Peak of the Week, V. 137
Track: Nana
Artist: Raul De Souza
Record: Colors
Year: 1974
Comment: Super funky Brazilian trombone peaker.
Peak of the Week, V. 136
Track: Love Power
Artist: Lou Donaldson
Record: Midnight Creeper
Year: 1968
Comment: Happy Hammond central! These guys are so tight - Lonnie Smith holding down the B3 groove, George Benson on guitar, Blue Mitchell on trumpet and Lou on the sax. Stick with it to hear all the solos, these guys are masters.
Peak of the Week, V. 135
Track: Cuttin’ Out
Artist: Professor Longhair
Record: City of Dreams: A Collection Of New Orleans Music (Rounder)
Year: 2007
Comment: Hotel and airfare booked, baby! Cuttin’ out for 2nd weekend. Love this live snippet of the Professor, w/ horns. Short but sweet.
Peak of the Week, V. 134
Track: I’d Rather Go Blind
Artist: Etta James
Record: Tell Mama
Year: 1968
Comment: Love peak.
Peak of the Week, V. 133
Track: Good Times Bad Times
Artist: Phish
Recorded Live: The Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas NV, 12/6/96
Comment: Tweakers unite! Insane, hardcore peak.
Peak of the Week, V. 132
Track: Thank You (Falettin’ Me Be Mice Elf Again)
Artist: Melvin Sparks
Record: Legends Of Acid Jazz
Year: Recorded 9/70 - 3/71
Comment: The soothing peak.
Peak of the Week, V. 131
Track: So Many Roads
Artist: Grateful Dead
Record: So Many Roads (1965 - 1995)
Year: Recorded 7/9/95
Comment: Chills, every time. If you don’t get Jerry you may not understand. This was recorded exactly a month before he died. There’s no peak like the wholesome, emotional Garcia peak.
Peak of the Week, V. 130
Track: Less Is More
Artist: Bonerama w/ Fred Wesley
Record: Live from New York
Year: 2005
Comment: Death, taxes, and Fred Wesley will peak.
Peak of the Week, V. 129
Track: Jam II (peaxtraction)
Artist: Derek & The Dominos
Record: The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition
Year: 1970
Comment: I prefer my Clapton with a heavy buzz. Don’t get me wrong, he’s amazing any way you slice it. But the non-raging Clapton has always been a little too predictable for my taste. Not so in these smack-infested sessions.
Peak of the Week, V. 128
Track: Goin’ Down Slow
Artist: Bobby Bland
Record: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby “Blue” Bland
Year: 2000
Comment: You know you’re cool when they call you the Black Sinatra. This would’ve been a money JGB tune.
