Sunday, May 24, 2026

Grachan Moncur III - Mosaic Select 01 [2003]

SUNDAY JAZZ

GRACHAN MONCUR III

Grachan Moncur III - Mosaic Select 01 [2003]

It often comes into focus through the space between notes. A few tracks into this set, the pacing of Grachan Moncur III starts to settle, not rushed, not sparse, but held in a way that gives each phrase room to stand on its own. Issued in 2003 by Mosaic Records, the three discs gather his Blue Note work alongside related sessions, and they hold together through approach rather than chronology.

The trombone doesn’t push forward as a lead in the usual sense. Lines arrive deliberately, often placed slightly off centre, creating a sense of tension that never quite resolves. Around that, the ensembles remain open. Piano, bass, and drums move carefully within the same space, allowing the compositions to unfold without filling every gap.

The structures become easier to follow. Themes appear, shift, and return in altered forms. Nothing is overstated, and nothing is left entirely bare. The balance sits somewhere in between, where composition and improvisation share the same ground.

There isn’t a clear build from one disc to the next. Instead, the material accumulates. Similar ideas surface in different settings, each time approached from a slightly different angle. By the later recordings, the language feels established, not fixed, but familiar enough to follow without effort.

Left to play, the set feels less like a collection of sessions and more like a continuous line of thought, measured, open, and shaped as much by what is left unsaid as by what is played. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Grachan Moncur III - Saturday and Sunday 10:29

02 Grachan Moncur III - Frankenstein 7:30

03 Grachan Moncur III - Blue Rondo 4:51

04 Grachan Moncur III - Ghost Town 14:36

05 Grachan Moncur III - Love and Hate 8:25

06 Grachan Moncur III - Esoteric 9:05

07 Grachan Moncur III - Kahlil The Prophet 10:27

08 Grachan Moncur III - Riff Raff 7:09


CD2

01 Grachan Moncur III - Saturday and Sunday (alt.) 9:25

02 Grachan Moncur III - Air Raid 9:17

03 Grachan Moncur III - Evolution 12:23

04 Grachan Moncur III - The Coaster 11:38

05 Grachan Moncur III - Monk in Wonderland 7:53

06 Grachan Moncur III - Conversion Point 9:49

07 Grachan Moncur III - Erdu 5:58

08 Grachan Moncur III - Soul 10:19


CD3

01 Grachan Moncur III - Hipnosis 11:19

02 Grachan Moncur III - Slow Poke 7:46

03 Grachan Moncur III - The Breakout 6:31

04 Grachan Moncur III - Back Home 6:05

05 Grachan Moncur III - The Reason Why 6:53

06 Grachan Moncur III - Gnostic 11:46

07 Grachan Moncur III - Thandiwa 8:16

08 Grachan Moncur III - The Twins 12:58

09 Grachan Moncur III - Nomadic 7:44

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 240

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#01

Title: VA - Big Beat (320 Kbps)

Created By: Pol Inate

Contact: https://polinatewtc.blogspot.com/

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#02

Title: VA - Get A Little Vol.183 - Give Me Back My Wig (320 Kbps)

Created By: John Angelatos

Contact: johnangelatos@gmail.com

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#03

Title: VA - Bernis A-Z Vol. 208 N (320 Kbps)

Created By: Berni

Contact:         Not provided

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#04

Title: VA - Climb every mountain (Var)

Created By: Shankly

Contact:         shankly1956@outlook.com

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#05

Title: VA - I Can Feel It (Var)

Created By: Obey Gravity

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#06

Title: VA - And All That Jazz '25 (160 Kbps)

Created By: DJ Mello Ell

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#07

Title: VA - Two Hours Running Away (320 Kbps)

Created By: Oniswa

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#08

Title: VA - Saturday Night Live Week 3 (192 Kbps)

Created By: lemonflag

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Title: VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.33: Covered Tracks (320 Kbps)

Created By: MM

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#10

Title: VA - You Can Do That in at Least 10 Minutes Vol. 10 (Var)

Created By: fremi

Contact:         Not provided

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#11

Title: VA - VA - Electric Lazyland (Downtempo & Trip Hop) (part 1/3) (320 Kbps)

Created By: Hervé Guilleminot

Contact:         herve.guilleminot@gmail.com

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TRACK LISTS Vol. 240

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#01

VA - Big Beat (320 Kbps)

01 Groove Armada featuring Gram'ma Funk - I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Remix)

02 The Crystal Method - Busy Child

03 Bentley Rhythm Ace - Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out

04 Apollo 440 - Stop The Rock

05 The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats

06 Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank

07 Coldcut - Stop This Crazy Thing (Funkymix)

08 Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At

09 Freestylers - Push Up

10 Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

11 Moby - Go (Woodtick Mix)

12 Low Fidelity Allstars - Battleflag

13 The Wiseguys featuring Greg Nice - Start the Commotion

14 Propellerheads - Spybreak!

15 The Prodigy - Firestarter

My attempt at making a pick of Big Beat tracks without repeating any artists

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#02

VA - Get A Little Vol.183 - Give Me Back My Wig (320 Kbps)                                            

01 - Magic Slim - That's All Right                                                                                  

02 - Jimmy Dawkins - You Don't Love Me                                                                                    

03 - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee -  This Woman Is Killing Me                                 

04 - Robert Cray - Too Many Cooks                                                                            

05 - Willie Mabon -  I'm Mad                                                                                                 

06 - Johnny Young & Big Walter - Chicago Blues - Sleeping With The Devil               

07 - Big Mojo Elem and John Littlejohn  - Black Nights                                               

08 - Little Walter - Sad Hours                                                                                       

09 - Sonny Boy Williamson - No Nights By Myself                                                        

10 - Lonnie Johnson -  Me and My Crazy Self                                                              

11 - Lightnin' Hopkins - Wonder What Is Wrong With Me                                                      

12 - Ike Turner - Heartbroken and Worried                                                                           

13 - Lightning Slim - Bad Feeling Blues                                                                       

14 - Big Joe Turner - TV Mama                                                                                    

15 - Eddie Boyd - It's Too Bad                                                                                                  

16 - Frankie Lee Sims - Misery Blues                                                                           

17 - Willie Nix - Lonesome Bedroom Blues                                                                 

18 - Cliff Jackson & The Naturals - Nine Below Zero                                                     

19 - Andrew McMahon - You Got to Help Yourself                                                        

20 - Elliott Shavers - Scratch That Itch                                                                      

21 - Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step                                                                           

22 - Jackie Brenston - Much Later                                                                                  

23 - J.B. Hutto - Speak My Mind                                                                                  

24 - Hound Dog Taylor - Give Me Back My Wig

Stories of everyday life full of problems, mainly on love field, pleas, observations, exhortations, and - when the pot is overflowing - the eccentricity "Give me back the wig" is sealing the whole thing.

Enjoy!

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#03

VA - Bernis A-Z Vol. 208 N (320 Kbps)

01 - Nathan Belt & The Buckles - What Did I Get Into?

02 - Nathan Jacques - Dream, Dream Away

03 - Nathan Seeckts - Thunder And Rain

04 - Nathaniel Rateliff - You Asked Me To

05 - The National Parks - Take A Hike

06 - The Native Howl - Wide Is The River

07 - Neal Casal - Raining Straight Down

08 - Ned Hill - Lonely Heart Of Mine

09 - Neville Anderson - The Blues Come Down

10 - New Strangers - Earl's Breakdown

11 - Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters - Centralia

12 - Nick Shoulders - Rather Low

13 - Nick Woodland - 16 Years

14 - Nickel & Rose - Another Man

15 - Nicolette & The Nobodies - Losing More

16 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - You Ain't Going Nowhere

17 - No Oil Paintings - Rise

18 - Noelle & The Deserters - Church Of Dog

19 - Nolan Taylor - All We Need Is A Spark

20 - Norah Jones & Dolly Parton - Creepin' In

21 - Norman Blake - Drums

22 - The North Star Band - On The Road

23 - The Notorious Cherry Bombs - Let It Roll Let It Ride

24 - NQ Arbuckle & Carolyn Mark - Too Sober To Sleep

25 - The Number 9 Blacktops - Tijuana, Mexico

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VA - Climb every mountain (Var)

01. Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin

02. Winter Mountain - Mostly Autumn

03. Walkin' With a Mountain - Mott the Hoople

04. The Cheating Mountain - The Watch

05. Mountain Climbing - Joe Bonamassa

06. Mountains - Devilskin

07. Like a Mountain - Leaves' Eyes

08. Thunder on the Mountain - Bob Dylan

09. Wild Mountain Thyme - The Byrds

10. Wake Up the Mountain - Helloween

11. Mountain of the Sun - Greta Van Fleet

12. The King Beneath the Mountain - Karliene

13. Man on the Silver Mountain - Rainbow

14. Snake Mountain Blues - Townes Van Zandt

15. Deep Within the Mountain Forest - Appalachian Winter

16. Young Man on a Mountain - Karine Polwart

17. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh

18. At the Foot of the Mountain - Eliza Gilkyson

19. If We Wait For Mountains - Van Morrison

20. Lookout Mountain - Drive By Truckers

21. Hares on the Mountain - Bella Hardy

22. Hall of the Mountain King - Burning Witches

23. Sugar Mountain - Neil Young

24. King of the Mountain Cometh - T.Rex

25. Higher Mountains - Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell


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#05

VA - I Can Feel It (Var)

David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing

S.M.U.R.F. - Let's All Chant

James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing (ReMix)

Kid Creole - I'm a Wonderful Thing

Dislocation Dance - Rosemary

Cramps - I'm the Garbageman

Standard Oil Gasoline

James Burton - Polk Salad Annie

58 West - Mustang Sally/Pink Cadillac

Bob Dylan - Everything is Broken

Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love

Yello - Oh Yeah

Billy Strange - 007

Anthony Newley - Goldfinger

Joe Cocker - I'll Cry Instead

Al Jolson - Sittin' On Top of the World

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VA - And All That Jazz '25 (160 Kbps)

1 Ledisi - You've Got What it Takes

2 Braxton Cook - Maybe I'm Too Nice

3 WaKaNa - After Hours

4 Tanya Nolan - Like Water (Soulpersona Remix)

5 Mad Skillz - Thursday's Struggles

6 Sinitus Tempo - When the Leaves Blow

7 Incognito - Lost Until I Want to Be Found

8 Dara Starr Tucker - Tall Georgia Pines

9 Mary Halvorson - Absinthian

10 Terrace Martin - Valdez

11 Lori Nicely featuring Selina Albright - Come On Down

12 Orbital Ensemble - Brasa

13 Cécile McLorin Salvant - Anything But Now 

14 Ragan Whiteside - Fancy Footwork

15 Althea René featuring Jordan Love - Synergy

16 Jon Batiste - Lean On My Love

17 Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon - See You Later (T. Martin Sax Mix)

18 Laufey - Clockwork

19 Kayla Waters - Luminous Love

20 Saxl Rose - Cruise Control

21 Tristan - Call Me

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VA - Two Hours Running Away (320 Kbps)

01    Alain Pire Experience - Run Away (3:58)

02    Eliza Gilkyson - Runaway Train (4:20)

03    Sarah Jarosz - Runaway Train (3:00)

04    Rosanne Cash - Runaway Train (4:01)

05    Jon Batiste - Running Away (feat. Leigh-Anne) (5:01)

06    Magic Giant - Runaway (3:18)

07    The Lil' Band O' Gold, CC Adcock - Runaway's Life (3:37)

08    Lazy Racer - Keep On Running Away (3:17)

09    Slade - Run Runaway (3:42)

10    Bob Marley & The Wailers - Crazy Baldhead / Running Away (Medley / Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London / June 3, 1977) (7:09)

11    Bonnie Raitt - Runaway (3:51)

12    Feist - I Am Not Running Away (3:24)

13    BoDeans - She's a Runaway (2008 Remaster) (3:34)

14    Kier - Runaway (feat. Tom Killner) (4:59)

15    John Hiatt - Runaway (5:55)

16    The Killers - Runaways (4:03)

17    Kurt Vile - Never Run Away (3:24)

18    Layla Zoe - Run Away (6:08)

19    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Runaway Trains (7:36)

20    Ray Davies - Run Away From Time (3:47)

21    Phish - Runaway Jim [Live At Madison Square Garden, New Year's Eve 1995] (16:05)

22    The Stone Coyotes - My Little Runaway (3:32)

23    Stray Cats - Runaway Boys (2:58)

24    The National - Runaway (3:12)

25    Mighty Mo Rodgers - Happy as a Runaway Slave (3:56)

26    Blackberry Smoke - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (4:27)

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VA - Saturday Night Live Week 3 (192 Kbps)

1 Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (SNL 1976-10-30)   Band

2 Oh What A Beautiful Morning (SNL 1977-11-12)   Ray Charles

3 You're Kind (SNL 1977-10-29)   Paul Simon

4 Hey Bartender (SNL 1978-04-22)   Blues Brothers

5 Cathy's Clown (SNL 1980-03-15)   Paul Simon & James Taylor

6 Pulling Mussels From A Shell (SNL 1982-11-20)   Squeeze

7 Nightbird (SNL 1983-12-10)   Stevie Nicks

8 Pink Houses (SNL 1983-10-08)   John Cougar Mellencamp 

9 Heart & Soul (SNL 1984-01-14)   Huey Lewis and the News

10 I Love You Suzanne (SNL 1986-11-15)   Lou Reed

11 In Dreams (SNL 1987-05-23)   Roy Orbison

12 What I Am (SNL 1988-11-05)   Edie Brickell 

13 Don't Know Much (SNL 1989-12-09)   Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

14 King's Highway (SNL 1991-10-12)   Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

15 Stop Thinking About That (SNL 1991-12-14)   James Taylor

16 From Hank To Hendrix (SNL 1992-12-05)   Neil Young

17 Love Is Stronger Than Justice (SNL 1993-02-20)   Sting

18 Mr Jones (SNL 1994-01-15)   Counting Crows 

19 One Of Us (SNL 1996-01-13)   Joan Osborne

20 Brand New Day (SNL 1999-11-20)   Sting

21 You’re Missing (SNL 2002-10-05)   Bruce Springsteen

22 Band On The Run 2010 1211   Paul McCartney

23 Wonderful Christmas Time 2012 1215 SNL   Paul McCartney

Last week my favourite was 19. This week I like 13.

Lots here to enjoy, spread over 36 years!

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#09

VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.33:Covered Tracks (320 Kbps)

1 All Day And All Of The Night - Jessica Harp - (Shanghai Knights)

2 Immigrant Song - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Feat. Karen O - (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo [Disc 1])

3 Shakey Ground - Fishbone - (Play It To The Bone)

4 Sweet Home Alabama - Jewel - (Sweet Home Alabama OST)

5 Video Killed the Radio Star - The Presidents Of The United States Of America - (The Wedding Singer: Music from the Motion Picture)

6 Windmills Of Your Mind - Sting - (The Thomas Crown Affair)

7 Cattle Call - Dwight Yoakam - (The Horse Whisperer)

8 Gonna Be A Lovely Day - Kirk Franklin - (Play It To The Bone)

9 What A Wonderful World - Joey Ramone - (Our Little Corner Of The World: Music From Gilmore Girls)

10 20th Century Boy - Placebo - (Velvet Goldmine)

11 I'm In the Mood For Love - Jools Holland & Jamiroquai - (Valentine's Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

12 Satellite Of Love - MIlla Jovovich & The MDH Band - (The Million Dollar Hotel (Music From The Motion Picture)

13 Sweet Jane (Edited) - Cowboy Junkies - (Natural Born Killers [soundtrack])

14 Keep Your Hands to Yourself - The Calling - (Sweet Home Alabama OST)

15 Suzie Q - Flash Cadillac - (Apocalypse Now REDUX)

16 Cupid - Amy Winehouse - (Valentine's Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

17 Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Sheryl Crow - (Sweet Home Alabama OST)

18 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Leon Russell - (Remember The Titans)

19 Louie Louie - Toots & The Maytals - (This Is England)

20 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - Susan Boyd - (The Mask)

21 Our Lips Are Sealed - The Fun Boy Three - (Trainspotting #2)

22 The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk Railroad - (Dick: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)

23 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green Feat. Joss Stone - (Sex And The City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

24  I'm Into Something Good - the bird and the bee - (Valentine's Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

25 You Don't Own Me - The Blow Monkeys - (Ultimate Dirty Dancing)

An eclectic collection of tracks covered by an eclectic array of artists from an equally eclectic collection of movies.

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#10

VA - You Can Do That in at Least 10 Minutes Vol. 10 (Var)

176-Television-Marquee Moon.mp3

177-Carol of Harvest-Try A Little Bit.mp3

178-King Crimson-Starless.mp3

179-Angel-The Fortune.mp3

180-Television-Marquee Moon.mp3

181-Pulsar-Halloween Part I.mp3

182-Renaissance-Song Of Scheherazade.mp3

183-Roy Harper-McGoohan's Blues.mp3

184-Rare Earth-Get Ready 1970 (Original MV Stereo).mp3

185-Headband-Brother Mendez.mp3

186-Steve Hackett-Shadow of The Hierophant.mp3

187-Soft Machine-Moon In June.mp3

188-Between-Happy Stage.mp3

189-Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Tarkus.mp3

190-Patto-Money Bag.mp3

191-UFO-Star Storm.mp3

192-Don Ellis Orchestra-Turkish Bath.mp3

193-King Crimson-Starless.mp3

194-Chick Corea & Return to Forever-Light as A Feather.mp3

195-Caravan-Nine Feet Underground.mp3

196-Van Der Graaf Generator-A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers.mp3

197-Area-La mela di Odessa.mp3

198-Twenty Sixty Six And Then-Reflections On The Future.mp3

199-Neu!-Hallogallo.mp3

200-Noir-Rain.mp3

201-Television-Marquee Moon.mp3

202-Patti Smith Group-Radio Ethiopia (Radio Ethiopia).mp3

203-Clouds-Sing, Sing, Sing.mp3

The journey reaches its final destination. With Vol. 10, the legendary "You Can Do That in at Least 10 Minutes" series closes with a furious final ... one last collection of towering rock epics from the greatest decade in classic rock history. Every track once again pushes the 10-minute mark — or far surpasses it — capturing the fearless creativity and limitless ambition of the seventies.

From progressive masterpieces and hard rock odysseys to psychedelic sound explorations, this final chapter celebrates the era when music was allowed to breathe, evolve, and explode into something unforgettable. These are songs built for deep listening: powerful riffs, extended instrumental passages, and climactic moments that still resonate decades later. More than a compilation, Vol. 10 is a tribute to a time when artists dared to go beyond convention and listeners were willing to follow them on the ride.

Turn down the lights, turn up the volume, and experience the grand finale of a series dedicated to the long form of rock music. Long. Loud. Legendary.

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VA - VA - Electric Lazyland (Downtempo & Trip Hop) (part 1/3) (320 Kbps)

1 - Depeche Mode - Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session™) - 1997

2 - Earthling - Nefisa - 1995

3 - Portishead - Biscuit - 1994

4 - Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground - 1996

5 - Monk & Canatella - I Can Water My Plants - 1996

6 - Kid Loco - She's My Lover (A Song For R.) - 1997

7 - The Cinematic Orchestra - The Awakening Of A Woman (Burnout) - 2003

8 - Craig Armstrong ft. Evan Dando - Wake Up In New York - 2002

9 - Nujabes ft. Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe - 2005

10 - Sporto Kantes - Impressed - 2004

11 - Jem - Finally Woken - 2004

12 - DJ Cam - Dieu reconnaîtra les siens - 1995

13 - Mandalay - Beautiful - 1998

14 - Black Era - ...Then… - 2007

15 - Jimi Tenor - Outta Space - 1997

16 - Ursula Rucker ft. Rob Yancey - Soon - 2003

17 - Bang Bang ft. Jay Jay Johanson - Two Fingers - 1998

18 - DJ Krush ft. N’Dea Davenport - With Grace - 2001

19 - Wax Tailor - Que sera - 2005

20 - Wagon Christ - London Is A Country - 1996

21 - Halou - Honeythief - 2006

22 - Cibelle - Flying High - 2006

23 - Bowery Electric - Empty Words - 1996

24 - Gorillaz ft. Del The Funky Homosapien - Clint Eastwood - 2001

25 - The Aloof - Wish You Were Here - 1996

Bonus - Anjali - Lazy Lagoon - 2000

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REUPLOADS # 139

REUPLOADS # 139

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VA - The Spaghetti Epic [2004-2010] (4 x CDs)

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VA - Hillbillies In Hell, Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) Vol. 01 - Vol. 05 [2016 - 2019] (5 x CDs)

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VA - Uptight Tonight, The Ultimate 60s Garage Collection [2005]

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Lonnie Johnson - The Original Guitar Wizard [2004] (4 x CDs)

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Lonnie Johnson - The Original Guitar Wizard [2004] (4 x CDs)

Lonnie Johnson (1899–1970) was one of the most influential early guitarists in American music and moves through this set the same way he moved through his career, without drawing hard lines between styles. Born in New Orleans in 1899, he worked across blues, jazz, and popular song, shaping a guitar style built on single-note lines and clear, melodic phrasing. His recordings from the 1920s and 1930s, including sessions with Eddie Lang, show how early that approach was formed.

Issued in 2004 by Proper Records, this four-CD set gathers that material into a steady, unbroken flow. The guitar never dominates, but it is always present, moving around the vocal with a light, controlled touch. Notes are placed carefully, giving even the shorter tracks a sense of space.

As the discs unfold, the balance remains consistent. Vocals stay direct, almost conversational, while the guitar shifts between support and quiet lead. Other instruments appear, but they tend to frame the performance rather than redirect it.

What settles in over time is the continuity. Different sessions, slightly different settings, but the same tone and timing carry through. Left to play, the set feels less like a compilation and more like a single voice held in place, measured, clear, and never needing to reach beyond its own line. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson's Blues 2:44

02 Lonnie Johnson - Johnson's Trio Stomp 3:00

03 Lonnie Johnson - To Do This You Got to Know How 3:09

04 Lonnie Johnson - South Bound Water 2:46

05 Lonnie Johnson - I Done Told You 3:00

06 Lonnie Johnson - Steppin' on The Blues 2:55

07 Lonnie Johnson - Steady Grind 3:26

08 Lonnie Johnson - Four Hands Are Better Than Two 3:19

09 Lonnie Johnson - Woke Up With The Blues in My Fingers 3:12

10 Lonnie Johnson - Backwater Blues 3:39

11 Lonnie Johnson - Mean Old Bedbug Blues 2:56

12 Lonnie Johnson - Roaming Rambler Blues 3:05

13 Lonnie Johnson - Stay Out of Walnut Street Alley 3:13

14 Lonnie Johnson - St. Louis Cyclone Blues 3:06

15 Lonnie Johnson - Bedbug Blues, Pt. 2 3:03

16 Lonnie Johnson - Garter Snake Blues 3:16

17 Lonnie Johnson - 6/88 Glide 3:02

18 Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues 3:07

19 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Not Rough 3:01

20 Lonnie Johnson - Sweet Potato Blues 2:59

21 Lonnie Johnson - Hotter Than That 3:03

22 Lonnie Johnson - Savoy Blues 3:30

23 Lonnie Johnson - Playing With The Strings 3:02

24 Lonnie Johnson - Stompin' Em Along Now 2:56


CD2

01 Lonnie Johnson - Deep Blues Sea Blues 3:05

02 Lonnie Johnson - No More Women Blues 3:03

03 Lonnie Johnson - I'm So Tired of Living All Alone 3:07

04 Lonnie Johnson - Crowing Rooster Blues 2:41

05 Lonnie Johnson - Broken Levee Blues 3:26

06 Lonnie Johnson - Careless Love 2:57

07 Lonnie Johnson - Toothache Blues, Pts. 1 & 2 6:10

08 Lonnie Johnson - Misty Mornin' 3:20

09 Lonnie Johnson - Two Tone Stomp 3:02

10 Lonnie Johnson - Have to Change Keys to Play These Blues 3:03

11 Lonnie Johnson - It Feels So Good, Pts. 1 & 2 6:15

12 Lonnie Johnson - Jet Black Blues 3:03

13 Lonnie Johnson - Guitar Blues 3:16

14 Lonnie Johnson - Blue Guitars 3:13

15 Lonnie Johnson - Bullfrog Moan 3:18

16 Lonnie Johnson - Sundown Blues 3:05

17 Lonnie Johnson - The New Fallin' Rain Blues 3:14

18 Lonnie Johnson - You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now, Pts. 1 & 2 6:08

19 Lonnie Johnson - Hot Fingers 3:00

20 Lonnie Johnson - Blues Room 3:07

21 Lonnie Johnson - She's Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight 3:12

22 Lonnie Johnson - Another Woman Booked Out and Bound to Go 3:13


CD3

01 Lonnie Johnson - I Got The Best Jelly Roll in Town, Pts 1 & 2 6:54

02 Lonnie Johnson - The Dirty Dozen 3:09

03 Lonnie Johnson - I Just Can't Stand These Blues 3:31

04 Lonnie Johnson - Deep Sea Blues 3:29

05 Lonnie Johnson - Long Black Train 3:00

06 Lonnie Johnson - I Have to Do My Time 3:11

07 Lonnie Johnson - No More Troubles Now 3:16

08 Lonnie Johnson - You're Getting Old on Your Job 3:17

09 Lonnie Johnson - Don't Wear it Out 3:20

10 Lonnie Johnson - Got The Blues for Murder Only 3:24

11 Lonnie Johnson - Let All Married Women Alone 3:20

12 Lonnie Johnson - Beautiful But Dumb 3:03

13 Lonnie Johnson - Sleepy Water Blues 3:04

14 Lonnie Johnson - Uncle Red, Don't Use Your Head 3:06

15 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Nuts About That Gal 3:13

16 Lonnie Johnson - Racketeers Blues 3:14

17 Lonnie Johnson - Swing Out Rhythm 2:39

18 Lonnie Johnson - Why Women Go Wrong 2:54

19 Lonnie Johnson - Jersey Belle Blues 2:59

20 Lonnie Johnson - The Loveless Blues 3:15

21 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Just Dumb 3:00

22 Lonnie Johnson - Get Yourself Together 3:13

23 Lonnie Johnson - Crowing Rooster Blues 2:39


CD4

01 Lonnie Johnson - That's Love 2:59

02 Lonnie Johnson - Lazy Woman Blues 3:03

03 Lonnie Johnson - In Love Again 2:55

04 Lonnie Johnson - He's A Jelly-Roll Baker 3:18

05 Lonnie Johnson - When You Feel Low Down 2:57

06 Lonnie Johnson - The Victim of Love 3:14

07 Lonnie Johnson - Watch Shorty 3:08

08 Lonnie Johnson - Keep What You Got 2:58

09 Lonnie Johnson - Love is The Answer 2:49

10 Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night 3:03

11 Lonnie Johnson - What A Real Woman 2:39

12 Lonnie Johnson - Falling Rain Blues 2:48

13 Lonnie Johnson - Working Man's Blues 2:40

14 Lonnie Johnson - Playing Around 2:44

15 Lonnie Johnson - Trouble Ain't Nothing But The Blues 2:01

16 Lonnie Johnson - Blues Stay Away From Me 2:05

17 Lonnie Johnson - Little Rockin' Chair 2:53

18 Lonnie Johnson - Nothing But Trouble 2:44

19 Lonnie Johnson - Why Should I Cry 2:48

20 Lonnie Johnson - It Was All in Vain 2:41

21 Lonnie Johnson - You Only Want Me When You're Lonely 2:57

22 Lonnie Johnson - Me and My Crazy Self 2:36

23 Lonnie Johnson - I'm Guilty 2:45

24 Lonnie Johnson - Just Another Day 2:36

25 Lonnie Johnson - You Can't Buy Love 2:56

26 Lonnie Johnson - Can't Sleep Anymore 2:21

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Friday, May 22, 2026

VA - Relaxation Blues (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

BLUES

VA - Relaxation Blues (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

Relaxation Blues gathers four discs of music shaped by tone, touch, and the emotional weight carried in unhurried phrases. Across eighty tracks and nearly a century of recordings, the set reveals a quieter lineage of the blues, one where expression is measured, space is intentional, and the listener is invited into the room rather than pushed back from it.

CD1: Early Evening Ease lays the foundation. These are the warm lights‑on performances: Charles Brown’s velvet phrasing, Percy Mayfield’s late‑night poise, Memphis Slim’s steady left hand, and the early electric glow of Otis Rush, Magic Sam, and Earl Hooker. The tempos are relaxed, the tones clean, the emotions direct. Even when the Chicago players lean into intensity, the fire is contained, shaped, and deeply human. It’s the sound of the day settling, the first exhale after the door closes behind you.

CD2: Late Night Glow widens the frame. Instrumentals drift like smoke, “Albatross,” “Samba Pa Ti,” “Cloudy Day”, while the modern players bring a reflective edge that never breaks the mood. The blues becomes expansive here, stretching into soul, jazz, and spacious guitar landscapes. The room feels larger, the lights dimmer, the emotional palette deeper.

CD3: Midnight Atmosphere moves inward. This is the most intimate disc: SRV’s “Lenny,” Kelly Joe Phelps’ dusty fingerpicking, Jeff Beck’s sculpted phrasing, Otis Taylor’s hypnotic pulse. The playing is close‑mic’d, tactile, almost private. It’s music built on touch — the kind that rewards quiet rooms and late hours.

CD4: Deep Night Drift brings the journey home. Snowy White, Gary Moore, Robin Trower, and Roy Buchanan offer long, expressive lines that feel like conversations held after midnight. The tempos ease, the tones soften, and the set lands in a place of calm resolve. It’s the final glow before silence, a slow fade into the blue hour.

These four discs form a space the listener can return to again and again, not for spectacle, but for presence. Relaxation Blues gathers performances where feeling is carried in the grain of a voice, the bend of a note, the hush between phrases. It’s a collection that rewards stillness, deepens with familiarity, and lingers long after the last track fades. In these hours of music, the blues becomes a companion for the quieter parts of life, steady, honest, and endlessly human. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues 3:11 1945

02 Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone to Love 2:54 1950

03 Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby 3:10 1955

04 Son Seals - Sitting at My Window 4:30 1973

05 Otis Rush - Double Trouble - 1958 2:41 1959

06 Jimmy Reed - Baby, What You Want Me to Do 2:25 1960

07 Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand 3:00 1962

08 B.B. "Blues Boy" King & His Orchestra - Sweet Little Angel 3:14 1957

09 Slim Harpo - Rainin' in My Heart 2:35 1961

10 Freddie King - Same Old Blues 3:58 1971

11 Earl Hooker - Blue Guitar 2:37 1962

12 Memphis Slim - Mother Earth 2:42 1951

13 Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy 7:14 1962

14 Magic Sam - All Your Love 2:55 1957

15 Albert King - I'll Play The Blues for You (Part 1) 3:42 1972

16 T-Bone Walker - Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday is Just as Bad) 3:00 1947

17 Elmore James - It Hurts Me Too 3:05 1957

18 Big Walter Horton - Little Boy Blue 3:12 1953

19 Roosevelt Sykes - Driving Wheel 3:06 1936

20 John Lee Hooker - Dimples 4:39 1956


CD2

01 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross 3:12 1968

02 Peter Green - Slabo Day 5:12 1979

03 Robben Ford - 08 - Golden Slumbers 4:56 1970

04 Santana - Samba Pa Ti 4:47 1970

05 Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas 2:53 1985

06 Chain - Blues With A Feeling 4:47 1971

07 Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Driftin' Blues 8:09 1967

08 Lonnie Mack - Why 4:35 1963

09 Dave Hole - Yours for A Song 5:16 1992

10 J. J. Cale - Cloudy Day 5:24 1974

11 Derek & The Dominos - Have You Ever Loved A Woman? 6:54 1970

12 Roomful of Blues - Duke`s Blues 4:21 1979

13 Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets with Sam Myers - Changin' Neighborhoods 6:56 1988

14 Duke Robillard - Who'll Stop The Rain 4:07 1994

15 Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters - Blues for Otis Rush 9:52 1988

16 Roy Buchanan - John's Blues 5:06 1969

17 Chris Rea & Vargas Blues Band - Do you believe in love 5:17 2013

18 Mick Kolassa - Baby's Got Another Lover 7:23 2014

19 Chris Rea - Immigration Blues 5:08 1991

20 Ronnie Earl - Blues for Shawn 6:29 1993


CD3

01 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Lenny 4:57 1983

02 Robert Cray - Right Next Door 4:20 1986

03 Keb' Mo' - Am I Wrong 2:21 1994

04 Smoke Wagon Blues Band - Set Me Free 5:03 2013

05 Kelly Joe Phelps - Rat River 3:34 1997

06 Livin' Blues - Black Night 7:26 1969

07 Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - Nothing at All 3:37 2013

08 Peter Green - In The Skies 3:47 1979

09 Walter Trout Band - Say Goodbye to The Blues 7:54 1990

10 Eric Clapton - Floating Bridge 6:33 2004

11 Gary Moore - Midnight Blues 5:45 1990

12 Otis Taylor - Blue Rain in Africa 4:14 2001

13 Tab Benoit - Nice and Warm 7:41 1992

14 Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Why Does A Woman Treat A Man So Bad? 3:36 1980

15 Totta Naslund - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 6:32 1975

16 Amos Garrett; Doug Sahm; Gene Taylor; Gene Taylor Band - Teardrops on Your Letter 4:05 1980

17 Harvey Mandel - Midnight Sun 6:19 1968

18 Jeff Beck - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:28 1976

19 Eric Johnson - Song for George 1:46 1990

20 Mick Taylor - Spanish A Minor 12:13 1979


CD4

01 Snowy White - Bird of Paradise 4:55 1983

02 Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues 6:09 1990

03 Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs 5:01 1974

04 Boz Scaggs - Loan Me A Dime 12:29 1969

05 Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe 7:20 2003

06 John Lee Hooker - Driftin’ Blues 3:34 1960

07 Arlen Roth - Villanova Junction Blues 4:34 1976

08 Fenton Robinson - Directly From My Heart to You 4:21 1967

09 Johnny Winter - Cheap Tequila 4:09 1973

10 Jeff Beck - Where Were You 3:17 1989

11 Otis Rush - Reap What You Sow 4:55 1956

12 Seasick Steve - Swamp Dog 4:46 2008

13 Jesse 'ed' Davis - Red Dirt Boogie, Brother 3:43 1972

14 Pinetop Perkins - Blues After Hours 5:00 1992

15 Shuggie Otis - 1215 Slow Goonbash Blues 9:27 1974

16 Eddie C. Campbell - King of The Jungle 4:01 1977

17 Bonnie Raitt - I Feel The Same 4:38 1972

18 Albert Collins - Cold Cold Feeling 5:09 1965

19 Skip Mcdonald - Hammerhead 4:36 2004

20 Roy Buchanan - After Hours 6:15 1974

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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