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SotD: Kick Out The Jams, Jeff Buckley
youtu.be/JGai5sYt1i4?...

Back in the day I somehow missed Buckley's awesome cover of the MC5 classic. Live performance at Columbia Records Radio Hour, 06/04/1995.
Kick Out the Jams (Live At Columbia Records Radio Hour, New York, NY, June 4, 1995)
YouTube video by Jeff Buckley - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
SotD: King Of Kings, Jimmy Cliff
youtu.be/tpjfPOY3ujg?...

Clip from the 1964 BBC documentary, This Is Ska (that is now on my watch list). Great performance and i love the dancing and all the shots of the audience.

RIP Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff - King Of Kings
YouTube video by Kevin Hobbs
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
SotD: Memo 267, Caity Gyorgy
caitygyorgy.bandcamp.com/track/memo-267

From the Canadian singer's recent album, Caity Gyorgy With Strings. All new compositions written by Gyorgy and Mark Limacher, with the string arrangements by Limacher. Most of the songs are faster and swing, but there are...
Memo 267, by Caity Gyorgy, Mark Limacher
from the album Caity Gyorgy with Strings: Arranged and Conducted by Mark Limacher
caitygyorgy.bandcamp.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
SotD: Stranger In A Strange Land, Leon Russell
youtu.be/0iL5aOJ7LR8?...
I hadn't thought of this in ages but came across it recently and really like it. Back when I was a pre-teen FM listener, LR got a ton of airplay. I can do without ever hearing a lot of it again. This still works for me, though.
Stranger In A Strange Land
YouTube video by Leon Russell - Topic
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
SotD: stupid prizes, keiyaA
keiyaa.bandcamp.com/track/stupid...

From her recent album, hooke's law. A lush, gorgeous ballad.
stupid prizes, by keiyaA
track by keiyaA
keiyaa.bandcamp.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
SotD: Carey, Joni Mitchell
youtu.be/wfZJ6sHeA6k?...

A favorite song from one of her favorite albums on repeat for Barbara H. Lopez Day!
Joni Mitchell - Carey (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
SotD: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone, The Supremes
youtu.be/8-_E8JexOCo?...

As train stations go, the Austin one seems designed to push back against any romanticization of train travel. Still, seeing those red lights leave the station will always be poignant.
How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
YouTube video by The Supremes - Topic
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
SotD: Shag, Kelley Deal 6000
youtu.be/cMKgymBChes?...

Back in the day, I was never familiar with Kelley Deal's work outside of the Breeders. Just heard this the other day, what a terrific track!
Kelley Deal 6000 Shag
YouTube video by Tony Talks About Math
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
SotD: Instant Separation, Jacuzzi Boys
jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com/track/instan...

From the Miami band's upcoming album, Too Cold To Tango. My first impression was that this sounds like an Ork Records release from the end of 1975. But no, it's from 50 years later. Great slacker pop.
Instant Separation, by Jacuzzi Boys
from the album Too Cold To Tango
jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
SotD: Keshukoran, Sister Irene O'Connor
freedomtospend.bandcamp.com/track/keshuk...

From Sister Irene O'Connor's 1973 album, Fire Of God's Love. Recently reissiued by Freedom To Spend. O'Connor is an Australian nun and musician. O'Connor wrote, sang, and performed all the instruments (acoustic...
Keshukoran, by Sister Irene O'Connor
from the album Fire of God's Love
freedomtospend.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
SotD: All Of No Man's Land Is Ours, Jason Moran
youtu.be/ITdzf2TyYCk?...

Moran performs the James Reese Europe 1919 classic in an Ellen Gallagher solo exhibit (of the same title) at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam back in Feb 2024.

Wonderful performance, setting.
Jason Moran: All of No Man’s Land Is Ours | Sessions | Gagosian Premieres
YouTube video by Gagosian
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SotD: Where The Traffic Goes, Jasmine Minks
youtu.be/TxG9I4hmrtw?...

Forty-year-old Scottish jangle!
Jasmine Minks - Where The Traffic Goes (1984)
YouTube video by IndieKid45
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
SotD: Competition Ain't Nothin', Little Carl Carlton
youtu.be/Ct0rPr1G1Os?...

From 1968. I became obsessed with this track because of the brief drum/bass break at around 1:47. I don't know if this break has been sampled or used by djs but really, it should be.
Competition Ain't Nothin'
YouTube video by Carl Carlton - Topic
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
SotD: Nica's Dream, The Destiny Muhammad Trio
destinymuhammad1.bandcamp.com/track/nicas-...

Terrific version of the Horace Silver classic by harpist Muhammad. From her recent album, The Destiny Muhammad Trio Volume Two.
Nica's Dream by Horace Silver, by Destiny Muhammad
from the album The Destiny Muhammad Trio Volume Two
destinymuhammad1.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
SotD: Les Bergers, Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell
youtu.be/_DTkTU_RgDg?...

Live, studio, performance of a track from their upcoming album, End Of Something. This is a pretty radical reinterpretation of a piece by Olivier Messiaen. Brief, wonderful.
Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell: Les Bergers
YouTube video by Sara Serpa
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
SotD: Popsicle, Juliana Hatfield
julianahatfield.bandcamp.com/track/popsicle

I really like this new single from Hatfield's upcoming album, Lightning Might Strike.
Popsicle, by Juliana Hatfield
from the album Lightning Might Strike
julianahatfield.bandcamp.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
SotD: Homem Da Rua, Lo Borges
youtu.be/dAunUARBTAU?...

From his self-titled, first, solo album.

RIP Lo Borges
Homem Da Rua
YouTube video by Lô Borges - Topic
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
SotD: Take It, Added Dimensions
added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/track/take-it

From the Richmond, VA group's new album, Jane From Preoccupied America. Low-fi, catchy, danceable punk with interesting and unusual arrangements.
Take It, by Added Dimensions
from the album Jane from Preoccupied America
added-dimensions.bandcamp.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
SotD: Ghost of Yesterday, Billie Holiday
youtu.be/MvM_RIKmJkw?...

Written by Irene Armstrong Wilson Kitchings (Teddy Wilson's ex) and Arthur Herzog Jr. (father of novelist Arthur Herzog and grandfather to playwrite Amy Herzog).

Happy Halloween!
Ghost of Yesterday
YouTube video by Billie Holiday - Topic
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
SotD: Witches' Rave, Jeff Buckley
youtu.be/oHVAnAzKmf0?...

Excellent song from Buckley that I only heard for the first time quite recently.
Witches' Rave
YouTube video by Jeff Buckley - Topic
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
SotD: British cemetery, Benjamin Sauzereau
werfrecords.bandcamp.com/track/britis...

Belgian chamber jazz. From the recent album by Sauzereau's REMORQUE project, DEUX. Unusual ensemble--guitar, violin, cello, steel guitar. Beautiful arrangements.
British cemetery, by Benjamin Sauzereau REMORQUE
from the album DEUX
werfrecords.bandcamp.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
SotD: Brown, Warm and Wintry, Jack DeJohnette
youtu.be/XPy24-V4IZs?...

From his 1968 debut as a band leader. With Bernie Maupin/flute and Stanley Cowell/electric piano.
Brown, Warm And Wintry
YouTube video by Jack DeJohnette - Topic
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
SotD: Ode To Satie, Jack DeJohnette
youtu.be/oV1bNtIK7Z8?...

In addition to his extensive body of work as a drummer, DeJohnette also made a few recordings as a pianist. This is from his 2016 album of solo piano pieces, Return.

RIP Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette recording "Ode To Satie" (HD)
YouTube video by Newvelle
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
SotD: Strange World, Hazy Sour Cherry
youtu.be/CPK3O_qA7aE?...

TV studio performance of the title track to their 2022 album.
Strange World - Hazy Sour Cherry [Y's music TV Special Live 2022/10/22]
YouTube video by Y's music TV
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
SotD: Friendship Train, various artists

Warning: The thread that follows is much too long....
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM