Zoopraxiscope

A tall tale from Steve Winwood and Traffic.

John Bayless recorded two albums of Beatles tunes in Baroque-ish piano arrangements. French pianist François Glorieux recorded a similar album, but he used a variety of composers, not just Bach, as models for his arrangements.

I can’t stand the stupidly popular later Fleetwood Mac, but the Peter Green band is worth listening to. This is the first tune of theirs I heard, and it remains a favorite.

Maxophone, another forgotten band from the golden age of Italian prog rock, released a single album in 1975 and disappeared for forty years.

The only James Taylor song I’ve ever listened to by choice.

Another easy-listening tune from Gentle Giant.

Yeah, I like a little Liszt. (Robbo can skip this one.)

I used to play this waltz years ago, but never this well. Dinu Lipatti, the godson of George Enescu, played a Mozart minuet at his baptism.

A Romanian fiddle tune, electrified a bit.

I used to play “Sir John Fenwick” on my hammered dulcimer with a friend who played a mountain dulcimer. Bruce Charlton has some notes on the history behind the tune.

A rarity by Malcom Dalglish, Grey Larsen and Pete Sutherland, back before they named themselves “Metamora.” This was a cassette-only release.

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For those who like to count.

Yardbirds fans should recognize this tune. It was originally recorded by Tiny Brandshaw.

A bit of Irish/French/Canadian music, with Larsen on flute and Marchand on voice, guitar and feet.

A different flavor of fusion, with Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Kirk Covington and Scott Kinsey.

Chick Corea in an acoustic mood, with Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola and Lenny White.

Exploring the Irish roots of Japanese music — or is it the other way around?

An old fiddle tune, done a bit differently.