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Hook's Gems: Hozan Yamamoto + Masabumi Kikuchi - Silver World
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Monday, November 3, 2014. Hozan Yamamoto Masabumi Kikuchi - Silver World. One of those rare records that are defined as "hauntingly beautiful." This record was laid down when I was twelve tears old. 45 years later, I find myself mesmerized. A wooden flute really? Isn't the night sky beautiful, the clouds, the stars.the music. 3 Stone Garden of the Ryoan Temple. 4 A Heavy Shower. Hozan Yamamoto - bamboo flute. Masabumi Kikuchi - piano.
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Hook's Gems: Billy Bang Sextet - Sweet Space
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Billy Bang Sextet - Sweet Space. I posted this lp a few years ago but I recently had a request for a repost which I am happy to oblige. What a better excuse for digging out this great record. In my earlier review I called this lp "shambolic". I don't necessarily get that anymore. Well I do kinda, but this thing grooves in a way I was just learning to appreciate back then. 1 A Pebble Is A Small Rock. Hell yeah...
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Hook's Gems: Hell yeah, Halloween!!!
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Friday, October 31, 2014. Hell yeah, Halloween! Just a fun compilation for one of my favorite holidays. Try not to scare yourself. 1 Night of the Ghouls. 2 Gates of Hell - David Murray. 3 Little Pocket Sized Demons - Vijay Iver. 4 Friday The 13th (scary version) - Orange Then Blue. 5 Night Creeper - Arthur Blythe. 6 Frankenstein and Igor - Roy Campbell. 7 Death Scene - Johnny Mandell. 8 Zombie - Art Ensemble of Chicago. Https:/ drive....
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Hook's Gems: April 2014
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Stephane Grappelli - just one of those things! I was so tired of bending over and looking through piles of crap in the "antique mall" that I almost passed up the next stack. But I didn't and lo and behold I walked away with a half dozen lps. And now I am on the back porch, digging the cool breeze as this crazy record plays through the screen door. 1 Just One Of Those Things. 4 Que Restent-ils De Nos Amours!
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Hook's Gems: March 2014
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Saturday, March 29, 2014. Red Rodney - missing Okeh tracks. Here's the four Red Rodney tracks that everyone has been clamoring for these past few months. Somehow they got left off the Okeh compilation I posted, have no idea how but believe me, I am no digital genius. And I listened to these tracks with a fresh ear,something I hadn't done in awhile. So cool, this old school. Here ya go, all fresh and shiny! 1 Dig This Menu, Please. Marian...
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Hook's Gems: Cal Tjader - West Side Story
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Thursday, October 16, 2014. Cal Tjader - West Side Story. I know this is beat to hell. If I had a better copy I share it. Doesn't really make a difference here but I have this really groovy red vinyl copy. 1 Prologue - Jet Song. 8 One Hand, One Heart. 9 I Feel Pretty. Cal Tjader - vibraphone. Clare Fischer - piano. Red Mitchell - bass. Shelly Manne - drums. Red Callender - tuba. Milt Holland - drums. Paul Horn - flute. Can ya dig it?
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Hook's Gems: September 2014
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Friday, September 19, 2014. Chico Hamilton - man from two worlds. Here's an overlooked smoker of a record. All laid back and cool, this thing has Charles Lloyd debuting what would become his signature track. The band is sparse and melodic, just the way I like things. 1 Man From Two Worlds. 3 Forest Flower Sunrise/Sunset*. 5 Blues For O.T. 7 Love Song To A Baby. Chico Hamilton - drums. Charles Lloyd - tenor sax, flute. Gabor Szabo - guitar.
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Hook's Gems: May 2014
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Saturday, May 31, 2014. Robert Parker - Fats Waller in Stereo. Here's another Robert Parker In Stereo show to tide ya over until I fix a few tracks. I love this stuff and had no idea I would look back so fondly to when I was stone broke and living in my sister's basement. Still the cheap twelve pack, a little weed and the radio made for a great Saturday night. Relive it with me cats! Friday, May 23, 2014. Johnny Mandell - I Want To Live.
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Hook's Gems: June 2014
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When you get up in the morning, you must have a song - Ray Charles. Friday, June 27, 2014. Coleman Hawkins - JATP and more. It's a Friday night and we gotta lotta love for Hawkins round Chez Hook this evening. Had a itch needed scratchin' so I threw together these live tracks. Couple of oddball bonus cuts thrown in. Next I tacked on Hawkins set from a Pablo box entitled "The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World", a claim that doesn't actually hold up. Go figure! But it is fun. 4 Body and Soul. 6 Body and S...
