My Recent Vinyl Finds!

It's been a really long time since I've posted on here, and that's going to stop. I have been writing non stop, and now my thoughts need to hit this very neglected blog! Also, for the past few months I've been spending my Sunday mornings at the "Dudley Doo Right Flea Market" in my town of Dudley. It's a very interesting place, packed with vintage goodies. It has everything from World War 2 memorabilia to vintage toys to $2 DVDs etc etc. But the main thing I was focused on everytime I do to the flea market, is picking up incredibly old records. Lately I've been striking gold with such albums by "Weather Report", "Stanley Clarke", "Chick Corea", "Al Di Meola", and many many more. Last weekend, I hit the mother load of pure jazz-fusion and rock gold. The vinyls I ended up finding were:

Chick Corea - "The Mad Hatter"

Stanley Clarke - "Journey To Love" and "Modern Man"

Rush - "Fly By Night"

Al Di Meola - "Cielo e Terra"

and last but not least, my favorite out of last Sundays finds: Weather Report - "Heavy Weather"

And all I spent was just $11. Not bad! These albums are truly incredible, and I can't believe I found them right here in my own town. Truly amazing.

I'll be posting many upcoming Music/Movie/Art purchases, so please, Stay Tuned!

Jake.

Jaco Pastorius

A couple weeks ago I took the bus to the mall, and I had quite a bit of extra money with me that day so with extra cash equals new CDs. Like I stated in my last blog I've been on the hunt for other music besides Death Metal, and as soon as I walk into the Jazz section I see Jaco Pastorius's self titled CD (re-issue). If someone you know who plays bass and doesn't know who Jaco Pastorius is... Slap him in the Head! Jaco is considered to be acknowledged to be a virtuoso, doing many things your normal bass player wouldn't. His solos were intricate and he was the first to make his bass "sing", which was achieved from his fretless bass. Seriously, if you've never heard of him, look him up.

So getting back to the CD. The CD is magnificent. The bass line on "Come on, Come Over" gets me into a deep groove, and the song "Portrait of Tracy" is probably the most beautiful piece of music ever written on the bass (tied with "The Enormous Room" by Michael Manring, imo). But this CD needs to be purchased by not only bass players, but all musicians. I bought for $6 at FYE so it's very affordable. Don't download it, BUT IT.

RANDOM FACT: Pastorius was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only four bassists to be so honored (and the only electric bass guitarist)

Have a good one!
Jake.