I keep my eyes on Shabaka Hutchings' many collaborations. In addition to this band, he also currently records & performs with his "Afro-Futurist" band Shabaka & the Ancestors, Afro-Carribean jazz supergroup Sons of Kemet, and the jazz-punk sextet Melt Yourself Down. Oh, and he's also recorded with Mulatu Astatke and the Sun Ra Arkestra. This video's misnamed; the track is actually "Journey Through the Asteroid Belt."
Tag Archives: saxophone
King Krule – Dum Surfer
This is an odd collection of white boys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aeFarInqgI
2017
FMD 6/16/17: Instrument Of Choice
It occurred to me recently while listening to some song that I can't recall off the top of my head (maybe Portugal the Man's "Feel It Still?") that I really like bass/baritone saxophone. Something about it really seems to hit a sweet spot in a lot of songs for me.
Instruments you love? Songs they are featured in? Let's hear what ya got.
Kamasi Washington – The Rhythm Changes
We've spun a bit of Kamasi before, but no reason not to do so again. Good track for a Friday.
2016
I really want one of those Moog keytars. Also, those drummers are on point.
PJ Harvey – The Wheel
Thought I might've played this earlier...guess not. So I'll play it now.
Leonard Cohen – So Long Marianne
Marianne Ihlen, noted "muse" of Leonard Cohen, passed away recently. This song is probably Top 25 "Time And Place" songs for me, which is likely why I haven't listened to it for a long time. Let's give it a spin, yes?
1979
h/t Phil.
Kamasi Washington – Re Run Home
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington shook up the jazz world last year with his epic triple album The Epic. Let's sample a bit, yes?
David Bowie – Young Americans
Aww, screw it, let's play a few more cuts, eh?
4 Dec 1974
Sorry, the mix is really bad for this the song. No, your speakers aren't screwy, that saxophone is clipping way the funk out. Sampling several videos for this performance leads me to believe this is the fault of that sneaky Dick Cavett...
The Stooges – I Feel Alright
Okay, first off, Iggy Pop is not dead (somehow). This is for his brief saxophonist, though well known through the industry, Steve Mackay, who passed away over the weekend. While Iggy gets the lion's share of attention here, one can hear (what I assume) is Mr. Mackay's brassy overtures.
1970
How's that for a crappy sendoff? Sorry, Steve.
Ornette Coleman – In Berlin
Safe travels, jazzman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk-k3KzBZec
1972