Monday, December 7, 2020

An Advent Calendar: Day 9

As mentioned before, behind the windows of a typical Advent calendar one might find, depending on the type of calendar, perhaps a holy card, perhaps a quote, and perhaps a treat  - like a piece of chocolate. 

This is chocolate. 


A plethora of sources and influences intersect in Derek Trucks' (masterful) slide guitar stylings; from, obviously, the blues, to soul, to R&B. to gospel etc. The interrupted wailing, so human voice-like, as it shouts and cries out, and the crescendo and appasionato nature of this fragment, make it all so gospel-like, or gospel-reminiscent.


The full song, "Midnight in Harlem," from another performance by the Tedeschi Trucks Band, can be found (for example) here.    


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