Top 5 for August 26, 2014

Haven't done this in a while, but, you know, ... last refuge, blah, blah, blah.

Red Planet  - Eric Dolphy 

from The Illinois Concert, 1963  with a young Herbie Hancock on piano and an Africa Brass type brass ensemble.

Abe Lincoln - Best Friends Forever

from their self titled album. Always intrigued by this band's naive and rough vocals (some dawgs would call it pitchy), but really tight instrumental skills and arrangements.

Top 4 for January 6, 2014

Concerto en sol mineur, BWV 975 - I: Allegro by JS Bach, performed by Alexandre Tharaud from Concertos Italiens

JSB's transcription of concerto No. 6 from Vivaldi's La Stravaganza

Let's call the whole thing off - Fred Astaire w/ Johnny Green and his orchestra from the film Shall We Dance from the LP Starring Fred Astaire (aka the Brunswick Recordings)

A great collection of Astaire's film performances, with a fantastic arrangement (no credit on my copy unfortunately).