"This is 'Pres and Teddy' so you can't go wrong with Teddy Wilson, piano player. The small group stuff is incredibly inventive and lyrical and beautiful tone; this is my go-to, can't go wrong."Watch this moment
What's In My Bag № 485
Andrew Bird
Andrew Wegman Bird is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Since 1996, he has released 16 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing music, indie rock, and folk music. He is primarily known for his unique style of violin playing, accompanied by loop and effect pedals, whistling, and vocals.
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What Andrew Bird said · 3 records
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"I read some of his autobiography too and he talks about that period and how they were into this sort of ecstatic thing in the performance where he claims that people would be levitating during a show. I don't know about that, but it's definitely got an otherworldly and sort of ecstatic thing."Watch this moment
"Space Echo: The mystery behind the cosmic sound of Cabo Verde finally revealed. Some of the most extraterrestrial synth music we've ever heard."Watch this moment
Everything in the bag
5 records · pulled off the shelves at Amoeba Hollywood
Pres and Teddy
Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet
1959
Sextant
Herbie Hancock
1973
Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus
Vince Guaraldi Trio
2022
Space Echo: The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed! (Analog Africa No. 20)
Various Artists
2016
Stranger To Stranger
Paul Simon
2016
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