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my all time favourite tracks - the true judge of a man, or womans, tastes in music.
| artist |
track |
label |
| Pat Metheny |
Minueno |
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| Introduced to this one by Jazzy Jeff - a stunning piece of epic modern jazz, which humbles all of us that make music with computers. With band members such as Lyle Mays, Pat presents heaven as sound. |
| Airto |
Toque De Cuica |
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| Guaranteed to get me up out of my bed in the morning - probably the ultimate Brazilian percussive workout. I spent many a day in the infamous Jazz room at the old Blackpool Mecca all-dayers perfecting my jazz steps to this one. |
| Freddie Hubbard |
Little Sunflower |
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| Leaves me breathless with its chord structure, musical dexterity and the silky vocals of Al Jarreau. A song for your loved one. |
| Queen |
Bohemian Rhapsody |
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| Apparently, according to my sister, I played this continuously for a couple of months as a youngster. This tune made me realise the breadth of freedom you can explore musically, if you keep your mind open and ignore the supposed 'rules'. |
| Stevie Wonder |
Uptight (Everything Is Alright) |
Tamla Motown |
| Reminds me of my old Northern Soul days. Those Motown boys had a tight band, and Stevie was firing when he was younger. |
| Jermaine Jackson |
Lets Get Serious |
Motown |
| A record to make love to. Funky as hell - the best thing any of the Jackson family has put to tape. |
| King Tubby |
Tubby Meets The Rockers |
Studio 1 |
| Pure genius. What more can I say? |
| Sarah Vaughan |
Summertime |
Pablo |
| Sarah's voice - a gift from God. The tune - an absolute stunner. |
| Public Enemy |
Rebel Without A Pause |
Def Jam |
| Talk about influential - the absolute pinnacle. |
| John Coltrane |
Giant Steps |
Blue Note |
| A god made flesh. Real musicians - no computers! |
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