Hidden Track

Run DMC, Metallica, Jeff Beck and others will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night and Fuse brings you the action live. Friday, April

With the Summer Of Jam continuing to take shape, today comes news of the initial lineup for the Disco Biscuits’ eighth installment of Camp Bisco. Camp Bisco VIII takes place

The other day a friend of mine asked if I could point him in the direction of good clips from Phish’s Hampton run on YouTube. In looking at that site

We started with sixteen past Cover Wars winners and now we’re down to just two.

And the finalists are: Jerry Garcia & David Grisman rendition of Sitting In Limbo, and Mr. Blotto’s cover of 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.

You’ve got to READ ON to get to the final round of voting. Thanks to everyone for their energetic participation in the tournament. Next Tuesday we will reveal the winner and also get back to new editions of Cover Wars every week.

The jazz standard cover is an interesting animal. To a band, the jazz standard is a direct reflection of a musical education, an homage to a master, a change of pace, a view into a particular time in history and a chance to shake loose and get weird. Unfortunately, to many a fan, it’s a bathroom break.

The roots of a great deal of our favorite jamband, progressive rock, funk, hip hop, vocal, and bluegrass artists are steeped in jazz, so it’s no wonder that so many of the bands we talk about ’round here enjoy breaking out a jazz standard from time to time, but as a collective fanbase, we could perhaps pay a little closer attention. So, today we celebrate some great jazz standard bust outs across the board.

“When the music changes, so does the dance.” – African Proverb

Derek Trucks Band – My Favorite Things

At its core, the version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s My Favorite Things that John Coltrane popularized, isn’t a complex jazz standard. Yet, the modal nature of the song – using notes within the mode as the basis of the song rather than specific chord progressions, thus essentially making any combinations of those notes all fit the harmony (or something) – allows the musicians to essentially go bananas, making it particularly interesting to compare various versions. Derek and his band take their version here to new heights, adding soaring leads and colorful note combinations to the famous melody.

READ ON for more jazz standards interpreted by jambands…

We’re honored to host the World Premiere of McLovins’ latest video, Bri (In Memory Of). The McLovins are making their New York City debut next Friday night at Sullivan Hall

In the tradition of welcoming our favorite bloggers to contribute to Hidden Track, I’ve asked Don de Leaumont of The Great Southern Brainfart to help revive the long dormant Grousing