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Traffic, featuring the mighty Steve Winwood.

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See also our earlier post featuring the Herb A.

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The kinetically-charged Jays, featuring Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, tenor saxophone, with Chris White, bass, electric bass, and Jumma Santos, drums. From the New York Loft Jazz Sessions anthology Wildflowers, vol. 1. Recorded 1976.

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Gwen Verdon, live on Ed Sullivan, 1967, and in studio, with this mood-elevating paean to ascension from the riff and the raff.

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Violin Gods Dr. L. Subramaniam and Jean-Luc Ponty join forces with legendary drummer Billy Cobham, to incendiary effect. Sublime.

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It's a Beautiful Day perform the immortal White Bird live at Tanglewood, 1970. An American band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967, featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist David LaFlamme and his wife, Linda LaFlamme, on keyboards.

It's a Beautiful Day had a verbal agreement with Michael Lang to perform at the Woodstock festival. Violinist and band leader David LaFlamme said their manager Bill Graham wanted Santana, who he also managed, to play the festival instead. Lang and Graham agreed to flip a coin to decide which band would play, Graham won, and Santana performed instead.

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The haunting Gordon Jenkins composition Goodbye, rendered here by vibraphonist Milt Jackson. A magnificent piece. And also Benny Goodman's "definitive" version.

See also our post featuring Cal Tjader.

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The great vibraphonist Cal Tjader, with Tangerine. Hank Jones {p}, Shelly Manne {d}, Monty Budwig {b}, Allen Smith {tr}. 1978.

Cal Tjader (vibraphone) Cedar Walton (piano) Eddie Gomez (bass) Shelly Manne (drums).

And the immortal Goodbye, composed by Gordon Jenkins.

See also posts on EarBassoon!

Bonus! The Fakir.

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Jazz guitar titan Wes Montgomery gives a master-class on John Coltrane's immortal Impressions. Paris, 3.27.65.

Wes Montgomery — guitar Harold Mabern — piano Arthur Harper — bass Jimmy Lovelace — drums

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The indomitable Brian Peter George Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Eno, with a classic track from Taking Tiger Mountain {By Strategy}.

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The extravagantly talented Daryl Hall and John Oates produce wonderment galore in these 70s performances "at" The Midnight Special, Old Grey Whistle Test, and Musikladen.

Hall & Oates - Sara Smile

Daryl Hall and John Oates, often referred to as Hall & Oates, are an American musical duo. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John O

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The great Joni Mitchell, with an incredible assemblage of backing musicians: Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Don Alias. Stunning performance. September 9, 1979.

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The Macroom Festival {1981} saw Elvis C perform his Strict Time, to the delight of all. A great track from the Trust album.

Incidentally, click on his "tag" for much more of this great man. Also, visit Bideodromage!

Onward to a 1984 performance on The Tube: TKO {Boxing Day}. Difficult to resist. And.....why would you?? ANSWER ME!

Finishing with a kinetically-unchallenged live performance of Mystery Dance, Rockpalast, 1978.

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Composer/Keyboardist Rick Olson, with customary wizardry. Mark Henderson gives an incantatory, spell-binding solo on tenor sax. Though the composition is "Untitled", it also goes by "Circling Dance". There are those also who use "Unititles". So, there's that.

Image courtesy of Thisbe Vos.

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The passions of a French Man. Gilbert Bécaud summons from the depths two searing and dramatic renderings of "Et Maintenant", which later became "What Now My Love".

 The intensity builds, until finally his rage {and whatnot} is so overwhelming, his very sanity becomes debatable.

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Gilbert Bécaud, bold Frenchman that he is, pulls few punches in delivering some of his masterworks. "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" displays why he is so dubbed, with a wildly escalating exhibition of spontaneous showmanship that simply seems to overtake the vocalist. Possible spirit-possession may be involved.

When asked to explain his gift, he said, "A flower doesn't understand botany."

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The supremely unafraid Rod McKuen fearlessly and courageously offers forth his hand to humanity. Originally entitled "Fils De" {Jacques Brel, also unafraid}, we now have "I'm Not Afraid".

see also "Jean", at the mighty Argotspeak. Then, there's Bécaud's "Nathalie" over at The Bricolageure.