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Featured Album - Barry Walsh - The Crossing
I really enjoy "The Crossing." Check it out. I think his variations on a theme in each cut are absolutely amazing--hypnotic and fascinating in their simplicity and complexity at once. Quite remarkable--well done!

One of my favorite tracks is called "Nigel's Blues." My friend Judith tells me that he wrote it for or about his dog. Excellent slide guitar accompaniment!

You can find Barry's work at   Barry Walsh - The Crossing

A Partial List of JC's Favorite Songs of All Time
(In Random Order)

SongsArtistsBuy from iTunes
Ordinary Man
Nice tune by my oldest friend Bob—also recorded by the Doobie Bros
Order Bob's version from jazznow.com		 Bob Bangerter, Michael Ruff, Neida BequetteThe Doobie Brothers - The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers - Ordinary Man
So What
Ground-breaking classic jazz groove in 1959		 Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue"Miles Davis - Kind of Blue - So What
Talk To Your Daughter
Excellent tone on his guitar solos		 Robben FordRobben Ford - Talk to Your Daughter - Talk to Your Daughter
Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
Great chord progression and its delivery		 Robben FordRobben Ford - Talk to Your Daughter - Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
Why Get Up?
Reflected my attitude when out of work		The Fabulous ThunderbirdsThe Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff - Why Get Up
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
The angst!		Billie HolidayBillie Holiday - The Very Best of Billie Holiday - Loverman
Good Morning, Heartache
I think it's my mother's favorite Billie song		Billie HolidayBillie Holiday - The Very Best of Billie Holiday - Good Morning Heartache
Nadine
Reminds me of my father Neal's ongoing trials with women		 Chuck BerryChuck Berry - Chuck Berry: The Anthology - Nadine
Too Much Monkey Business
Again, story of Neal		 Chuck BerryChuck Berry - The Definitive Collection - Too Much Monkey Business
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
Chuck's barely-veiled tribute to black men—ahead of its time		Chuck BerryChuck Berry - The Definitive Collection - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Soul Vaccination
An early example of their outrageous syncopation		 Tower of PowerTower Of Power - Tower of Power - Soul Vaccination
Clean Slate
Great vocal by Lenny Williams		Tower of PowerTower Of Power - Tower of Power - Clean Slate
Doggin' Around
Incredible soul and high vocal notes		Jackie WilsonJackie Wilson - Jackie Wilson: 20 Greatest Hits - Doggin' Around
Everybody Wants to Know Why I Sing the Blues
So funky for the "King!		 B.B. KingB.B. King & Bobby "Blue" Bland - Together for the First Time...Live - Everybody Wants to Know Why I Sing the Blues
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
The story of my life in one song		Elvin BishopElvin Bishop - The Best of Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell In Love
Working for a Living
A great party groove, and appropriate to me back then		Huey Lewis & the NewsHuey Lewis & The News - Greatest Hits: Huey Lewis & The News - Workin for a Livin
All I Ever Wanted (Was To Be With You)
Killer Santana rocker		SantanaSantana - The Best of Santana - All I Ever Wanted
Good Enough
Great collaboration with John Hall		Bonnie RaittBonnie Raitt - Home Plate - Good Enough
Freeway Jam
From Blow by Blow His break-out album I think		Jeff BeckJeff Beck - Blow By Blow - Freeway Jam
Ditty Wah Ditty
The Blind Blake classic, done perfectly by Ry		Ry CooderRy Cooder - Paradise and Lunch - Ditty Wah Ditty
Pull My Daisy
David scats a new rap for every city in which I've seen him perform it		David AmramDavid Amram - No More Walls - Pull My Daisy
Dire Wolf
Great Robert Hunter lyrics—listen to Jerry's steel guitar		The Grateful DeadGrateful Dead - Workingman's Dead - Dire Wolf
Sketches of Spain
One of my parent's favorites. Haunting music through the walls when I was a kid		Miles DavisMiles Davis - Sketches of Spain
Caravan
Great writing by Van off of the "Moondance" LP.
Wonderful live version on The Last Waltz with The Band in SF, 1978		Van MorrisonVan Morrison - It's Too Late to Stop Now (Live)