William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Feel ; Year: 1974; Genre: Jazz Fusion/Funk More funky music for this Friday, this time it's some jazz/funk from the great George Duke. I love that electronic groove he lays down on this instrumental track; makes it a lot of fun to dance to or to listen. Hear Funny Funk on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Steeleye Span - We Shall Wear Midnight My song pick 2 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away My song pick 3 years ago today: Queen - Another One Bites the Dust My song pick 4 years ago today: U.K. - In the Dead of the Night My song pick 5 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop My song pick 6 years ago today: Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll) My song pick 7 years ago today: Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Play In Time My song pick 9 years ago today: Exile - Kiss You All Over My song pick 10 years ago today: Rush - Show Don't Tell My song pick 11...

From: The Grand Wazoo ; Year: 1972; Genre: Progressive Rock/Jazz Fusion Earlier this morning I had one of Frank Zappa's songs running through my mind incessantly. After that it seemed like an excellent idea to pick one of his track for today. This song, which is very popular amongst those who listen to his music, features the incomparable George Duke lending his talents on the keys. It's a totally brilliant amalgamation of Zappa's signature almost otherworldly musical ideas and cutting-edge jazz fusion at the time. Hear Eat That Question on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Ring of Steel My song pick two years ago today: The Moody Blues - The Sunset/Twilight Time My song pick three years ago today: Hawkwind - Damnation Alley My song pick four years ago today: Chet Atkins - I Wish I Knew My song pick five years ago today: Sergei Prokofiev - Op. 67 - Peter and the Wolf My song pick six years ago today: Lalo Schifrin - Scorpio...

From: Reach For It ; Year: 1977; Genre: Funk/Jazz Fusion I felt like picking something from someone I technically haven't picked one from before for this, my 90th consecutive Funky Friday . This one is a very funky track with an amazing keyboard playing and bass used for the lead; an excellent song from a master of his art. Hear Reach For It on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rush - The Camera Eye My song pick two years ago today: Hawkind - Dying Seas My song pick three years ago today: Quasar - Mission 14 My song pick four years ago today: Derek and the Dominoes - Key to the Highway My song pick five years ago today: David Bowie - All The Madmen My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Finding My Way My song pick seven years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See The Light

From: Jazz to the World ; Year: 1995; Genre: Jazz/Christmas Music Here's a great piece of cool jazz for the Holiday; one from the 1995 compilation benefit album for the Special Olympics: Jazz to the World . For those who don't speak German, this is the original title for the traditional German song in English speaking countries changed to "O Christmas Tree." Originally the song was more or less an ode to a fir tree (a Tannenbaum ), which is also the favoured kind of tree to use as a Christmas tree; probably for that reason about a century ago the song got associated with the Christmas Holiday. Anyway, this is an awesome piece of music from three of the premier jazz musicians of our time. Hear a very jazzy version of O'Tannenbaum on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem My song pick two years ago today: The Beatles - Please Please Me My song pick three years ago today: John Denver - Please Daddy (Don...