Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Fantasy - version by Tom Grant
The original is by Earth, Wind and Fire. This version by Tom Grant seems to go deep, right to the heart. Beautiful.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Mickey Hart - Percussion/World Music - "Rhythm Devils"
Rhythm Devils - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rhythm Devils had their origins as an informal but frequent fixture in the Grateful Dead concert repertoire. Starting in the mid-to-late 1970s, and continuing until the Grateful Dead's last concert in 1995, most Grateful Dead concerts featured an extended segment during the 2nd set of improvisational drumming and percussion by Hart and Kreutzmann who took over the stage as a duo (with occasional guests). This segment was variously known to fans as "Rhythm Devils".
The "Rhythm Devils" segment of a Grateful Dead concert almost always segued out of a full-band song, and the "Space" segment almost invariably would segue into the beginnings of another full-band song as the drummers resumed their thrones with the rest of the band. The Grateful Dead album Dead Set has a characteristic example of a 1980 "Rhythm Devils" segment which is titled as such, and which is followed by a "Space" segment.
The Rhythm Devils duo were formally recruited by director Francis Ford Coppola to record the soundtrack to the film Apocalypse Now.
Discography
The Rhythm Devils Play River Music (1980)
The Apocalypse Now Sessions (1991)
The Rhythm Devils Concert Experience (DVD – 2008)
The Rhythm Devils had their origins as an informal but frequent fixture in the Grateful Dead concert repertoire. Starting in the mid-to-late 1970s, and continuing until the Grateful Dead's last concert in 1995, most Grateful Dead concerts featured an extended segment during the 2nd set of improvisational drumming and percussion by Hart and Kreutzmann who took over the stage as a duo (with occasional guests). This segment was variously known to fans as "Rhythm Devils".
The "Rhythm Devils" segment of a Grateful Dead concert almost always segued out of a full-band song, and the "Space" segment almost invariably would segue into the beginnings of another full-band song as the drummers resumed their thrones with the rest of the band. The Grateful Dead album Dead Set has a characteristic example of a 1980 "Rhythm Devils" segment which is titled as such, and which is followed by a "Space" segment.
The Rhythm Devils duo were formally recruited by director Francis Ford Coppola to record the soundtrack to the film Apocalypse Now.
Discography
The Rhythm Devils Play River Music (1980)
The Apocalypse Now Sessions (1991)
The Rhythm Devils Concert Experience (DVD – 2008)
Mickey Hart - Grateful Dead/Rhytm Devils drummer - Planet Drum (1991)
Planet Drum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann earned the nickname "the rhythm devils".
In 1991, Hart produced the album Planet Drum, which remained at #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart for 26 weeks,[3] and received the first ever Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.
During 2006, Hart teamed up with fellow Grateful Dead bandmate Bill Kreutzmann, Phish bassist Mike Gordon and former The Other Ones lead guitarist Steve Kimock, to form the Rhythm Devils
In the summer of 2010 with a new lineup including Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann (assorted percussion), Keller Williams (guitar, vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (talking drum), Davy Knowles (guitar, vocals), and Andy Hess (bass).
He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann earned the nickname "the rhythm devils".
In 1991, Hart produced the album Planet Drum, which remained at #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart for 26 weeks,[3] and received the first ever Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.
During 2006, Hart teamed up with fellow Grateful Dead bandmate Bill Kreutzmann, Phish bassist Mike Gordon and former The Other Ones lead guitarist Steve Kimock, to form the Rhythm Devils
In the summer of 2010 with a new lineup including Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann (assorted percussion), Keller Williams (guitar, vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (talking drum), Davy Knowles (guitar, vocals), and Andy Hess (bass).
Bibliography
- Drumming at the Edge of Magic: A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion (1990)
- Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm (1991)
- Songcatchers: In Search of the World's Music (2003)
- Spirit into Sound: The Magic of Music (2006)
Solo discography
- Rolling Thunder (1972) – Mickey Hart
- Diga (1976) – Diga Rhythm Band
- The Rhythm Devils Play River Music (1980) – The Rhythm Devils
- Däfos (1983) – Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim
- Yamantaka (1983) – Mickey Hart, Henry Wolff, Nancy Hennings
- Music to be Born By (1989) – Mickey Hart
- At the Edge (1990) – Mickey Hart
- Planet Drum (1991) – Mickey Hart
- The Apocalypse Now Sessions (1991) – The Rhythm Devils
- Mickey Hart's Mystery Box (1996) – Mickey Hart
- Supralingua (1998) – Mickey Hart
- Spirit into Sound (2000) – Mickey Hart
- The Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back (2002) – Mickey Hart
- Global Drum Project (2007) – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Gi
Saturday, July 23, 2011
THE SOJOURNERS - Seriously Spiritual Sounds
THE SOJOURNERS - Seriously Spiritual Sounds
Vancouver based vocal group/gospel/blues band .... excellent guitar solos.
Vancouver based vocal group/gospel/blues band .... excellent guitar solos.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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