Challenging the drums of war with drum of peace.  Native American feel with a quote from Saint Francis.  Recorded at home during Covid 19 sequester.

Everybody Wants My Hat

Drum Of Peace

John Hammond Sr. (in one of his weaker moments) referred to this tune as a 'minor masterpiece'.  Really?   Warren Bernhardt and I composed this little ditty in the time it took us to drive from New Jersey to New York City in the Lincoln Tunnel.  (Time and traffic stood still).  Amy Fradon's improvisation is beyond classic!  The band... Warren on keys, Gary Burke on drums, Don Davis on sax, Rob Leon on Bass.

Fat Man

a short improvisation by Don Davis (Alto sax) Karl Berger (piano)
one of many from a current recording in production.
This piece reminded me of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz,currently calling it Leeward.  I met Lee and got to play/record with him in 1979 while on tour with Karl Berger and the Woodstock Workshop Orchestra . There are 2 LP's from that tour including Lee and many others.



Leeward

track 25  about don cherry

Ithinkit'stimetopray

W/ Ed Broms bass/vocal.   Don Davis Alto sax,others...
We had a band called Rooster,played in Boston a bit a while back.......from "The Christmas Album"

I Just wanna make love to you

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lakeside moonbright

Marc plays a finger style blues in the traditions of Mississippi Hurt and the great Tim Hardin.  A proud road warrior, he was inducted into the New York Chapter of the Blues Hall of Fame in June of 2014.  Marc has performed and recorded with Art Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Richie Havens, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson to name a few.  He was recently named Folk Artist of the Year on ABC Radio, a winner at the Kerrville Folk Festival and he was chosen to perform with Pete Seeger at the Folk Music Hall of Fame fundraiser last November.  His song, No Fracking Way, recorded with John Sebastian, Eric Weissberg and a hundred Woodstock, NY citizens, has become a worldwide anthem for the movement.  Marc’s Pictures of the Highway CD has reached #6 on the Fold DJ Chart while his youtube videos have taken off.  One has now been viewed more than 50,000 times!. In the words of folk legend, Happy Traum, “Marc is a master at spreading the joy of music.”

Fat Man

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