Geoff & Maria Muldaur ‎– Sweet Potatoes

In the midst of leaving the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and beginning the juggernaut that would be the solo career of Maria Muldaur, the happily singing and swinging couple made several sides which made expert use of a loose-knit group of players who had grown into masters of the folk revival arts.

At times the choice of material on this album is unfortunately lazy; "Havana Moon" was a song that not even Chuck Berry himself could complete without boredom setting in, and the efforts here don't pay off much better. At the same time, the players here really don't need much more than the most basic framework from which to jump off and they are hard at it, pushing the music forward with a sense of purpose that inevitably helped it earn its hard-fought respectability. As a whole, "Sweet Potatoes" is something of a masterwork, rich and revealing, possessing the contagious enthusiasm of young musicians finding a personal voice in the rich traditions of the past as well as the relaxed sophistication that develops when these players are no longer novices.

The Geoff and Maria Muldaur combination, when it was working, was also very special, a challenging partnership that also was something of an inviting nucleus to the players with the talent to be drawn into the fold. This album contains some of the better playing of harmonica man Paul Butterfield, removed from the hyper-drive excess of his blues bands. "Kneein' Me" and "Cordelia" are among the song highlights. - Eugene Chadbourne

Tracklist:

1 Blue Railroad Train 3:00
2 Havana Moon 4:52
3 Lazy Bones 4:50
4 Cordelia 3:55
5 Dardanella 4:30
6 I'm Rich 5:11
7 Sweet Potatoes 2:03
8 Kneein' Me 3:18
9 Lover Man ( Oh Where Can You Be ) 4:07
10 Hard Time Killin' Floor 4:55

Geoff & Maria Muldaur ‎– Sweet Potatoes
(192 kbps, cover art included)

VA - Klezmer American Recordings 1909-1952

One of the best collections of early klezmer music we've ever seen - a big package that traces the roots of the style as it developed in the hands of early Jewish immigrants to America at the turn of the century - then grew and transformed as European styles came into context with American jazz! 

As with polka, which really got its identity in America from strands of different European styles coming together in immigrant communities - klezmer was a very powerful force and form of identity for the growing Jewish communities of new arrivals - and received surprisingly strong treatment by the record industry, especially in the years before WWII! This package features a whopping 40 tracks, divided up into early acoustic and later electric recordings - alongside selections by Joseph Moskowitz, Abe Schwartz, Naftule Brandwein, Mishka Ziganoff, Dave Tarras, Bagelman Sisters, Seymour Rechtzeit, Lou Lockett, Sam Musiker, Al Glaser, and others.

Jewish exiles left Central Europe before and after World War I. They took their elaborate musical traditions to the United States and recorded dazzling evidence of their very expressive, Gypsy-tinged party dance music, which thrived on rhythm and where improvisation preceded that of jazz. 

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1 Haneros haluli - H. Steiner
2 Buhusher khusid - Joseph Moskovitz
3 Dance on, dance on - Jewish Russian Orchestra
4 Koilen - Mishka Ziganoff
5 Sher (part 2) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
6 Galitsyaner hsyd - Mishka Ziganoff
7 Heyser bulgar - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
8 Naftule shpielt far dem rebin - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
9 Der ziser bulgar - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
10 Doina and hora - Jacob Hoffman With Kandel's Orchestra
11 Bessarabier choisid'l - I. J. Hochman's Jewish Orchestra
12 Freid sich, yiddalech-tanz - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
13 A europaische kolomyka - Raderman's And Beckerman's Orchestra
14 Der terk in america - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
15 Das teuerste in bukowina - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
16 Naftule, shpil es nokh amol - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
17 A laibediga honga - Kandel's Orchestra
18 Yiddisher march - Joseph Cherniavsky's Yiddish American Jazz Band
19 Kinos, tkios un ashrei - Boibriker Kapelle
20 Jewish dance - State Ensemble Of Jewish Folk Musicians

Disc 2

1 A rumenisher nigun - Dave Tarras Mit Orkester Begleitung
2 Ch'sidishe nigunim - Dave Tarras, Beresh Katz, Abe Schwartz
3 Unzer toirele - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
4 Hopkele - Seymour Rechtzeit With The Abe Ellstein Orchestra
5 Pas d'espagne - Russkyj Orkestr Moskwa
6 Tants istambul - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
7 Bukoviner freylech - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
8 Doina - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
9 Bessarabian hora - Dave Tarras And His Klezmer Band
10 Shifra tantzt - Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio
11 Sirba - Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio
12 Freilicher yontov - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
13 Kleine princessin - Naftule Brandwein's Orchester
14 A vaibele a tsnieh - Bagelman Sisters
15 Freilachs - Lou Lockett's Orchestra
16 Branas chasene - Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio
17 Hora hashiveinu - Dave Tarras Palestinian Dance Orchestra
18 Nigun bialik onu bonu artso - Dave Tarras Palestinian Dance Orchestra
19 Second avenue square - Abe Ellstein Orchestra
20 Der fetter max's bulgar - Sam Musiker And His Orchestra

VA - Klezmer American Recordings 1909-1952

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Moe Tucker - I Spent A Week There The Other Night (1991)

With more help from her indie-rock bigshot pals (Don Fleming, Brian Ritchie), "...Week..." also featured the first (sort of) Velvet Underground reunion, with Cale, Reed and Sterling Morrison guesting on separate tracks. Covering "And Then He Kissed Me" was inspired, as is the inclusion of the accusatory (and appropriately titled) "Fired Up." From start to finish, it rocks like crazy.

Included on the album is a cover of "Then He Kissed Me", originally by the Crystals, as well as a cover of the Velvet Underground song "I'm Waiting for the Man". "I Spent a Week There the Other Night" was reissued in 1994.

The album has performances by members of the Velvet Underground, including Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison and John Cale. All four original Velvets play together on "I'm Not", making it their only studio collaboration on original material since 1968. Members of Violent Femmes also contributed to the album. Tucker stuck mostly to rhythm guitar

A truly wonderful unpretentious album that really rocks! and rumbles in its one fiery yet casual way. It also has the best cover of "(And then) He kissed Me...". Fun lyrics...Great playing...If you like Moe Tucker- get it Now!!!!



Tracklist:

Fired Up 3:57
That's Bad 4:56
Lazy 2:24
S.O.S. 3:10
Blue, All The Way To Canada 3:48
(And) Then He Kissed Me 2:40
Too Shy 3:19
Stayin Put 4:16
Baby, Honey, Sweetie 3:15
I'm Not 6:38

Moe Tucker - I Spent A Week There The Other Night (1991)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Nico - These Days - My Funny Valentine (Bootleg)

Nico was a model, actress, chanteuse, and former Velvet Underground frontwoman known for her sultry voice and ice-goddess presence.

The original goth rocker, Nico's albums are demanding and bleak, but map a unique and starkly powerful vision that has become more influential with age. An intimate of Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, the Velvet Underground, the Stones, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop, and others, her fascinating story is recounted in the biography "Nico: The Life & Lies of an Icon" by Richard Witts, published in Great Britain by Virgin books; "The End" by James Young is a seedy look at her drug-addled final years by a member of her touring band.

This is a compilation with tracks recorded live between 1968 and 1974 in New York City. It was released as "These Days" and - with the same tracks - as "My Funny Valentine".

Tracklist:

1 Heroes 9:20
2 Procession 4:45
3 My Funny Valentine 4:13
4 All Tomorrow's Parties 5:27
5 Secret Side 3:13
6 Femme Fatale 3:08
7 The End 9:52
8 The Fairest Of The Seasons 4:08
9 These Days 3:33
10 Little Sister 4:26
11 Winter Song 3:22
12 Chelsea Girls 7:28
13 I'll Keep It With Mine 3:24
14 Somewhere There's A Feather 5:53
15 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 5:19

Nico - These Days - My Funny Valentine (Bootleg)
(320 kbsp, cover art included)

Mikis Theodorakis & Zulfu Livaneli - Together!

Early May 1997, the legendary icons Mikis Theodorakis (Greece) and Zulfu Livaneli (Turkey) united again to start ea series of concerts in Europe with a final concert on the green-line of Nicosia/Cyprus.

The first concert in Berlin was totally sold out. It turned out to be the one and only concert of the tour as Mikis had to cancel the others right after the final standing ovations in Berlin due to serious health problems.

This is the recording of this evening. There is one new Theodorakis song on this album called "Kerem" with text by Nazim Hikmet. Its sung by both atists together as is the famous "Imaste Dio" ("The Two Of Us").  It is also unique in its sense of togetherness, spirit, poetry and music. Hope you enjoy it!


Tracklist:

A1 Merhaba 2:23
A2 Tragoudi Tis Xenitias 3:26
A3 Yigidim Aslanim 4:41
A4 Gün Olur 2:52
A5 Drapetsona 4:40
A6 Kardesin Duymaz 2:56
A7 Strose To Stroma Sou 3:58
A8 Duvarlar 3:34
A9 Kitame Sta Matia 3:28
A10 Karli Kayin Ormani 4:17
B1 Gonia Gonia 3:23
B2 Sevda Degil 3:52
B3 Ton Pavlo Kai Ton Nikolio 3:50
B4 Kan Cicekleri 6:21
B5 Chrissoprassino Fillo 3:34
B6 Ey Özgürlük 3:11
B7 Kerem 3:38
B8 Imaste Dio 2:26

Mikis Theodorakis & Zulfu Livaneli - Together!
(256 kbps, front cover included)

John Cale - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

John Cale was born in Wales but moved to London and then New York to study music. He joined The Velvet Underground in 1965 and played a key part in the distinctive sound and experimental ethos of their first two albums.
In the 70s, Cale launched a solo career and produced albums for other artists, including Nico, The Stooges, The Modern Lovers, Patti Smith. His solo albums covered very different styles, from the orchestral folk of Paris 1919 (1973) to the raucous punk of Sabotage/Live (1979).
Through the 80s, 90s and 00s Cale has continued to experiment with music and release the results, to little commercial success but with a small group of committed fans. In particular, two collaborative efforts in 1990 brought excellent results: one with Brian Eno called Wrong Way Up, and another with former bandmate Lou Reed, called Songs For Drella.

This disc contains live performances from roughly the same time period as the Sabotage/Live album.
It was recorded with members of the Patti Smith Group at CBGB in 1978 and '79 (the years of Cale's noisy punk involvement) and includes some hair-raising feedback excursions. There's some very interesting material here that is not available elsewhere. Most importantly, this is the only recording I know of that features

The LP that came out on "Special Stock" has three tracks not on the CD. Here´s the CD version with the following tracks:

Dance Of The Seven Veils
Helen Of Troy
Casey At The Bat
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
Don't Know Why She Came
Somebody Should Have Told Her
Decade
Magic & Lies

"Casey At The Bat" is listed as track 3 on the cover, but is split onto tracks 3 & 4 on the disc, making the disc 9 tracks, even though only 8 are listed on the cover, and the song runs uninterrupted.

According to the sleeve notes the first 4 tracks were recorded live on December 28, 1978. The other four tracks on December 31, 1979. The venue for both gigs was CBGB's in New York.

Ritchie Fliegler (lead guitarist of the band) begs to differ: "I just received a copy of Cowgirls (I got it on Amazon) it's interesting. And, while definitely recorded at CB's there are some big errors.The first 5 songs are the Judy, Kraal, JD, Bruce and me band. From when, I don't remember. However the liner notes say it's the first four songs - This is absolutely incorrect - it's the first five.The last three songs: Somebody, Decade and Magic are another gang altogether. Listening to this CD was the first time I have ever even heard them. Of this I am totally sure beyond a shadow of a doubt."

Ivan Kral is the bass player from the Patti Smith Group. On the cover his name is misspelled as "Kraal". John Cale´s "Sabotage/Live" album was recorded in between these two gigs.performances with Judy Nylon.


John Cale - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
(320 kbps, cover art included)

Thanks a lot to http://www.xs4all.nl/~werksman/cale/index.html for all the infos about this album!

Nana Caymmi – Nana - Serie Estreia (1965)

Nana Caymmi is Dorival Caymmi famous daughter, an established singer and surely one of the greatest Brazilian divaa. Nana is easily recognized by her deep voice and is also a composer, recorded by Milton Nascimento and other Brazilian giants.

"Serie Estreia" (1965) was the first ever album by Nana Caymmi, recorded here in some sublimely baroque arrangements by Oscar Castro Neves. The album's done in the wonderful style of the Elenco label: Haunting, slightly echoey, and with a style that surpasses the sophistication of the bossa era with even grander musical aspirations. Neves keeps things simple and beautiful, never pushing Nana too much, and letting her vocal expressions open like a youthful budding flower.

The early and young Nana shows here everything she could deliver on her remaining albums. Arranged with passion by Oscar Castro Neves. The tracklist includes songs of Dorival Caymmi, Tom Jobim, Paulo Sergio Valle, Eumir Deodato, among others.


Tracklist:

Morrer De Amor 3:50
... Das Rosas 3:35
Razão De Viver 2:48
Velho Pescador 1:57
Nunca Mais 1:57
Nesta Rua Tão Deserta 3:28
Canto Livre 2:16
Derradeira Primavera 2:30
Não Tem Solução 2:15
Acalanto 3:34

Nana Caymmi – Nana - Serie Estreia (1965)

(192 kbps, cover art included)

Die Art - Fear (1990)

"Die Art" was a German band, founded 1984 as "Die Zucht" in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR). In 1985 they changed their name to "Die Art" because the government objected against further use of their original name. (Die Zucht = "the breed" or "the discipline" in English).

The 1985 "Die Art"-concert in Haus Auensee Leipzig - together with Billy Bragg & The Neurotics - was legendary.

Die Art privately produced three regular cassette tapes in underground conditions and quality. Since these communist times allowed only an inofficial underhand merchandising during live concerts it was the unique way to "distribute" these tapes - despite the fact, that this activity was - according to the communist GDR-laws - an illegal act.

John Peel played Die Art in his BBC Radio-Show in 1989 for the first time - related to the successful radio debut in the popular GDR underground radio-show "Parocktikum" (at Radiostation DT64) by Lutz Schramm.

The collapse of the Berlin Wall ushered in a new era, and their dream of releasing their official first album in band history finally became true. Due to the fact that it was their 4th regular recording, their first album was entitled FEAR ("fear" and the German word "vier" (the number 4) pronounce the same way in English), which may be regarded as a sort of Best-Of compilation from their first three tapes. "Fear" was recorded and engineered at Studio Brunnenstraße / East-Berlin from April to June 1990.

Tracklist:

1 Voices 2:56
2 Wide Wide World 4:46
3 All That Happens 3:25
4 Night And Day 5:26
5 Black Dust 2:41
6 Nightmare 2:47
7 I Love You (Marian) 3:49
8 Looking For My Mind 6:32
9 Eternal Fall 3:24
10 Uptown 5:48
11 Heaven Knows 4:22
12 That's Me 2:26
13 Irish Coffee 3:27

Die Art - Fear (1990)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

VA - Hoffnung - Hatikva - Hope - We Will Dance Again

October 7 has indelibly left its mark in our hearts and memories. We remember where we were, what we were doing, and the sinking sense of horror and loss on what should have been a day of celebration and joy for jewish people. Too many Israeli lives were lost; too many hostages were taken; too many families were displaced. The aftermath has unleashed one horror after another: rising waves of antisemitism in the Diaspora, widespread evacuations in Israel’s north, hundreds of Israeli soldiers fallen in battle, and tens of thousands of innocent Gazans killed because of Hamas’s actions and Israel’s response.

There are times to address each of these horrors—to demand hostages be returned home, to reckon with antisemitism all arount the world, to find peace for all people in the Middle East. But today, on the anniversary of the worst violence against Jews since the Holocaust, our task is to bear witness, to remember, and to mourn.

We like to share a compilation of a good friend, reflecting October 7 and its aftermath.

VA - Hoffnung - Hatikva - Hope - We Will Dance Again
(320 kbps, cover art included)

João Bosco – Galos De Briga (1976)

João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, known professionally as João Bosco, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. In the 1970s he established his reputation in música popular Brasileira (Portuguese: "Brazilian pop music") with lyricist Aldir Blanc.

Born in Ponte Nova in 1946, Bosco cut his musical teeth in a family in which music was as important as eating and sleeping. His mother was an accomplished violinist, his father a singer of samba, his sister a concert pianist, and his brother a composer. While attending Ouro Preto University he became steeped in American jazz (Miles Davis in particular) and the bossa nova sound of João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim, it was also at university that he met lyricist Vinicius de Moraes, who contributed his elegant, poetic lyrics to Bosco's music. It was not long after that record companies began offering Bosco and de Moraes their services. Later in the '70s, Bosco became musically involved with Aldir Blanc, a psychiatrist who'd decided to give up his practice to become a lyricist

This album is a collection of classic early material including mysterious ballads and boleros, strong samba contributions, and surrealistic and irreverent lyrics by longtime partner Aldir Blanc.


Tracklist:

A1 Incompatibilidade De Gênios
A2 Gol Anulado
A3 O Cavaleiro E Os Moinhos
A4 Rumbando
A5 Vida Noturna
A6 O Ronco Da Cuíca
B1 Miss Sueter
B2 Latin Lover
B3 Galos De Briga
B4 Feminismo No Estácio
B5 Transversal Do Tempo
B6 Rancho Da Goiabada


João Bosco – Galos De Briga (1976)
(192 kbps, cover art included)

Pale Saints – Some New Songs By Pale Saints (1988)

The Pale Saints were an alternative rock / shoegaze band from Leeds, UK, formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1996. They drew from a deceptively deep pool of influences and teased out distinctive traits that charmed the visionary 4AD label, and consequently listeners for whom shoegaze was a term of endearment. The English band developed their unique strain of dream pop by synthesizing elements of connected bygone movements such as West Coast psychedelia, the paisley underground, and C-86, applying avant-folk, pure pop, and the spectral post-punk advancements of their elder labelmates along the way. Their three albums of increasing scope and sprawl -- namely The Comforts of Madness (1990) and In Ribbons (1992), both of which charted, followed by Slow Buildings (1994) -- left lasting imprints.

These tapes were sent out to friends and fanzines, to spread the word about the Pale Saints. This led to their flexi coming out in the summer of 1988, featuring 'Children Break'. This demo was recorded in May 1988.


Tracklist:

A1 Wasting My Time 2:16
A2 Children Break 2:46
A3 The Way The World Is 2:04
B1 Sea Of Sound 5:15

Pale Saints – Some New Songs By Pale Saints (1988)
(320 kbps, front cover incuded)

Silvio Rodríguez – Al Final De Este Viaje (1978)

Released in 1978, "Al Final de Este Viaje" is the second album from nueva trova pioneer Silvio Rodriguez. Consisting of just guitar and vocals, the sparse arrangement captures all of the melancholic beauty the Cuban singer/songwriter would become renowned for.

The album was recorded in Madrid, Spain at Sonoland Studios, in 1978. It features Silvio Rodriguez accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, and includes songs composed between 1968 and 1970. It is one of his most straightforward albums, without the use of more complex arrangements.

The collection includes some of his best-known songs, considered classics of Latin American popular music, such as Ojalá, Canción del Elegido and Óleo de Mujer Con Sombrero.

Tracklist:

A1 Canción Del Elegido 2:55
A2 La Familia, La Propiedad Privada Y El Amor 3:48
A3 Ojalá 3:34
A4 La Era Está Pariendo Un Corazón 3:10
A5 Resumen De Noticias 3:44
B1 Debo Partirme En Dos 4:53
B2 Oleo De Mujer Con Sombrero 2:25
B3 Aunque No Esté De Moda 3:36
B4 Qué Se Puede Hacer Con El Amor 2:49
B5 Al Final De Este Viaje En La Vida 3:46

Silvio Rodríguez – Al Final De Este Viaje (1978)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Stéphane Grappelli - Young Django (1979)

Django Reinhardt was a legendary Romani-French guitarist, He was the first hugely influential jazz figure to emerge from Europe and the person most credited with developing the style known as gypsy jazz, jazz manouche, or hot club jazz. Reinhardt came up with a unique way of propelling the acoustic guitar into the front line of a jazz combo in the days before amplification became widespread. He would spin joyous, arcing, marvelously inflected solos above the thrumming groundwork of two rhythm guitars and a bass, with cohort Stephane Grappelli's elegantly gliding violin serving as the perfect foil.

The French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli was born 26 January 1908 iand died 1 December 1997 in Paris, France. He was born Stéfano Grappelli but had his first name gallicized to Stéphane. He was billed as Stéphane Grappelly at first, but the last name spelling on recordings changed to Grappelli in the 1960s, although he still signed his name as "Grappelly."
One of the greatest violin jazz prebop players (but also an occasional pianist), Stéphane Grappelli is known for his legendary collaboration with Django Reinhardt in the '30s and '40s in their Quintette Du Hot Club De France.

The group disbanded when the war broke (Grappelli went in London while Django stayed in France). After the war, he appeared on hundreds of recordings including sessions with Oscar Peterson, Jean-Luc Ponty, Gary Burton and countless other great musicians (including few recordings with Django Reinhardt again).
He never stopped playing worldwide until his death at the age of 89.

This album finds veteran violinist Stephane Grappelli joined by bassist Niels Pedersen and guitarists Philip Catherine and Larry Coryell for a memorable tribute to Django Reinhardt. Grappelli has recorded many Reinhardt memorial albums through the years but this one is particularly special for both Coryell and Catherine go out of their way to display the unexpected influence that Reinhardt has had on their styles. The guitarists contribute a song apiece and also enjoy playing seven compositions co-written by Django and Grappelli.

The album was recorded: January 19-21, 1979 at Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart/West Germany

Tracklist:

Djangology 3:24
Sweet Chorus 4:20
Minor Swing 3:27
Are You In The Mood? 3:27
Gallerie St. Hubert 4:08
Tears 6:18
Swing Guitars 3:49
Oriental Shuffle 3:43
Blues For Django And Stephane 4:57

Stéphane Grappelli - Young Django (1979)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Lightnin Hopkins - Down Home Blues (1965)

Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. 

Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour.

"Down Home Blues" was recorded in 1964 and released on the Bluesville label.

Tracklist:

A1 Lets Go Sit On The Lawn 4:10
A2 I Woke Up This Morning 5:50
A3 I Got Tired 4:30
A4 I Like To Boogie 3:50
B1 I Asked The Bossman 6:40
B2 I'm Taking A Devil Of A Chance 3:50
B3 Just A Wristwatch On My Arm 3:30
B4 I Was Standing On 75 Highway 5:10
B5 Get It Straight 1:30

Lightnin Hopkins - Down Home Blues (1965)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Jack Elliott - Hootenanny With Jack Elliott (1964)

First posted on February 24, 2016:

This friday will be the opening of this years "Festival Musik und Politik". The festival remembers the history of "hootenanny" in East Berlin and goes back to the year 1966. This is a good opportunity to post an album related to the history of "hootenanny" in the USA.

Ramblin' Jack Elliott is one of folk music's most enduring characters. Since he first came on the scene in the late '50s, Elliott influenced everyone from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. The son of a New York doctor and a onetime traveling companion of Woody Guthrie, Elliott used his self-made cowboy image to bring his love of folk music to one generation after another. Despite the countless miles that Elliott traveled, his nickname is derived from his unique verbiage: an innocent question often led to a mosaic of stories before he got to the answer. According to folk songstress Odetta, it was her mother who gave Elliott the name when she remarked, "Oh, that Jack Elliott, he sure can ramble."                

This album was recorded at a Philadelphia club on May 18, 1962. It has a good cross-section of the cowboy- and country-oriented folk Elliott liked to sing: Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues," the Sons of the Pioneers' "Cool Water," "Boll Weevil," "How Long Blues," "Hobo's Lullaby," "Rock Island Line"; and, of course, a couple of "talking" Woody Guthrie tunes. It's perhaps a little more fun to hear than the average early 1960s Jack Elliott album, because the live ambience and spoken introductions and asides give it a warmer atmosphere than the earnest but plain studio recordings.              

The album "Hootenanny With Jack Elliott" was originally released  as "Jack Elliott At The Second Fret" in 1962


Tracklist:

A1 Mule Skinner Blues
A2 Cool Water
A3 Talking Miner
A4 Boll Weevil
A5 How Long Blues
B1 Salty Dog
B2 Tyin' Knots In The Devil's Tail
B3 Hobo's Lullaby
B4 Talking Sailor
B5 Rock Island Line

Jack Elliott - Hootenanny With Jack Elliott (1964)
(192 kbps, cover art included)

Odetta - At The Gates Of Horn (1957)

Recorded in 1957, "At the Gate of Horn" is Odetta's sophomore effort and the first showcase of her extraordinary ability to interpret the American folk song. Her debut, "Sings Ballads and Blues", wasn't a bad album, but it lacked the depth and fullness of the latter work.

One notable difference, and a clue that Odetta wouldn't always toe the company line when it came to folk tradition, is the presence of bass player Bill Lee - film director Spike Lee's father. Lee's bass adds rhythm and another layer of depth to songs like "Take This Hammer" and "Chilly Winds." Lee's bouncy bass also allows Odetta to abandon more conventional guitar strumming for frills and fills that are complementary to her vocal style. "Sail Away Ladies," for instance, is highlighted by a propulsive guitar run (almost qualifying as a boogie), pushing the song forward and perfectly underpinning her vocal.

Although the title - "At the Gate of Horn" - suggests that the album is live, it isn't. The idea was to offer a replication of her Gate of Horn (a club in Chicago) show at the time. There are odds and ends that don't really work here. The arrangement of "Greensleeves" is clunky, with Lee's bass bumping around as Odetta gives the impression that she's auditioning for a classical recital. Overall, though, "At the Gate of Horn" still serves as an excellent introduction to one of America's finest folk interpreters. Her voice is something you'll never forget.

Odetta - At The Gates Of Horn (1957)
(192 kbps, cover art included)

Rogério Duprat – Brasil Ano 2000 (1969, Trilha Sonora Do Filme) (Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso)

Rogério Duprat (7 February 1932 - 26 October 2006) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, conductor and musician.

He is primarily known for his fundamental influence over the Tropicalia movement. But, he also is a successful composer of over 40 movie soundtracks, having also arranged music for several artists.

In 1968, Duprat wrote the arrangements for Gilberto Gil's album "Gilberto Gil", when both Gil and Caetano Veloso were arrested. The album was an attempt to avoid violence against them, as they would be connected with the broader society. The vocals were recorded in prison, with the two playing their own accompaniment on the violão along with a metronome and the rest of the instruments added later, subverting the basics of production. Also, Duprat wrote the arrangements for the collective-album/Tropicalia-manifest "Tropicália ou Panis et Circensis". He is the one holding a chamber pot on the album's cover as if it were a tea cup, together with the major names of Tropicalia. In that same year, he was the artistic director of another Tropicalia act, the show Momento 68 (which toured Brazil and South America), and wrote all arrangements for Nara Leão's album "Nara Leão". In the same year, he won the Galo de Ouro trophy, presented at TV Globo's III FIC, for his arrangements on Caetano's "É Proibido Proibir"; and the André Kostelanetz Trophy, for his arrangements for Caminhante Noturno. Also in that year, Duprat was the musical director for the famous Tropicalia show Divino Maravilhoso, and toured Europe with the Os Mutantes. In 1969, he wrote the arrangements for Caetano's album "Caetano Veloso", and, in 1973, for "Araçá Azul".

This is his soundtrack for "Brasil Ano 2000" with the voices of Caetano Veloco, Gal Coast, Gilberto Gil and others.

Tracklist:

A1 Introdução 0:30
A2 Canção Da Môça 1:05
A3 A Família No Caminhão 0:40
A4 A Transformação Em Índio 1:30
A5 Homem De Neandertal 3:55
A6 Êxtase 0:25
A7 retreta 4:10
A8 Casamento E Sedução 0:57
A9 Cena De Amor Na Praia 0:30
A10 A Fuga 1:05
A11 Orgia Subterrânea 1:25
A12 Flexas Ao Alvo 0:10
B1 Show De Me Esqueci 5:15
B2 Coração 3:10
B3 Anúncio De Luta 0:15
B4 Duelo De Garfo E Faca 1:45
B5 Relógio Do Tempo 1:10
B6 No Quartel 0:40
B7 Escolha Da Liberdade 1:10
B8 Não Identificado 3:00

Rogério Duprat – Brasil Ano 2000 (1969, Trilha Sonora Do Filme) (Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso)

(256 kbps, cover art included)

Prince Far I - Long Life (1978)

Prince Far I made several fine albums for the Virgin label's Front Line imprint in the late '70s. That relationship eventually soured, leading him to record the scathing "Virgin" several years later; probably the angriest artist-to-label kiss-off since Lee "Scratch" Perry accused Island label head Chris Blackwell of vampirism and murder. But while the relationship continued, it resulted in some of Prince Far I's most powerful work. 

"Long Life" had its long-overdue CD reissue in 2002, a development that was especially welcome since none of its tracks had been included on the previous Front Line reissue compilations (Dubwise and Black Man Land). On these sessions, the rhythms are provided courtesy of a studio band made up of members of both Soul Syndicate (notably the killer bass-and-drums duo of Robbie Shakespeare and Sly Dunbar) and Roots Radics, and they are, without exception, as solid and heavy as a bag of boulders. 

Prince Far I himself is in top form, rebuking Babylon on "Black Star Liner Must Come" and calling his fellow Rastafarians to repentance and renewed spiritual effort on such exhortative classics as "Remember Jah Jah" and "Love One Another." Some bonus tracks would have been nice (this album clocks in at a measly 32 minutes), but no one who has been seduced by Prince Far I's gravelly chant is going to quibble; it's been a long 25 years of waiting for this reissue, and we're all just happy to have it. (- allmusic.com)


Tracklist:

"Daughters of Zion"
"Right Way"
"Black Starliner Must Come"
"Praise Him With Psalms"
"In Your Walking Remember Jah Jah"
"Farmyard"
"Love One Another"
"Who Have Eyes to See"
"So Long"

Prince Far I - Long Life (1978)

(224 kbps, cover art included)

Hanns Dieter Hüsch - Das neue Programm (1981)

Hanns Dieter Hüsch (6 May 1925, in Moers – 6 December 2005, in Windeck-Werfen) was a German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentator.

With a working life of more than 53 years on the German cabaret stage and 70 of his own programmes he was one of the most productive and successful representatives of literary cabaret in Germany in the 20th century.

From 1965 on, Hüsch released phonograph records with literary cabaret pieces, chansons and poems - he sold more than 50 albums until his death. In 1967 he joined the left-wing German student movement and performed in Berlin on Burg Waldeck. But some elements of the student movement did not like Hüsch's non-violent attitude. They heckled his performances from June 1968 until August 1969 and "it was just as if your comrades told you that you are not good enough for the fight and that you have to give it up", said Hüsch. He was disappointed and hurt by their actions against his art, decided not to perform in Germany for years, and moved to Switzerland.

"Das neue Programm" was released in 1981 and is a live recording from Cologne, March 1981. 

Tracklist:

A1 Unter Stehlampen Sitzen Wir 1:00
A2 Meine Interessen 2:40
A3 Gedankensplitter 14:45
A4 Alles Ist Komisch 2:43
A5 Hagenbuch Und Seine Freunde 5:22
A6 Zwergschulen 1:13
A7 Das Lied Vom Brauchtum 3:05
B1 Hagenbuch Und Die Leibeserziehung 8:27
B2 Liebe Auf Niederheinisch 9:05
B3 Leichtes Land 2:53
B4 Die Geschichte Von Den Bäckern Aus Beumelburg 4:44
B5 Das Phänomen 3:38
C1 Anspruch Und Wirklichkeit 3:50
C2 Fröhlicher Wecker 2:05
C3 Ihr Ehrenwerten Herren 3:10
C4 Es Muß Was Geschehn' 2:22
C5 Obwohl 5:42
C6 Hedwig 4:01
C7 Frau Bruckschen 2:20
C8 Schreckliche Vermutung 3:40
C9 Nächtliche Schwingungen 3:30
D1 Gleichgewicht Des Schreckens 3:24
D2 Hagenbuch Und Die Geschichte 5:19
D3 Die Hustende Frau 2:27
D4 D-Moll ⁷ I 3:40
D5 Tante Anna's Sorgen 1:57
D6 D-Moll ⁷ II 3:58
D7 Letzte Stätte 2:52
D8 Persönliche Empfehlung 1:37

Hanns Dieter Hüsch - Das neue Programm (1981)

(128 kbps, cover art included)

Esther & Abi Ofarim – Ofarim Concert - Live 1969

Esther & Abi Ofarim were an Israeli musical duo active during the 1960s, consisting of husband and wife Abi Ofarim and Esther Ofarim. They enjoyed particular success in Germany. They had hits in Europe with their songs "One More Dance," "Morning of My Life," and "Cinderella Rockefella."

Esther Ofarim (b. Esther Zaied, 13 June 1941, Zafed, Israel) and Avraham Reichstadt (b. 5 October 1937, Zafed, Israel, d. 4 May 2018, Munich, Germany) were a husband-and-wife team who shot to fame in their homeland during the early 60s. With a keen eye for the international market, Esther had represented Switzerland in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest while the duo extended their appeal on the Continent via concert performances and foreign language recordings. They had their first hit in Germany in 1966 with ‘Noch Einen Tanz’, and the following year enjoyed even bigger success with their version of the Bee Gees’ ‘Morning Of My Life’. An appearance on the high-rating Eamonn Andrews Show on UK television, in which Esther and Abi sang a novelty love duet, proved so popular that the song became an overnight smash. ‘Cinderella Rockefella’ (composed by Mason Williams) topped the UK charts for three weeks in early 1968 and although the duo seemed likely one-hit wonders they managed a successful Top 20 follow-up with ‘One More Dance’. The partnership subsequently broke up when their marriage was dissolved. Esther Ofarim maintained a low-key solo career in the following decades.

Ofarim Concert – Live 1969 is a live album by Esther & Abi Ofarim, recorded during the duo's 1969 European tour and released in the same year by Philips Records.
Here´s the wonderful 2 LP version of this live album.

Tracklist:

A1 Morning Of My Life
A2 Yo Ménamori De Un Eiri
A3 Oh Waly, Waly
A4 Hachamor
A5 Lord Of The Reedy River
A6 Canario
A7 Aba Heidschi Bum-beidschi

B1 900 Miles From Home
B2 Un Prince En Avignon
B3 Never Grow Old
B4 Adama Adamati
B5 She's Leaving Home
B6 Garden Of My Home
B7 Ein kleiner Tambour

C1 Sanie Cu Zurgálái
C2 My Lagan Love
C3 Me Emek VeGive'a
C4 Ya Viene Marzo Con Flores
C5 Go Tell It On The Mountain
C6 Another Man
C7 El Vito

D1 Frank Mills (Aus 'Hair')
D2 Ma Omrot Einayich
D3 Down By The River
D4 Guten Abend, gut' Nacht
D5 Cinderella - Rockafella
D6 Ty Pasztoj
D7 Noch einen Tanz (One More Dance)


Esther & Abi Ofarim – Ofarim Concert - Live 1969

(192 kbps, cover art included)

Written-By – Carter*, Folk [Volksw.]*, G. Francropolus*