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Joey Baron > Wide Load
Composed by Joey BaronMike really likes this track, so everyone at KLM does too!
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Joey Baron > What
Composed by Joey BaronMy friend Mike’s into Joey Baron and has been trying to get me to listen for 10 years; this set with Arthur Blythe, Bill Frisell, and Ron Carter has finally hit me. And this postmodern soul tag has gotten under his skin. He writes:
“I like the concept. To me the soul part is a beat that makes you want to fuck; the jazz part is a sonic vocabulary hip enough to compensate for the missing singer; and the postmodern part is a willingness to tell a story that welcomes strangeness.”
Like he said.
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John Scofield > A Go Go
Composed by John ScofieldDon’t ask me what “Post Modern Soul Jazz” is, other than a conceit for this week’s playlist. But it was the only thing that came to mind about these great tracks. It’s not nearly as populist as the originals, but certainly more popular than most of what passes for modern jazz. These artists grew up with the hangover of baby boomer mash-ups that put The Beatles, James Brown, The Singing Nun, and Cannonball Adderley on the same radio playlists.
Don’t ask what possessed me to buy this record. I don’t particularly like jazz guitar, I’d never consciously heard this guy, and I knew I wouldn’t care. But, such it was that day at Tower Records on the Sunset Strip. Then, I couldn’t stop playing it, and it was two years before I knew the rhythm section was the famed (though I’d never heard of them) Medeski Martin & Wood.
Post Modern Soul Jazz Week #1
Legends of the Guitar #13
Legends of the Jam Band #1
Legends of the Organ #3
