#nowplaying Hammond organ, vibraphone and a version of Autumn Leaves. I mean, what’s not to like?

#nowplaying Reconstituted Flamin’ Groovies reconnect to the British invasion with power pop classic that chimed with skinny-tied punks. Sleeve (shot outside Foster and Tara’s cutting rooms on the Kings Road) underlines their anglophile leanings.

I wish I'd been around in 1964. It seems kind of fun. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eWkxZe1UR6FvRV8tiDEtR?si=88ff92ac52454328

One of the best “introducing the band” performances I’ve ever heard. Perhaps because the band (which backed Aretha) includes Billy Preston, Bernard Purdie, Cornell Dupree, Memphis Horns. Also features version of Whiter Shade of Pale featured in Withnail & I. #nowplaying #kingcurtis #billypreston #bernardpurdie #cornelldupree #memphishorns #withnailandi

Scott Walker would have been 80 today. He had the strangest career path: from teen pop star to existentialist balladeer to middle-of-the-road journeyman to cutting-edge cult artist. Here's my guide to some of his unique, strange, beautiful music. #scottwalker https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/mar/05/10-of-the-best-scott-walker

#nowplaying It’s raining today. #scottwalker #scott3

#nowplaying I bought this in Ainley’s record shop in Leicester in the mid/late 80s. I’d never heard Little Anthony & the Imperials but I had heard of them, since they were mentioned in Tom Waits’s song “Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis” - a good enough recommendation. #littleanthonyandtheimperials #tomwaits

#nowplaying The coolest thing my Mum ever did was buy this after hearing it in a record shop in the 60s. #jimmysmith #bluenote #bluenotejazz

#nowplaying This sound - and even the cover design - was repurposed in rhe easy listening revival of the mid-1990s. But to me, tracks such as Bloop Bleep are the epitome of mod cool. Produced by Creed Taylor and with Kenny Burrell and Gabor Szabo on guitars. #garymcfarland #gaborszabo