The return of Ukulele Hunt

After his long and well-earned Christmas vacation, Al Wood has resumed Ukulele Hunt, the web’s best site, with a terrific set of links.

Colin Newman; The Residents; Vinnie-P

Martin Luther King had a mustache, therefore Zoe likes him

Look for MLK at 1:31 in this video.

(I embedded the video previously, but not for MLK Day.)

Some recent ukulele videos from YouTube

Since Al Wood started his extended Christmas break and put Ukulele Hunt on hiatus, some of us have been suffering withdrawal pains.  As a tribute to his Saturday UkeTube selections and in anticipation of his return next week, here are few videos I’ve been listening to lately.

What Do I Gotta Do, by Jeremiah Camacho

Under the Covers, by Kate Sloan  

Vangelis’ Missing, played by Ken Middleton

Tamacun, played by Brittni Paiva

Lilli Marleen, played by Bernd Dombrowski

The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love,” performed by Najmah

Staten Island Slide, played by the Slavic Inferno 

Lauren O’Connell’s Sweet Lament, performed by Neva Keuroglian

My Blue Heaven, played by L. Strachey (aka ReyalpEleluku)

Deja Vu Date,” by Miss Zooey

By the Sleepy Lagoon,” arranged for ukulele and performed by Martin Wheatley

Planimals Exist!

 

I always knew planimals were real, now everybody else will know!

Rise- Herb Alpert

Mr. Herb Alpert & Mrs. Lani Hall and friends

Amanda Carr

Boston’s Amanda Carr is not only a vocalist, but a fine composer of jazz as well.   Her MySpace page highlights some of her originals; here are two YouTube samples.

If You Could See Me Now“- the notes on this video claim that Amanda Carr’s favorite movie is THX-1138.  Her music gives me a high opinion of her, if she’s a fellow THXnik I have an even higher opinion.

A promotional video for 2009’s “Common Thread

Charlie Parker

Some posts with embedded jazz videos were lost from this blog a while back; one featured the first clip below.

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie play “Hot House

All the Things You Are

With Miles Davis, “A Night in Tunisia

Regina Carter, Jazz Violinist

Regina Carter, with the Ray Brown Trio, “Lady Be Good

With the Lewis Nash Quintet, playing “Tico Tico

Georgia on My Mind

Matt Wilson

A while ago I posted a couple of videos features jazz drummer Matt Wilson.  I took that post down for various reasons, but here’s another.

The Matt Wilson Quartet plays “Arts & Crafts

Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts plays “The Scenic Route

Matt Wilson’s Carl Sandburg Project plays “Soup