Albums and All That, Starting with the letter S as in Sierra, Part 8

Aidan Baker with Richard Baker [00:25]
"Western Salvia"
Smudging
Backwards BW06 2012
Remeber kids, friends don't let friends smudge with white sage.

Dwarf Chorus [04:19]
"Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Washing Song)"
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disneyland 1201 1968
Don't forget behind the ears 🧼🫧

Narrator and Dwarf Chorus [07:12]
"A Silly Song"
Walt Disney's Story and Songs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disneyland Records ST 3906 1969
Very silly, now with narration.

Peter Gabriel [10:29]
"Big Time"
So
Geffen Records GHS 24088 1986
Welcome to 1986! Peter is helped out here by Tony Levin, Stewart Copeland, Simon Clark, and Daniel Lanois, among others. The video features work by the excellent Wayne White.

The O'Jays [16:17]
"Strokety Stroke"
So Full of Love
Philadelphia International Records JZ 35355 1978
Some very funky and risqué O'Jays here, penned by Philly Sound originator Bunny Sigler.

Frank Sinatra [20:43]
"Here's to the Losers"
Softly, As I Leave You
Reprise Records F 1013 1964
Mono, baby! Frank briefly has sympathy for the losers.

Ramsey Lewis [23:48]
"Summer Breeze"
Solar Wind
Columbia KC 32897 1974
Love this album. Check out this excellent live performance on German TV from 1973.

The Kingston Trio [28:42]
"Bimini"
Sold Out
Capitol Records T1352 1960
And we've made it all the way to deeply unfunky. Despite what the title of this album would lead you to believe, this is a studio affair.

David Qualey [32:51]
"Santa Cruz"
Soliloquy
Windham Hill Records WHS C-1011 1983
Seems a little jazzy for New Age, but what do I know?

Thelonius Monk [35:03]
"Ruby, My Dear"
Solo Monk
Columbia CS 9149 1965
From Monk's fifth studio album, a standout rendition of one of his classic compositions.

Fritz Hauser [40:40]
"Klangwolke II"
Solodrumming
hat ART 2023 1985
A preformance recorded live in the glass enclosed atrium of the Martin Gropius Bau, his only accompaniment the seven second long natural reverb.

Ian Matthews [42:38]
"Tried So Hard"
Some Days You Eat the Bear and Some Days the Bear Eats You
Elektra EKS 75078 1974
One of the founding members of Fairport Convention, Matthews takes an excellent pass at one of my favorite Gene Clark tunes. This is the last track on side one. When you flip it over, well whaddya know... a cover of Steely Dan's "Dirty Work".

The Rolling Stones [47:18]
"Beast of Burden"
Some Girls
Rolling Stones Records COC 39108 1978
Some mid-tempo goodness from the Stones fourteenth studio album. And of course, who can forget the video for Bette Midler's interpretation of this song.

Marilyn Monroe with Matty Malneck and his Orchestra [51:41]
"Runnin' Wild"
Some Like It Hot
United Artists Records UAL 4030 1959
Hot stuff from one of my all-time favorite films. Granted there are a lot of Billy Wilder films in my all-time favorite film list, but still...

Kid Koala [52:46]
"Skanky Panky"
Some of My Best Friends Are DJs
Ninja Tune ZEN82 2003
Kid Koala cuts it up with some ska-tastic turntablism.

Daedelus featuring Busdriver and Pigeon John [56:10]
"Something Bells"
Something Bells
Plug Research PR 52 2004
Daedelus and Busdriver, two great tastes that taste great together for sure. And sounds like a Lambert, Hendricks and Ross sample floating around in the background.

Music behind the DJ: "Goin' Out of My Head" by Frank Comstock and his Orchestra