JEFF BECK

'Blow By Blow'

My dear brother bought this when it came out and it did rightly blow us away but after a short while I found all that 'noodling' jazz schtick, virtuosity for virtuosity's sake too much and left the jazz form as it said nothing to me any more. Bit like leaving the Zappa fold when you think, I can only listen to 'Brown Shoes Don't Make it' and Don't You Eat That Yellow Snow' so many times you know it's all just so much Wakajawaka!
Clever musically and all but how far does clever get you?
I guess I need a song . . . . 
a lyric and one that means something . . . . Hey ho! Nice to revisit tho' . . . . . 

I preferred 'Beckola' and Rock My Plimsoul or a good twelve bar with pre-sell out M.O.R. Rod Stewart on vocals 

On this day in music history: March 29, 1975 - “Blow By Blow”, the seventh album by Jeff Beck is released. Produced by George Martin, it is recorded at Air Studios in London in October 1974. Following the break up of Beck, Bogert & Appice, Beck delves into session work, and even auditioning for the Rolling Stones after Mick Taylor’s departure from the band. Eventually, he decides to return recording himself, approaching veteran producer George Martin about working together. Martin agrees with Beck to recording an all instrumental album. Recording with a small group which includes Max Middleton (keyboards), Phil Chen (bass), and Richard Bailey (drums and percussion), the result is one of the best selling and acclaimed rock/jazz fusion albums of all time. Stevie Wonder contributes two songs (“Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” and “Thelonius”) and playing on one track (uncredited). An audiophile favorite, the album is remastered and reissued a number of times over the years. Epic Records reissues the title as a Half Speed Mastered LP, Gold CD and as a single layer SACD. The latter also features the original quadraphonic stereo mix released after the standard stereo LP. It is also remastered and reissued by Analogue Productions in 2015 as a double vinyl 180 gram LP, mastered at 45 RPM. A hybrid SACD featuring the original stereo and quadraphonic mixes follows in 2016.“Blow By Blow” peaks at number four on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

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