Playlist 2431 ~ 2440

【PlayList 2431】

A HANDFUL OF BEAUTY - SHAKTI with JOHN McLAUGHLIN 🔎

John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942; age 83), also known as Mahavishnu, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. In 1969, he then moved to the U.S., where he played with drummer Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his 1969-72 electric jazz fusion albums In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, Live-Evil, and On the Corner.
Shakti is a fusion band founded by John McLaughlin and Indian violinist Shenkar with percussionists Zakir Hussain (on tabla) and Vikku Vinayakram (on ghatam).
A Handful of Beauty is the first studio album released by Shakti in 1976.

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(2025/4/20)
 

【PlayList 2432】

WEEKEND IN L.A. - GEORGE BENSON 🔎

George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943; age 82) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.
His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following.
Weekend in L.A. is a 1978 live album by George Benson. The album was recorded live at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

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(2025/4/21)
 

【PlayList 2433】

TOKYO DAY TRIP LIVE EP - PAT METHENY 🔎

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954; age 70) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, latin jazz, and jazz fusion.
Tokyo Day Trip Live EP is an album by Pat Metheny with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez released on May 20, 2008. The album was recorded live at Blue Note Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.

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(2025/4/22)
 

【PlayList 2434】

PAT METHENY GROUP 🔎

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954; age 70) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, latin jazz, and jazz fusion.
Pat Metheny Group is the debut album by the Pat Metheny Group, recorded in January 1978 and released on ECM in March that same year. The quartet features rhythm section Lyle Mays, Mark Egan, and Danny Gottlieb.

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(2025/4/23)
 

【PlayList 2435】

SLEEPWALK - LARRY CARLTON 🔎

Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948; age 77) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts including Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. One of the most sought after guitarists of his era, Carlton has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorded on hundreds of albums in many genres including more than 100 gold records.
Sleepwalk is an album led by Larry Carlton released on the Warner Bros., 1982.

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(2025/4/24)
 

【PlayList 2436】

THANK YOU, CHARLIE CHRISTIAN - THE HERB ELLIS QUINTET 🔎

Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010; aged 88) was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson.
Thank You Charlie Christian pays homage to the legendary jazz guitarist by Herb Ellis, recorded in 1960, Los Angels.

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(2025/4/25)
 

【PlayList 2437】

MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT - THE JOHNNY SMITH QUINTET 🔎

Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013; aged 90) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He wrote "Walk, Don't Run" in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
Moonlight in Vermont is a 1956 compilation album by Johnny Smith, featuring tenor saxophonist Stan Getz. The material on the album was recorded between 1952 and 1953, and was drawn from two 10-inch LPs, both titled "Jazz at NBC", which were previously issued by the Royal Roost label.

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(2025/4/26)
 

【PlayList 2438】

AFTER HOURS - JOHN PIZZARELLI 🔎

John Paul Pizzarelli Jr. (born April 6, 1960; age 65) is an American jazz guitarist and vocalist. He has recorded over twenty solo albums and has appeared on more than forty albums by other recording artists, including Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Rosemary Clooney; his father, jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli; and his wife, singer Jessica Molaskey.
After Hours is a 1996 studio album for Novus Records by John Pizzarelli and his trio. Most of the album consists of old standards, and features guests like Randy Sandke and Harry Allen.

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(2025/4/27)
 

【PlayList 2439】

I REMEMBER CHARLIE PARKER - JOE PASS 🔎

Joe Pass (January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994; aged 65) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, and is often heralded as one of the most unique and notable jazz guitarists of the 20th century.
I Remember Charlie Parker is a 1979 album by Joe Pass. A solo-guitar tribute to jazz musician Charlie Parker.

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(2025/4/28)
 

【PlayList 2440】

SIMBA - O'DONEL LEVY 🔎

O'Donel "Butch" Levy (September 20, 1945 – March 14, 2016; aged 70) was a rhythm & blues, funk and jazz guitarist from Baltimore, Maryland. He was brother of session drummer Stafford Levy.
Simba is an album by O'Donel Levy recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label the following year.

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(2025/4/28)