The Fusion Reactor #156 - Dedicated To You

[moses]

At some point in their carrers, most every artist has written a song for someone or dedicated a song to them. Here's a show full of that type of song, heavy on the fusion-type songs.

Anthem For Andrea Coalition Of The Willing, The 6:09
Tune for Derrol Legg, Adrian 3:58
Song for Lynette Johnson, Eric 4:54
Blues For Miles Chick Corea Elektric Band 15:10
Slow Blues for Fuzy's Mama Fiuczynski, David & John Medeski 6:50
Song For Josiah Green, Keith 6:21
Waltz For Bill Kobayashi, Ron 4:56
Square For Maud National Health 11:50
Song For Devadip Santana, Carlos 4:55
Song for the Rainforest Zil 5:13
One for Newk Adderley, Cannonball 5:16
Blues for Gordon Fleck, Béla & the Flecktones 5:18
Lullaby for Joey Goodman, Jerry 5:41
One For Eric DeJohnette, Jack 9:43
Calypso For Grandpa Hunter, Charlie 3:42
Tones For Elvin Jones McLaughlin, John 6:36
(a) Island Of Rhodes; (b) Paper Boat - for Doris; (c) As If Your Eyes Were Open Gilgamesh 6:42
Tunic (Song For Karen) Sonic Youth 6:23

I wish I knew more about some of these. For example, "Josiah" is Keith Green's son, "Miles" is (obviously!) Miles Davis, and "Karen" and is Karen Carpenter - of all people. A strange tribute from a band like Sonic Youth. Most of the others, I have no idea.