Magic Moment: Dr. Feelgood Do It Right

Pub-Rockers Dr. Feelgood were swept away by the emergence of punk in the mid-70′s, but this group laid down an intense version of R&B that inspired the very groups that made them obsolete. Lead singer Lee Brilleaux (read: Brillo) was as compelling as any punk frontman, and guitarist Wilko Johnson was just nuts. Check out his back-and-forth, across the stage while he madly strums his guitar with the back of his hand…

Weekend Playlist

Here’s a sampling of what passed over our turntable this weekend:

Art Pepper | Intensity

Lee Morgan | Tom Cat

Miles Davis | E.S.P.

Donald Byrd | Long Green: The Savoy Sessions

Duke Ellington | Ellington At Newport

Dexter Gordon | One Flight Up

Johnny Griffin | The Little Giant

Roy Eldridge | Heckler’s Hop: 1935-1940

Booker Little | Booker Little

J.J. Johnson | J.J. Inc.

Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker | Mulligan/Baker

Thelonious Monk | Monk’s Music

Clark Terry | Serenade To A Bus Seat

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Like Someone In Love

Hank Mobley | The Turnaround!

Charles Mingus | Mingus Ah Um