(Spoofs are still playable)

These are NOT PLAYABLE songs. I am keeping them here for the reference links and information I have provided.

Jazz

-	Jazz is the most all-encompassing style of music, and will always remain my favorite. At the end of this section is a small group of excerpts from larger pieces including some outstanding solos.

Return To Forever (12:06) –

Chick Corea's Return To Forever

(from Return To Forever, 1972)

Bass Folk Song (9:43) –

Joe Farrell

(from Moon Germs, 1972, Stanley Clarke on bass)

From The Lonely Afternoons (3:14) –

Wayne Shorter

(from Native Dancer, 1975, Milton Nascimento on vocal)

Francisco (4:26) –

Milton Nascimento

(from the album Milton)

O Que Será (4:06) –

Milton Nascimento

(with Chico Buarque, from the album Geraes)

O Que Será (2:48) –

Milton Nascimento

(with Chico Buarque, from the movie Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands)

Uri (The Wind)

2 (6:14) –

Flora Purim

(from 500 Miles High, 1974)

Do You Hear The Voices You Left Behind? (7:38) –

John McLaughlin

(from Electric Guitarist, 1978)

It's Funny (4:22) –

John McLaughlin

(from Extrapolation, 1969, John Surman on soprano)

Glancing Backwards (8:58) –

John Surman, John McLaughlin

(from Where Fortune Smiles, 1970)

Guardian Angel (3:57) –

McLaughlin / DiMeola / de Lucia

(from Friday Night In San Francisco, 1981)

I Wonder (3:03) –

Mahavishnu Orchestra

(from The Lost Trident Sessions, 1973)

A Lotus on Irish Streams (5:38) –

Mahavishnu Orchestra

(from The Inner Mounting Flame, 1971)

Awakening (3:32) –

Mahavishnu Orchestra

(from The Inner Mounting Flame, 1971)

Song to John (6:02) –

Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Jean-Luc Ponty

(from Rite of Strings, 1996)

A guitar duet (5:14) –

Sylvain Luc and Biréli Lagrène

(from Jazz in Marciac, 2000)

Individual Choice (4:43) –

Jean Luc Ponty

(from Individual Choice, 1983)

Naima (15:06) –

John Coltrane

(from Live At The Village Vanguard Again!, 1966)

Naima (4:26) –

McCoy Tyner

(from Plays John Coltrane - Live At The Village Vanguard, 1997)

USO Dance (8:28) –

Henry Threadgill

(from the Wildflowers sessions, 1976)

Portrait of Frank Edward Weston (9:16) –

Randy Weston

(from the Wildflowers sessions, 1976)

Modern Times (7:31) –

Gateway (John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette)

(from Homecoming, 1994)

Nefertitti (9:35) –

Chick Corea

(from A.R.C, 1971)

Vedana (7:32) –

Chick Corea

(from A.R.C, 1971)

On The Nile

2 (9:35) –

Music Inc.

(from Music Inc. & Big Band, 1970)

Moody Modes (10:57) –

Billy Cobham

(Cobham with a big band, from A Funky Thide of Sings, 1975)

The Creator Has A Master Plan

2 (18:46) –

Pharoah Sanders

(Leon Thomas on vocals, from Karma, 1969)

Fort Yawuh

3 (9:55) –

Keith Jarrett

(live, about 1973, with a couple of very brief glitches)

Phase Dance (8:22) –

Pat Metheny

(from Pat Metheny Group, 1978)

Lone Jack (6:42) –

Pat Metheny

(from Pat Metheny Group, 1978)

Helium (4:32) –

Tin Hat Trio

(from Helium, 2000)

Fred

2 (6:46) –

Tony Williams Lifetime

(from Believe It, 1975, Allan Holdsworth on guitar)

Love Theme from Spartacus (3:52) –

Yusef Lateef

(we danced to this at our wedding)

Freedom Jazz Dance (10:49) –

Miroslav Vitous

(from Infinite Search, 1969)

Just A Little Lovin'

3 (3:01) –

Sarah Vaughan

I Put A Spell On You

2 (2:35) –

Nina Simone

What A Wonderful World (2:17) –

Louis Armstrong

Instrumental filler

3 (1:01) –

Earth, Wind, & Fire

(I think I recorded this from an EWF album about 1978)

Bluesette (4:23) –

Toots Thielemans (live, Toots whistling and playing guitar)

Milano Strut (7:30) –

Don Pullen

(from Milano Strut, 1978)

Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home (11:21) –

Charles Earland

(from Intensity, 1972)

Little B's Poem (3:49) –

Doug & Jean Carn

(from Infant Eyes, 1971)

...excerpts (see extract for tips on how I created these)

Sometime Ago (2:18) –

Stanley Clarke

(bass solo from the song on the Return to Forever album, 1972)

Funky Tonk

2 (3:53) –

Keith Jarrett

(his outstanding solo from the song on the Miles Davis album Live-Evil, 1970)

Love Is Everywhere

2 (2:55) –

Joe Bonner

(his beautiful solo from the song on the Pharoah Sanders album Love in Us All, 1973)

Bass Folk Song (0:57) –

Stanley Clarke

(bass intro from his song on the Joe Farrell album, Moon Germs, 1972)

Moody Modes (2:16) –

Alex Blake

(bass solo with extensive use of double-stops & chords; entire song above)

Samba da Rua

2 (1:29) –

Archie Shepp

(from There's A Trumpet In My Soul, 1975)

MacArthur Park

2 (5:13) –

Maynard Ferguson

(Bruce Johnstone on bari, from Live at Jimmy's, 1973)

Bluesette (2:07) –

Rhoda Scott

(one of the great Hammond organ players, from Live at the Olympia, 2002)

Pop/Rock/etc.

-	This is sort of a catch-all section for various types of commercial music that also includes R&B and Country. I tried to separate out the Oldies but this section got too small so they are included here.

Pink Floyd - Us and Them (live) (7:05) –

Pink Floyd

(from the 1987/1988 tour, released as The Delicate Sound of Thunder)

Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing (3:27) –

Buffalo Springfield

I Can't Make You Love Me (4:15) –

Bonnie Raitt

(live)

Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (7:05) –

Bob Dylan

(from Blonde on Blonde, 1966)

It's All Right (3:25) –

The Traveling Wilburys

Walk On The Wild Side (4:07) –

Lou Reed

Come Softly To Me (2:21) –

The Fleetwoods

(1959)

Mr. Blue (2:27) –

The Fleetwoods

(an a cappella version of this beautiful song)

My Favorite Mistake (3:48) –

Sheryl Crow

(voice and electric piano)

Phantom Lover

1 (3:34) –

GrooveLily

(listen to more of their music at GrooveLily.com)

Wild Horses (4:44) –

The Sundays

I Can't Tell You Why (5:09) –

The Eagles

(live)

Killing Me Softly (4:46) –

Roberta Flack

Song For Our Ancestors (5:58) –

Steve Miller Band

Showdown (3:55) –

Electric Light Orchestra

A Song For You (4:08) –

Leon Russell

The Living Years (5:32) –

Mike + the Mechanics

Southern Man (5:25) –

Neil Young

Can't Find My Way Home (3:15) –

Blind Faith

Hey Joe (3:21) –

Jimi Hendrix

All Along The Watchtower (4:00) –

Jimi Hendrix

Cause We've Ended As Lovers (5:41) –

Jeff Beck

Bang, Bang (2:42) –

Nancy Sinatra

(from the movie Kill Bill)

Embryonic Journey (1:55) –

Jorma Kaukonen

(from Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)

So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) (2:36) –

Everly Brothers

Wake Up Everybody (3:34) –

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Get Together (4:37) –

The Youngbloods

(a real anthem of the peace & love era)

The End Of The World (2:40) –

Skeeter Davis

The Crystal Ship (2:30) –

The Doors

Heroin (7:09) –

The Velvet Underground

(from 1967, Lou Reed on vocal and guitar)

Omaha (2:45) –

Moby Grape

(a great San Francisco band of the 60s)

Hey Grandma (2:31) –

Moby Grape

Lookin' for Love in All the Wrong Places (3:41) –

Johnny Lee

(from the movie Urban Cowboy)

Secret Agent Man (3:05) –

Johnny Rivers

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (2:24) –

The Animals

A Whiter Shade of Pale (4:00) –

Procol Harum

(the original mono recording, looking for stereo re-mix)

She's Not There (2:24) –

The Zombies

River Deep, Mountain High (3:36) –

Ike & Tina Turner

You Are So Beautiful (2:42) –

Joe Cocker

Cool Water (2:53) –

Sons of the Pioneers

I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (4:15) –

Soggy Bottom Boys

(from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?)

Mr. Bojangles (3:33) –

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Someday Soon (2:21) –

Ian & Sylvia

(from Northern Journey, 1964)

Lovin' Sound (2:37) –

Ian & Sylvia

(in their folk-rock phase, 1968)

Dueling Banjos (3:16) –

Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

(from the movie Deliverance)

Black Mountain Rag (1:35) –

Clarence White

(from his bluegrass days)

Sailor's Hornpipe (1:56) –

Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys

(Bill Keith on banjo)

One-hit wonders

-	"hit" being the operative word here, as some of these artists had other fine recordings, but these are the songs they are known for

Mule Skinner Blues (2:24) –

The Fendermen

(1960, artist info)

Dancing in the Moonlight (2:52) –

King Harvest

(1973, artist info – this song is often mistakenly attributed to Van Morrison)

Duke of Earl (2:25) –

Gene Chandler

(1962, artist info)

Hey Paula (2:36) –

Paul & Paula

(1962, artist info)

Louie, Louie (2:46) –

The Kingsmen

(1963, artist info)

Surfin' Bird (2:22) –

The Trashmen

(1964, artist info, "Pa Pa Ooh Mow Mow")

Dirty Water (2:43) –

The Standells

(1966, artist info)

They're Coming to Take Me Away (2:12) –

Napoleon XIV

(1966, artist info)

Classical Gas (3:05) –

Mason Williams

(1967, artist info)

Fire (2:53) –

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

(1967, artist info)

(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet (2:18) –

Blues Magoos

(1967, artist info)

You Keep Me Hangin' On (3:01) –

Vanilla Fudge

(1968, artist info, a remake of The Supremes 1966 original)

Journey to the Center of the Mind (3:36) –

The Amboy Dukes

(1968, artist info)

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (17:02) –

Iron Butterfly

(1968, artist info)

MacArthur Park (7:28) –

Richard Harris

(1968, artist info)

There's Something In The Air (3:54) –

Thunderclap Newman

(1969, artist info)

Venus (3:07) –

Shocking Blue

(1970, artist info)

Hot Rod Lincoln (2:43) –

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

(1972, artist info)

Wildflower (4:11) –

Skylark

(1973, artist info)

Midnight At The Oasis (3:46) –

Maria Muldaur

(1974, artist info, I loved her with Jim Kweskin)

Lovin' You (3:20) –

Minnie Riperton

(1975, artist info)

Don't Leave Me This Way (3:35) –

Thelma Houston

(1977, artist info)

I Love The Nightlife (3:19) –

Alicia Bridges

(1978, artist info)

Betty Davis Eyes (3:49) –

Kim Carnes

(1981, artist info)

Come On Eileen (4:09) –

Dexy's Midnight Runners

(1982, artist info, has a great Ska remake)

I Want Candy (2:46) –

Bow Wow Wow

(1982, artist info)

Walking On Sunshine (3:53) –

Katrina & The Waves

(1983, artist info)

Maniac (4:12) –

Michael Sembello

(1983, artist info)

One Night In Bangkok (3:30) –

Murray Head

(1984, artist info, some interesting trivia)

Take On Me (3:50) –

a-ha

(1985, artist info, has a great Ska remake)

Don't Worry, Be Happy (3:54) –

Bobby McFerrin

(1988, artist info)

What I Am (4:57) –

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians

(1989, artist info)

Reggae/Ska

No Woman, No Cry (3:39) –

Bob Marley & The Wailers

(the original recording from Natty Dread, 1974)

No Woman, No Cry (4:20) –

Bob Marley & The Wailers

(great Marley guitar on this up-tempo version)

The Harder They Come (3:38) –

Jimmy Cliff

The Impression That I Get (3:15) –

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Take On Me (3:01) –

Reel Big Fish

(a cover of the A-Ha song)

Come On Eileen (4:08) –

Save Ferris

(a cover of the Dexy's Midnight Runners song)

Other

Adiemus (3:54) –

Karl Jenkins (a great new age piece by composer Jenkins - watch video)

Somewhere Over The Rainbow (5:06) –

Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole

(the great Hawaiian singer)

Caprice No. 1: Andante (1:46) –

Midori

(one of Paganini's 24 Caprices)

Caprice No. 24: Tema-Quasi Presto (4:43) –

Midori

(one of Paganini's 24 Caprices)

Paganini Stomp

2 (1:49) –

Dave Apollon

(a mandolin variation of Paganini's Caprice No. 24)

O Fortuna (2:32) –

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

(from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana)

The Sacrifice (2:45) –

Michael Nyman

(from the movie The Piano)

Flight of the Bumble Bee (1:04) –

Winton Marsalis

Cajun Bayou (4:16) –

Buckwheat Zydeco

Woo Hoo (1:58) –

The 5.6.7.8's

(from the movie Kill Bill)

These Days (3:32) –

Nico

(from Chelsea Girl, 1967, used in the movie The Royal Tenenbaums)

Memory (4:16) –

Elaine Paige

(from the Broadway musical Cats, see the video)

Eight Miles High (3:37) –

Leo Kottke

Charlie on the MTA (3:18) –

Kingston Trio

(we have the CharlieCard in Boston now)

Canon in D major (6:11) –

Johann Pachelbel

Moonlight Sonata (5:57) –

Ludwig van Beethoven

...excerpts (see extract for tips on this)

Kuyawa (0:54) –

Yma Sumac

(from an Inca love song)

Spoofs (more Bob Rivers parodies at Twisted Tunes) Please note: these are still active links to the songs.

Walkin' Round In Women's Underwear (1:55) –

Bob Rivers

The 12 Pains Of Christmas (3:35) –

Bob Rivers

The Girl With Emphysema (2:45) –

Bob Rivers

I Love Your Breasts The Way They Are (2:23) –

Bob Rivers

Hello, I Love You, Let's Get Tested For AIDS (2:18) –

Bob Rivers

Blue Christmas (1:59) –

Porky Pig

1	This audio file is located on a remote server.
2	I ripped this from an analog audio tape or LP.
3	I originally tape-recorded this from radio (WBUR, WERS) in 1973-1975.
4	This song was actually recorded by North Carolina disc jockey Denny Brownlee. When threatened by Warner Brothers with a lawsuit, the song was re-released and attributed to "Seymour Swine and the Squealers."