Five Things I Saw & Heard This Week
Transcripts from the everyday world of music by Martin Colyer
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Norah Jones has always had a left-field ear for cover versions and a few weeks ago I caught her Live at Ronnie Scott’s DVD on Sky Arts. It’s a trio show from 2018 with drummer Brian Blade and bassist Christopher Thomas. The bond between them is fantastic — a limitless number of smiles pass as they dig into a great selection of songs with lightly-worn virtuosity. It kicks off with a brilliant cover of Neil Young’s heavily autobiographical song, “Don’t Be Denied”, which I’d assumed was un-coverable (if such a word exists). Catch it if you can…
Martin – that was a great read, really made my day. Many thanks.
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Fascinating reads from both of your esteemed chums.Thanks.
Thank you Martin — fascinating reminiscence. I forwarded it to Ed Sanders.
This was posted on the Holy Modal Rounders/Michael Hurley e-list by Paul Kerr. (Thanks Paul!)
Hi Michael! Long time… always look forward to reading your pieces in Mojo. Hope all is well, and thanks for forwarding Annie’s piece…
Thanks Martin! I love your blog and have bookmarked it for frequent visits. Sanders dug the excerpt — apparently Ann had sent him a copy of her book.
I’ve decided to play music out again, once the plague lifts. No delusions of stardom at my age — I just wanna play. You playing at all?
Best twitches, Michael
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