In today's VINYL VIBRATIONS podcast, we look at Part 2 of our program on the subject of SYMPHONIC ROCK. In Part one we focused on some of the vinyl records that featured a rock music format, and featured or incorporatedconcerto3-4  a symphonic or chamber accompanyment  - produced on vinyl records.  We heard Moody Blues, Yes, Led Zepplin, Tommy, Frank Zappa, and Jan Hammer / Jerry Goodman. Today we continue our exploration into artists that either dabbled in symphonic arrangement, or artists...

Today we will hear from these artists demonstrating SYMPHONIC ROCK: 1 The Moody Blues and Days of Future Passed with the London Festival Orchestra 2 Rick Wakeman's rendition of "Cans and Brahms" the group Yes 3 "Your Time is Gonna Come" Led Zepplin 4 "I'm Free", from Tommy, as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chambre Choir with Roger Daltry 5 "Cleetus Awreetus- AwrightUs"  Frank Zappa, and Grand Wazoo featuring a cast of characters…From the Grand Wazoo album 6...

Today we look at four Solo Album Artists… These are solo albums in the sense that the music was composed, arranged, performed, often recorded /mixed and produced by the solo artist. These albums are all from the time period of 1970-1972. 1. Pete Townshend and his 1972 solo album, "Who Came First", on MCA 2. Stevie Wonder and his 1972 solo album, "Music Of My Mind" on Tamla records 3. Paul McCartney and his 1970 solo album titled "McCartney", on Apple. 4. Todd Rundgren and his 1972 solo...

PROGRAM SUMMARY Today in Part TWO of Jazz Fusion, we look at FIVE more Jazz Fusion artists on …VINYL VIBRATIONS ! M1 Miles Davis and his "Bitches Brew" album 1970 Columbia. Miles Davis experiments with electric instruments like electric piano and electric guitar. Also we see more of an improvisational style with a rock rhythm. a double album - a studio album.  We listen to the song titled "John McLaughlin" on Bitches Brew.  This is an all-star cast--Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul on two...

This is the first post of VINYL VIBRATIONS by Brian Frederick. In today's podcast we look at Part ONE of a two-part program on JAZZ FUSION. Today, we focus on the decade of development of JAZZ FUSION during the late 1960s and into the 1970s -- during the "Golden Age of Vinyl" when many of the early works we will hear are found in Vinyl LP format. Jazz Fusion maybe not as much a musical style, but more of a MUSICAL APPROACH. PROGRAM SUMMARY M1 Gary Burton Quartet, their first album...