Superhero Sandbox-- 8/28/14

Natural Mystic (Bob Marley-- Exodus)

Carmelita (Warren Zevon-- Warren Zevon)

Savin' the Day (Alessi-- Ghostbusters Soundtrack)

Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr-- Ghostbusters Soundtrack)

Lovely Rita (Beatles-- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)

Red Baron (Billy Cobham-- Spectrum)

Nicotine & Gravy (Beck-- Midnight Vultures)

Caffein, Nictone, Bezedrine (And Wish Me Luck) (Jerry Reed-- Texas Bound and Flyin')

When We Live Again (Willie Nelson-- Naked Willie)

Uncle Pen (Ricky Skaggs-- Live In London)

Think Too Much (b) (Paul Simon-- Hearts and Bones)

I Almost Lost My Mind (Chubby Checker-- Let's Twist Again)

Reach Out (I'll Be There) (David Johansen Group-- Live) 

Just a Gigolo (David Lee Roth-- California Girls)

Love Potion #9 (Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass-- Whipped Cream and Other Delights)

Brain Problem Situation (They Might Be Giants-- Idlewild)

Tesla (They Might Be Giants-- Ildewild)

Underground (Ben Folds Five-- Ben Folds Five)

You Are My Flower (Flatt and Scruggs-- Tis' Sweet to Be Remembered)

Rag Momma Rag (John Hiatt with Mike Gordon-- Love for Levon)

Rock Me, Baby (Jimi Hendrix-- Live at Monterey Pop Festival)

Way Down (Elvis Presley-- Essential 70's Masters)

King Kamehameha (Sam Makia and Makapuu Beach Boys-- Hawaii in Stereo)

Waiting on a Friend (The Don Loans Project-- I Got You Tree)

Sweet and Shiny Eyes (Bonnie Raitt- Home Plate)

Da Do Ron Ron (Crystals-- Phil Spector Back to Mono)

Summertime (The Jaimes-- Rock On!)

The Fog Rolls Into The Valley (Songs of Old Ukraine-- Request Records)

Music in the Air (Sister Rosetta Tharpe-- Best Of)

Superhero Sandbox Playlist 8/21/14

Sofa (Frank Zappa-- One Size Fits All)

Somewhere They Can't Find Me (Simon and Garfunkel-- Collected Works)

Theme from Summer Place '42 (George Benson-- White Rabbit)

... But There's Never a Rose (Tom Waits-- Alice Original Demos)

Heroes and Villans (Beach Boys-- Smile)

Hard Workin' Man (Billy Joe Shaver-- Salt of the Earth)

Pins and Needles (In My Heart) (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-- Will The Circle Be Unbroken)

Diggin' Up Bones (Randy Travis-- Storms of Life)

Soldier's Joy (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-- Will The Circle Be Unbroken)

Early Mornin' Rain (Gordon Lightfoot-- Gord's Gold)

Metal Detector (Live) (They Might Be Giants-- Cast Your Pod to the Wind)

What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye-- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing)

Asylum (Supertramp-- Paris)

I'm A Believer (Monkees-- Live 1967)

My Sweet One (Phish-- Keswick Theater PA 11/25/92)

I Can't Stop Loving You (Elvis Presley-- An Afternoon In The Garden)

Me and Paul (Waylon Jennings-- Waylon Live)

Stardust (Tommy Dorsey-- They Sold a Million!)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Dorothy Donegan-- At the Embers)

Boogie Woogie (Harry James-- They Sold a Million!)

White Rabbit (George Benson-- White Rabbit)

Whatcha Gonna Do (Peter Tosh-- Legalize It)

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind (Lovin' Spoonful-- Do You Believe in Magic?)

Gotta Get a Message to You (Moxy Fruvous-- Live Noise)

Mohammed's Radio (Warren Zevon-- The Best Of)

The Lottery Song (Harry Nilsson-- Nilsson Schmilsson)

O Sing Your Song (UVM Summer Music Session 1966)

You Still Believe In Me (Beach Boys-- Pet Sounds Sessions)

Peace in the Valley (Willa Dorsey-- I Can Sing About My Jesus)

Music In the Air (Sister Rosetta Tharpe-- Best Of)

Uncorrected Thoughts on Robin Williams

On vacation, but compelled to post.

Throwing myself on the sand, confronting the waves,
I, chanter of pains and joys, uniter of here and hereafter,
Taking all hints to use them, but swiftly leaping beyond them,
A reminiscence sing.
--Walt Whitman, "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking

Superhero Sandbox-- 8/8/14

I Am Going Home (Bob Marley-- Birth of a Legend)

I Know There's An Answer (Beach Boys-- Pet Sounds Sessions)

Summertime (Janis Joplin and the Holding Company-- Cheap Thrills)

One of These Days (Neil Young-- Dreamin' Man '92)

Who Feels It (Knows It) (Bob Marley-- Birth of a Legend)

One Love (Bob Marley-- Birth of a Legend)

Wings of a Dove (Bob Marley-- Birth of a Legend)

Young Men Grow Older (Richie Havens-- Alarm Clock)

The Way Young Lovers Do (Van Morrison-- Astral Weeks)

America (Trini Lopez-- Live at PJ's)

Moody Blue (Elvis Presley-- Essential 70s Masters)

Wasn't Born to Follow (Byrds-- Easy Rider Soundtrack)

Lost in the Ozone (Commander Cody-- Lost In the Ozone)

Feelin' Good (Benny Martin-- Big Daddy of the Fiddle and Bow)

I Saw the Light (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-- Will the Circle Be Unbroken)

This Land Is Your Land (King's Academy Presents 1975-76)

I Hear Music (Sister Rosetta Tharpe-- Best Of)

Press Release for IMPROVISO--Living Stereo (2014)

Improviso is proud to announce the release of their debut album, Living Stereo. Combining elements of dance, trance, and electronic music with unique tonality and imperfect repetition, Living Stereo is an experiment in the creation of non-representational soundscapes through digital recording. While some selections are available on YouTube, the full album (sixteen tracks, plus four additional bonus tracks) is available for streaming and download at 

improviso.bandcamp.com

Improviso is a project by central Vermont musician and educator Christopher Smith, composed and performed in 2014. Chris has participated in a wide variety of musical endeavors, including the Green Mountain College chorale and ensemble, The Don Loans Project (youtube.com/donloans), and the Randolph Singers (randolphsingers.org). Chris maintains a YouTube channel (youtube.com/terrificvermont), a blog (commontimevt.blogspot.com), and a website (smithforecast.com).