Dreamticket #27

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@LordBrettHeadset maybe the best version of To Love Somebody I've heard (...although I do hold a special place for the one by Mule; an acquired taste though it may be - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emsaJvOI94w ).
other stand-outs for me were the Rita Payes one (oh yeah, latin trombone welcome here), the Jack Wilkins one (flat out cool), Strawberry Fields by Bill Frisell (of course!), the Alice Boyd song (gorgeous), the Beesau piece and the closer by Ichika Nito (all added to my field notes for further investigation)... cheers!

@papamango I'd find it really hard to choose a favourite To Love Somebody. Maybe Roberta Flack's stately slo-mo take at a pinch. And I usually have the seven of the Nina Simone in my bag for Wavy Gravy sessions. Starting to think that I need that Rozetta Johnson on vinyl as well...

That's another tune that I'd happily hear featured in an hour-long version excursion.

Who's going to recommend me some reggae versions? I know the Bunny Scott and The Triibe one, but I bet there's others out there.

Glad you found so much to like. TLOU landed on that Beesau track for his last set as well. 🙂

@LordBrettHeadset PS Just listened to about thirty seconds of the Mule one - you're on your own there mate! 😄

(But I bet it's still better than the Tony Hadley one. Hope I go to my grave without ever being subjected to that.)

@LordBrettHeadset 🤣🤣... I did suggest the Mule one just might be an acquired taste (I like it for association with some 30yr old memories).
ha ha - what a relief we're on the same page re Tony Hadley (...singing anything!) 😄

With you there sf, I'd be happy to listen to a whole version excursion set of Red Clay covers. So many good ones around, instrumental and vocal.

Oh yes, apart from a nice version of Soil & "Pimp" Sessions and the one of Mark Murphy I love the most Freddie's live interpretation with the mighty Joe Henderson from the 1984 "Classics" Live Album. But you probably know it, don't you?

@soulfusioncologne2 No, I don't remember ever hearing that - will be off to check that out straight away.🙏
Here's a link if anyone else fancies it -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRN__7KviRQ

@soulfusioncologne2 And, yes, Mark Murphy and Soil & Pimp Sessions were two that I thought off straight away. And this one -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t23NlYsBwHA

@LordBrettHeadset Damn, that live version's good! Bobby Hutcherson as well, and everyone sounding great.
And I liked that little "easter egg" moment around ten minutes in when Freddie Hubbard starts playing Sunny because the piano changes have become so similar.
That was a great way to start my morning.🙂🙏🙌

@LordBrettHeadset ...you're a good observer with that description ;-) I wrote before twice to your profile but the answers have disappeared?! Have a good day and a nice easter.

@soulfusioncologne2 You too mate - hope the sun's shining in Cologne as well 🌞

You're welcome!

And thanks for keeping the sets coming at your end, always impressed by what you put together and how you put it together.

Thanks Patrick. Yes, love that Ichika Nito closer. It's just so...affirmative.

Cheers schmichael. Where are you then? It's always good to know how/where/when these shows are getting a listen. 🙂

@LordBrettHeadset Thank you I am a regular listener and fan of your show-here in far north Queensland-Australia.
Cheers!

@schmichael23 Thanks @schmichael23 , and thanks for the regular listens. 🙏
Knowing that people all over the world are checking these sets out is one of the things that keeps me putting them together.
Reminds me of the days when everyone was a bit more utopian about the internet (before it found its niche as lie factory and tyrant-facilitator).

@LordBrettHeadset love the show and the company of passionate music lovers here, I’ve been using Mixcloud for 3 years and am noticing that the same people, both content providers and listeners are often listening to the same shows.

@schmichael23 Been around here for about the same time, and I agree. It's come to feel like these sets are part of a larger "scene" now. I like that.

Just hope that doesn't strike the casual observer as cliquey. I'm always up for chatting about music with anyone who stops by in the comments. Each one teach one!

@LordBrettHeadset For sure ! I feel its keeping the Spirit of independent radio alive , whereas it doesnt exist for me here on a local level, I get to connect to a global resource of great music and people. Especially good for me as I am pretty isolated in a remote area. Thanks again for your excellent show!

@schmichael23 That's what I like about Mixcloud as well, the opportunity to have your own customised radio station with a hand-picked international roster of DJs.

Spread love! ✊🧡

@LordBrettHeadset Thats it ! Spoiled for choice , definitely a saving grace of the (dead) internet.

Yes, I've been hearing people play that. Sounding good.
The Gil Scott-Heron original is often in my mate Gaffer's boxes when we play out with Wavy Gravy.

Going to take that because you are officially the Boss of Vibes after your last At The Jazz Club session. ✊

Cheers SJF, and thanks for your ears 🙏

Guitar vibes? Aha my friend, all minds must merge as one once they have drunk of the mystic waters of South London...

Ranglin sounding like a don there, agreed. In fine form for such a veteran.

Only just started digging into Rita Payes, came via her mum, guitarist Elizabeth Roma who also plays in her daughter's band sometimes. Payes has got a wonderful voice, but I also like her habit of stepping back from the mic to throw in an insouciant trombone solo now and then. ( Female singer-trombonists, who's in that club? Is it just her and Laetitia Sadier?)

@GillianoT and I have just got tickets to see Rita Payes at the Union Chapel on Weds 19th Nov 2025. Interested in joining us? Hope her mum's in the band.

@LordBrettHeadset definitely interested in Rita’s concert, I think I risk falling hard for her if seen live though!!

@compositionunknown You might just have to bank on the anaphrodisiac qualities of the trombone to rein in your ardour.😎
(apologies to trombonists everywhere)

@LordBrettHeadset I often have 😄

@compositionunknown 😄🤔