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Eden Ahbez’s, Scriptures of the Golden Age

Ernesto Lecuona’s Cuban classic Malaguena here in a wonderful solo rendition by Egypt’s Omar Khorshid.

Steve Pezman’s thoughts about Surf Music at Surfer’s Journal.
I know what he is saying. But I also think it’s too black and white. There’s richer Surf Music and even some bonafide Surf/Jazz hybrids.

The drum solo is common in Jazz and Surf.

Quite interesting info bits about a rare Exotica album.
Polynesia – The Buddy Collette Septet at Trunk Records.

Here’s a guitarist (I assume from Azerbaijan) who put some quarter tone frets on his trusty Jolana Tornado.

This guitarist put only one extra fret between the second and third regular ones, and is playing a melody more familiar to western ears.

What comes after more and more frets? That’s right – no frets:

Here’s a video of a guitar with movable (Lego) frets.

Thorough history of the place where Jon & The Nightrider recorded thunderous landmark album.

How Go-Go Dancing Took Off at the Whisky a Go Go

R.I.P. Dick Dale, surf rock pioneer dead at 81

Another legend gone. So shortly after Randy Nauert of The Challengers, Michel Legrand (The Thomas Crown Affair) and André Previn. The Guardian did the best thing they could and collected some of his most famous recordings in a tribute.

Here he’s opening The Ronettes’ Be My Baby at Gold Star Recordings in Los Angeles 1963.

https://youtu.be/ZV5tgZlTEkQ

Oh no – just reading about the passing of former Challengers bassist Randy Nauert. This is depressing, especially learning about his mis-fortune over the last months.

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