomery.

"Thong Song" by Sisqo. The instrumental version, as it's considerably less horrendous than the one with vocals.

*Songs may occasionally be terrible.

My favourite song.

A Monday evening is as good a time as any to post it. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye.

Sunday

"Thank You" by Led Zeppelin, from The BBC Sessions.

Saturday

"Fear Of The Dark" by Iron Maiden, from Rock In Rio.

Friday Firsts

"Meeting of The Spirits" by The Mahavishnu Orchestra, from The Inner Mounting Flame. The sound of a bunch of aliens discovering earthly instruments. Or something.

"I Don't Want Nobody To Lead Me On" by The Dynamics, from First Landing.

"One Finger Snap" by Herbie Hancock, from Empyrean Isles. Incredible cornet (!) work from the late, great Freddie Hubbard.

"(Ain't That) Good News" by Sam Cooke, the title track from his 1964 album.

"Bring The Noise" by Public Enemy. Ivy was dancing to this earlier today!

"Black Fire" by Andrew Hill, a track (and album) so good you forget how weird it is.

"Another Morning Stoner" by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.

"The Truth" by Handsome Boy Modeling School. The sample is "Coffee Cold" by Galt MacDermot.