New Tune - "Finally" Live

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Well it's been a little while since you've heard some new music on this site... yes I blame: me. But, with my group doing a series of recording sessions today and in the coming weeks I thought I'd put a little teaser of the 6 completely new tunes that we'll be recording and posting here. This tune is very aptly named "Finally (I Can Dance This Thing Out)" as in, there's FINALLY some new music on here...

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I will also be putting part of the session LIVE on UStream at 5 pm EST.

Check out this track and my other music on the Music Page under Media.

WHB @ The Five Spot

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Last Wednesday, August 4th, Will Hollifield Band had it's debut show in Atlanta.  There was some new music, lots of our friends came out, so needless to say we had a great time.  I have videos of the show, including a new tune, posted on my YouTube Channel as well as on the Video section of this site.  Thanks to all those that came out on Wednesday and for those of you that couldn't I hope you enjoy the video!

The Bad Plus & Fashion?

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Thought this was a neat, and somewhat odd, pairing. This is a video of a recent release of Isaac Mizrahi's ("The Fashion Show" on Bravo) Fall 2010 collection. Now why the heck am I talking about this on my blog? Excellent question internet land! Go through the exact same process I did: watch the video, roll your eyes, and all of a sudden listen to the music in the background... holy crap, you realize it's The Bad Plus playing live behind a runway walk. I guess music and fashion really are one world.......... (insert sarcastic scoff).

Here's the full show:

This video contains an interview with the band:

More Links:

Check out this link to Do The Math, mentioned a couple of time on this blog, about the band's schedule the day of the fashion show.

And, finally here's the original video from Isaac's site.  I think we can all thank Isaac for making a pretty cool choice in music.

Also, does anyone have any idea where you might be able to purchase the songs performed here, "One Thirty-Three", "High Waist Drifter", & "Really Good Attitude"?  If you track it down, leave a comment below (with great thanks in advance).

Esperanza Spalding - Live @ Newport Audio

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esperanza spalding 07Okay, I am VERY excited!  I just recently saw Esperanza Spalding and her band at the Schwartz Center at Emory University in Atlanta (my hometown).  This was my first time seeing her live and I can tell you I was not disappointed.  Esperanza is an unbelievably powerful performer.  Her artistry transcends label.  As one might expect from Berklee's youngest professor in the history of the university, her Bass playing is spectacular.  However, you may not expect all that Esperanza's vocals have to offer.  It is visceral and soulful, but has a force behind it fueled by a wealth of knowledge and the highest purpose.  Her style is so effortless that it's not that she's a bassist and/or a vocalist, her entire body is its own instrument.  Along with her old favorites from her album 'Esperanza', she had a host of new tunes.  For example, she performed "City of Roses" about the city of Portland (her hometown), "Wild Is the Wind", "Sunlight", "Cinnamon Tree" about a friend of hers studying for the bar, and her querky new intro tune "Jazz (Ain't Nothin' But Soul)".  All of these songs and more will be on her highly anticipated 2010 album release, few details are available at this point though.  This audio recording, provided by NPR, also has a tune entitled "Crayola".  Since it's one audio clip, I've written the time markings for each song in the set.  The entire set list is:

  1. "Jazz (Ain't Nothin' But Soul)" 0:00 - 6:43
  2. "City of Roses" 6:43 - 11:39
  3. "I Know You Know" 11:39 - 15:59
  4. "Sunlight" 17:05 - 21:46
  5. "Wild is the Wind" 21:54 - 28:18
  6. "Mela" 28:29 - 39:46
  7. "Crayola" 39:50 - 47:03

Ricardo Vogt - Guitar

Leonardo Genovese - Piano

Otis Brown III - Drums