Phil Madeira, Part Two

Jazz, Scapegoats, Resolution, and Playing with Excellence

 

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Host John J. Thompson is back in the living room of writer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and artist Phil Madeira (Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, John Scofield,) to talk about his recent solo projects, Providence, Crickets, Open Heart, and Hornet’s Nest as they wrap up this wide-ranging chat. The conversation gets into pretty deep waters right out of the gate, with Phil sharing some very vulnerable context about personal relationship challenges, the pain that came with the loss of a loved one, his own search for answers, and his commitment to staying true to his calling and how that has shaped his work as an artist. We’ll ruffle some feathers on this one, no doubt, but that’s what art is supposed to do, right?

 

On the True Tunes Jukebox, we’ll take a deep dive into those recent solo albums, listening closely to some really interesting, and complicated, contemporary jazz-inflected Americana music and how it might help us find resolution in the midst of these complicated times. Don’t miss the special corresponding “mixtape” curated by Madeira for this episode!

On the Soapbox, we’ll contemplate Psalm 33 as it admonishes us to “play as unto the Lord” – and consider what might that might really mean.

 

Madeira played Guest DJ for us and pulled together this special 44 song mix for our weekly True Tunes Gallery Stage Mixtape on Spotify. Check it out here:

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Phil Madeira Part 2 Song List

From Phil Madeira:

You Can’t Do That (Covers project for Kickstarter backers)

If I Was Jesus – (unreleased from Motorcycle sessions)

Phil Madeira Quintet – Cricket (Live in-studio session)

Grey Tuesday; I Can Wait; Healing Moment; One Night In Tupelo (Solo Piano Kickstarter reward)

Sirkka’s Dream; Jazz Hands; Coming Home (Crickets)

The Likes of Me (Open Heart)

From Hornet’s Nest:

Mama Always Liked You Best

Paris Burnin’

A Shoulder You Can Lay On

Last Time We Said Hello

I’ve Made My Peace/Down By The Riverside

Dodged a Bullet

On the Jukebox:

Last Call at Bovi’s. Cut It Out (Crickets )

Crescent Park; Native Son (Providence)

Requiem for a Dream; A Problem Like You; Monk (Open Heart)

Flash in the Pan (Hornet’s Nest)

Also heard:

Chris Taylor – Meditations 2

Kerosene Halo – The Ghost of Johnny Cash

Peppershaker – Special Delivery (Peppershaker)

Wrong Kata Trio –

Aura; After School Special (Dark Earth) (https://wrongkatatrio.bandcamp.com)

Phil Keaggy & Rex Paul “Full Circle” (Instrumental) Theme

AND IF YOU DUG THIS EPISODE, DON’T MISS….

BUDDY MILLER!