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Pavement's "Blue Hawaiian" - Stephen Malkmus vs. James Carter
by Mike McKinley
September 15, 2010

by Mike McKinley
September 15, 2010

As for Gold Sounds‚ a friend just told me about this project‚ and soon after I came across this video for "Blue Hawaiian." But first‚ listen to this live Pavement version (I don't know where and when it's from) -- thanks to Lynn Guppy for passing it along. I just love the space and guitar playing‚ it sounds like they could stretch this out for another ten minutes it's so good.
Pavement - "Blue Hawaiian"
And here's Gold Sounds take on the same tune. Hearing a group get all jazz on Pavement tunes? Yeah‚ seems strange. But when you have a group with saxophonist James Carter‚ pianist Cyrus Chestnut‚ drummer Ali Jackson and bassist Reginald Veal‚ chances are the shit's gonna get outrageous. Here's their take on "Blue Hawaiian" where James Carter takes it out.
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