I am going to go ahead and say that today is the last day for the Isley Brothers even though I still have 2 more albums left (which gives me a total of 12) in Grand Slam and Inside You but they aren't in the same class as the other 10. Howlin' Wolf - starting tomorrow...
Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album (the electric one from the late '60s) Howlin' Wolf - The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
I was going to originally go with Marvin Gaye next but I have decided to go through Miles Davis' fusion albums starting with "In a Silent Way" and going through "Get Up With It". This will start tomorrow.
i actually put in a silent way on yesterday. great album with some great players. bass and drums really lay down some thickness along with mclaughlin on the electric guitar doing some super cool stuff. i know that the record was actually kind of a studio creation. they recorded the whole thing in a single session then the producer chopped it up and edited the jams into those two long pieces. id love to see a documentary on that or a "making of" type thing.
I went down a bit of a G.E. Smith interview rabbit hole the other day. You probably remember him as the band leader from SNL for many years back in the late '80s and '90s. The guy is just cool as hell; so enthusiastic about playing guitar, guitars, bass, and working with legends like Dylan, Bowie, Waters, EVH, Richards, etc. Anyhow, a little while ago I began making my way through an album he recorded last year with LeRoy Bell when this song came on. I'm on my fifth or sixth listen now and counting... https://americansongwriter.com/ge-smith-leroy-bell-feature-interview/
Listening to some of the samples from Hip Hop songs I enjoy. Many times the originals are the best of course but sometimes they improve them or do them justice.
More Miles Fusion: Miles Davis - Live-Evil Miles Davis - Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time
