Category: A’s Track of the Day

From an exhaustive, eight-hour-plus compilation of Bert’s BBC performances which is repetitive but well worth exploring.

Back to Trinidad for this Allen Toussaint cover from 1972’s magnificent Discover America.

One of my favourite Dylan songs, and to think it was dropped from the 1975 Desire album to make way for the somewhat dreary Joey. It did not emerge until … Continue readingBob Dylan: Abandoned Love

Last one from the Esso boys – a lovely version of Saint Saens’s tune from his hit album Carnival of the Animals.

A good question. A third selection from the fabulous Esso boys.

Another irresistible sunshine selection from their eponymous 1971 LP.

What better on a grim November Monday than a blast of Caribbean sunshine?

One of his finest songs. This is a live version from 1977.

From the same gig as yesterday, billed as the Guitar Gods. Bassist Tal is clearly having a ball.

Rockin’ version of the Ernie Ford classic. Yes, that is a lass on bass. Her name is bass is Tal Wilkenfeld.