Monday, May 25, 2009

Jay Bennett, Nov. 15, 1963 - May 24, 2009

Aside from being a huge force in Wilco's creative development on some of their key albums, Jay Bennett's later solo work is strikingly beautiful on his best songs. Here's one of my favorites:



Download:
Jeff Tweedy & Jay Bennett - "James Alley Blues"

2 comments:

D. said...

What's this song "Genevera" from? It's beautiful.

Roberto Cofresi said...

D, it's from Jay's record "The Beloved Enemy": http://www.emusic.com/album/Jay-Bennett-The-Beloved-Enemy-MP3-Download/10842364.html
It really is a beautiful song. The album is a bit uneven on the whole, but there are several more gems on there.