Jumpin' At The Woodside

This week's Five4Friday ... 1. Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox - Habits (feat. Haley Reinhart) (2015) Very cool 1930's jazz cover of Tove Lo tune with knockout vocals by Ms. Reinhart. Habits - Vintage 1930s Jazz Tove Lo Cover ft. Haley Reinhart @ YouTube 2. Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out of It (2013) Infectious rocker by the Sheffield boys. Live Acoustic @YouTube Official Video @YouTube 3. Sleater-Kinney - Surface Envy (2015) First album in almost 10 years and killer rock tune. Yep that's Carrie Brownstein's band, who you may know from "Portlandia". Live on CONAN 1/20/2015 @ TeamCoco 4. Etta James - A Sunday Kind of Love (1961) On Jan. 20, 2012, we lost a great voice. At Last / A Sunday Kind of Love (Live Audio) Montreux Jazz Festival 1977 @ YouTube 5. Soulive & Chaka Khan - Back Again (2006) Gettin' the funk out for a Friday. Soulive w/John Scofield - What You See Is What You Get - Live at Brooklyn Bowl 3/18/2014 @ YouTube Rufus ...

This week's Five4Friday spans 20 years jumping back and forth from the current century to the previous one with each track. 1. Chet Faker - Gold (2014) Hypnotic and addictive, and so is the video. Chet Faker - Gold - Official Music Video @ YouTube 2. The Black Crowes - Bring On, Bring On (1996) Rich Robinson recently announced The Black Crowes were breaking up after 24 years together, here's hoping for a reunion. The Black Crowes - Wiser Time (Live) at Glastonbury Festival June 23, 1995 @ YouTube 3. Shirley Manson - Samson and Delilah (2008) From "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", Ms. Manson creates a powerful rendition of a Grateful Dead favorite, and looks like Garbage is working on some new tunes this year. Scene w/ "Samson and Delilah" from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles @ YouTube 4. Radiohead - High and Dry (1995) Word is Thom Yorke didn't like this song, well I do. Radiohead - High And Dry & The Bends - Live At ...

This week's Five4Friday ... breaking out the jazz, blues, funk and soul. 1. Billie Holiday - Fine and Mellow (Live) (1958) Recorded live at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Billie Holiday w/ Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young & Gerry Mulligan live from CBS Studios 1957 @YouTube 2. Gary Clark Jr. - Don't Owe You a Thang (Live) (2014) Austin, TX, blues man's rockin' live release. "Bright Lights" Live from Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 @YouTube 3. Arruga de Agua Remix - Soulive & Ekene Nwokoye (2003) Funk/pop version of Soulive tune. "Eleanor Rigby / I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Soulive - Live at Brooklyn Bowl @YouTube 4. Al Green - Love and Happiness (1975) Timeless. Al Green live on Soul Train @YouTube 5. Valerie June - You Can't Be Told (2013) - Memphis, TN, singer/songwriter killin' it. Valerie June live acoustic performance and interview @YouTube - Salud!

This week's Five4Friday starts off "Golden", includes a brand-spankin' new 2015 track followed by a few more from last year. 1. My Morning Jacket - Golden (2003) A recent classic to start things off. - Live on Letterman version @YouTube 2. Guster - Never Coming Down (2015) Funky, slightly off-kilter cool tune from their new album. 3. Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon (2014) Catchy rocker from Welsh newcomers. - Acoustic version @YouTube 4. The Whigs - You Should Be Able To Feel It (2014) Seemingly always on tour, and always great live. - Acoustic version @YouTube 5. Shearwater - This Year (2014) Good anthem if your new year is starting out a little rough. - Salud!

The first week's Five4Friday theme kicking off the new year... "Ladies killin' it", celebrating five smoking tracks from the "better half". 1. KT Tunstall - I Want You Back (Live) KT covering MJ with only a guitar and tambourine. 2. Jewel - Down So Long (Live) I'd like to see Jewel perform more sets like this one from a rainy day at Woodstock '99. 3. Lauryn Hill - Ex Factor Lauryn won five Grammys for this album and then disappeared. 4. Pretenders - Message of Love A timeless classic from Ms. Hynde and band. 5. Sara Bareilles - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (Live) A classic cover by Sara, whose hit "Brave" you may recognize from TV commercials. Happy New Year - Salud!

This week's Five4Friday... a New Year's Eve theme starting off with Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie Orchestra live from the Sands on "Where Or When". Next Joel Alme, a very soulful Swede, with 2010's "If You Got Somebody Waiting." We lost a great voice recently in Joe Cocker, who had a one-of-a-kind style and will be sorely missed. Here he is on the classic "Feeling Alright". Couldn't be New Year's without a good ol'-style drinking song, The Lumineers with "Ain't Nobody's Problem". Closing this week out is The Black Crowes and Tedeschi Trucks Band with a live performance of "Turn On Your Lovelight" from Alpharetta, GA, on 7/20/2013. Happy New Year and... Salud!

This week's Five4Friday ... some of my favorites from Woodside Christmas I and II . For me, the all-time greatest Christmas song is Nat King Cole's rendition of "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)". Next up Ray Charles' signature take on "Winter Wonderland", which was also used in the film "When Harry Met Sally". Harry Connick, Jr.'s "Sleigh Ride" puts the BIG in big band with a rousing version of Leroy Anderson's orchestral piece composed in the 1940s. Billy Squier's 1980s MTV-era classic "Christmas Is the Time To Say 'I Love You'" never goes out of style. And bringing it home, Kenny Loggins' "Celebrate Me Home". Good tidings, good cheer and Merry Christmas to one and all - Salud!