Favorite Music

J. Jericho

Share music that moves you, that exemplifies musicality, that illustrate what makes great music great and recognizes the people that made it.

J. Jericho

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J. Jericho

Doodlin'

I could listen to just about anything on KEXP out of Seattle. https://www.kexp.org/

Mac DeMarco
The War on Drugs
The National
Júníus Meyvant
Tame Impala
etc.
etc.

Here's a listener list of some favs - https://www.kexp.org/countdowns/kexp-listeners-favorite-songs-of-all-time/

trickg

Man, there are simply too many things to list or link to - I love music, and I find golden nuggets of wonderful stuff in everything from music that was composed in the 1600s or 1700s (or possibly even earlier) to modern metal rock music. I have an intense appreciation for musicianship and showmanship, and it's not limited by instrument or voice.

I mean, this morning I pulled up the 1985 Live Aid Queen performance at Wembly Stadium (YouTube Red - I highly recommend it) and listened to that on the way to work, and loved every second of it. On the flip side, I'm currently listening to that English Folk Song Suite that's linked to above as I type this, and I'm digging that whole thing too.

With that in mind, here are a few things that I like and that move me.

LOVE this - this tune just makes me happy, particularly the sax breakdown/mambo in the middle. This whole thing is incredibly tight on this recording.

I also love this - gotta love the trumpet work toward the end of it.

And for something completely different, I love this track by Sara Evans, not only because I love the sound of her voice, but also because the drumming on this track is killer.

Speaking of stellar musicianship, there's a Nashville session drummer named Lonnie Wilson - this is a montage of the radio hit singles he drummed on - can a guy play on more hits? (Maybe the legendary Hal Blaine, may he rest in peace.)

Dr GO

My FAVORITE song of all time from the trumpet player that has most influenced me:

Dr GO

Then there is the music of Claudio Roditi who was my most influential trumpet teacher that I had the pleasure of training under for 18 months while I lived in NYC and during the time he was an understudy of Dizzy Gillespie. "Prague in March" is not one of Claudio's more remembered songs as it is not quit in the spirit of his Brazilian style, but man this is my favorite recording of my favorite teacher:

Dr GO

THEN there is my current favorite contemporary musician that I must admit has most recently augmented my prior musical voice into a bit softer direction, Till Bronner:

Also had the pleasure of playing on stage with till at the ITG Convention in Columbus in 2015 and have a picture of the two of us together after the session:

J. Jericho

FWIW - I Started this thread in each category: Jazz/Commercial, Classical/Orchestral, and Miscellaneous.

That having been said, how about this one?:

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mafields627

And pretty much anything else Postmodern Jukebox.

Doodlin'

Anyone like Lake Street Dive?

GeorgeB

I always liked a bit of country in earlier times, but these days the guy singers all sound the same. The women are different, and Patrick's choice of Sara Evans singing A Real Fine Place To Start is a good example. I love her voice, along with Carrie Underwood, Trisha Yearwood, and a few others, and boy I really miss the smoky voice of Barbara Mandrel .