As of late I have seen people claim that the United States is not a Christian nation. Even the president went on record to say in a trip to Turkey that Americans “do not consider ourselves a Christian nation, or a Muslim nation, but rather, a nation of citizens who are, uh, bound by a set of values.” Well that's not how this citizen considers our nation. And what are the set of values that Barack Obama is speaking of if not Christian? And where did the values come from that bind us? I would like to say that the set of values are Christian values. So why does our country want to remove these things from the public places? And why do we want to deny that the values that bind our nation together are Christian? Do we no longer want to be a cohesive nation? Are we to no longer let teachers pray at school with children. Why have we taken God out of anything that is publicly funded? Is this what was intended by the ones who fought so hard to be sure we would have liberty that are a "gift of God" as Jefferson said?
One of the last bastion of Christianity in the public domain is the public acknowledgment by our leaders of Thanksgiving. What is the Thanksgiving holiday and how does it show our Christian heritage and values that bind us together as a nation? lets look at the start and trace the history of our country and the intentions for why it was founded.
So here is an early declaration of the intentions of the people who came here. The first Charter for Virginia 1601: "We, greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God. We do, by these our Letters-Patents, graciously accept of, and agree to; their humble and well intended Desires." So their intention was based on spreading Christian values.
So here we will look at the first declaration of Thanksgiving and it is not the Pilgrims of Massachusetts. On December 4, 1619, thirty-eight English settlers landed by ship at Berkeley (Hundred) in Charles City, Virginia to become Pilgrims in our new world. As stated and required by their charter, Charter Berkeley Hundred, “We ordain that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for plantation in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God.So now we will look at the intent of the Massachusetts Pilgrims that we so often associate with the holiday. The Mayflower Compact: "Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politic." So again their intention was to be a people who not just are bound by Christian values but to advance Christian faith.
Then once there they had a celebration to give thanks. The original purpose for the Pilgrims in 1619 and in 1621 was to give thanks to God. Being thankful for a safe voyage, bountiful harvest or surviving a brutally cold winter it was all still giving thanks to God. They saw God in the circumstances. It was not lost on them that by some crazy chance there was an Native American already living there who spoke English and who had been taken as a slave to Europe by white men but somehow was willing to help them. Without his help they would have died. They totally understood that that was a coincidence that was hard to explain without God in the explanation.
So now as these people began to organize a union of groups that have settled the "Americas" what values did they use and hold by and with what intent?
The fundamental orders of Connecticut, under which a provisional government was instituted in 1638-39, commence with this declaration: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the Almighty God by the wise disposition of his divine prudence so to Order and dispose of things that we the Inhabitants and Residents of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield are now cohabiting and dwelling in and upon the River of Connecticut and the Lands there unto adjoining; And well knowing where a people are gathered together the word of God requires that to maintain the peace and vision of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affairs of the people at all seasons as occasions shall require; do therefore associate and convey ourselves to be as one Public state or Commonwealth, and do, for ourselves and our Successors and such as shall be adjoined to us at any time hereafter, enter into Combination and Confederation together, to maintain and preserve the liberty and purity of the gospel of our Lord Jesus that we now professes, as also the discipline of the Churches, that according to the truth of the said gospel is now practiced amongst us." So they unified into a "public state" to maintain and preserve the liberty and purity of the gospel of their Lord Jesus.
So that is a state but what about the nation as they bonded together?
Samuel Adams wrote this about the rights of colonists in 11-20-1772, "The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift." Thomas Jefferson wrote this in his Summary Of Rights in 1774. “The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” Alexander Hamilton wrote this in an essay in 1775: The Sacred Rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the Hand of the Divinity itself, and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.
So the values that Barack Obama says bind us start with these men that obviously believe in a God and that all men have rights that come from God and not from a state. These men then declared our independence from England because these "God given rights" were being violated. And the Declaration of Independence recognizes the presence of Divine in human affairs in these words:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights... appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions... And for the support of this Declaration, with firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." So the values that bound them (and us) were that there was a such thing as a self evident truth, that there was a Creator or God, and that our rights come from God, and that this God is the Supreme Judge of the world, and that God gives us divine protection if we ban together in these values.
So here is a state constitution from the same time. What is their intention and what are their values that bind them together? The Constitution of Delaware, (1776), which required all officers, besides an oath of allegiance, to make and subscribe the following declaration: "I, do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore, and I do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration." Apparently they felt that you are not qualified to be a leader if you don't follow Christ. Here is what John Jay the first Chief Justice of the United States said in 1977: "Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and the interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers." The judicial branch of the new government is telling us we should be a Christian nation.In 1777 the First Continental Congress called the Bible “the great political textbook of the patriots” and appropriated funds to import 20,000 Holy Bibles for the people. That does not look like separation of church and state. It looks like the intention of the founding fathers was to spread the Gospel.
Thomas Jefferson wrote this in his Notes on the State of Virginia 1782: Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?"
Benjamin Franklin’s Speech to the Constitutional Convention June 28th 1787 "I've lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing Proofs I see of this Truth - That God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that except the Lord build the House they labor in vain who build it. I firmly believe this, - and I also believe that without his concurring Aid, we shall succeed in this political Building no better than the Builders of Babel." So these founding fathers have an intention of inclusion of Christian values for fear of the failure of our nation. That our liberty would not be secure if this were not the case and that our foundation would be weak and fall.
So the Constitution that these men crafted states that it is to “secure the blessings of liberty” that the founders believed are a gift of God and it is signed “in the year of our Lord”
George Washington at the constitutional convention 1787 said "Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God."
George Washington’s first inaugural address April 30th 1789 said this "The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained." So he believes that is we disregard the rules that heaven has ordained (Christian values)God will not smile on our nation. So our first president decided to establish in our government the tradition of Thanksgiving that was already a part of society.
George Washington’s Thanksgiving proclamation 1789: "Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:" "Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country. And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations." So an official proclamation by the government to worship a Christian God. Somehow I am not seeing the intention of the founders of this country to separate church and state.Here is George Washington’s Farewell Address 1796 "Of all the dispositions and habits, which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men and Citizens. And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." So it appears that he is promoting Christian values to keep us a strong nation.
Another founding father James Wilson, a signer of the Constitution and an original Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court said this "Human law must rest its authority ultimately upon the authority of that law which is divine....Far from being rivals or enemies, religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistants. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other." Not separation of church and state, but mutual assistants.
John Quincy Adams the 6th President of the United States said this: "The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were . . . the general principles of Christianity." "Duty is ours; results are God's. The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible.” “It is no slight testimonial, both to the merit and worth of Christianity, that in all ages since its promulgation the great mass of those who have risen to eminence by their profound wisdom and integrity have recognized and reverenced Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of the living God." "… Posterity — you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it." So the president is stating that the principles of our country are Christian, so how could they be separate when it is the essence of what our government is based.
And as we as a people traveled west we continued to be about the same values. The Constitution of Illinois of 1870 stated, "We, the people of the State of Illinois, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political, and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations."
The Supreme Court stated this in 1892 more than one hundred years after our county was founded, after sighting 87 precedents. "Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of The Redeemer of mankind. It's impossible that it should be otherwise; and in this sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian... This is a religious people. This is historically true. From the discovery of this continent to the present hour, there is a single voice making this affirmation... we find everywhere a clear recognition of the same truth... These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation." The President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln said this in 3-30-1863, "Whereas, the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and just Government of Almighty God, in all the affairs of men and of nations, has, by a resolution, requested the President to designate and set apart a day for National prayer and humiliation."
"And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.
We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us."
"It behooves us then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness."
"Now, therefore, in compliance with the request, and fully concurring in the views of the Senate, I do, by this my proclamation, designate and set apart Thursday, the 30th. day of April, 1863, as a day of national humiliation, fasting and prayer. And I do hereby request all the People to abstain, on that day, from their ordinary secular pursuits, and to unite, at their several places of public worship and their respective homes, in keeping the day holy to the Lord, and devoted to the humble discharge of the religious duties proper to that solemn occasion.
All this being done, in sincerity and truth, let us then rest humbly in the hope authorized by the Divine teachings, that the united cry of the Nation will be heard on high, and answered with blessings, no less than the pardon of our national sins, and the restoration of our now divided and suffering Country, to its former happy condition of unity and peace." So with the blessings of the Senate the government was organizing a day of national prayer. Does not look like separation of church and state. instead it looks like there is still the intention to be a people bound together by Christian values. So here again is the Thanksgiving holiday and the government mandating it as a Christian value that we as a nation should partake in. The first official national declaration of the Thanksgiving holiday by President Abraham Lincoln on 10-03-1836, "To expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwell in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union." And it continued on as a part of our Christian heritage that we a Christian nation continued on to today.
1961, 1962 and 1963 Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations by John F. Kennedy: "More than three centuries ago, after a year of hardship and peril, humbly and reverently set aside a special day upon which to give thanks to God for their preservation and for and for the good harvest from the virgin soil upon which they had labored. Yet by their faith and their toil they had survived the rigors of the harsh New England winter." and this "Over three centuries ago in Plymouth, on Massachusetts Bay, the Pilgrims established the custom of gathering each year to express their gratitude to God."
So who are we this thanksgiving? Are we no longer as Barack Obama said considering ourselves to be a Christian nation? What are the set of values that are going to bind us? Remember that when we take God out of the equation then who do our rights come from? As Thomas Jefferson said, "Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?"
Well over three centuries ago in Plymouth, on Massachusetts Bay, the Pilgrims established the custom of gathering each year to express their gratitude to God...I choose to continue to consider myself part of a Christian nation no matter what anyone else says. And I choose to see the fact that we have been blessed as a nation because of the values that have bound us. So this Thanksgiving lets see it for what it is. Lets be a people that celibrate the values that have made us a strong nation and blessed us. Lets eat some turkey but lets give thanks and hounor those that have come before us and their intentions and beliefs that have given us the liberty that we enjoy
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Smells Good!
George Washington’s Thanksgiving proclamation 1789: "Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:" "Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country. And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations."
The first official national declaration of the Thanksgiving holiday by President Abraham Lincoln on 10-03-1836, "To expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwell in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union."
Well does it smell good? When animals are cooking it is a sweet smell to us. That turkey in the oven just smells so great. In the old Testament they sacrificed animals to God on an altar, by burning them. And I'm sure there was a smell like a BBQ. How does that Old Testament picture and principle translate to our walk with god today? God says that a life of Sacrifice is a sweet smell to Him. When we sacrifice some of ourselves to do Gods work it is a sweet smell to God. When we give up some of our worldly lusts (fleshly things) to do something for others it is like a little of us is burning on an altar of sacrifice. Jesus said "If you try to find your life you will loose it but if you loose your life for my sake you will find it". So I ask you as you smell that turkey in the oven, how do you smell to God today? Here are the opportunities to help other that I have posted.
http://arizjones.blogspot.com/2010/11/another-opportunity-to-do-something-of.html
http://arizjones.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-should-i-give-to-people-in-need.html
If you have extra this year give thanks by helping others who are in need. Hope it smells Good this year on Turkey day.
Bluegrass Album Band , Myrtle Beach SC, 11-24-1983 (SBD)
A real nice recording of The Bluegrass Album Band featuring Tony Rice and Jerry Douglas. Yes this is a must have for any bluegrass fans.
Bluegrass Album Band
South Carolina Bluegrass Festival
Convention Center
South Carolina Bluegrass Festival
Convention Center
Myrtle Beach SC
11-24-1983
Soundboard
Tony Rice - Guitar
J. D. Crowe - Banjo
Doyle Lawson - Mandolin
Bobby Hicks - Fiddle
Todd Phillips - Bass
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
J. D. Crowe - Banjo
Doyle Lawson - Mandolin
Bobby Hicks - Fiddle
Todd Phillips - Bass
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Early Set:
Farewell Blues
Blue Ridge Cabin Home
A Hundred Years From Now
We Can't Be Darlings Any More
John Hardy
Chalk Up Another One
Unfaithful One
One Tear
Sitting Alone In The Moonlight
Gold Rush
Down The Road
Please Search Your Heart
Toy Heart
Take Me In Your Lifeboat
Hold Whatcha Got
Big Spike Hammer
Blue Ridge Cabin Home
A Hundred Years From Now
We Can't Be Darlings Any More
John Hardy
Chalk Up Another One
Unfaithful One
One Tear
Sitting Alone In The Moonlight
Gold Rush
Down The Road
Please Search Your Heart
Toy Heart
Take Me In Your Lifeboat
Hold Whatcha Got
Big Spike Hammer
Encore: Pike County Breakdown
Late Set:
Your Love Is Like A Flower
Devil In Disguise
You Don't Know My Mind
I'd Rather Be Alone
Cheyenne
A Letter From My Darling
I'll Never Shed Another Tear
Hey Lonesome
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling
Shucking The Corn
Stone Must Be The Wall
Ocean Of Diamonds
We May Meet Again Someday
Freeborn Man
Devil In Disguise
You Don't Know My Mind
I'd Rather Be Alone
Cheyenne
A Letter From My Darling
I'll Never Shed Another Tear
Hey Lonesome
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling
Shucking The Corn
Stone Must Be The Wall
Ocean Of Diamonds
We May Meet Again Someday
Freeborn Man
Encore: Come Back Darling
Mp3/320k
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Bluegrass Album Band , San Francisco, CA, 1-25-1981 (SBD)
A nice recording from way back in 1981. A real great line up of musicians. If you like bluegrass then this should be right in your sweet spot.
Bluegrass Album Band
Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA
1/25/1981
Soundboard
Tony Rice - guitar & lead vocal
Bobby Hicks - fiddle
JD Crowe - banjo
Doyle Lawson - mandolin
Todd Phillips - bass
Bobby Hicks - fiddle
JD Crowe - banjo
Doyle Lawson - mandolin
Todd Phillips - bass
01 Blue Ridge Cabin Home
02 You Don't Know My Mind
03 Shuckin' the Corn
04 band intros
05 We Can't Be Darlings Anymore
06 Ocean of Diamonds
07 Cheyenne
08 Just When I Needed You
09 I Believed in You Darling
10 Bugle Call Rag
11 Your Love is Like a Flower
12 Gonna Settle Down
13 Sittin' Alone in the Moonlight
02 You Don't Know My Mind
03 Shuckin' the Corn
04 band intros
05 We Can't Be Darlings Anymore
06 Ocean of Diamonds
07 Cheyenne
08 Just When I Needed You
09 I Believed in You Darling
10 Bugle Call Rag
11 Your Love is Like a Flower
12 Gonna Settle Down
13 Sittin' Alone in the Moonlight
01 Hold Watcha Got
02 Maiden's Prayer
03 One Tear
04 I'll Never Shed Another Tear
05 Rough & Rocky
06 /Pike County Breakdown
07 Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
08 Randy Lynn Rag
09 I Just Think I'll Stay Around
10 Pain in My Heart
11 Rawhide
02 Maiden's Prayer
03 One Tear
04 I'll Never Shed Another Tear
05 Rough & Rocky
06 /Pike County Breakdown
07 Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
08 Randy Lynn Rag
09 I Just Think I'll Stay Around
10 Pain in My Heart
11 Rawhide
Password: seporepo
These files came with a password.
These files came with a password.
Mp3/320k
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Sunday, November 22, 2015
Van Morrison, Lugano, Switzerland, 7-12-2002 (SBD)
This is a nice sounding recording of Van the Man from 2002. Definitely worth a listen.
Van Morrison
Estival Jazz Lugano
Piazza Della Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland
July 12, 2002
Estival Jazz Lugano
Piazza Della Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland
July 12, 2002
Soundboard
01 Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
02 Did Ye Get Healed
03 Goin' Home
04 Talk Is Cheap
05 Choppin' Wood
06 Early In The Morning
07 Moondance
08 Days Like This
09 Back On Top
10 Precious Time
11 Philosophers Stone
12 All Work And No Play
13 Muleskinner Blues
14 Help Me
15 Bright Side Of The Road
16 Cleaning Windows
17 Have I Told You Lately
18 Stop Drinking
19 Gloria
16 Cleaning Windows
17 Have I Told You Lately
18 Stop Drinking
19 Gloria
lineup
Van Morrison - Vocals, Harmonica
Richard Dunn - Hammond Organ , Piano
Ned Edwards - Electric & Acoustic Guitar
David Hayes - Electric Bass , Electric Double Bass
Matt Holland - Trumpet , Flugelhorn
Martin Winning - Alto , Baritone & Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Irwin - Drums
Special Guest :
Chris Barber - Trombone
Van Morrison - Vocals, Harmonica
Richard Dunn - Hammond Organ , Piano
Ned Edwards - Electric & Acoustic Guitar
David Hayes - Electric Bass , Electric Double Bass
Matt Holland - Trumpet , Flugelhorn
Martin Winning - Alto , Baritone & Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Irwin - Drums
Special Guest :
Chris Barber - Trombone
mp3/320k
Miles Davis, two shows from Japan 1964
In July 1964, Miles Davis played three shows in Japan. This is the first and third shows. The second show was released as Miles In Tokyo. Saxophonist Sam Rivers only played with Miles Davis for a short time in 1964. Most fans remember him from the Miles In Tokyo album. So here is another two sets from that Japan tour. I read a lot of peoples views on Sam Rivers with Miles and well. . . . it's all just opinion and speculation. In my opinion Miles needed some one to fill the void when Coleman left, and Miles said he wanted Wayne Shorter but he was not available at the time. So you have opportunity for Sam Rivers. You can make your own judgment if he made the best of the opportunity.
MILES DAVIS
Hibaya Yagai Ongaku-do Hall
Tokyo, Japan
July 12, 1964.
Very good soundboard.
Track 01. Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma) 11:03
Track 02. So What (M. Davis) 8:42
Track 03. Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) 10:52
Track 04. Walkin’ (R. Carpenter) / The Theme (M. Davis) 9:34
Track 05. closing announcement (Teruo Isono) 0:07 (189k)
Lineup:
Miles Davis - trumpet
Sam Rivers - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Mp3/192k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!hlEkDKQZ!EvTmBu1SM5aKRQq8lObPMSoNoYi0VsL0yKnkFHP00Ic
MILES DAVIS
Maruyama Ongaku-do Hall
Kyoto, Japan
July 15, 1964.
Sounds like a very good soundboard but there are some who say this is an audience recording.
Track 01. If I Were A Bell 10:41
Track 02. Oleo 5:23
Track 03. Stella By Starlight 8:58
Track 04. Walkin’ 7:21
Track 05. All Of You 10:01
Track 06. Seven Steps To Heaven (inc.) 2:38
Lineup:
Miles Davis - trumpet
Sam Rivers - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Mp3/192k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!c8sBGRjY!MhprE93IIWLaJVt48fUf0jX3MpHjdZYEuTMKPUo7CCw
MILES DAVIS
Hibaya Yagai Ongaku-do Hall
Tokyo, Japan
July 12, 1964.
Very good soundboard.
Track 01. Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma) 11:03
Track 02. So What (M. Davis) 8:42
Track 03. Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) 10:52
Track 04. Walkin’ (R. Carpenter) / The Theme (M. Davis) 9:34
Track 05. closing announcement (Teruo Isono) 0:07 (189k)
Lineup:
Miles Davis - trumpet
Sam Rivers - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Mp3/192k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!hlEkDKQZ!EvTmBu1SM5aKRQq8lObPMSoNoYi0VsL0yKnkFHP00Ic
MILES DAVIS
Maruyama Ongaku-do Hall
Kyoto, Japan
July 15, 1964.
Sounds like a very good soundboard but there are some who say this is an audience recording.
Track 01. If I Were A Bell 10:41
Track 02. Oleo 5:23
Track 03. Stella By Starlight 8:58
Track 04. Walkin’ 7:21
Track 05. All Of You 10:01
Track 06. Seven Steps To Heaven (inc.) 2:38
Lineup:
Miles Davis - trumpet
Sam Rivers - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Mp3/192k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!c8sBGRjY!MhprE93IIWLaJVt48fUf0jX3MpHjdZYEuTMKPUo7CCw
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters, Omaha, NE, 11-17-1975 (FM)
Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters
Omaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall
Omaha, NE
11/17/75
FM Broadcast
Omaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall
Omaha, NE
11/17/75
FM Broadcast
Herbie Hancock - keyboards
Bennie Maupin - woodwinds
Dewayne 'Blackbyrd' McKnight - guitar
Paul Jackson - bass
Michael Clarke - drums
Bill Summers - percussion
Bennie Maupin - woodwinds
Dewayne 'Blackbyrd' McKnight - guitar
Paul Jackson - bass
Michael Clarke - drums
Bill Summers - percussion
Watermelon Man>
Hang Up Your Hang Ups
Steppin' In It
Bubbles>
Shekere>
Heartbeat
Mp3/256k
Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters, three shows! Re-Post
Here are three shows by Herbie Hancock And The Headhunters. All three have different lineups. One of them has Jaco Pastorius on bass. All three are fun in their own ways.
HERBIE HANCOCK HEADHUNTERS
Kansas City
16 October 1974
Radio broadcast
01. Palm grease
02. Vein melter
03. Butterfly
04. Watermelon Man
05. Spank-a-lee
06. Bill Summers solo percussions
07. Chameleon
Bennie Maupin - reeds
Herbie Hancock - piano, keyboards
Paul Jackson - bass
Mike Clark - drums
Bill Summers - percussions
Mp3/320k
Download Links
https://mega.nz/#!Jlc2UYJC!e-q-BbC7qrZ5WeRqbmU3JqE4uvK2b4-3ljwMZyWE4iM
Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters
Ivanhoe Theater
Chicago, IL
2-16-77
Radio Broadcast
01 Radio Dialog
02 Hang Up Your Hang Ups
03 It Remains To Be Seen
04 Maiden Voyage
05 Chameleon
06 People Music
Herbie Hancock: keyboards
Jaco Pastorius: bass
Bennie Maupin: saxophones
James Levi: drums
Mp3/256k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!x4lTjBDY!TsxMAo_h8hDU9Oc57FFhQ43HWqKyj9CwvPszfog69-M
Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters
Munich, Germany
July 1999
Set list:
1. Spider
2. ??
3. Introduction of the Band
4. Maiden Voyage
5. Hang Up Your Hang Ups
6. Chameleon
Herbie Hancock : Keyboards
Bill Evans : Tenor and soprano saxophones
Daryll Jones : Electric bass
Wah Wah Watson : Electric guitar
Ndugu Chancler : Drums
MIno Cinelu : Percussion
Mp3/320k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!d9lkUYIR!0QUcleFwUOdSTxFlIxw7km_6vQ9k70K7qVKz4HnOQg8
HERBIE HANCOCK HEADHUNTERS
Kansas City
16 October 1974
Radio broadcast
01. Palm grease
02. Vein melter
03. Butterfly
04. Watermelon Man
05. Spank-a-lee
06. Bill Summers solo percussions
07. Chameleon
Bennie Maupin - reeds
Herbie Hancock - piano, keyboards
Paul Jackson - bass
Mike Clark - drums
Bill Summers - percussions
Mp3/320k
Download Links
https://mega.nz/#!Jlc2UYJC!e-q-BbC7qrZ5WeRqbmU3JqE4uvK2b4-3ljwMZyWE4iM
Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters
Ivanhoe Theater
Chicago, IL
2-16-77
Radio Broadcast
01 Radio Dialog
02 Hang Up Your Hang Ups
03 It Remains To Be Seen
04 Maiden Voyage
05 Chameleon
06 People Music
Herbie Hancock: keyboards
Jaco Pastorius: bass
Bennie Maupin: saxophones
James Levi: drums
Mp3/256k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!x4lTjBDY!TsxMAo_h8hDU9Oc57FFhQ43HWqKyj9CwvPszfog69-M
Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters
Munich, Germany
July 1999
Set list:
1. Spider
2. ??
3. Introduction of the Band
4. Maiden Voyage
5. Hang Up Your Hang Ups
6. Chameleon
Herbie Hancock : Keyboards
Bill Evans : Tenor and soprano saxophones
Daryll Jones : Electric bass
Wah Wah Watson : Electric guitar
Ndugu Chancler : Drums
MIno Cinelu : Percussion
Mp3/320k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!d9lkUYIR!0QUcleFwUOdSTxFlIxw7km_6vQ9k70K7qVKz4HnOQg8
Guthrie Govan. Tone Merchants, 1-19-2005
Here is one from guitar wizard Guthrie Govan. I believe it is an audience recording but it still sounds pretty good. This guy shreds. A lot of these songs are from the Erotic Cakes album. If you don't have it you should get it.
Guthrie Govan
Tone Merchants
Hollywood, CA
1-19-05
Bad Asteroid
Sevens
Wonderful Slipery Things
Rhode Island Shred
Nuh Nuh
fives
Erotic Cakes
Headin Home
Have A Talk With God
Seventh Heaven
Hide And Seek
Billies Bounce
Access Denied
Mp3
Shawn Lane - Powers Of Ten Demos. Kiva Studios, Memphis, 1990-1991 (SBD)
Shawn Lane - Powers Of Ten Demos
Solo recording, 1990-1991,
Solo recording, 1990-1991,
Kiva Studios, Memphis
soundboard
Track Listing:
01. Esperanto (3:38)
02. Tri 7/5 (4:15)
03. Hardcase (4:37)
04. Not Again (3:33)
05. Get You Back (4:23)
06. Rain (5:03)
07. Augmento (3:08)
08. Illusions (4:17)
09. Not Again (second version) (3:52)
10. Illusions (second version) (4:08)
11. Mental Minor (3:50)
12. "Green Onions" solo (live) (:38)
13. Jazz Solo (live)(5:34)
14. Unknown (5:41)
15. Demo for Mark Varney (2:00)
16. Meeting of the Spirits (:41)
17. Allegro BWV 998, J.S. Bach (1:01)
18. Tri 7/5 (second version) (5:07)
19. Stratosphere II (1:54)
TRT (62:54)
01. Esperanto (3:38)
02. Tri 7/5 (4:15)
03. Hardcase (4:37)
04. Not Again (3:33)
05. Get You Back (4:23)
06. Rain (5:03)
07. Augmento (3:08)
08. Illusions (4:17)
09. Not Again (second version) (3:52)
10. Illusions (second version) (4:08)
11. Mental Minor (3:50)
12. "Green Onions" solo (live) (:38)
13. Jazz Solo (live)(5:34)
14. Unknown (5:41)
15. Demo for Mark Varney (2:00)
16. Meeting of the Spirits (:41)
17. Allegro BWV 998, J.S. Bach (1:01)
18. Tri 7/5 (second version) (5:07)
19. Stratosphere II (1:54)
TRT (62:54)
Shawn Lane (1963-2003) had insisted that he record what would become "Powers Of Ten" by himself and his label agreed, so armed with
a sizable equipment budget he purchased an entire multitrack recording set up (in the pre ProTools days) and sometime in 1990
installed himself in the conference room of Memphis' Kiva Studios. What you hear are preliminary mixes of compositions that would
make up the bulk of "Powers Of Ten", plus one track from Shawn's other solo studio effort, "The Tri-Tone Fascination". Several
tracks' titles were unknown by your humble servant as they didn't make commercial release, these tracks are interesting in that
context as they represent musical directions Shawn himself felt for whatever reason didn't merit a public audience. Also included
are snippets of Shawn playing solos of various styles, showing his enormous diversity of musicianship. Lastly included is
"Stratosphere II", an unaccompanied solo piece he had recorded for Shrapnel Records' (long out of print) compilation "US Metal
Volume IV".
a sizable equipment budget he purchased an entire multitrack recording set up (in the pre ProTools days) and sometime in 1990
installed himself in the conference room of Memphis' Kiva Studios. What you hear are preliminary mixes of compositions that would
make up the bulk of "Powers Of Ten", plus one track from Shawn's other solo studio effort, "The Tri-Tone Fascination". Several
tracks' titles were unknown by your humble servant as they didn't make commercial release, these tracks are interesting in that
context as they represent musical directions Shawn himself felt for whatever reason didn't merit a public audience. Also included
are snippets of Shawn playing solos of various styles, showing his enormous diversity of musicianship. Lastly included is
"Stratosphere II", an unaccompanied solo piece he had recorded for Shrapnel Records' (long out of print) compilation "US Metal
Volume IV".
Another one from the Dave Sez archives.
Thanks Dave!
Mp3/320k
The Meters, Baton Rouge, LA, 10-01-1976 (SBD)
The Meters
The Kingfish Lounge
Baton Rouge, LA
Oct. 1, 1976
Soundboard
The Kingfish Lounge
Baton Rouge, LA
Oct. 1, 1976
Soundboard
Setlist:
01. Hang ‘em High
02. Honky Tonk Woman
03. Jungle Man
04. I’m In Love Again (Fats Domino)
05. People Say
06. They All Ask’d For You
07. Just Kissed My Baby
08. Hey Pocky Way
09. It Ain’t No Use
10. Johnny B. Goode
11. Big Chief
12. Africa
01. Hang ‘em High
02. Honky Tonk Woman
03. Jungle Man
04. I’m In Love Again (Fats Domino)
05. People Say
06. They All Ask’d For You
07. Just Kissed My Baby
08. Hey Pocky Way
09. It Ain’t No Use
10. Johnny B. Goode
11. Big Chief
12. Africa
Mp3
Friday, November 6, 2015
Bob Dylan, Town Hall, New York, NY 4-12-1963 (SBD)
There are a lot of Bob Dylan recordings in circulation and this is one that sure sounds good. An early historic show. Might be one of his first major concerts of note. The story is that there were about 600 people in the audience and that was his biggest audience up to that time. Anyway an amazing recording.
Bob Dylan
1963-04-12
Town Hall
New York, NY
Soundboard Recording
1963-04-12
Town Hall
New York, NY
Soundboard Recording
CD 1:
01. Audience
02. Ramblin' Down Thru The World
03. Bob Dylan's Dream
04. Talkin' New York
05. Ballad Of Hollis Brown
06. Walls Of Red Wing
07. All Over You
08. Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues
09. Boots Of Spanish Leather
10. Hero Blues
11. Blowin' In The Wind
12. John Brown
13. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
14. Hard Rain
01. Audience
02. Ramblin' Down Thru The World
03. Bob Dylan's Dream
04. Talkin' New York
05. Ballad Of Hollis Brown
06. Walls Of Red Wing
07. All Over You
08. Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues
09. Boots Of Spanish Leather
10. Hero Blues
11. Blowin' In The Wind
12. John Brown
13. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
14. Hard Rain
CD 2:
01. Dusty Old Fairgrounds
02. Who Killed Davey Moore?
03. Seven Curses
04. Highway 51 (Curtis Jones)
05. Pretty Peggy-O (arr. by Bob Dylan)
06. Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag
07. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
08. Hiding Too Long
09, With God On Our Side
10, Masters Of War
11. Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
01. Dusty Old Fairgrounds
02. Who Killed Davey Moore?
03. Seven Curses
04. Highway 51 (Curtis Jones)
05. Pretty Peggy-O (arr. by Bob Dylan)
06. Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag
07. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
08. Hiding Too Long
09, With God On Our Side
10, Masters Of War
11. Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
Mp3/ 256 kbps
One
Two
The Beatles, Stockholm Sweden, 10-24-1963
One of the few live recordings of the Beatles that is not drowned out by the loud screaming of teenage girls. This is circulated under several different bootleg titles.
The Beatles
Karlaplans Studio
Stockholm Sweden
10-24-1963
Radio Broadcast
01. Swedish announcer intro
02. I Saw Her Standing There
03. From Me To You
04. Money
05. Roll Over Beethoven
06. You Really Got A Hold On Me
07. She Loves You
08. Twist And Shout
02. I Saw Her Standing There
03. From Me To You
04. Money
05. Roll Over Beethoven
06. You Really Got A Hold On Me
07. She Loves You
08. Twist And Shout
Mp3/320k
Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Two Shows From 1969 (FM) Re-Post
This is a great moment in time if you ask me. Music was changing and here is Zawinul with Adderly playing some Jazz while Miles and his bunch were turning the thing on it's head. Zawinul was in the middle of it and was able to keep it real and relevant on both fronts. The sound of this is just perfect. I have seen on the Adderley site that there is much more from this session but this is all I have found.
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
NDR Studios
Hamburg, Germany
March 19 1969
Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone
Nat Adderley, trumpet
Joe Zawinul, piano
Victor Gaskin, bass
Roy McCurdy, drums
1. Rumpelstilzchen (Zawinul)
2. Sack o'woe (J.Adderley)
3. Experience in E (Zawinul)
4. Do do do (N.Adderley)
5. Early chanson (Zawinul)
6. I'm on my way (N.Adderley)
7. Domination (J.Adderley)
Mp3/320k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!BdI1yTBL!UzKJ_tky19T6N7rCV9BfEF8BjhOdMv2b4b-wNzf4Npw
This second one is from four days earlier and again is a radio broadcast. This is longer and more complete but has a lot of talking between tracks. I personally put this on CD without the talking, but thats just me. This stuff just has a great feel. I really love the blues tune called Oh Babe.
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Stephaniensaal
Graz, Austria
3-15-1969
Radio Broadcast
Cannonball Adderley: Saxaphone
Nat Adderley: Cornet
Joe Zawinul: Piano
Victor Gaskin: Bass
Roy McCurdy: Drums
Big P
Sweet Emma
74 Miles Away
Walk Tall
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Experience In E
Bittersweet>
Yours Is My Heart Alone
Bohemia After Dark
Early Chanson
Oh Babe
The Scene
Work Song
Mp3/320k
Download Link
One
https://mega.nz/#!kJxChTgb!C1wCDjNBkDMUmTVQd3GN9j-dF_zNxRP1Q1MtF2ztm8k
Two
https://mega.nz/#!ccBXSSLI!fgw8ZA3C6Vo1LhAea7NPKh9JnbkCaxMSPwPn-gMy6e8
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
NDR Studios
Hamburg, Germany
March 19 1969
Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone
Nat Adderley, trumpet
Joe Zawinul, piano
Victor Gaskin, bass
Roy McCurdy, drums
1. Rumpelstilzchen (Zawinul)
2. Sack o'woe (J.Adderley)
3. Experience in E (Zawinul)
4. Do do do (N.Adderley)
5. Early chanson (Zawinul)
6. I'm on my way (N.Adderley)
7. Domination (J.Adderley)
Mp3/320k
Download Link
https://mega.nz/#!BdI1yTBL!UzKJ_tky19T6N7rCV9BfEF8BjhOdMv2b4b-wNzf4Npw
This second one is from four days earlier and again is a radio broadcast. This is longer and more complete but has a lot of talking between tracks. I personally put this on CD without the talking, but thats just me. This stuff just has a great feel. I really love the blues tune called Oh Babe.
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Stephaniensaal
Graz, Austria
3-15-1969
Radio Broadcast
Cannonball Adderley: Saxaphone
Nat Adderley: Cornet
Joe Zawinul: Piano
Victor Gaskin: Bass
Roy McCurdy: Drums
Big P
Sweet Emma
74 Miles Away
Walk Tall
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Experience In E
Bittersweet>
Yours Is My Heart Alone
Bohemia After Dark
Early Chanson
Oh Babe
The Scene
Work Song
Mp3/320k
Download Link
One
https://mega.nz/#!kJxChTgb!C1wCDjNBkDMUmTVQd3GN9j-dF_zNxRP1Q1MtF2ztm8k
Two
https://mega.nz/#!ccBXSSLI!fgw8ZA3C6Vo1LhAea7NPKh9JnbkCaxMSPwPn-gMy6e8
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Pat Metheny Group, Hempstead, NY, 11-17-1979 (Pre-FM)
This is a really great recording of the original Pat Metheny Group. This was recorded just after the bands second album American Garage was released. American Garage reached number one on the jazz album charts. While the American Garage album itself was not technically recorded very well the compositions were good and the album was for many a great introduction to the transcendent sound of this band.
Pat Metheny Group
Hofstra Playhouse
Hempstead, NY
November 17, 1979
Hofstra Playhouse
Hempstead, NY
November 17, 1979
Lineage:
SBD > Pre-FM
Musicians:
Pat Metheny - Guitars
Lyle Mays - Piano, synthesizers, organ, autoharp
Mark Egan - Electric and acoustic bass
Dan Gottlieb - Drums
Pat Metheny - Guitars
Lyle Mays - Piano, synthesizers, organ, autoharp
Mark Egan - Electric and acoustic bass
Dan Gottlieb - Drums
Setlist:
Disc 1
01. Phase Dance
02. Airstream
03. April Joy
04. Unity Village > The House Of The Rising Sun > The Windup
05. The Epic
02. Airstream
03. April Joy
04. Unity Village > The House Of The Rising Sun > The Windup
05. The Epic
Disc 2
01. James
02. Old Folks
03. Jaco
04. The Magician's Theater
05. San Lorenzo
06. (Cross The) Heartland
07. American Garage
02. Old Folks
03. Jaco
04. The Magician's Theater
05. San Lorenzo
06. (Cross The) Heartland
07. American Garage
Recording notes:
WLIR/WRVR broadcast, Pre-FM source. This recording is directly from
the broadcast truck's soundboard, not the house board.
WLIR/WRVR broadcast, Pre-FM source. This recording is directly from
the broadcast truck's soundboard, not the house board.
Mp3/320k
ONE
https://mega.nz/#!UUAFDT7T!uXZ7OEwEA2EMZGMqOMzIibKJ32_oV9Uaivsd1DSmTfk
Sorry about link two not working. It should work now.
Sorry about link two not working. It should work now.
Tower Of Power, Berkeley, CA, 11-30-1972 (FM)
Tower Of Power
1972-11-30
Keystone Corner
Berkeley, CA.
1972-11-30
Keystone Corner
Berkeley, CA.
FM (KPFA)
TRACKLIST:
01. What Is Hip?
02. Flash In The Pan
03. You Strike My Main Nerve
04. You're Still A Young Man
05. You Got To Funkafize
06. Get Your Feet Back On The Ground
07. Down To The Nightclub
08. You Got To Feel It
09. DJ Outro
02. Flash In The Pan
03. You Strike My Main Nerve
04. You're Still A Young Man
05. You Got To Funkafize
06. Get Your Feet Back On The Ground
07. Down To The Nightclub
08. You Got To Feel It
09. DJ Outro
NOTE: Station ID after "You're Still A Young Man"
Mp3
Tower Of Power, Hempstead,NY, 5-14-74 (PRE-FM) Re-Post
This show brings the funk in a big way. Tower Of Power is the premiere funky horn section and this might be the best bootleg I have ever heard of their stuff. Extended versions, very clean sound, and close to 90 minutes of funk. Man what are you waiting for? This is a must have.
Tower Of Power
Ultrasonic Studios
Hempstead,NY
May 14,1974
WLIR PRE-FM MASTER REEL
CD1
1-Intro
2-Oakland Stroke
3-Squib Cakes
4-This Time It's Real
5-Soul Vaccination
6-You're Still A Young Man
7-Clean Slate
8-So Very Hard To Go
9-Get Your Feet Back On The Ground
CD2
1-Time Will Tell
2-Man From The Past
3-Down To The Nightclub
4-Just When We Start Makin' It
5-Knock Yourself Out
6-What Is Hip?
7-Outro
Mp3/320k
Download Links
https://mega.nz/#!QVRhlSLB!cbfRfxygEuafCTsmpvAMMQyGhyujjNbZBqEtTrvw-tY
https://mega.nz/#!cNQklIiQ!LU5I861shyt9_byQX_DRlsdmgLwHddLt-jtILn6P5R8