Jukin´ Bone – Whiskey Woman (1972)

In December 1966 Joe Whiting would go on to team with Auburn native the legendary Mark Doyle to form the “New Ridgewoods” and after adding drummer Tom Glaister, bassist Barry Maturevity (a Ridgewood) and rhythm guitarist Chuck Baron plus changed their name to “Free Will”. In the summer of 1967, Baron was replaced by John Dean and Bill Irwin added. In the spring of 1967 bassist Maturevitz was replaced by George Egosarian.

A year later Egosarian was replaced by John DeMaso. In 1969 Bill Irwin left and George Egosarian rejoined the band. Freewill zoomed onto the music scene first covering their home base playing Lake Dances in Auburn, Fabins in Skaneateles, Jordan-Elbridge High School and at East High School (Auburn) where they were one of the first to play a concert at a sit down auditorium, rather than a gym. They exploded into the Syracuse market playing the Scene (Dewitt), Jabberwocky (SU Campus) and Country Tavern.

Their music was based on British Blues playing Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall etc. They played the entire “Arthur” album by the Kinks and incredible melody by Spirit. We remember those famous Chuck Berry covers & Roy Orbison’s version of “Candyman”. They also performed several originals as “Carry Me Home”, “Ridin’ With The Devil”, and “Get That Shinning Sun”. During this time period Free Will ventured to Connecticut recording several demo tunes in late 1969 . That session included the only recorded versions of the legendary songs “Are You Gone” and “State Police Googie” both originals.

With its lineup finally set in the fall of 1971, Free Will changed its name to “Jukin Bone.” Now with a recording contract with RCA Records the band entered Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland Studio in New York City in 1972 and recorded their first album for RCA “Whiskey Woman”. Heavy guitar riffs, solid rhythm section and great vocals. It’s worth noting that all tracks were recorded completely live with a small, invited audience. Unfortunately, the album went almost unnoticed, although the band got at least a chance to record their second album. (by Ron Wray, John D’Angelo, Pete Shedd)

A stunning and awesome hard blues rock from this period of Rock music !

Personnel:
Mark Doyle (lead guitar, piano, vocals)
George Egosarian (guitar)
Tom Glaister (drums, percussion)
John DeMaso (bass, percussion, vocals)
Joe Whiting (vocals)
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The Kennels (background vocals)

Tracklist:
01. Jungle Fever (Whiting/Doyle) 4.48
02. Candy Man (Neil/Ross) 4.30
03. Spirit In The Dark (Franklin) 4.23
04. Can’t Judge What You Miss (Egosarian/Doyle) 4.14
05. Whiskey Woman (Whiting/Doyle) 4.18
06. Going Down (Nix) 3.54
07. The Hunter (Jones/Wells/Cropper/Dunn/Jackson, Jr.) 3.59
08. Got The Need (Whiting/Doyle) 3.02
09. Let Loose (Joe Whiting, Mark Doyle) 4.19

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Prince – The Hits 1 (1993)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona and wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, R&B, rock, new wave, soul, synth-pop, pop, jazz, and hip hop. He often played most or all instruments on his recordings.

Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at age nineteen, releasing the albums For You (1978) and Prince (1979). He went on to achieve critical success with the innovative albums Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981) and 1999 (1982).

His sixth album, Purple Rain (1984), was recorded with his backup band the Revolution, and was the soundtrack to his film acting debut of the same name. Purple Rain spent six consecutive months atop the Billboard 200.[7] Prince won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. After disbanding the Revolution, Prince went on to achieve continued critical success with Sign o’ the Times (1987), hailed by critics as his magnum opus. In the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros. in 1993, he changed his stage name to the unpronounceable symbol Logo. Hollow circle above downward arrow crossed with a curlicued horn-shaped symbol and then a short bar (known to fans as the “Love Symbol”), and was often referred to as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince (or TAFKAP) and simply the Artist.

The Artist signed with Arista Records in 1998 and began referring to himself by Prince again in 2000. After returning to mainstream prominence following a performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, he achieved six US top ten albums over the following decade. In April 2016, aged 57, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Prince had a prolific output, releasing 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased projects left in a vault at his home after his death, including completed albums and over 50 music videos. Released posthumously, his demo albums Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018) and Originals (2019) both received critical acclaim.

Prince sold over 150 million records worldwide, ranking him among the best-selling music artists of all time. He released songs under multiple pseudonyms during his life, as well as writing songs that were made popular by other musicians, such as “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “Manic Monday”.[13] Estimates of the complete number of songs written by Prince range anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000.[14] His awards included the Grammy President’s Merit Award, the American Music Awards for Achievement and of Merit, the Billboard Icon Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016, and was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame in 2022. (wikipedia)

The Hits/The B-Sides is a box set by American recording artist Prince. It was released on September 10, 1993, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album is a comprehensive three-disc set consisting of many of his hit singles and fan favorites.

Listen and enjoy !

Personnel
Prince (vocals, guitar)
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many, many studio musicians (see booklet)

Tracklist:
01. When Doves Cry (single edit) (from “Purple Rain”;1984) 3:48
02. Pop Life (from “Around The World In A Day”;1985) 3:42
03. Soft And Wet (from “For You”; 1978) 3:03
04. I Feel For You (from “Prince”;1979) 3:25
05. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (from “Prince”; 1979) 3:48
06. When You Were Mine (from “Dirty Mind”; 1980) 3:43
07. Uptown (single edit) (from “Dirty Mind”;1980) 4:09
08. Let’s Go Crazy (from “Purple Rain”; 1984) 4:39
09. 1999 (from “1999” (1982) 3:38
10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (from “Sign o’ the Times”; 1987) 6:29
11. Nothing Compares 2 U (live 27 January 1992; featuring Rosie Gaines; ) performed bypreviously unreleased (1992) 4:58
12. Adore (edited version) (from “Sign o’ the Times”; 1987) 4:41
13. Pink Cashmere (previously unreleased) (1988) 6:15
14. Alphabet St. (from “Lovesexy”; 1988) 5:39
15. Sign o’ the Times (single edit) (from “Sign o’ the Times”;1987) 3:43
16. Thieves In The Temple (from “Graffiti Bridge” (1990) 3:20
17. Diamonds And Pearls (single edit) (from “Diamonds And Pearls” (1991) 4:20
18. 7 (from “Love Symbol Album”;1992)

All songs written by Prince
except 03. written by Prince & Chris Moon
and 18. written by Prince, Jimmy McCracklin & Lowell Fulsom

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Matt Simons – After The Landslide (2019)

Matt Simons (born February 20, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York City. Self-releasing his first EP Living Proof in 2012, he has since gone on to release two full-length albums globally, achieving chart success across Europe, South Africa, and the Americas.

Matt Simons was born and brought up in Palo Alto, Brooklyn . Hailing from a musical family, his grandparents were both opera singers in Los Angeles. Having played the saxophone from an early age, he got a degree in jazz saxophone performance at the Purchase College Conservatory, as well as learning to play on piano, switching to clarinet, guitar, and saxophone, eventually settling back on piano.

He released his first EP Living Proof in 2010 and spent 2011 touring the United States and Europe, including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. He usually plays piano and keyboards while singing. He also plays the saxophone, included improvised solos on the track “Fall in Line” and in live performances of “I’m Already Over You”.

He released his debut album Pieces on 19 June 2012, “Gone” being his debut single. The 10-track album with 9 being his own compositions was produced by Nashville producer and sound engineer Stephen Goose by David.

Simons gained fame in the Netherlands after his rendition of “With You” taken from his album Pieces was picked as one of the theme songs on the Dutch soap television series Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden. The song reached No. 8 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart and also peaked at No. 8 in the Dutch Top 40 chart. It was also picked as Mega Hit by the Dutch radio station 3FM in January 2013. As a result the album Pieces also appeared on the Dutch Albums Top 100 chart.

His greatest commercial success came with “Catch & Release” title track from his similarly titled album Catch & Release, released in 2014. Originally it became a hit in the Netherlands and Spain as it appeared on the album, but the song saw even further success when it was remixed in 2015 by Dutch house duo producers Deepend, charting as “Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)” across Europe, reaching number 1 in Spain, Belgium, Germany and France, as well as reaching gold status Norway, Portugal, France, Canada, South Africa, and Austria, and platinum status in Belgium, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

In 2018, he returned with the single “We Can Do Better”, released April 4, and announced more music and his third album to be released later in the year. (wikipedia)

And here´s his third album:

After The Landslide’ is his biggest, most ambitious, most personal record yet. With nods to both Bon Iver, and Springsteen, it’s a record that approaches some of The Big Themes in our lives – love, loss, grief, and the power it takes to get through it all. Matt’s piano-rooted melodies ally themselves to lyrics that speak plainly, sometimes starkly, about important events in his life, and with these he crafts songs that make the personal ‘universal.’

“I chose After The Landslide as the title track because for me, it encapsulates what the whole album is about more than any other. This record is about a quarter-life crisis. It’s about “blowing up your life,” starting over and all the cathartic yet terrifying things that go along with it. I wrote these songs at age 29 (in a much more settled place) but in order to do so, I had to dig deep into what I remember feeling in my early 20s. I didn’t have a lot of direction, I was just starting out in Brooklyn, fresh out of a big breakup and had no idea what I was doing with my life. As scary as that was it also came with a lot of freedom. I tried to capture those feelings and experiences on this album.” (Matt Simons; press release)

The New York singer-songwriter has seriously studied an instrument that is not necessarily popular in pop music: Matt Simons studied the saxophone at the Purchase Conservatory of Music. And Simons’ music sounds a bit like a sax solo, a bit uncool, a bit cheesy, but always very catchy.

His hit “We Can Do Better” is prototypical for this, with trumpets in the chorus blowing up the good mood party. “After The Landslide”, Simons’ third album, is full of such radio-friendly and jittery pop songs, which are best listened to at sunset on the terrace with a good sip of wine.

Lyrically, it’s about the theme of all themes: love with all its ups and downs. So it’s the rather quiet songs like “It’s you” that come along with a slightly jazzy smooth feeling and laconic lines like “It takes two to fall in love. It only takes one to fuck it up” and show that Simons is actually a clever poseur.

Another example is the touching “Amy’s Song”, which is about his co-author Amy Kuney and their lesbian relationship. Her partner’s parents are extremely religious, and the track deals with this difficult constellation with gospel-like vocals, which are forcefully repeated at the end in the lines “Does your god really give a damn?”.

But most of the other tracks are too reminiscent of the inevitable Ed Sheeran, a penetrating feel-good sound almost clings to the whole record. And so, on the whole, “After The Landslide” mainly delivers material for the merciless playlists of summer format radio, which already make you long for winter again. (Kerstin Kratochwill)

Personnel:
Jason Blynn (guitar, vocals)
Serge Bredewold (bass)
Tyler Chester (organ)
Jonathan Dinklage (violin, viola)
Jopushua Epstein (whistle)
Peter Harper (bass, vocals)
Jamie Hartman (all instruments on 11.)
Christopher Gabriel (ukulele)
Gordon Groothedde (strings, keyboars, percussion)
Amy Kuney (vocals)
Daniel Nigro (guiar, bass, piano, drums, programming, background vocals)
Yves Rothman (percussion, drum programming, synthesizer)
Erick Serna (guitar)
Matt Simons (vocals, piano)
Garrison Starr (vocals)
Adele Stein (cello)
Mark Stepro (drums)
Mike Tuccilo (bass)
Betty Who (vocals)
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background vocals:
Kate Brady – Chelsea Lankes
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horn section

Tracklist:
01. Made It Out Alright (Simons/Nigro/Dabbs) 3.03
02. Open Up (Simons/Warren/Harris/Romer) 2.49
03. Summer With You (Simons/Groothedde) 3.52
04. It’s You (Simons) 4.29
05. Not Falling Apart (Simons/Nigro) 4.06
06. Amy’s Song (Simons/Kuney/Rahmani) 3.35
07. Last To Know (Simons/Karlsson) 3.45
08. We Can Do Better (Simons/Warren/Harris/Romer) 3.00
09. Dust (feat. Betty Who) (Simons/Nigro) 3.21
10. Champagne Tears (Simons/Fisher/J.Deb/L.Deb/Segerstad) 3.24
11. After The Landslide (Simons/Hartman/Holden) 2.49
12. If I Was Your Man (Simons/Harper/Blynn) 3.58

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Dizzy Gillespie – Afro (1954)

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality provided one of bebop’s most prominent symbols.

In the 1940s, Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman.

Scott Yanow wrote, “Dizzy Gillespie’s contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up being similar to those of Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis’s emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy’s style was successfully recreated [….] Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time”.

Afro is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, released in 1954 on the Norgran label.[1] Gillespie worked with many Cuban musicians on the album. (wikipedia)

Pairing Dizzy Gillespie with Cuban arranger/composer Chico O’Farrill produced a stunning session which originally made up the first half of a Norgran LP. O’Farrill conducts an expanded orchestra which combines a jazz band with a Latin rhythm section; among the participants in the four-part “Manteca Suite” are trumpeters Quincy Jones and Ernie Royal, trombonist J.J. Johnson, tenor saxophonists Hank Mobley and Lucky Thompson, and conga player Mongo Santamaria. “Manteca,” written during the previous decade, serves as an exciting opening movement, while the next two segments build upon this famous theme, though they are jointly credited to O’Farrill as well. “Rhumba-Finale” is straight-ahead jazz with some delicious solo work by Gillespie.

A later small-group session features the trumpeter with an all-Latin rhythm section and flutist Gilberto Valdes, who is heard on “A Night in Tunisia” and “Caravan.” Both of the Latin versions of these pieces are far more interesting than “Con Alma,” as the excessive percussion and dull piano accompaniment add little to this normally captivating theme. Long out of print, this 2002 CD reissue will only be available until May 2005; it is well worth acquiring. (by Ken Dryden)Personnel:
Danny Bank (saxophone on 01. – 04.)
Cándido Camero (percussion)
Leon Comegys (trombone on 01. – 04.)
George Dorsey (saxophone on 01. – 04.)
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet)
Lou Hackney (bass on 01. – 04.)
Réne Hernandez (piano on 05. – 07.)
Hilton Jefferson (saxophone on 01. – 04.)
J. J. Johnson (trombone on 01. – 04.)
Quincy Jones (trumpet)
Wade Legge (piano on 01. – 04.)
José Mangual (percussion)
George Matthews – trombone on 01. – 04.)
Ralph Miranda (percussion on 05. – 07.)
Hank Mobley (saxophone on 01. – 04.)
Ubaldo Nieto (timbales)
Jimmy Nottingham (trumpet)
Charlie Persip (drums on 01. – 04.)
Roberto Rodríguez (bass)
Ernie Royal (trumpet on 01. – 04.)
Mongo Santamaria (percussion on 01. – 04.)
Lucky Thompson (saxophone on 01. – 04.)
Gilbert Valdez (flute on 05. – 07.)

Tracklist:
01. Manteca Theme (Fuller/Gillespie/Pozo) – 4:10
“Contraste” (Gillespie, Chico O’Farrill, Pozo) – 2:45
“Jungla” (Gillespie, O’Farrill, Pozo) – 4:44
“Rhumba Finale” (Gillespie, O’Farrill, Pozo) – 4:43
“A Night in Tunisia” (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 4:19
“Con Alma” (Gillespie) – 5:05
“Caravan” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 7:19

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Road Me – Strings Out Of Control (2019)

A real fine street musician from the next generation:

I am a singer, guitarist and songwriter. I have been involved in music since I was about 14 years old, in 12 years of active work in the music industry I have been in 4 bands. Nowadays I am most devoted to solo performing only with acoustic guitar and looper, busking and composing and producing music. Since the year I completed my university studies (2019, CTU, FEE, field of Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic), I have been devoting myself to music full-time.

You will meet me in clubs, at parties, at weddings and on the streets all over the world. When I’m not traveling, I live in Prague, Czech Republic. My repertoire consists of imaginative acoustic cover versions of world-famous hits interspersed with my own songs. In the summer of 2019, I released my debut album Strings Out Of Control. (press release)

And here´s their debut album …

The debut CD Strings Out Of Control brings a mix of specially crafted well-known pieces of world popular music as well as original songs. The album emphasizes colorful, unusual mostly acoustic arrangements, various percussion and beat-box. (press release)

Indeed, a great mixture between own songs (with some great flute sounds !) and cover versions of bands and musicians like Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Mark Ronson, Daft Punk, The Rembrandts … and …

… Paul Simon !

Enjoy this rarity !

Personnel:
Petr Kocis (vocals, guitar)
Jakub Mejstřík (drums, percussion)
Stepanka Moudra (vocals, flute)
Tomáš Tóth (violin, bass)

Tracklist:
01. I´ll Be There For You (Skloff/Crane/Kauffman/Willis/Wilde/Sōlem) 2.55
02. Lada fährt so schnell (Kocis/Moudra) 2.15
03. Under The Bridge (Kiedis/Flea/Frusciante/Smith) 3.52
04. Uptown Funk (Ronson/Mars/Lawrence/Bhasker) 3.46
05. Zazpívej jak Bůh (Kocis/Moudra) 4.36
06. Bienvenidos (Kocis/Moudra) 2.51
07. Mrs. Robinson (Simon) 3.29
08. Slečna ze Smečna (Kocis/Moudra) 3.24
09. Get Lucky (de Homem-Christo/Williams) 3.42
10. Write The Answer Back (Kocis/Moudra) 3.35
11. God Damn (Kocis/Moudra) 3.08
12. Kvido (Kocis/Moudra) 4.38
13. Good Night My Baby (Kocis/Moudra) 4.26

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Leslie West – Dodgin’ The Dirt (1993)

Leslie West (born Leslie Abel Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Mountain.

West was born on October 22, 1945, in New York City to Jewish parents, but grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, New York, Forest Hills, New York, and Lawrence, New York. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West. His musical career began with the Vagrants, an R&B/blue-eyed soul-rock band influenced by the likes of the Rascals that was one of the few teenage garage rock acts to come out of the New York metropolitan area itself (as opposed to the Bohemian Greenwich Village scene of artists, poets, and affiliates of the Beat Generation, which produced bands like The Fugs and The Velvet Underground). The Vagrants had two minor hits in the Eastern United States; 1966’s “I Can’t Make a Friend” and a cover of Otis Redding’s “Respect” the following year.

Some of the Vagrants’ recordings were produced by Felix Pappalardi, who was also working with Cream on their album Disraeli Gears. In 1969, West and Pappalardi formed the pioneering hard rock act Mountain, which was also the title of West’s debut solo album. Rolling Stone identified the band as a “louder version of Cream”. With Steve Knight on keyboards and original drummer N. D. Smart, the band appeared on the second day of the Woodstock Festival on Saturday, August 16, 1969, starting an 11-song set at 9 pm.

The band’s original incarnation saw West and Pappalardi sharing vocal duties and playing guitar and bass, respectively. New drummer Corky Laing joined the band shortly after Woodstock. They had success with “Mississippi Queen”, which reached No. 21 on the Billboard charts and No. 4 in Canada. It was followed by “Theme For an Imaginary Western”, written by Cream bassist Jack Bruce. Mountain is one of the bands considered to be forerunners of heavy metal.

After Pappalardi left Mountain to concentrate on various production projects, West and Laing produced two studio albums and a live release with Jack Bruce under the name West, Bruce and Laing. West, along with keyboard player Al Kooper of Blood, Sweat & Tears, recorded with The Who during the March 1971 Who’s Next New York sessions. Tracks from the sessions included a cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Baby Don’t You Do It,” and early versions of “Love Ain’t For Keepin'” and The Who’s signature track “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. Though the tracks were not originally included on the album (recording restarted in England a few months later without West or Kooper), they appear as bonus tracks on the 1995 and 2003 reissues of Who’s Next and on the 1998 reissue of Odds & Sods.

Mountain reformed in 1973 only to break up again in late 1974. West had acting roles in Family Honor (1973) and The Money Pit (1986).

West also played guitar for the track “Bo Diddley Jam” on Bo Diddley’s 1976 20th Anniversary of Rock ‘n’ Roll all-star album. Since 1981, Mountain has continued to reform, tour, and record on a regular basis. West teamed up with Ian Gillan of Deep Purple renown, to co-write and play guitar on the song “Hang Me Out To Dry” from the Gillan album ToolBox, released in Europe in 1991. West and Joe Bonamassa recorded Warren Haynes’ “If Heartaches Were Nickels” together. West released it on Guitarded (2005), and Bonamassa on A New Day Yesterday (2000). In May 1987, West played the band leader in a series of late night pilot shows for Howard Stern on the FOX network. He taped a total of five shows with Stern, which never aired. Stern went on to create a new show dubbed the Channel 9 show without West. West continued to make occasional appearances on radio, notably on Stern’s radio show.

West contributed the music and co-wrote the lyrics to the song “Immortal” on Clutch’s 2001 album Pure Rock Fury, which was a reworked cover of the song “Baby I’m Down” from West’s first album. In 2005 he contributed to Ozzy Osbourne’s Under Cover album, performing guitar on a remake of “Mississippi Queen”. In addition to fronting Mountain, West continued to record and perform on his own. His solo album, entitled Blue Me, was released in 2006 on the Blues Bureau International label. West was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2006. In 2007, Mountain released Masters of War on Big Rack Records, an album featuring 12 Bob Dylan covers that saw Osbourne providing guest vocals on a rendition of the title track.

West married his fiancée Jenni Maurer on stage after Mountain’s performance at the Woodstock 40th anniversary concert in Bethel, New York (August 15, 2009). A concert crowd of over 15,000 people was present, as West and Maurer were wed under a canopy of upraised electric guitars. On June 20, 2011, West had his right leg amputated as a result of complications from diabetes. West made his first public appearance after his surgery on August 13, 2011. In 2014, West was a guest performer on Eli Cook’s album, Primitive Son. His 2015 album, Soundcheck, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.

Weeks before his death West was scheduled to begin recording a new studio album with a variety of guitarists. That group of musicians including Slash, Zakk Wylde, Dee Snider, and others, came together to record the album, titled Legacy: A Tribute To Leslie West, which was released on 25 March 2022.

By the late 1970s, West was recovering from addiction to heroin, morphine, and cocaine. West said in various interviews that his drug problems and similar drug abuse problems of other bandmates, had interfered with the success of both Mountain, and West, Bruce and Laing. In the mid-1980s, just as he was overcoming the drug problems, West was diagnosed with diabetes and his weight fluctuated over the years as he struggled with the disease. In the early 2000s he also survived a short bout with bladder cancer. In 2011, due to complications from his diabetes, West’s right leg had to be amputated. West said in a 2014 interview that he believed his past smoking also contributed to the crisis with his leg.

West went into cardiac arrest on Monday, December 21, 2020[16] and was rushed to a hospital in nearby Palm Coast where he never regained consciousness. After being contacted by Rolling Stone, West’s brother Larry West confirmed that Leslie West had died. A report by Variety based on social media posts made by Larry West states that Leslie West died on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. He was 75. (wikipedia)

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive comeback in the nineties
Reviewed in Germany on 5 April 2013
Leslie West is a legend. Anyone who has played at Woodstock, jammed with Hendrix, recorded and toured with Felix Pappalardi and Jack Bruce has earned that designation. Back then, West was the thickest and hardest blues guitarist in the world. But the Eighties were a tough time for the old heroes. Leslie, too, failed to build on his successes. The albums “Go for your Life”, “Theme” and “Alligator” were mediocre at best – and sonically cheesy for the times.

But with “Dodgin the Dirt” West made an impressive comeback in 1993. Earthy sound, a strong band (Steve Hunter on rhythm guitar) and a mixture of own and well-known songs in typical scratchy-rough West interpretations. Billy Joel’s “New York”, the Gillan collaboration “Hang me out to dry”, the groovy “Cross Cut Saw” and the instrumental “Sambuca” are just a few examples. The album ends with “Red House”, an obligatory and great Hendrix bow. All in all, the album is worth five stars to me. Rock on, Leslie … wherever you are ! (Alexander Gärtner)

If he ever had one foot in the grave, it was tapping time. They could never cover up this Dirt Dodgin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll Death Camp survivor. Leslie West loves to laugh at the irony of his perpetuity and the fact that “Dodgin’ The Dirt” might be his finest work. The big man from Mountain has lost weight but the figure he cuts is no less imposing. Leslie has a signature sound. You can hear it in everything he does from “Mississippi Queen” to three cuts on Billy Joel’s “River Of Dreams”. “Dodgin’ The Dirt” – there’s that distinctive tone and violin control vibrato. ‘His kind of guitar’ is clear focused, coming from that center inside where talent transcends personality, time and Long Island. Turn it up. LOUD. It won’t escape you. (Tom Davies)

Personnel:
Randy Coven (bass)
Steve Hunter (guitar, dobro)
Kevin Neal (drums)
Leslie West (lead guitar, vocals)
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Paul Beretta (drums on 13.)
Aynsley Dunbar (drums on 08.)
Brad Russell (bass on 08.)
Kevin Russell (guitar on 08.)
Riche “The Bat” Scarlet (bass on 13.)

Tracklist:
01. Whiskey Train (Reid/Trower) 4.23
02. Daddy Are You Angry (West) 4.09
03. New York State Of Mind (Joel) 3.18
04. Sambuca (West) 2:42
05. Juke Joint Jumpin’ (live) (Carey/West) 2.54
06. Easy Street (Carey/West) 2.53
07. One Last Lick (West/Coven) 2.43
08. Cross Cut Saw (Sanders/Ingram/Walker/Person/Ford/Moss)4.08
09. Hang Me Out To Dry (Gillan/West) 4.45
10. Wasted Years (Morrison) 3.35
11. My Friend Sam (West) 1.54
12. Thunderbird (Carey/West/Hunter) 5.13
13. Red House (live) (Hendrix) 8.05

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Chris Hinze – Mirror Of Dreams (1982)

Christiaan Herbert “Chris” Hinze (born June 30, 1938, Hilversum, Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz and New age flautist.

Hinze initially performed publicly as a pianist until the mid-1960s, when he began studying flute at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and then at Berklee College of Music. As a pianist, he played with Boy Edgar until 1966, but by 1967 was playing flute professionally with the bassist Dick van der Capellen. His first releases as a leader were issued in 1969, and in 1970, Hinze was awarded the Best Soloist prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In the 1970s, he formed his own ensemble, the Chris Hinze Combination, which included players such as Gerry Brown and John Lee, and which saw some success with arrangements of Baroque music in a jazz setting. He also founded the record label Keytone Records in the mid-1970s.

In the 1980s, Hinze played for several years in a duo with Sigi Schwab and continued touring with a new version of his Combination. He began studying the music of Tibet and South Asia in the middle of the decade, forming a world music ensemble which shifted toward more New age and electronic music styles rather than jazz. (wikipedia)

And here´one of his real beautiful albums:

A wonderful album … music for mediation and relaxation !

Personnel:
Chris Hinze (flute)
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Louis van Dijk (piano)
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The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dick Bakker
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Wanda Stellaard & Friends (background vocals)

Tracklist:
01. Mirror Of Dreams Part I (Hinze/Bakker) 2.29
02. A Little Romance Part I (Delerue) 3.01
03. Largo Di Vivaldi (Hinze/Bakker) 3.03
04. A Little Romance Part II (Delerue) 3.42
05. Per Le Antiche Scale (Morricone) 3.25
06. Dressed To Kill (Donaggio) 5.18
07. Clair De Femme (Musy) 3.04
08. She’s Out Of My Life (Bahler) 3.45
09. Allemande De Bach (v.Dijk) 5.26
10. Allonsanfan (Morricone) 3.44
11. Close Enough For Love (Mandel) 3.53
12. Mirror Of Dreams Part II (Hinze/Bakker) 3.23

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