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The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite UncleEp. 110: Bensonhurst Cocktail – Cynar, Spritzes, and Bar Menu SecretsJoin Uncle Brad and Jules as they explore the sophisticated world of the Bensonhurst cocktail in this episode of The Art Of Drinking. Uncle Brad kicks things off by sharing his recent Denver adventure and his visit to the iconic Cruise Room, one of his favorite watering holes. He then guides listeners through the step-by-step process of crafting the perfect Bensonhurst, complete with the full recipe so you can recreate this Italian-American gem at home.
Jules puts her own refreshing spin on the classic by introducing the Benny Spritz, a lighter, bubblier variation that's perfect for those w...
2025-06-2551 min
FruitlessAmused to Death (feat. Phil Christman)On today's episode, Phil Christman joins Josiah to discuss Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman. They explore Postman's intellectual trajectory and legacy, as well as the broader media ecology movement. Did Postman predict Donald Trump? Is Postman a conservative? Would Postman have liked podcasts? All this and more on today's episode.Phil Christman's previous appearance on Fruitless: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e49b23bcPre-order Why Christians Should Be Leftists here: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802884053/why-christians-should-be-leftists/Check out Phil Christman's Substack The Tourist: https://philipchristman.substack.com/Follow Phil on Bluesky @philipchristman.bsky.socialBecome a...
2025-04-012h 01
The PT Project PodcastBenny PriceHead of RTS Global, Mr Benny Price joins us to talk about his background in engineering, fitness, and how he found his calling and purpose with RTS.
2025-03-271h 14
Rebel Alliance Briefing Room-VideoRABR S05E001b - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Part IShow Notes
Video Stats
File size: 6.57 GB
Playing Time: 1:01:19
Date Published: Nov 04, 2024
Time Published: 23:45:00 PM GMT-6
Unboxing Stats
Name: Grogu with Sheild
Number: 712
Collection: The Mandalorian
Episode Title: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Episode Number: Part I
Episode Air Date: May 26, 2022
Episode Run Time: 56 min
Star Wars Time: 9 BBY
Director: Deborah Chow
Writer: Joby Harold
Hossein Amini
Stuart Beattie
Cast:
The Grand Inquisitor: Rupert Friend
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ewan McGregor
The Fifth Brother: Sung Kang
Inquisitor Reva: Moses Ingram
Jedi Nari: Benny Safdie
Owen Lars: Joel Edgerton
Beru Lars: Bonnie Piesse
Breha Organa: Simone Kessell
Leia Organa: Vivien Lyra Blair
Vect Nokru: Flea
Bail...
2024-11-191h 01
Rebel Alliance Briefing RoomRABR S05E001b - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Part IAudio Stats
File size: 51.9 MB
Playing Time: 1:00:57
Date Published: Nov 03, 2024
Time Published: 9:30:00 PM GMT-6
Unboxing Stats
Name: Grogu with Sheild
Number: 712
Collection: The Mandalorian
Show Name: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Episode Title: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Episode Number: Part I
Episode Air Date: May 26, 2022
Episode Run Time: 56 min
Star Wars Time: 9 BBY
Director: Deborah Chow
Writer: Joby Harold
Hossein Amini
Stuart Beattie
Cast:
The Grand Inquisitor: Rupert Friend
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ewan McGregor
The Fifth Brother: Sung Kang
Inquisitor Reva: Moses Ingram
Jedi Nari: Benny Safdie
Owen Lars: Joel Edgerton
Beru Lars: Bonnie Piesse
Breha Organa: Simone Kessell
Leia Organa: Vivien Lyra Blair
Vect Nokru...
2024-11-041h 00
The Hot BoxThe Hot Box #129 – Exploring More PianoIn this episode of The Hot Box, we revisit a theme from episode #128 where we took a deep dive into the piano files, looking for the slightly less obviously famous musicians but still among the very best in the world.
The Hot Box #129 Track Listing
1. Blues in Baxters Pad: Gene Harris Quartet (from the album “At Ste.Chapelle Winery”)
2. Japanese Brunch: David Budway (from the album “A New Kiss”)
3. Ask Me Now: Russell Malone & Benny Green (from the album “Jazz at the Bistro”)
4. Tale of the Fingers: Russell Malone& Benny Green (from the album “J...
2024-10-301h 00The Hot BoxThe Hot Box #129 – Exploring More PianoIn this episode of The Hot Box, we revisit a theme from episode #128 where we took a deep dive into the piano files, looking for the slightly less obviously famous musicians but still among the very best in the world.
The Hot Box #129 Track Listing
1. Blues in Baxters Pad: Gene Harris Quartet (from the album “At Ste.Chapelle Winery”)
2. Japanese Brunch: David Budway (from the album “A New Kiss”)
3. Ask Me Now: Russell Malone & Benny Green (from the album “Jazz at the Bistro”)
4. Tale of the Fingers: Russell Malone& Benny Green (from the album “J...
2024-10-301h 00The Hot BoxThe Hot Box #129 – Exploring More PianoIn this episode of The Hot Box, we revisit a theme from episode #128 where we took a deep dive into the piano files, looking for the slightly less obviously famous musicians but still among the very best in the world.
The Hot Box #129 Track Listing
1. Blues in Baxters Pad: Gene Harris Quartet (from the album “At Ste.Chapelle Winery”)
2. Japanese Brunch: David Budway (from the album “A New Kiss”)
3. Ask Me Now: Russell Malone & Benny Green (from the album “Jazz at the Bistro”)
4. Tale of the Fingers: Russell Malone& Benny Green (from the album “J...
2024-10-301h 00
Able to CareThe Blue Badge Bunch and Living with Cerebral Palsy -Re-visiting The Episode with Benny ShakesAs we draw season 1 of The Able to Care Podcast, to a close we revisit some old favourite episodes from our very first year. Season two starts on the 5th of November - remember remember!
On this recording Andy Baker and co-host Nadine Sutton are joined by stand-up comedian and disability advocate Benny Shakes. Benny shares his inspiring journey living with cerebral palsy (CP) and how it has shaped his career as a speaker and comedian. He discusses his challenges growing up, the stigma around disabilities, and his mission to raise awareness through his comedy and talks...
2024-10-1540 min
Musicality Now314: How To Deconstruct Songs Like A Car Mechanic (with Benny Romalis)What makes a great song great? If you've ever wondered how songs are put together, and how much it's careful, intentional craft vs. mysterious divine inspiration, you're going to love today's episode... In this section of Benny Romalis' (HowToWriteSongs.org) masterclass at Musical U, he explains how to "think like a car mechanic" in your songwriting or listening, and breaks down each section of a song and the musical job each one does. Subscribe For Future Episodes! Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | YouTube Full...
2024-07-2015 min
Musicality Now313: Curiosity And Craft, with Benny Romalis (How To Write Songs)How does Elton John write such incredible chord progressions? What is it that made Lennon and McCartney songs so distinctive, so that they became the songwriting legends they're now known for being? And what does Sting and Radiohead do differently in their songwriting that you can learn from? These are just a few of the fascinating topics covered by Benny Romalis and Keppy Coutts on the popular YouTube channel "How To Write Songs". And today I'm joined by Benny for a mini interview that I think you're gonna love, exploring his views on musicality, where h...
2024-07-1821 min
Fruitless[Unlocked] It's a Damn Documentary! (feat. James)This is an unlocked episode from the Fruitless Patreon, originally published 1/12/2024. Enjoy!James (@cigarette_liker) joins Josiah to talk about Idiocracy (2006). Yes, it's a eugenicist movie. Yes, it is a product of the smug, upper class liberalism of the Bush years, and it was popular during the resurgence of that sentiment during the Trump years. But what does it mean now? And is it funny?Follow today's guest on Twitter @cigarette_liker and on Bluesky @cigarettelikerReferencesIdiocracy (2006), directed by Mike Judge.Office Space (1999), directed by Mike Judge.Mike Judge on...
2024-02-091h 36
606Fantasy 606: Double differentials and replacing RashfordAlistair Bruce-Ball and Chris Sutton are back to preview gameweek 37 of Fantasy Premier League.With just two weeks to go before the end of the season, is now the time to go differential to win your mini league?After Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United’s win over Wolves due to injury, find out whether you should look to replace him in your side.Plus the organiser of GW39, Benny Blanco, joins the pod to talk about the FPL charity football match and play Sutton Death.
2023-05-1850 min
606Fantasy 606: Double differentials and replacing RashfordAlistair Bruce-Ball and Chris Sutton are back to preview gameweek 37 of Fantasy Premier League. With just two weeks to go before the end of the season, is now the time to go differential to win your mini league? After Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United’s win over Wolves due to injury, find out whether you should look to replace him in your side. Plus the organiser of GW39 Benny Blanco, joins the pod to talk about the FPL charity football match and play Sutton Death.
2023-05-1850 min
LEO Round TableCartel Drones Invade US Airspace Says Sheriff - LEO Round Table S08E1902:00 Cartel drones invade US airspace
06:03 Cops charged in Nichol's death plead not guilty
07:53 Man with axe fatally shot by cops
14:01 Off-duty cop takes out attacker
23:26 Seattle business owners recieve massive payday
25:25 Elderly man with knife charges cops
32:42 Shopper shoots mall shooter
35:01 Suspect shot after reaching out of sight of officers
43:35 No lawsuit for rioter who got injured
LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show)
Season 8, Episode 19 (1,931) filmed on 02/20/2023
1. https://www.lawofficer.com/texas-sheriff-urbino-benny-martinez-tells-congress-nearly-2000-mexican-drug-cartel-drones-have-breached-us-airspace/
2. https://leo...
2023-02-2147 min
LEO Round TableCartel Drones Invade US Airspace Says Sheriff - LEO Round Table S08E1902:00 Cartel drones invade US airspace 06:03 Cops charged in Nichol's death plead not guilty 07:53 Man with axe fatally shot by cops 14:01 Off-duty cop takes out attacker 23:26 Seattle business owners recieve massive payday 25:25 Elderly man with knife charges cops 32:42 Shopper shoots mall shooter 35:01 Suspect shot after reaching out of sight of officers 43:35 No lawsuit for rioter who got injured LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 8, Episode 19 (1,931) filmed on 02/20/2023 1. https://www.lawofficer.com/texas-sheriff-urbino-benny-martinez-tells-congress-nearly-2000-mexican-drug-cartel-drones-have-breached-us-airspace/ 2. https://leoaffairs.com/5-former-memphis-police-officers-charged-in-tyre-nichols-death-plead-not-guilty/ 3. https://rumble.com/v2a29oa-man-armed-with-axe-is-shot-and-killed-by-lasd-deputies-in-compton-after-thr.html 4. https://www.lawofficer.com/off-duty-chicago-police-officer-fatally-shoots-robbery-suspect-leevon-smith-tried-disarm-her/ 5. https://www.lawofficer.com/seattle-agrees-settle-lawsuit-business-owners-massive-failures-2020-chop-chaz-occupation/ Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeB...
2023-02-2147 min
Bravo Bravo Effing BravoRHOBH Season 12 Episode 2 & Below Deck Down Under Episode 11 & RHONJ Season 12 Reunion Part 3On this episode of Bravo Bravo Effing Bravo we break down Episode 2 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 12, 'Receipt Offender', Episode 11 Below Deck Down Under, 'Benny and the Jet Skis', and touch on Part 3 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 12 Reunion.
Join Nathan and Mariana as they offer a blunt Aussie perspective of our favourite people in our favourite world of Bravoland. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter @effingbravo for podcast updates, tea, and Bravo news.
In this episode of RHOBH: Dorit and PK try to pick up t...
2022-05-221h 04
Sport Australia PodcastCoaching and Officiating - Benny SuttonBenny Sutton, a Football coach and former Pararoos player who played at the 2019 World Cup in Spain joins this week’s podcast. Benny heads up the Paraoos development centre which provides football development training to children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and Acquired Brain Injuries. Ben has a passion for change and equality, entering into coaching to create opportunities for other children with Cerebral Palsy to play football.For more information on this series, head to https://www.sportaus.gov.au/coaches_and_officials/podcast-seriesA transcript of this episode is available at:ht...
2021-11-1022 min
The Bull & Hawk Sports Show57: Don Sutton, Hank Aaron Tributes Plus City Lose Sergio, Kevin & Fulham Need To Get It In GearWe opened with a heartfelt tribute to the baseball Hall of Famers Don Sutton and Hank Aaron (1:00).
Then CJ Hawk broke down match recaps for Fulham and Man City. The Whites lost against Chelsea in a close match, our offense was not good enough, yet again held scoreless (23:00). Later, Hawk broke down Man City's dominating win vs. Palace with John Stones having his best scoring match ever for City, two goals (32:00). Then we went over Fulham's loss 2-1 against Man United. Lookman was able to score for us, redeeming himself after his huge blunder vs. West Ham with his missed p...
2021-01-231h 42
The Hump With Katie ThirouxDavid Wong "The Calm One"The Hump is SO excited to announce our guest this week! Bassist and educator, David Wong! Tune in to find out why I call him, "The Calm One!"💥Did you know...➡️ David started on violin & picked up bass at age 13‼️➡️ He went to Juilliard for classical bass!👊➡️ He studied w/ Orin O’Brien and Ron Carter 🤩➡️ He’s played w/ Roy Haynes, Tootie and Jimmy Heath, Benny Green and SO many others! 💯💪Check out David play LIVE!David is also known for being hard to find on the internet, so Have tried to make it easier for you!
2020-12-091h 05
The Jay Sutton ShowEpisode 21 | God BodyEpisode 21 is full of fun and interesting discussion. It starts off with Holy War which turns into Amazon not needing product back, A man beating a woman because the date cost to much. Of course we talked about Jeezy verzuz Gucci, Meek Mill banned from Philly, Meg claiming Tory tried to pay her off, Adrian Broner begging and both Benny The Butcher & Boosie shot in the leg. Lil Wayne charged from an old gun case. In freaky news a Pope likes a picture on IG. If thats not enough we talk about women calling men daddy. If women compare relationships...
2020-11-231h 40
As The Money BurnsA Small SumThere’s a lot of commotion when a $100 grand goes missing, but why is that a problem for multi-millionaires?Trust in love and money can be dangerous things when mixed together.Cobina Wright is constantly worrying over her husband Bill’s cheating with multiple women and ends up missing more pressing financial red flags. Nanaline Duke finally secures investment with Bill and is on the way to building her own personal fortune.Other people and subjects include: Autumn 1929, Hamptons mansion Sands Point aka Casa Cobina, Maestro Arturo Toscanini, Sutton Place home, missing $100k, chea...
2020-10-1520 min
Masters ProductionsAfter Hours on Solar Radio with David Lewis 08-12-19ZOOM - SATURDAY, SATURDAY NIGHT
NITEFLYTE - ALL ABOUT LOVE
MARY MUNDY - LOVE IOS GONE
GERALD MALLORY - LAY IT DOWN ON ME
MIKE & BRENDA SUTTON - ANYWAY YOU WANT MY LOVE
DONALD BYRD - CARICATURES
BENNIE MAUPIN - QUASAR
LALO SCHIFFRIN - FLAMINGO
EARTH, WIND & FIRE - FACES
NOHELANI CYPRIANO - U
SIDE EFFECT - MIDNIGHT LOVER
L.V. JOHNSON - I’M A LUCKY GUY
LYLE DIVINSKI - DISASTER
INTENSIVE HE...
2019-12-0800 min
Steelers Outpost PodcastSteelers Duck Destiny?Of the 25,424 people to witness the 24-17 Pittsburgh victory over the L.A. Chargers, Steelers Nation comprised 20,000. Why our hosts played Renegade to fire up their team is a mystery, but a helpful anthem for the Black and Gold loyalists.ThemesDid the Steelers just play a home game in L.A.?Hodges is the 6th UFA rookie to win 1st gameO-Line and D-Line created this winDefense continues taking the ball awayInjuries6:04 Devlin Hodges is the 6th undrafted free agent QB to win his inaugural game. He wasn’t asked to delivered mu...
2019-10-1544 min
Steere'd StraightDraft Recap: Pittsburgh SteelersTalk about the Pittsburgh Steeler's draft as well as a couple of their free agent signings.
Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
Diontae Johnson, WR, Toledo
Justin Layne, CB, Michigan St.
Benny Snell Jr., RB, Kentucky
Zach Gentry, TE, Michigan
Sutton Smith, OLB/Edge, Northern Illinois
Isaiah Buggs, DL, Alabama
Ulysses Gilbert III, LB, Akron
Derwin Gary, OL, Maryland
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2019-05-2022 min
Draftvice-Football Podcast- News/Analysis surrounding Fantasy Football and the NFL DraftDraftvice- AFC North Review- 2019 NFL Draft Reactions-Guest Host: Shane McMurdoDraftvice- 2019 NFL Draft Reactions- AFC North ReviewGuest Host: Shane McMurdoPittsburgh Steelers 00:56, Baltimore Ravens 19:19 Cincinnati Bengals 30:57, Cleveland Browns 36:20,Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Follow on twitter: @draftviceWalter (instagram/snapchat/twitter): @Brojodeathpunchhttps://www.facebook.com/Draftvice/Follow Shane McMurdo: @thee_Shane_mcmJoin Walter Deptuch (Brojo Deathpunch- @Brojodeathpunch) and our guest host, local stand up comedian and Titans fan, Shane McMurdo as they review the AFC Norths (Steelers, Browns, R...
2019-05-1559 min
Benny SuttonMichael Jackson ---- She's Out of My LifeMJ did such a great job of this track. Remember how his voice breaks down at the end? To do this justice you need that same emotional investment. I'm not sure I could take it as far as him but, for nylon strings, this is as expressive as I dared!
DYK It was not written by MJ but by American songwriter Tom Bahler.
Jackson's version was released as the fourth single from his 1979 album Off the Wall. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time any solo artist had ever achieved four Top 10 hits from one album.
2016-02-1902 min
Benny SuttonJimi meets Miles --- If 6 was 9 (downloadable)This is what it might have sounded like had Jimi survived to play with Miles Davis during Miles' Tutu/Amandla period (1986). For the first time Miles could embrace synthesizers, sequencing, and drum machines. No doubt Jimi would have too. Add to that a producer who could play bass every bit as well as he could produce, Marcus Miller, and you have a recipe for some awesome music.
On this track I play guitars and sequence Miles trumpet. I am ably assisted by the immensely talented Steve Shone https://soundcloud.com/palmgrease on bass. Don't miss his bass solo at 3 minutes...
2016-02-1704 min
Benny SuttonReelin' In The Years (unplugged) Feat. Moody Mo (downloadable)Moody Mo https://soundcloud.com/moodymo and I have already done one version of this so we thought why not do an acoustic version too! This time I sing vocals on the verse and Michael does those cool harmonies on the chorus.
Steely Dan Trivia... This song is about recalling times with a girlfriend and a romantic breakup. It's one of the most popular Steely Dan songs, but also one of their least favorite. In Rolling Stone, September 17, 2009, Donald Fagan said, "It's dumb but effective." Walter Becker added, "It's no fun."
I recreate the distinctive guitar solo on the intro...
2016-02-1604 min
Benny SuttonMercy, Mercy, Mercy (downloadable)I cannot believe that this track was written in the sixties, a great time for pop but a barren time for jazz. This was half a decade before jazz went electric and Joe founded Weather Report with Wayne Shorter. To really date it look at the Youtube video, it's in black and white! Joe you were a genius man!
Mercy has got to rate as one of the best ever Fender Rhodes parts ever. On a par with Joe Sample's part on 'put it where you want it'. Maybe even Stevie Wonder's 'Livin' for the city'
It was written by...
2016-02-1604 min
Benny SuttonCome Back To Me by Janet Jackson (downloadable)I was enticed to this track because it has such a haunting melody and general vibe. It has always reminded me of "I'm only Human" by the Human League. It has some very similar chord progressions. I use a nylon stringed classical and electric guitars, as well as bass to pick out the tune.
"Come Back to Me" is by Janet Jackson, taken from her fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). It was written by Jackson, while James Harris III, and Terry Lewis co-wrote and produced the song.
2016-02-1302 min
Benny SuttonI Just Can't Stop Loving You ---- Michael JacksonThis is a very accomplished piece of song writing by Michael Jackson, reminding us that he didn't just cherry pick material from others, he really was a true master. The chord progressions are unusual and complex, changing key subtly and confidently like a modal jazz composition. I approach it by keeping it clean for the intro, following Jackson's melody line. I then explore with piano and light acoustic guitars. The hook gets a typical jazz technique of playing octaves for the line. The solo is then restrained to keep the song's beauty. The middle eight gets a guitar solo with...
2016-02-1204 min
Benny SuttonMaputoI fell in love with this track way back in the '80s when it first came out. I was on a scuba diving holiday in Bermuda when I bought the 'Double Vision' album (on tape cassette) in a music store in the capital, Hamilton - so it always invokes some great memories. Don't you just love the way that music can transport you back in time?
Double Vision is a 1986 collaboration by Bob James and David Sanborn. The album was a successful smooth jazz release receiving frequent airplay. The track Maputo (a town in Mozambique) was written by Marcus...
2016-02-1105 minBenny SuttonMy Funny ValentineI struggled with this track for some time. All the versions I'd heard before didn't really grab me. I knew I should like it but couldn't get a handle on it. But when I tried it anyway I fell in love with it straight away!
"My Funny Valentine" was originally a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists, including Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Ella...
2016-02-1004 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- The FezIf you don't know what a Fez is, it's a Moroccan hat worn popularly by comedic characters; Tommy "just like that" Cooper (UK) - Groucho Marx was apt to wear one in his more sartorial moments!
Steely Dan Trivia... This is the only Steely Dan song with a third credited writer, Paul Griffin, who also plays organ on the original song. On a BBC Online chat March 4, 2000, Donald Fagen said, "The Fez was recorded using a rhythm chart but there were a few bars missing and Paul Griffin, the keyboard player on the day, came up with a nice little...
2016-02-0903 min
Benny SuttonMichael Jackson ---- Beat ItOK, I'll stick my hands up! I went a bit OTT with the guitar on this one! Watch out Eddie Van Halen, the jazz guy's got overdrive too!
My version is not as rocky as Jacksons, it's peppered with jazz chords rather than rock riffs. See if you can spot the Earth, Wind and Fire horn section parts.
From a guitar players point of view the original had one of the top 5 guitar solos of all time. On this occasion I didn't bother to learn it note for note, just the spirit of it (so loads of fretboard tapping). I...
2016-02-0804 min
Benny SuttonGeorge Benson ---- On Broadway (downloadable)I'm very fond, as you are probably aware, of strong bass lines on piano and this one has a great one. I use NI's session horns extensively to carry this track. The obligatory guitar solo is somewhat short and erudite but gets the job done. Check out the fun rhythm guitar underpinning the track.
"On Broadway" was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in collaboration with the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. George Benson's version is probably the most recent recognised cover. It was on his 1978 album Weekend in L.A., hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2...
2016-02-0703 min
Benny SuttonKid Charlemagne ---- Steely Dan (downloadable)This track features THAT guitar solo. It is rated by many as one of the top ten guitar solos of all time. The original guitarist on the record, Larry Carlton, pulled a real classic out of the bag and I kept putting off doing this track because I knew I had to recreate it note for note. It is such an integral part of the track I couldn't possibly just do my own solo, I had to do my version of it. I did it pretty much note for note but, I hope, in my own inimitable style. What makes...
2016-02-0503 min
Benny SuttonAlone Together ---- Miles Davis (downloadable)Miles Davis did this tune on his Blue Moods album (1955), released on Charles Mingus' Debut Records label. It brought Davis together with Mingus on bass, trombonist Britt Woodman, vibraphonist Teddy Charles, and drummer Elvin Jones. The arrangement of "Alone Together" is by Mingus, while the other tracks were arranged by Charles.
"Alone Together" was composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Flying Colors in 1932 by Jean Sargent.
The song soon became a hit, with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra's 1932 recording being the first to reach the charts. It is the most...
2016-02-0402 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Don't Take Me AliveGuitar fans... I recreate, rather successfully I think, the original iconic Larry Carlton guitar solo on the intro note for note. The track wouldn't have been the same! I'm an advocate of stamping your own style on covers so I then do my own thing.
"Don't Take Me Alive" is the third track from the fifth Steely Dan album the Royal Scam. Written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of course. Leaving no mystery to the lyrics, "Don't Take Me Alive" is about a violent criminal holed up with "a case of dynamite" telling the cops to shoot him
Steely...
2016-02-0303 min
Benny SuttonEvery Breath You Take ---- The Police (downloadable)I've had this track on the back burner for years. It's such a brilliant track and I wanted to do it justice so it has gone through a number of versions to reach this point.
I knew I wanted to throw in some jazz chords and slow it down, which is what I have done, but I had to wait until I had learned enough to formulate a decent production.
The moral of this story then is... All things come to those who wait.
2016-02-0204 min
Benny SuttonYardbird Suite ---- Charlie 'Bird' ParkerI tackle this jazz standard by Charlie Parker with my first Big Band arrangement! The lush horn section chords on sound very contemporary and I can see a direct line drawn from this to Steely Dan's blend of rock jazz. Indeed they did a track called "Parkers band" on their third album, Pretzel Logic.
It was written by Charlie Parker in 1946 hence the title derives from Parker's nickname "Bird", respectively "Yardbird". Far from being a suite, the song follows an AABA form. The "graceful, hip melody, became something of an anthem for beboppers."
2016-01-3102 min
Benny SuttonEveryone's Gone To The Movies -- Steely DanOn this one I start off on guitar with playing octaves on the melody, a typical jazz technique. I then get naughty and change the guitar sound to a shredding, highly flanged sound for the rest of the track. This is another track off the 1975 Katy Lied album.
2016-01-2903 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- FM (downloadable)This is a song that was specifically written to order to be the title theme to the 1978 film FM. It made the US Top Forty that year when released as a single. It had been recorded during the same sessions as Aja and employed some of the same studio musicians and recording personnel, in addition to band members and songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Among them were saxophonist Pete Christlieb and drummer Jeff Porcaro; several members of the Eagles sang backing vocals. It only appears on compilation albums.
Steely Dan Trivia... The Steelies had a thing going with the...
2016-01-2702 min
Benny SuttonSting ---- If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (downloadable)This is another Sting song I use an unusual instrumentation on, with fretless bass doing all the heavy lifting on both the main melodies and then the solo. I play only adlibs on guitar during this track, you can tell as early on as the intro it is very Steely Dan/Larry Carlton!
This track is written by Sting of course during his early solo career away from the Police, so early nineties. It was the second single from his album Ten Summoner's Tales and was released in 1993
2016-01-2603 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ----- Bad Sneakers (downloadable)I've really given this on a pop dance treatment. There's Electro and Disco going on in different places. Otherwise it's business as usual, the lead guitar picking out the melody and a solo later on (at 1 min 50)
Steely Dan Trivia... Bad Sneakers was released as the second track on the Steelies 1975 album Katy Lied. Apparently producer Gary Katz later regretted not releasing the song as the first single.
2016-01-2503 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Home At LastHAL is a great little groove. Very typical Steely Dan chord progressions. I manage to play a lot of the melody on guitar during this track. Some Steely tracks melodies can be limited to a couple of notes for the vocals (e.g. Black Friday). This one has a beautiful melody, complete with those odd little passing notes and key changes we know and love (Becker/Fagen for).
I'm very pleased with the solo on this one. You can't beat the Steelies to improvise over. It's tough to play with such a clean sound and guitar tone but this you...
2016-01-2305 min
Benny SuttonA Night in Tunisia ---- Dizzy Gillespie (downloadable)I'd had this track in mind for some time but couldn't see how to approach it - until I actually did! It's another great jazz standard with that strong piano bass line. I put a House beat over the top, keeping the acoustic drums. I gave up on the guitar playing the main melody line, opting for synth instead. The solo fell into place quite naturally and, a couple of mixing hours later, it was done. Well as far as any track is done - they say you never finish a track, you just stop working on it!
"A Night...
2016-01-2203 min
Benny SuttonThe Crusaders ---- Chain Reaction (downloadable)TRICKS FOR GUITAR SOLOING
This is my fave track from my fave band and has my best solo to date. Check it out at 2 mins 40 secs (roughly halfway thru)
Why's it my best solo? I saw this young upstart guitarist in 1970 something play this live. It was awe inspiring. That was Larry Carlton of course and he went on to play with Steely Dan (and just about everyone else).
My solo is as close as it gets to Larry's vibe. By doing a Q&A with the backing riff frees you from following continuous chords with compatible scales. It's mostly...
2016-01-1906 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- I.G.Y. (downloadable)This is from Donald Fagen's Nightfly album. It's as close as he gets to classic Steely tracks like Doctor Wu.
I give it bit of a modern pop flavour with the sampled, repetitive vocal pattern There's loads of melody I could pick out on the guitar too, I'm pleased with the solo which is typically Dan-esque. You gotta dig their effortless key changes.
It was the first track of his debut solo album The Nightfly, and was released in September 1982 as its first single, charting on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock, R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary charts.
The "I...
2016-01-1803 min
Benny SuttonBlue Train ---- John ColtraneThis track absorbs House and Elektro beats and doesn't blink! Blue Train was the second studio album by John Coltrane, released in 1958 on Blue Note Records. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, it is Coltrane's second solo album, the only one he recorded for Blue Note as a leader, and the only one he conceived personally for the label.
John Coltrane's next major album, 1960's Giant Steps, would break new melodic and harmonic ground in jazz, whereas Blue Train adheres to the hard bop style of the era.
I've also covered Giant Steps https://soundcloud.com...
2016-01-1702 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Aja (downloadable)Well I've covered practically the whole album already so why not do the title track!
Steely Dan Trivia... the name Aja was pretty random according to Becker and Fagen, it was a wife of a friend.
2016-01-1603 min
Benny SuttonMoaning ---- Art Blakey (downloadable)I give this track the full jazz House makeover and it is a testament to its longevity that it sounds comfortable with a 'modern' treatment. I give it a Marcus Miller spin and a hard rock guitar solo, just to mix it up! Moanin' is one of those tunes that everyone has heard regardless of whether, or not, you follow jazz. It is a composition by Bobby Timmons and the title track from jazz album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1958
2016-01-1503 minBenny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Chain Lightning (downloadable)Here I've arranged the horns to take the main role on what is ostensibly a 12 bar blues. The guitar is left to do the improvisation, keeping it slow and bluesey. This is yet another Steely Dan track that is timeless.
on http://www.songfacts.com/ they say
"Chain Lightning is a simple 12 bar blues tune that has a swampy twang to it. This bluesey track has an almost burlesque feel to it and if you close your eyes while listening to it, you can imagine that you are inside of a nineteen fifties vintage strip club with the requisite drummer...
2016-01-1403 min
Benny SuttonSting ---- Fields of Gold (downloadable)Everyone loves a wistful ballad and this is one of the best. Sting has written several landmark tracks and this one must be up there in the top three, along with Every Breath You Take and Roxanne. I haven't tried to jazz it up much, keeping the rock feel.
2016-01-1203 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Doctor Wu (downloadable)One of the Steelies most melodic tracks that lends itself well to guitar taking the main parts, as well as a solo. Plenty of horns in the middle eight.
Songfacts say about it...
This song seems to be about a betrayed loser lover talking to his eccentric shrink, who perhaps has stolen the guy's girl. It features the signature Steely Dan irony: "All night long, we would sing that stupid song, and every word we sang I knew was true."
As to the identity of Dr. Wu, Steely Dan claims he's a fictional character, with Donald Fagen explaining, "We change...
2016-01-1103 min
Benny SuttonBulan di Asia ---- Indra Lesmana (downloadable)An original track by Indra Lesmana and featuring the immensely talented Devian Zikri on keys. I don't get to do 3/4 often and appreciate the possibilities when I do. It made for a nice solo on high bass.
2016-01-1006 min
Benny SuttonMiles Davis ---- MilestonesMy version of this track is a mix of conventional interpretation and acid jazz! Milestones is one of Miles first forays into the developing modal jazz experiments. There's a bass solo followed by a Jimi Hendrix style heavy rock lead guitar solo. I'm sure Miles would approve, he was the ultimate musical pioneer!
2016-01-0903 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Haitian DivorceThis track, when the Steelies first released it, was marked by its distinctive 'voicebox' guitar, quite an innovation at the time when it was initially released Technology has moved on so much since the original track was recorded.
The original voice box was a tube attached to your amp the sound from which went up a plastic tube and you mouthed vowels etc with your mouth close to a microphone. I have a pedal with a superb setting that does in digitally! I don't use it often but when I do I love it. So you get a clean guitar...
2016-01-0803 min
Benny SuttonBetween The Sheets ---- The Isley Brothers (downloadable)This is my smooth jazz guitar version of the great Isley Brothers song. It's done more in the style of Fourplay who covered it famously. I play bass, lead guitar, and piano solos on this.
The Isley's 1983 album of the same name returned them to the top of the R&B album charts and also peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200
2016-01-0704 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Green Earrings (downloadable)Here I've arranged the horns to take the main role on what is ostensibly a 12 bar blues. The guitar is left to do the improvisation, keeping it slow and bluesey. This is yet another Steely Dan track that is timeless.
on http://www.songfacts.com/ they say
"Chain Lightning is a simple 12 bar blues tune that has a swampy twang to it. This bluesey track has an almost burlesque feel to it and if you close your eyes while listening to it, you can imagine that you are inside of a nineteen fifties vintage strip club with the requisite drummer...
2016-01-0602 min
Benny SuttonMiles Davis ---- Blue In GreenThis is another Miles Davis track from his landmark Kind of Blue album. Blue in Green's structure is modal. It has long been speculated that pianist Bill Evans wrote it, not Miles. See if you can spot my nod to 'So What' on it!
2016-01-0503 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ----- Black Cow (downloadable)This is the first of several Steely Dan tracks that I will be releasing in 2016.
Plenty of melody and emotion to hang your hat on in this tune. I opt for a nice clean 'American' sound to get my Ovation Breadwinner over. Another from the Aja album.
The Steelys are nothing, if not commercial. "Black Cow" was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the co-front, core members of the band Steely Dan. It was released as the B-side of the single version of "Josie," which reached #26 on the US Hot 100. Two other singles released from the same album charted...
2016-01-0403 min
Benny SuttonMiles Davis ---- Seven Steps To Heaven (downloadable)This track features my usual brand of mayhem and madness when covering jazz standards. I've underpinned it with a modern house beat that really makes it swing. Originally a 1963 jazz composition by the English jazz pianist Victor Feldman and the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. It's a popular choice with drummers because it features many stops where drum fills can be, and are, unleashed!
2015-12-3104 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- Ruby Baby (downloadable)Not strictly a Steely Dan Track this is from Donald Fagen's Nightfly album. However it's as close as he gets to classic Steely tracks. I always thought Fagen wrote it but it is actually a cover they did of a Leiber Stoller song. They know a good song when they see one.
My approach is to jump genres with the beats; there's Dubstep and Disco there! Some horns and a clavinet bassline later and - Voila! The Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. version was originally recorded by The Drifters and was released on a single by Atlantic Records in 1956
2015-12-3003 min
Benny SuttonTake The A Train ----- Duke Ellington (downloadable)This composition is, of course, the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra.
On this track I indulge my usual inclination to do something rebellious when playing jazz standards. There's House, Techno and Elektro beats pushing it forward and some crazy distorted guitar. It's a short track so I hope it leaves you wanting more! The magical riff is repeated on several instruments throughout the track.
This jazz standard is written by Billy Strayhorn that. It first appeared in 1939 so it is a testament to its timeless quality that I want to play it, and you want to listen to...
2015-12-2802 min
Benny SuttonSteely Dan ---- My Old School (downloadable)This is one of the top 10 Steely Dan all time tracks with one of the top 5 guitar all time solos on the original (by Skunk Baxter). My version starts off with the Hammond organ center stage. I recreate the original Skunk Baxter solo note for note but in my own style. Verse two goes acoustic. The second guitar solo is what I would have played if I had been on the session! Originally on the 1973 album Countdown to Ecstacy.
2015-12-2703 min
Benny SuttonIn The Stone ---- Earth Wind and FireI haven't posted an EWF track for a while so here's one - just in time for Christmas.
BTW Have you noticed that many EWF tracks have long intros? They may be at least a minute but they are always entertaining.
2015-12-2204 min
Benny SuttonThis Masquerade ---- George Benson"This Masquerade" is a song written by Leon Russell. It was a top-ten pop and R&B hit for jazz guitarist/vocalist George Benson, who recorded it on his 1976 signature album Breezin'. Neither Russell nor Benson recorded for Blue Note yet I contend that this song, had it been written in the Blue Note era would have found its way into the catalogue. Blue Note is a state of mind as much as a record label!
2015-12-1705 min
Benny SuttonWaltz for Debby ---- Bill Evans (downloadable)I've always loved this track by Bill Evans. I've approached this very simply and traditionally. I don't get to do 3/4 often and appreciate the possibilities when I do. It made for a nice solo played on my Nylon stringed electro acoustic.
Another track from my Blue Notes album. You can download it free by clicking the [album] link.
2015-12-1604 min
Benny SuttonGiant Steps ---- John ColtraneAnother track from my Blue Notes album. You can download it free by clicking the [album] link.
John Coltrane, the saxophonist, is another influential Blue Note Artiste. He was certainly a virtuoso player. This track is notoriously difficult to solo over due to having three tonal centres that change almost every bar! I got around this by slowing it down and playing in Pentatonic scales sparingly. It's a great track and I found that doing it in the style of Weather Report worked best. The faux lead bass line is me playing the lower registers of my Nylon stringed electro...
2015-12-1502 min
Benny SuttonBlue Bossa ---- Kenny Dorham (downloadable)FROM THE 'BLUE NOTES' ALBUM. Download the album now!
http://www.bennysutton.com/download/mp3download.aspx?id=178
Devian Zikri's arrangement updates the bossa nova beat of this Latin Jazz standard. Don't miss the drum solo at 3 minutes 10 seconds. Blue Bossa is a composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One on, yes you've guessed it, Blue Note records.
2015-12-1304 min
Benny SuttonFootprints ---- Wayne Shorter (downloadable)My version of Footprints is very modern and could have been written yesterday, not 1966 when it first appeared. Footprints is written by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter who had many albums on Blue Note before going on to found jazz fusion band Weather Report with Joe Zawinul.
2015-12-1103 min
Benny SuttonAutumn Leaves ---- Joseph Kosma (downloadable)This is Autumn leaves as you've never heard it before. It's Autumn leaves on acid! There's a loop mash beat, some crazy Techno stutters, and inappropriate instrumentation.
FROM THE 'BLUE NOTES' ALBUM. Download the album now!
http://www.bennysutton.com/download/mp3download.aspx?id=178
Originally it was a 1945 French song "Les feuilles mortes" (literally "The Dead Leaves") with music by Hungarian-French composer Joseph Kosma.
2015-12-1003 min
Benny SuttonGoodbye Porkpie Hat ---- Charles Mingus (downloadable)Another track from my Blue Notes album. You can download it free by clicking the [album] link.
This track is composed by Charles Mingus originally recorded by his sextet in 1959 as listed below, and released on his album Mingus Ah Um. Mingus wrote it as an elegy for saxophonist Lester Young, who had died two months prior to the recording session, and was known to wear a broad-rimmed pork pie hat.
It's been covered by many including Miles (hence the link to blue note), Joni Mitchell, Jeff Beck and other notables. I follow the Marcus Miller arrangement so I'm playing...
2015-12-0804 min
Benny SuttonMiles Davis ---- All BluesFROM THE 'BLUE NOTES' ALBUM. Download the album now!
For this track I've gone back to my blues roots. The solo starts off very clean but soon descends into anarchy. The name of the preset I used on my guitar pedal is 'Bonamassa' that should tell you all you need to know! Seriously, the wah wah Rock Blues thing is how I used to do it. So now I have proven I still can get down mean and dirtay. All Blues is classic Miles Davis first appearing on the influential 1959 Columbia album Kind of Blue.
2015-12-0303 min
Benny SuttonDolphin Dance ---- Herbie Hancock (downloadable)Dolphin Dance is a jazz standard by Herbie Hancock. from his 1965 Maiden Voyage album, though Herbie also re-recorded it in 1974 and again in 1981. I figured it was about time it was recorded again fresh for 2016! I play high bass, keys and guitar on this track. It's a sensitive composition so I resisted my usual inclination to do something rebellious when playing jazz standards. Dig the double bass solo at 2 mins 24
2015-11-2404 min
Benny SuttonMaiden Voyage ---- Herbie Hancock (downloadable)Not a lot happens on this track. It just gets in the groove and stays there. It's a modal Jazz structure and I use the guitar not like a guitar solo, though it is solo notes. More like the feel John McLaughlin goes for on one of Miles Davis tracks. Like the track Shhh/Peaceful on the In a Silent Way album.
2015-11-1704 min
Benny SuttonRockit ---- Herbie Hancock (downloadable)Hey, without Herbie there would be no Hip Hop
Rockit is the first recognized popular single to feature scratching and other turntablist techniques, performed by GrandMixer D.ST - an influential DJ in the early years of turntablism.
2015-11-0302 min
Benny SuttonShining Star ---- Earth Wind and Fire (downloadable)This was the first EWF track I ever heard and it blew me away! It's great to be doing a modern version 30 years later!
2015-10-2002 minBenny SuttonEG Blues ---- Mezzoforte (downloadable)What a great Riff and good times groove!
This is track by Icelandic Jazz funk outfit Mezzoforte whose biggest chart success was with a track called Garden Party (maybe I'll do that too one day!).
This is a genuine 12 bar blues done in a style that reminds me of the Crusaders, perhaps with some Yellowjackets thrown in! I've done a purely blues solo, perhaps a bit ZZ Top/Clapton and I'm quite pleased with it because it builds nicely over 36 bars without losing impetus.
2015-10-1305 min
Benny SuttonMo' Better Blues ---- Branford Marsalis (downloadable)This is the title track from the Spike Lee movie of the same name starring Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes
2015-10-0804 min
Benny SuttonThe Crusaders ---- Spiral (downloadable)Spiral is one of the Crusader's seminal tracks and a joy for any guitarist to play over. It is from the 1976 album Those Southern Knights.
2015-09-2906 min
Benny SuttonPick Up The Pieces ---- the Average White band (downloadable)Here's my smooth jazz guitar version of the classic floor-filler by the Average White Band. They were indeed a bunch of white British guys but they were never average. They had that American sound soul down pat.
This track reached number one on both sides of the Atlantic and is still one of the all time top 20 sampled sounds.
My version owes more to Jeff Lauber's version. Candy Dulfer does one too I think. I saw the original band back in the 70's. The singer Hamish (the one with the gruff voice) was in Paul McCartney's band for years. He...
2015-09-2204 min
Benny SuttonLittle Sunflower GUITAR DUET with Dan van den Berg (downloadable)This is my first ever guitar duet collaboration so who better to do it with than the immensely talented Dan Van Den Berg @danarchx
I know, I was a bit skeptical of multiple guitarists too. It probably doesn't occur to guitarists to collab with other guitarists and when we do we stick into comfort zones e.g. Larry Carlton teams up with Robben Ford.
So I wanted to do something with a player who is so different it is obvious which of us is playing at any time. I'm pleased to say that I think the contrast of our styles...
2015-09-1507 min
Benny SuttonThe Crusaders ---- Put It Where You Want It! (downloadable)This is the ultimate good time track from the ultimate good time band, the Crusaders. It was written by the late, great Joe sample and has been covered many times, the Average White Band's vocal version being one of my faves.
The Crusaders have been overlooked yet are such an important influence on so many Jazz players. Indeed they had some Jazz Giants playing for them; Joe Sample (pianist), Stix Hooper (drums), Wilton Felder (saxophone), and Wayne Henderson (trombone) plus a skinny white guy called Larry Carlton on guitar. They were big in the 1970's and had a hit with...
2015-09-0805 min
2015-09-0304 min
Benny SuttonOff the Wall ---- Michael Jackson (downloadable)Here's my smooth jazz rendition of the Michael Jackson classic from 1979. This one has stood the test of time!
It was the title track from MJ's album of the same name. Written by Rod Temperton of the band Heatwave
2015-08-2404 min
Benny SuttonRock with You ---- Michael Jackson (downloadable)"Rock with You" is one of those MJ tracks with loads of happy memories for me.
It was written by a guy just up the road from me, British songwriter Rod Temperton, formerly of the group Heatwave. It was the second single from Michael Jackson's fifth album, Off the Wall.
Many of us consider the Off The Wall album as MJ's first proper album. It came out of nowhere to give him megastar status. It was perhaps the beginning of the end for MJ; he looked human when this was released but his appearance and behavior only declined from there...
2015-08-1103 minBenny SuttonDon't Know Why ---- Norah Jones (downloadable)I'd had this track on the back burner for some time, I just couldn't get the right guitar sound. Then I bought a Nylon stringed electro acoustic (Ibanez AEG24) and it all fell into place!
2015-08-0303 min
Benny SuttonWhat's Goin' On ---- Marvin Gaye (downloadable)My smooth jazz guitar version of the seminal track from the late, great Marvin Gaye.
LYRICS
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today - Ya
Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me, so you can...
2015-07-2203 min
Benny SuttonAfter The Love Has Gone ---- Earth Wind and Fire ---- Feat. Vocalatti (downloadable)Another superb vocal performance from Vocalatti of the Earth, Wind and Fire ballad.
https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti
2015-07-1405 min
Benny SuttonWatermelon Man ---- Herbie Hancock ---- Feat. Mark Dorricott (downloadable)This new version of the jazz standard by Herbie Hancock is a collaboration with the highly talented keyboard player Mark Dorricott on Hammond organ.
Herbie himself did many versions of this track; the first was in 1962. This incarnation more closely matches the one Herbie did with the Head Hunters, his jazz funk band in 1973.
It's a blast and we enjoyed doing it, we hope you do too!
Benny and Mark
:-)
2015-07-0506 min
Benny SuttonHead Hunters ---- Benny Sutton (tribute to Herbie Hancock) (downloadable)This is the first original track that I have posted for a year. I'm back in Jazz Funk territory again with a tribute to Herbie Hancock's Headhunters. For those of you tuned in to obscure musical references it has a bass line reminiscent of the track 'Chameleon' and some ethnic sounds like on the track 'Watermelon man' and no doubt more besides!
Looking for more of my original sounds? Visit www.BennySutton.com and download four albums worth free!
2015-06-3003 min
Benny SuttonGot To Get You Into My Life ---- The Beatles (Earth Wind and Fire arrangement)This version is based on the Earth, Wind and Fire arrangement of the Lennon/McCartney classic.
Go to www.BennySutton.com to download a longer version (and many other tracks like this).
2015-06-2403 min
Benny SuttonThriller ---- Michael JacksonThriller is an interesting rework. The melody line hasn't got a lot of notes to it - yet works instrumentally. Like many MJ tracks it relies on an insistent and repetitive muted guitar part to drive it along.
Thriller is the title track from the 1982 album of the same name. This album was the follow up to the 1979 Off the Wall album and firmly established MJ a a megastar.
The video accompanying this track also broke new ground by being shot with cinematic values - which also made it the most expensive video ever (at that time).
People forget its...
2015-06-0905 minBenny SuttonRoom 335 ---- Larry Carlton (downloadable)Room 335 is Larry's seminal track. It was the first track on his first solo album. I remember driving along the south coast of Cyprus with this track (on cassette tape) blaring, the sun shining, all the windows open. It doesn't get better than that!
Larry had a tougher tone on his guitar back then. I've followed him over 30 years, though his acoustic stage, watching him mellow. I went therefore for a cross between the two; modern smooth jazz sound and (struggle to find) some youthful arrogance!
Room 335 has as many chords as a Steely Dan track. In fact quite a...
2015-06-0205 min
Benny SuttonThat's the way of the World ---- Earth Wind and Fire (downloadable)You can't go wrong with an EW&F track. This, one of their best known power ballads really lends itself to a smooth jazz version.
2015-05-2605 min
Benny SuttonBad ---- Michael Jackson (downloadable)HEY! LIKE THIS? Then why not visit
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Here's my smooth jazz guitar rework of the classic MJ track.
Bad is the seventh studio album by Michael Jackson. The album was released in 1987 by Epic Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world's best-selling album. Bad itself has sold between 30 to 45 million copies worldwide, was certified 9 times Platinum in the United States alone, and has been cited as one of the 30 best-selling albums of all time. The album produced...
2015-05-0304 min
Slapdash Song Night!Slapdash Song Night #1 – theme songs and opening numbersOur very first episode of musical variety goodness! Host Keira Daley is joined by Benny Davis and the Laughasaurus (Mark Sutton), Bryce Halliday, Anjullah (Monique Salle), Rebecca de Unamuno, Shannon McKinn, Mark Simpson, Toby Francis, Lady Sings It Better, Mark Chamberlain, Joey Pangilinan, Peter Lead, Tim de Sousa.
2014-04-1300 min