VC Vinyl Community Session March 2024

More musical musings and sharing from our regular sharing sessions.
Radio shows are here Mark www.mixcloud.com/mark-williams85
John www.mixcloud.com/kiefferjohn

[@jimster24]

Many thanks, both - another terrific video!

[@spectrum_archives]

Great selection again, so much to discover. Hope you guys keep doing this for many years to come 👍🏻

[@djtrishm]

I great stack of way Love Chaka, Anita and Cristopher Cross. Thumbs up! Trish

[@Localbandography]

Dig the tip on jacket on the Harry Beckett. Will look for that. Cheers gentlemen.

[@lindacopping]

Happy spring beautiful lads. Great picks!!

[@michaelvalentini4869]

Hello Mark and John, if my memory serves me correctly, this is your 31 year anniversary of playing music for each other. Times flies when you're having Fun! Miles' ''On The Corner'' is a prime example of ''Fourth- World Music'', there is nothing else like it. It tickles every part of my brain. I discovered Nate Smith through his work with Dave Holland. James Brown's drummer, Jabo Starks played on Bobby Bland's biggest hits. Anita Baker, Michael Franks and Christopher Cross are three favorites of mine. Threadgill's ''Too Much Sugar For A Dime'' is a masterpiece, fantastic drumming by Gene Lake, son of Oliver Lake. I shared Roy Haynes birthday cake after a show, he celebrated his 80th birthday. He sounded like a young god, blew my mind completely! Helen Merrill did an album with Gil Evans in the late 1980's titled .'' Collaboration''. I never owned it but always look for it.

[@omniversal7]

Hi Michael. Roy Haynes is just extraordinary. One hit on the snare and you know it's him. Only seen him live once with Pat Metheny and Dave Holland in the 90s. He was about 2" feet away from us wearing aviator specs and sounding great. I've been looking for that Helen Merrill too. Heard it once and it was excellent.

[@Paneeks1960]

Good morning Mark and John. Once again we were presented with some interesting music. A few artists/bands are new to me which I appreciate always. I have been writing down albums that you both have been showing for about ten years now. I believe that Eugene McDaniels wrote and produced Happening in the Streets for the Voltage Brothers. Someone posted Eugene's "Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse" recently and it struck up a convo about his music. I remember one of you talking about Bobby Bland before. I checked out some of the stuff that he did with BB King. con't~ Rob/Boston

[@Paneeks1960]

Did you say that the Charles Lloyd album is a new release John? I still remember when Blake got his hands on a box of Charles Lloyd's "Forest Flower" albums. He sold them to fellow VC members for something like $4 a piece. I grabbed one. Did you guys grab a copy too? I really dig all of the Crusaders albums that I ever heard. Which is only about three. But what a killer group of musicians. You guys delivered the goods once again. Enjoyable from start to finish. Thanks for sharing them all Mark and John. Have a dynamite week~ Rob/Boston

[@omniversal7]

Hello Rob. Yes the Charles Lloyd is just out. I don't often buy a record unheard but I had a feeling about this one and it's beautiful.

[@TheDukeDothDance]

Hey Gents, I always have a quick listen to the records you call out that I don’t know (on the fly) and I was thinking the drums on that Kuroda record where sooo nice, so glad you then called them out and let us know that was Nate Smith. I was getting strong voodoo vibes of of what I have hear so far. Real nice

[@TheDukeDothDance]

The title track on Heaven is gorgeous. Love her voice, love the spacious arrangements, love the air between the grove. Superb

[@wylieroth3145]

Threadgill's book "Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music" is a unique look into the Chicago scene.

[@omniversal7]

Hi. Really enjoyed the book. His memories of the Vietnam War were extraordinary too. All best wishes and thanks for watching John (video left...)

[@Milo_Molnar]

Great session as always. I would like to recommend album Qasr by Sheherezaad. It is a brilliantly modern meshing of Asian and Western music. It was produced by Arooj Aftab.

[@drrhythmn]

Thank you Milo - your recommendations are always valued - cheers

[@Milo_Molnar]

@@drrhythmn Thanks.

[@omniversal7]

Thanks - will certainly check that out Milo!

[@Milo_Molnar]

@@omniversal7 I like it.

[@bencostello7317]

Ha ha lads, projectile pooing cats in the same sentence as Paradise and lunch. Yikes. I actually turned on YT this morning Ona feeling that ye had dropped a sharing session and ye did, albeit a few hours later than your usual ones (this showed up in my feed in the early arvo). Prince and Zappa - absolutely 2 of the most underlauded guitarists ever. I love that Sacred songs lp too and yes it is always dirt cheap. Did you see the Darryl Hall and Fripp episode from Darryl’s house show that dropped a few weeks ago. Thoroughly enjoyable, great band ripping through Red etc.

[@omniversal7]

Hello Ben. My cat was a virtuoso in his own way. Weirdly we were talking about Todd R on Daryl's House but I hadn't realised there was a Fripp episode. Will check that out. Agree 100% about Prince and Frank! Hope that you're very well John

[@6inchpianist]

Hi Chaps. I think that Mountains is the best Prince 12”. Absolutely perfect 👌. The Ernest Ranglin album was a pleasant surprise. I picked up RSD reissue and it really wasn’t I was expecting. Lovely stuff. And a nice bit of Chas n Dave on the Labi Siffre album. Great record. Cheers!