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Johnny Hammond Smith with Willis Jackson, Johnny Hammond Cooks with Gator Tail (Prestige), and Blues for Tomorrow (Riverside)

Last night, Lila Downs at the House of Blues. A one block walk from my office to the House of Blues, and I find myself in Mexico all of a sudden. A few words of English are spoken, but all songs are in Spanish. Her 8 piece band is good (from Mexico, Chile, and the United States), but the first half of the concert does not appeal too much to my tastes (song selection). Things heat up for the second half, as the repertoire is more to my liking, and her rather spectacular vocal skills are fully displayed on first rate songs. A quite positive concert experience with a wonderful singer.

The Thing with James Blood Ulmer.

epistrophy arts presents The Thing with James Blood Ulmer10/07/2015 At the North Door Stay tuned for details

Last night, I attended the last part of the Bedford Blues Festival. The sun was setting when I arrived but it was still hot. An outdoor setting, but the ticket price for the limited number of seats was reasonable, so arriving late and sitting in the front row proved to be easy. First, the end of Ruthie Foster's set, who did not appeal to me. Then, the reason for my coming, Buddy Guy played a fine concert. If only he played mostly songs from his first-rate new recording, but at least he did perform one song from it, Born to Play Guitar, and it was the evening highlight, though not the only one.

Australian jazz with subdivisions? Wow, I only have a couple of LPs by the Australian Jazz Quartet on Bethleham.

Thelonious Monk, Brilliant Corners (Riverside), and Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (Riverside).

John Coltrane, Meditations (Impulse), and Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (Riverside/Fontana).

You have been added to the list, right between Guitar Shorty and Thundercat!

I love that song... Oops. Different strokes....

Little Star by the Elegants. Thoroughly putrid song.

Charles Lloyd will be appearing in both Austin and San Antonio next February. Feb 10Paramount Theater, Austin, TXCharles Lloyd & Friends featuring Bill Frisell, Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland & Greg LeiszFeb 12Trinity College, San Antonio, TXCharles Lloyd & Friends featuring Bill Frisell, Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland & Greg Leisz

Charles Earland, Kharma (Prestige/Fantasy)

The Three Sounds, I do like, so Gene Harris is perfectly fine in my book. Oscar Peterson, not so much, mostly sonic wallpaper to me. As for bluesy jazzmen, I prefer Junior Mance.

Stanley Turrentine, The Sugar Man (CTI)

Sure, though I prefer Josey Lane Records these days, the HPB having only the advantages of proximity and less knowledgeable record pricers.

Thanks! A name change may be in order, perhaps kh1978, no make that kh1988.

In my experience, he was always good live.

I've caught him at Café Loup a couple of times. Fine music but kind of annoying restaurant environment.

I've never run across that one on LP either.

The Ex have two recordings with Ethiopian saxophonist Getachew Mekuria that strangely work and are rather good.

For me, that link was subscription only, but this one works. http://afromediaentertainment.com/boom-times-test-austins-music-scene-wall-street-journal-11/

I agree with you; I liked the record for the most part. I would go see him live if given the chance. It seems admirable and impressive that he has been able to achieve a little notoriety with instrumental music in this day.

A very excellent $4 find. Gene Ammons, My Way (Prestige/Fantasy). Really like A House is Not a Home, a duo piece with Roland Hanna on electric piano.

September 10-12, 2015: Frank Rosaly, Avreeayl Ra, Alvin Fielder, Joe McPhee, Sonic Transmissions Festival,The North Door, Austin September 12, 2015: Billy Cobham, Granada Theater, Dallas September 12, 2015: Vieux Farka Toure, Kinobe, Wobeon World Music Festival, Ironwood Hall, Austin September 12, 2015: Joey DeFrancesco Trio, Eureka Springs, Arkansas September 13, 2015: Billy Cobham, Scott Henderson, Wobeon Jazz Fusion Festival, Ironwood Hall, Austin September 13, 2015: Vieux Farka Toure, Guthrie Green, Tulsa September 17, 2015: Billy Hart Quartet, Fort Worth Public Library September 17, 2015: Guitar Shorty, Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio September 18, 2015: Guitar Shorty, Dosey Doe, Houston September 19, 2015: Dr. Sangeeta Shankar, St. Michael's Academy, Austin September 19, 2015: Guitar Shorty, Keys Lounge, Fort Worth September 19, 2015: Zac Harmon, Denton Blues Festival September 20, 2015: Guitar Shorty, Denton Blues Festival September 21, 2015: Jim Sangrey, Crown and Harp, Dallas September 22, 2015: Thundercat, Vanguard, Tulsa September 23, 2015: Thundercat, Holy Mountain, Austin September 22-23, 2015: Fieldwork, Hip Fest, New Orleans September 24, 2015: Thundercat, Studio at Warehouse Live, Houston September 24, 2015: Lila Downs, Plaza Theater, El Paso September 24, 2015: Meshell Ndegeocello, Trans-Pecos Festival, Marfa, Texas September 25, 2015: Thundercat, Alamo City Club, San Antonio September 26, 2015: Thundercat, Oaktopia, Denton September 28, 2015: Little Freddie King, Guthrie Green, Tulsa October 7, 2015: The Thing with James Blood Ulmer, The North Door, Austin October 11, 2015: Zakir Hussain, Dave Holland, Amit Chatterjee, Shankar Mahadevan, Riverbend Centre, Austin October 16-18, 2015: Lurie Bell, Kenny Neal, Lazy Lester, Little Freddie King, Walter Wolfman Washington, New Orleans Blues Festival October 18, 2015: Buena Vista Social Club, Dell Hall, Austin October 22, 2015: Al Dimeola, Majestic Theater, Dallas October 23, 2015: Al Dimeola, One World Theater, Austin October 24, 2015: Arthur O'Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Cullen Theater, Houston October 27, 2015: Nels Cline and Julian Lage, Mucky Duck, Houston October 28, 2015: Nels Cline and Julian Lage, Cactus Cafe, Austin October 29, 2015: Nels Cline and Julian Lage, Kessler Theater, Dallas November 4, 2015: Brad Mehldau Trio, Aztec Theater, San Antonio November 5, 2015: Robert Cray, Majestic Theater, Dallas November 6, 2015: Azar Lawrence with Jeff Tain Watts, Cullen Theater, Houston November 6, 2015: Bill Charlap Trio, University of Texas at Dallas November 7, 2015: Robert Cray, Carver Center, San Antonio November 14, 2015: Rebirth Brass Band, Granada Theater, Dallas November 21, 2015: Anat Cohen Quartet, Walton Center, Fayetteville December 4, 2015: Pat Martino Trio, Walton Center, Fayetteville December 4, 2015: Woody Witt with Randy Brecker, Cezanne, Houston December 5, 2015: Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio, Cullen Theater, Houston January 17, 2016: Edmar Castaneda, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio January 22, 2016: Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Don Byron, McCullough Theater, Austin January 23, 2016: Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour (Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders), Carver Center, San Antonio February 10, 2016: Charles Lloyd, Paramount Theater, Austin February 12, 2016: Charles Lloyd, Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University, San Antonio February 20, 2016: Eldar Djangirov Trio, Walton Center, Fayetteville February 26, 2015: Danilo Perez, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma March 5, 2016: Romero Guitar Quartet, University of Texas at Dallas March 12, 2016: Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, Dosey Doe, Houston March 19, 2016: Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Cullen Theater, Houston April 2, 2016: Joey DeFrancesco, University of Texas at Dallas April 9, 2016: Terell Stafford, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 12, 2016: Branford Marsalis, Walton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas April 16, 2016, SF Jazz Collective, Cullen Theater, Houston April 22-May1, 2016: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 29, 2016: Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Octet, Walton Center, Fayetteville May 13, 2016: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Carver Center, San Antonio May 28, 2016: Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette, Carver Center, San Antonio