Tina Turner: “River Deep - Mountain High”
This week on the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick we crank it up more than a few notches with a song by the hardest working woman in show business...Tina Turner. The song is River Deep - Mountain High and it's an incredible performance by an incredible artist...enjoy...DJPJ
Imogen Heap- “Tidal”
Tonight's Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick features the amazingly talented English singer-songwriter and composer Imogen Heap. The song is Tide and it's part of her live performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Heap really rocks the house on this one. For those of you who are wondering what that instrument she's playing at the beginning of the vid, it's a waterphone...enjoy...DJPJ
Billie Holiday- “Fine and Mellow”
This week on the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick we celebrate the 100th Birthday of Billie Holiday. It was actually last Tuesday but Saturday night at BFP is a nice place to kick back and enjoy her music. The song is Fine and Mellow and besides her great voice, there's some seriously great horn in this clip with the likes of Ben Webster, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan and Coleman Hawkins working the saxophone. Vic Dickerson belts out on the slide trombone and Roy Eldrige brings it on with his trumpet...Enjoy...DJPJ
Crosby, Stills & Nash- “Wooden Ships”
For this week's Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick, we visit with Crosby, Stills & Nash. The song, Wooden Ships, depicts the horrors confronting the survivors of a nuclear holocaust in which the two sides have annihilated each other. The lyrics and music are haunting and in this live performance, CS&N give it their best...enjoy...DJPJ
Alison Krauss & Union Station- “Choctaw Hayride”
The 160th Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick is all about strings. We have the Dobro resonator guitar, acoustic guitar, bass fiddle, violin and banjo. Working all those strings is Alison Krauss & Union Station. The song is Choctaw Hayride and a sweet ride it is...enjoy...DJPJ.
Hugh Masekela- “Khawuleza”
It's been quite a while since we visited Hugh Masekela on the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick. The song is Khawuleza which is a song that comes from the townships and reservations of South Africa. The children would shout from the streets as they saw police cars coming to raid their homes. They would yell "Khawuleza Mama!" which simply means "Hurry Mama! Please, please don't let them catch you!" A great song performed by one of my all-time favorites, Mr. Hugh Masekela...enjoy...DJPJ.
Bob Marley- “Buffalo Soldier”
Tonight on the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick we visit Bob Marley. The song is Buffalo Soldier which became one of Marley's best-known songs. The title and lyrics refer to the black U.S. cavalry regiments, known as "Buffalo Soldiers” that fought in the Indian Wars after 1866. Marley likened their fight to a fight for survival, and
recasts it as a symbol of black resistance...enjoy...DJPJ
Herbie Hancock- “Cantaloupe Island”
One area of music that I've been negligent with on the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick is Jazz. So tonight I'll try to make up for my slackness in this category of great music. The song is Cantaloupe Island and the artist is the incredible American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock...enjoy...DJPJ
Blue Oyster Cult- “Don't Fear the Reaper”
The Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick goes back to 1976 for a song by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult from their album Agents of Fortune. The song is their classic hit Don't Fear the Reaper. It was written and sung by the band's lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. While the early live-performance vids by BOC are great, I really like this rockin' performance from 2002. Enjoy...DJPJ.