tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21486727064381502882024-03-13T02:01:05.478+02:00all that jazzOF ALL THINGS JAZZ, PAST AND PRESENTd3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-845756037711079802014-12-31T14:43:00.000+02:002014-03-02T15:34:07.537+02:00Welcome<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Have fun and enjoy the music. This effort is made purely out of love for the music, and as jazz lends itself to discussion so nicely don't forget to drop a line; don't be afraid of the keyboard, it won't bite you. Your thoughts, suggestions & contributions are welcome.<br />
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Jazz great Lou Donaldson in action (pic by yours truly)</div>
d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-22796972161393334292014-11-04T20:45:00.002+02:002014-11-04T20:45:38.427+02:00Phil Woods - Greek Cooking (1967)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Phil Woods in a very unusual setting. This is a sort of a cult LP lovingly transferred to digital with top notch equipment.<br />
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Tracklisting:<br />
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"Zorba the Greek" (Mikis Theodorakis) - 3:08<br />
"A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 6:00<br />
"Theme from Anthony & Cleopatra" (Alex North) - 4:52<br />
"Got A Feelin'" (Denny Doherty, John Phillips) - 4:30<br />
"Theme from Samson & Delilah" (Victor Young) - 5:15<br />
"Greek Cooking" - 5:00<br />
"Nica" - 5:39<br />
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Recorded in New York City on January 31 (tracks 2, 4 & 5), and February 1 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8), 1967<br />
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Personnel:<br />
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Accordion [Accordian] – William Costa<br />
Arranged By – Norman Gold<br />
Bass [Fender] – Chet Amsterdam<br />
Clarinet – Souren Baronian<br />
Drums – Bill Lavorgna<br />
Drums [Dumbeg] – John Yalenezian<br />
Guitar – Stuart Scharf<br />
Lute [Buzukie] – Iordanis Tsomidis*<br />
Marimba – William Costa<br />
Oud – George Mgrdichian<br />
Percussion – Seymour Salzberg<br />
Percussion [Cymbals] – Souren Baronian<br />
Producer – Bob Thiele<br />
Saxophone – Phil Woods<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-83122706770442936502014-09-15T20:23:00.002+03:002014-09-15T20:35:30.785+03:00Joe Sample (1939 - 2014)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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This blog laments the loss of Joe Sample (1939-2014) on Sept 12. Sample, a master musician, was co-founder of The Jazz Crusaders, a hard bop outfit, later to be renamed The Crusaders, that fused jazz, r&b and funk seamlessly. Mega-hit 'Street Life' is only an example of what these guys could do. Most importantly, Sample was a superb session musician, having graced literally hundreds of recordings with his instantly recognizable funky style. Here's your chance to hear Sample in a all-acoustic 1975 session accompanied by giants Ray Brown on bass and Shelly Manne on drums. The added bonus of superb sonics is owed to the fact that this is a direct-to-disc recording (recording tape omitted), an expensive process that offers superb clarity.<br />
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Tracklisting:<br />
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1. Yearnin'<br />
2. On Green Dolphin Street<br />
3. Satin Doll <br />
4. Manhã Do Carinval <br />
5. 'Round About Midnight <br />
6. Funky Blues <br />
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</div>d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-80614948549101796442014-05-16T17:18:00.000+03:002014-05-16T17:18:04.565+03:00The Music Of Johnny Carisi - Israel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: white;">One
of the most important movements in the late ‘40s and early 50’s jazz,
was the conscious effort of well-schooled, classically informed,
creative jazz musicians to reflect not only their training but also a
greater sense of structure and order in the jazz music they played and
improvised on. It was a movement led by writers like Gil Evans, Gerry
Mulligan, Ralph Burns, Tiny Kahn and Johnny Carisi, among others. Some,
like Mulligan and Kahn, were also celebrated instrumentalists, but they
all embraced both large and small group music.<br />
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Trumpeter Johnny Carisi (1922-1992), whose name endures as a notable one
in this groundbreaking general movement, worked originally for bands
such as Ray McKinley’s and, more significantly, Claude Thornhill’s, in
which he also played at a period when the band was famed for its
contemporary, boppish book written by Evans and Mulligan.<br />
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Appropriately, this compilation contains Carisi’s own 1956 recordings as
a leader, as well some of his most celebrated compositions and
arrangements played by other great groups, all fine examples of his
contribution to this development in jazz. But, apart from his extensive
and varied background as both player and writer, the one composition
that made him a jazz legend is Israel, one of Miles Davis’s loveliest
record arrangements, and for which Johnny Carisi will always be
remembered.<br />
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Tracklisting:<br />
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01. Israel (Johnny Carisi) 2:11<br />
02. Honeysuckle Rose (Razaf-Waller) 3:10<br />
03. Lestorian Mode (Johnny Carisi) 3:43<br />
04. Barry’s Tune (Johnny Carisi) 2:39<br />
05. How About You? (Freed-Lane) 3:59<br />
06. Hips (Johnny Carisi) 3:58<br />
07. Springville (Johnny Carisi) 3:08<br />
08. Breakfast with Joe (Johnny Carisi) 4:05<br />
09. Walkin’ on Air (Johnny Carisi) 2:56<br />
10. Little John (Johnny Carisi) 3:05<br />
11. Springville (Johnny Carisi) 3:15<br />
12. Plain Bill from Bluesville (Johnny Carisi) 4:11<br />
13. Israel (Johnny Carisi) 3:09<br />
14. Angkor Wat (Johnny Carisi) 6:21<br />
15. Barry’s Tune (Johnny Carisi) 3:39<br />
16. Moon Taj (Johnny Carisi) 8:20<br />
17. Israel (Johnny Carisi) 2:15<br />
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Sources:<br />
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Tracks #1-7 were recorded for the album RCA Victor “Jazz Workshop –
Johnny Carisi” that was scheduled as LPM 1371 but never released. <br />
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Track #8 from the album “Al Cohn – Mr. Music” RCA Victor LJM1024<br />
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Track #9 from the album “The Touch of Tony Scott” RCA Victor LPM 1353<br />
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Tracks #10-12 from the album “All About Urbie Green and His Big Band” ABC-Paramount ABC137<br />
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Track #13 from the Gerry Mulligan album “A Concert in Jazz” Verve V6-8415<br />
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Tracks #14-16 from the album “Gil Evans – Into the Hot” Impulse AS-9 <br />
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Track #17 from the 78rpm disc “Miles Davis and His Orchestra” Capitol 57-60011<br />
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Personnel:<br />
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Track #1: JOHNNY CARISI’S JAZZ WORKSHOP<br />
Johnny Carisi, leader & trumpet; Urbie Green, trombone; Ray
Beckenstein, clarinet & alto sax Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax; Danny
Bank, baritone sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Russ Saunders, bass Herb
Wasserman, drums. <br />
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Recorded at Webster Hall Studio, New York City, April 21, 1956<br />
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Tracks #2-7: JOHNNY CARISI’S JAZZ WORKSHOP<br />
Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Milt Hinton, bass, and Osie Johnson, drums, replace Bank, Saunders and Wasserman. <br />
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Recorded at Webster Hall Studio, New York City, May 5 (#2-4), & May 11 (#5-7), 1956<br />
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Track #8: AL COHN OCTET<br />
Joe Newman, trumpet; Billy Byers, trombone; Gene Quill, alto sax; Al
Cohn, leader & tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, tenor sax; Sanford Gold,
piano; Buddy Jones, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.<br />
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Recorded at Webster Hall Studio, New York City, December 23, 1954<br />
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Track #9: TONY SCOTT TENTET<br />
Johnny Carisi, Joe Wilder, trumpets; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green,
trombones; Tony Scott, leader & clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax;
Bill Evans, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie
Johnson, drums. <br />
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Recorded at Webster Hall Studio, New York City, July 5, 1956<br />
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Track #10: URBIE GREEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA<br />
Johnny Carisi, trumpet; Nick Travis, Joe Wilder, trumpets; Urbie Green,
leader & trombone; Jack Green, Chauncey Welsch, trombones; Bill
Barber, tuba; Ray Beckenstein, Hal McKusick, alto saxes; Al Cohn, tenor
sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Dave McKenna, piano; Jack Lesberg,
bass Osie Johnson, drums. <br />
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Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York City, August 5, 1956<br />
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Tracks #11-12: Doc Severinsen, Phil Sunkel, Johnny Carisi, trumpets;
Urbie Green, leader & trombone; Lou McGarity, Rex Peer, trombones;
Bill Barber, tuba; Ray Beckenstein, Hal McKusick, alto saxes; Al Cohn,
tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Dave McKenna, piano; Vinnie Burke,
bass; Osie Johnson, drums. <br />
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Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York City, August 23, 1956<br />
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Track #13: GERRY MULLIGAN & THE CONCERT JAZZ BAND<br />
Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, Doc Severinsen, trumpets; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone<br />
Willie Dennis, trombone; Alan Raph, bass trombone; Gene Quill, Bob
Donovan, alto saxes; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax & leader; Gene
Allen, baritone sax; Bill Crow, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; John Carisi,
arranger. <br />
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Recorded at Webster Hall Studio, New York City, July 10, 1961<br />
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Track #14: JOHNNY CARISI AND HIS ORCHESTRA<br />
Johnny Carisi, leader & trumpet; Johnny Glasel, Doc Severinsen,
trumpets; Urbie Green, trombone; Jimmy Buffington, French horn; Harvey
Phillips, tuba; Phil Woods, Gene Quill, alto saxes; Eddie Costa, piano,
vibes; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.<br />
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Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York City, September 14, 1961<br />
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Track #15: Johnny Carisi, leader & trumpet; Johnny Glasel, Clark
Terry, trumpets; Urbie Green, trombone; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone;
Harvey Phillips, tuba; Phil Woods, Gene Quill, alto saxes; Eddie Costa,
piano, vibes; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Art Davis, bass; Osie Johnson,
drums.<br />
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Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York City, October 1, 1961<br />
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Track #16: Same personnel, but Joe Wilder, trumpet, replaces Clark Terry.<br />
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Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York City, October 31, 1961<br />
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Track #17: MILES DAVIS NONET (Bonus track)<br />
Miles Davis, trumpet & leader; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sandford
Siegelstein, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry
Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Kenny
Clarke (aka L.A. Salaam), drums.<br />
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Recorded at WOR Studios, NYC, April 22, 1949<br />
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Original recordings produced by Jack Lewis (#1-9), Jim Davis (#13), and Creed Taylor (#10-12 & 14-16)<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-78491532008083787392014-03-29T01:07:00.002+02:002014-03-29T01:07:51.464+02:00Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Umbria Jazz 1976<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here's Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Orvieto, Italy, on July 22, 1976. It is indeed touching that Art opted to stick to his bebop guns in an age where every jazzman and his dog jumped on the funk/fusion/synth/disco bandwagon. That of course meant a diminished audience, but the music is nothing short of breathtaking and immortal as can clearly be seen almost four decades later.<br /><br />Personnel:<br /><br />Bill Hardman t<br />David Schnitter ts<br />Mickey Tucker p <br />Cameron Brown b<br />Art Blakey d<br /><br />Track Listing:<br /><br />1. Backgammon 00:00<br />2. Uranus 13:09<br />3. Blues March 23:40<br />4. All The Things You Are 33:20<br />5. Gipsy Folk Tales 39:00</div>
d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-34384061456307376862014-03-27T10:59:00.003+02:002014-03-27T11:00:27.682+02:00Danny Gatton, Bobby Watson, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman - NY Stories Vol. 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For the making of this rare, out-of-print gem from 1992 some stellar performers gathered in NYC to celebrate the time-honored habit of the studio jam session. The gentlemen in question were the great late Danny Gatton on guitar, Bobby Watson on alto sax, Roy Hargrove on trumpet, Joshua Redman on tenor sax (on his first recording), Franck Amsallem on piano, Charles Fambrough on bass and Yuron Israel on drums. The concept was that each musician would bring a composition to the studio where it was recorded in the least takes possible in order to convey that live feel. The results might not be of Miles' So What proportions (which was recorded in the exact same way), but these guys show the world what an accomplished jazz player knowing his chops can do in a spontaneous musical situation - a lot. Alas, this splendid idea from the Blue Note label is laying at the bottom of the Ocean of Great Jazz Ideas and a Vol.2 was never released, so we have to cherish Vol.1 we have here as much as we can. <br />
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Track listing<br />
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1. Dolly's Ditty<br />
2. Wheel Within A Wheel<br />
3. Ice Maidens<br />
4. Out A Day<br />
5. Mike The Cat<br />
6. The Move<br />
7. A Clear Thought<br />
8. 5/4<br />
9. One For Lenny<br />
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Release Date: 1992</div>
d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-49334707105664724732014-03-20T22:49:00.001+02:002014-03-20T22:49:58.379+02:00Bob Crosby and His Orchestra: What's New aka I'm Free - Summertime <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"What's New?" is a 1939 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song" title="Song">song</a> composed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Haggart" title="Bob Haggart">Bob Haggart</a>, with lyrics by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Burke_%28lyricist%29" title="Johnny Burke (lyricist)">Johnny Burke</a>. It was originally an instrumental tune titled "I'm Free" by Haggart in 1938, when Haggart was a member of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Crosby" title="Bob Crosby">Bob Crosby</a> and His Orchestra. The tune was written with a trumpet solo, meant to showcase the talents of band-mate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Butterfield" title="Billy Butterfield">Billy Butterfield</a>. Crosby's orchestra recorded "I'm Free" the same day it was written.
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The following year, the music publishers hired <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Burke_%28lyricist%29" title="Johnny Burke (lyricist)">Johnny Burke</a>
to write lyrics for the tune. Burke's telling of the torch song is
unique, using one side of a casual conversation between former lovers.
Thus the song was retitled using the song's first line, "What's New?"
The song was recorded with the new title in 1939 by Bob Crosby And His
Orchestra With Vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Grace" title="Teddy Grace">Teddy Grace</a>. The song reached a peak chart position of #10.<br />
Other popular 1939 recordings of "What's New" include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Kemp" title="Hal Kemp">Hal Kemp</a> and His Orchestra with Vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Wynn" title="Nan Wynn">Nan Wynn</a>, which peaked at #11, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman" title="Benny Goodman">Benny Goodman</a> and His Orchestra with vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Tobin" title="Louise Tobin">Louise Tobin</a>, which peaked at #7, and a recording by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> which peaked at #7. (from wikipedia)<br />
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"I'm Free", as it was known then, was released on the F.7000 Decca 78rpm featuring a very nice arrangement of "Summertime" on the flip side. Both are included in this 78rpm rip, enjoy.<br />
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Nice twofer containing early Hampton Hawes live & studio work having appeared before mostly on the Xanadu label.<br />
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CD-1: Live Sessions<br />
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1. Buzzy<br />
2. What Is This Thing Called Love<br />
3. Bud's Blues<br />
4. Another Hair Do<br />
5. All the Things You Are<br />
6. Blue Bird<br />
The Haig Club, September 22, 1951.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Harper Crosby (b), Lawrence Marable (dr)<br />
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7. I'll Remember April<br />
8. Where or When<br />
9. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm<br />
The Surf Club, February 12, 1952.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Larry Bunker (dr)<br />
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10. Jumpin' Jacque<br />
11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore<br />
12. Hawes' Paws<br />
13. It's You or No One<br />
14. Buzzy<br />
The Haig Club, September 9, 1952.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (dr)<br />
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15. Just One of Those Things<br />
16. Again<br />
17. What a Difference a Day Made<br />
18. Blue Bird<br />
The Haig Club, December 23, 1952.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (dr)<br />
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CD-2: Studio Sessions (except live tracks #16-18)<br />
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1. Night and Day<br />
2. Where or When<br />
Spring 1952.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Harry Babasin (b, cello), Larry Bunker (dr, vib)<br />
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3. Jumpin' Jacque<br />
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore<br />
5. It's You or No One<br />
6. Thou Swell<br />
September 10, 1952.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (dr)<br />
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7. Terrible T<br />
8. Fanfare<br />
9. Just Squeeze Me<br />
10. I'll Remember April<br />
11. Hamp's Paws<br />
12. Move<br />
13. Once in a While<br />
14. Buzzy<br />
December 1952.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Larry Bunker (vib), Clarence Jones (b), Lawrence Marable (dr)<br />
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15. I Hear Music<br />
May 2, 1955.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Red Mitchell (b), Mel Lewis (dr)<br />
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16. All the Things You Are<br />
17. I Got Rhythm<br />
18. How High the Moon<br />
Embers Club, May 15, 1956.<br />
Hampton Hawes (p), Red Mitchell (b), Chuck Thompson (dr)<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-67990134793658652962014-03-12T20:54:00.000+02:002014-03-12T20:57:25.657+02:00Art Ford's Jazz Party - 1958<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Art Ford's Jazz Party, was a TV series featuring jazz musicians on WNTA-TV in New York City, and which aired on Thursdays at 9pm ET from May 8, 1958 to December 25, 1958.<br />
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The 90-minute shows, hosted by Art Ford (1921-2006), were distributed by the DuMont Television Network. The shows were also aired on Armed Forces Television. All episodes were filmed in a New Jersey studio, except for the final episode, which was recorded August 11, 1958 in New Orleans, and aired on December 25.<br />
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The list of Jazz Party performers reads like a Who Is Who of jazz from Dixieland to swing to mainstream, along with a sprinkling of modern players. Giants appeared, as did emerging stars and the obscure. There were blues and folk artists also thrown in the mix. Performers who appeared on the show included Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Buster Bailey, Vinnie Burke, Roy Eldridge, Abbey Lincoln, J. C. Higginbotham, Les Paul, Dick Hyman, Anita O'Day, Mary Osborne, Teddy Charles, Harry Sheppard, Maxine Sullivan, Alec Templeton, and many others.<br />
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The show was shot in a relaxed, free-for-all, strictly non-rehearsed atmosphere in those early days of television and it shows. The fact that these musicians tore down the roof every time they hit the set is a testament to their supreme musicianship.<br />
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Art Ford, himself a great jazz fan, was proud of the lineups, which, unlike other early TV shows, were integrated. That may have ultimately doomed the show, said jazz historian Dan Morgenstern, in an opinion that was shared by Nat Hentoff, another noted jazz historian.<br />
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"I never go into a show with any concern about what's going to happen," Ford once said. "I can always get the best jazz men in the business. That's why I'm completely relaxed.". So are we, Art.<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-32498939202589414752014-03-09T12:30:00.000+02:002014-03-09T12:30:43.451+02:00Coleman Hawkins - Lover Man (1961 TV Short) <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Coleman Hawkins performing Lover Man in the company of Johnny Guaneri on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, Barry Galbraith on guitar and Cozy Cole on drums.<br /><br />Part of a short called "After Hours" that never made it to TV. Ignore the cheesy voice-over, the music is priceless.<br />
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Guitarists Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall, both masterful unto themselves, team with tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims in a pianoless quintet on a recording made as one of the original CD's in the digital era from the Mobile Fidelity group. It's an energetic program (there's only one laid back tune, Hall's "All Across The City") of original boppish compositions or slightly Brazilian flavored musics that lend well to these great jazz players improvisational talents, especailly considering the strong rhythm section of bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Osie Johnson are also top notch. This rare recording, made in limited quantity, is one to search for and hold onto if you can find it. ~ <span style="font-style: italic;">Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide</span><br />
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1.Hold Me 2:55<br />
2.A Primera Vez 4:19<br />
3.Presente de Natal 3:06<br />
4.Morning of the Carnival 4:34<br />
5.Este Seu Olhar 4:35<br />
6.Betaminus 3:18<br />
7.Move It 4:25<br />
8.All Across the City 4:48<br />
9.Coisa Mais Linda 4:20<br />
10.How About You?<br />
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* Jimmy Raney - Guitar<br />
* Jim Hall - Guitar<br />
* Zoot Sims - Tenor Sax Tenor<br />
* Steve Swallow - Bass <br />
* Osie Johnson - Drums<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-52365567419311053072014-03-02T15:33:00.000+02:002014-03-02T15:33:19.059+02:00Bill Evans - The Way To Play<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It would be difficult to find a contemporary jazz pianist under the age of 50 whose playing was untouched by the influence of Bill Evans
(1929-80). He is best known for his subtlety and lightness of touch,
but he was a master of the whole jazz art. There's some quite
ferociously swinging playing in this four-disc set. Best of all are the
tracks by his classic trio of 1959-61, including the 12 wonderful pieces
recorded live at New York's Village Vanguard club. The modern piano
trio starts here, with total empathy among all three instruments –
piano, bass and drums. Essential listening. ~ <i>Dave Gelly - The Observer</i><br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-76756177712418854202013-10-01T11:38:00.000+03:002013-12-01T14:28:54.805+02:00The Cannonball Adderley Sextet BBC Jazz 625 TV Show Full (1964)<div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/T1OQ8k7_XrA" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Extremely rare footage featuring the Cannonball Adderley Sextet appearing in London on May 12, 1964 for the now legendary BBC show Jazz 625 hosted by the great Steve Race. This is high-octane jazz of the take-no-prisoners variety. Enjoy<br />
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Tracklisting<br />
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1st clip<br />
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1. I Introduction<br />
2. Work Song 00:58<br />
3. The Song My Lady Sings 08:11<br />
4. Poor Butterfly 16:06<br />
5. Jive Samba 20:50<br />
6. Unit Seven (outro) 28:08<br />
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2nd clip<br />
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1. Intro<br />
2. The Weaver 01:11<br />
3. Bohemia After Dark 09:29<br />
4. Come Sunday 15:12<br />
5. Sweet Georgia Bright 21:39<br />
6. Unit Seven (outro) 26:43<br />
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Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (alto sax)<br />
Nat Adderley (cornet)<br />
Charles Lloyd (flute, tenor sax)<br />
Joe Zawinul (piano)<br />
Sam Jones (bass)<br />
Louis Hayes (drums),<br />
Steve Race (host).<br />
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The Club Date program was produced and directed by Paul Marshall for KPBS-TV, San Diego, in the late 1980s. Featuring some of the most noted jazz ensembles, the goal was to re-create for the television audience the traditional jazz set -- a short concert performed in an intimate nightclub setting -- using stereo sound, intimate camera shots and a live audience.<br />
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1. Blues<br />
2. Someone I've never known 06:07<br />
3. Emilyn 11:13<br />
4. Maggie Lee 19:02<br />
5. Andre 23:40<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-11132959291698421522013-08-13T12:43:00.001+03:002013-08-13T12:43:29.194+03:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's a little music video featuring Wes Montgomery on Thelonious Monk's perennial classic 'Round About Midnight in the company of Melvin Rhyne on organ and Paul Parker on drums. Originally included in Riverside 1156 LP, this is a rip of 45rpm Riverside REP 3 212 using high quality equipment. Results speak for themselves, so much more musical information is retained inside those 45rpm grooves. Enjoy<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-32780135659699873582012-12-10T16:33:00.001+02:002012-12-10T16:40:22.688+02:00Teddy WIlson Centenial: Jumpin' For Joy (1934-1946)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQx7k2hu8xTX0uYECzMWqIE-m2qybfHq3YVJeZO5zGDSrLkiHoOs-qpk6nakygTgEd4wq-RalWaE6cWKggxwBdY872n1bE2NYBaQCoZpDtfvamT4kk3uLX9i7x0CazK-gVusLfL0nNS2Z/s1600/folder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="391" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQx7k2hu8xTX0uYECzMWqIE-m2qybfHq3YVJeZO5zGDSrLkiHoOs-qpk6nakygTgEd4wq-RalWaE6cWKggxwBdY872n1bE2NYBaQCoZpDtfvamT4kk3uLX9i7x0CazK-gVusLfL0nNS2Z/s400/folder.jpg" /></a><br />
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Teddy Wilson's 100th birthday was on November 24th. Frequently noted as the most significant pianist of the swing era, Wilson is perhaps best known in the jazz canon for becoming one of the first black musicians to publicly and prominently appear with white musicians -- in this case, with the Benny Goodman Trio (with drummer Gene Krupa) in 1935.<br />
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Drawing from influences Earl “Fatha” Hines and Fats Waller, Wilson began his career in Detroit with bandleaders Bob Cruset, Speed Webb, and Milt Senior (of McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, whose performances Wilson attended in Detroit deeply influenced his decision to pursue a career as a jazz pianist), later making his way to Chicago to play in the big bands of Louis Armstrong, Erskine Tate, and Jimmie Noone.<br />
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Wilson’s career truly kicked off after music producer and talent scout John Hammond serendipitously heard Wilson late at night on the radio in New York (as, at the time, Chicago radio stations ran their programming well after the New York programs concluded) and recommended him to bandleader Benny Carter, who drove out to Chicago to hear Wilson and asked him to join his band, which prompted Wilson to move to New York in 1933.<br />
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Hammond also introduced Wilson to a second musician that would influence his career -- vocalist Billie Holiday, with whom he recorded a series for Brunswick under his own name (Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra) between 1935 and 1939, which included mass of jazz heavyweights including Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, and Pee Wee Russell, among others.<br />
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The latter half of Wilson’s career found him as an instructor at the Juilliard School of Music (where he taught Dick Hyman, among others) in the 1950s, several reunion tours with Benny Goodman (including a trip to the USSR in 1962), and recording abroad in Stockholm, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and Japan.<br />
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This anthology of Teddy Wilson recordings made under his own name in the 1930s and 1940s is superb. There are contributions from most of the major soloists of the era including the trumpets of Roy Eldridge, Bill Coleman, Buck Clayton, Harry James, Charlie Shavers and Bobby Hackett; the saxophones of Ben Webster, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter; the xylophone of Red Norvo; the clarinet of Benny Goodman and the drums of Jo Jones and Cozy Cole. In addition to all this talent, there are vocals by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Mildred Bailey, Lena Horne, Helen Ward, Maxine Sullivan and Sarah Vaughan.<br />
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Sadly, as with all Membran issues, no discographical details are included. However the music is magnificent and arranged in roughly chronological order. It can be divided as follows:<br />
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Firstly, there are a number of piano solos from both the 30s and 40s. All are excellent, technically proficient, have a splendid swing and great delicacy of construction. Wilson was one of the great piano stylists of the swing era and these solo tracks are among his finest.<br />
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Secondly are his great 'swing-sing' pick-up bands from the late 30's. All the famous, and superb, tracks with Billie Holiday are included. As well as some purely instrumental sides like 'Just a Mood' (which contains what is probably Harry James's finest solo on record), 'Blues in C Sharp Minor' and (with superb Bobby Hackett and Johnny Hodges) 'Jungle Love', there are also some with vocalists other than Billie which are all excellent. These tracks have often been overlooked and it is delightful to have them here.<br />
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Thirdly, are some recordings of Teddy Wilson's short-lived big band. The major soloists were Ben Webster and the leader and the arrangements (mainly by Buster Harding) are first class. Another excellent group of recordings - well worth hearing.<br />
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Finally, there is a group of recordings from the mid 1940s. These include a small-group with Charlie Shavers and Red Norvo and various pick-up bands. <br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-41296248187865154172012-12-07T10:59:00.000+02:002012-12-07T11:02:58.575+02:00Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers 1958 - Paris Olympia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBOIM6qyLn1GVfSZgD3q4-Xa4nVDOAASrl4hFcwnLXIOThD1ln96SBlUxYyH3yguHs8xoESDfJ6FTFeBfFrNJeZnqtJmp7KNJW9jjvqSvkwhSY-mAyVFdJsklp9mzKB3SgdQgQ816p8GU/s1600/folder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="400" width="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBOIM6qyLn1GVfSZgD3q4-Xa4nVDOAASrl4hFcwnLXIOThD1ln96SBlUxYyH3yguHs8xoESDfJ6FTFeBfFrNJeZnqtJmp7KNJW9jjvqSvkwhSY-mAyVFdJsklp9mzKB3SgdQgQ816p8GU/s400/folder.jpg" /></a><br />
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The mighty Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers caught live in Paris during their 1958 sojourn at the City of Light. You will be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying live hard bop set than this one. <br />
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Tracklisting<br />
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1. Just By Myself (Golson) <br />
2. I Remember Clifford (Golson) <br />
3. Are You Real(Golson) <br />
4. Moanin' Timmons) <br />
5. Justice(Monk) <br />
6. Blues March(Golson) <br />
7. Whisper Not(Golson) <br />
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Personnel<br />
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Lee Morgan tp<br />
Benny Golson ts<br />
Bobby Timmons p<br />
Jymie Merritt b<br />
Art Blakey d <br />
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Recorded at "L'Olympia", Paris, France, November 22, 1958 (Tracks 1, 2, 3) and December 17, 1958 (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7)<br />
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Originally released by Fontana (F) 608 202 (LP) and Fontana 460 642 (EP)<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-3501721694954947892012-12-06T09:00:00.002+02:002012-12-06T09:01:40.107+02:00Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta ft. Dr. John on guitar (1980)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBZjn7SAoMdfGI11Auw3vlwI-ZV61fk6QQ4ZyUR-QxPPk7lO5Rhst7EAbRo4m63VChnGVLWWFkKkrYABqOqwxJNyouH5R1I0tb7hARvibIUsm1WvqmtOlz8Axi_4sAqv9FWih2bTPCTK9/s1600/prof.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="399" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBZjn7SAoMdfGI11Auw3vlwI-ZV61fk6QQ4ZyUR-QxPPk7lO5Rhst7EAbRo4m63VChnGVLWWFkKkrYABqOqwxJNyouH5R1I0tb7hARvibIUsm1WvqmtOlz8Axi_4sAqv9FWih2bTPCTK9/s400/prof.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div>New Orleans is said to be a city where having a party has been elevated from a casual pastime to a way of life. Nobody understood this better than Professor Longhair, one of the pioneers of New Orleans rhythm & blues. His influence can be heard in Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint and Dr. John, among many others. Known for his unique mix of blues, jazz, calypso, ragtime, and zydeco, "Fess" (as he was known) defined and captured the essence of New Orleans in his music. This is his best album and unfortunately it was his last. Professor Longhair is the very essence of New Orleans blues. He was Dr. John's mentor, who also was Professor Longhair's studio guitarist, before he dedicated himself to the piano and led a career of his own.<br />
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Tracklisting:<br />
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1. Big Chief 3:16<br />
2. Her Mind Is Gone 4:24<br />
3. Something On Your Mind 4:13<br />
4. You're Driving Me Crazy 2:36<br />
5. Red Beans aka I Got My Mojo Working 4:12<br />
6. Willie Fugal's Blues 2:06<br />
8. In The Wee Wee Hours 3:24<br />
9. Cry To Me 3:38<br />
10. Bald Head 3:00<br />
11. Whole Lotta Loving 3:48<br />
12. Crawfish Fiesta<br />
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Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans, in 1979, only months before the good Professor's death in January 1980<br />
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Personnel: Professor Longhair (piano, vocals); Dr. John (guitar); Andy Kaslow, Tony Dagradi (tenor saxophones); Jim Moore (baritone saxophone); David Lee Watson (bass); John Vidacovich (drums); Alfred "Uganda" Roberts (congas) <br />
d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-3658984696045528322012-12-02T08:40:00.000+02:002012-12-02T12:01:45.628+02:00Paul Smith Quartet - The Good Life (1979)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpofFE-RhiLLvMnBa1PYUWgfRwaIexwbZGclIe9a-i6C7IfNsbyN-tAvZXZeu60nqimzbknfcYK68KEo8gQ-opAM1NKHBTZtfdkE_swkmSR86eh6gm7IdtonwNXbcm3N6VdWFsHSndu7aI/s1600/folder.JPG" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="398" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpofFE-RhiLLvMnBa1PYUWgfRwaIexwbZGclIe9a-i6C7IfNsbyN-tAvZXZeu60nqimzbknfcYK68KEo8gQ-opAM1NKHBTZtfdkE_swkmSR86eh6gm7IdtonwNXbcm3N6VdWFsHSndu7aI/s400/folder.JPG" /></a><br />
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An outstanding performance by the Paul Smith Quartet on the Discwasher label and one of the very first digital recordings. Ripped from the original vinyl to 24-96. You won't believe your ears sonic and musicwise.<br />
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Personnel<br />
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Paul Smith p<br />
Barney Kessel g<br />
Monty Budwig b<br />
Frank Capp d<br />
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Programme:<br />
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1. Boppo For J.J. (Paul Smith)<br />
2. I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You (Ray Noble)<br />
3. Madame Butterfly (Frank W. Harling)<br />
4. Someday My Prince Will Come (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey)<br />
5. What I Did For Love (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban)<br />
6. Good Life, The (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon)<br />
7. Perdido (Irvin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, JuanTizol)<br />
8. Here's That Rainy Day (Bareto Morales, Simon Napier-Bill)<br />
9. Fourth Way, The (Barney Kessel)<br />
10.Send In The Clowns (Stephen Sondheim)<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-29097365626238388092012-09-18T12:53:00.001+03:002012-09-18T12:53:53.840+03:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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The "Club Date" program was produced and directed by Paul Marshall for KPBS-TV, San Diego, in the late 1980s. Featuring some of the most noted jazz ensembles, the goal was to re-create for the television audience the traditional jazz set -- a short concert performed in an intimate nightclub setting -- using stereo sound, intimate camera shots and a live audience. <br />
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Personnel:<br />
Barney Kessel g<br />
Bob Magnuson b<br />
Sherman Ferguson d<br />
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Programme<br />
1. Wave<br />
2, I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 05:53<br />
3. Brazil/Manha De Carnaval medley 12:12<br />
4. Body and Soul ft Herb Ellis 21:02d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-58937760016490334982012-09-13T07:45:00.000+03:002012-09-13T07:45:00.388+03:00Anita O'Day Live at Ronnie Scott's 1986<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Lwxo99_U0lA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Legendary jazz vocalist Anita O'Day (1919-2006) performs with, among others, her life-long musical partner, John Poole on drums. Acknowledged by many as the world's most inventive jazz singer, she performs a number of classics such as "On Green Dolphin Street," "My Funny Valentine" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me."<br />
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Tracklisting<br />
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Wave<br />
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To<br />
On Green Dolphin Street<br />
I Can't Get Started<br />
It Don't Mean a Thing<br />
The Street of Dreams<br />
'S Wonderful<br />
They Can't Take That Away from Me<br />
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby<br />
My Funny Valentine<br />
I Cried for You<br />
Four Brothers<br />
Wave (Reprise)d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-78715602298126301802012-09-13T07:42:00.001+03:002012-09-13T07:42:38.896+03:00Les McCann & M'Jobi - Jazz Open Stuttgart 2004<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Rnt5y_4P2jI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Pianist - vocalist Les McCann (born September 23, 1935, Lexington, Kentucky) in performance live in Germany in 2004 accompanied by German band M'Jobi led by guitarist Jo Ambros. Primarily a piano player (self-taught and a terrific one at that, in the vein of Bud Powell), after the success of his 1969 "Swiss Movement" album recorded during the Montreux jazz festival of that year containing the huge, strongly political hit "Compared To What" criticizing the Vietnam war, he became a soul jazz pioneer, one of the first jazz musicians to introduce electric pianos and made history during the 70s with collaborator sax player Eddie Harris on subsequent albums. His singing has a rasp, gospelish quality all of its own, enjoy.<br />
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1. Cold Duck Time<br />
2. What's Going On?<br />
3. Little Blue Volkswagen<br />
4. A little 3/4 for God & Co<br />
5. Sunny<br />
6. Ignominy<br />
7. Someday We'll Meet Again<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-78626282116156084402012-09-13T07:29:00.000+03:002012-09-13T07:39:34.308+03:00Joey DeFrancesco Trio - Jazz Festival Bern 1999<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rul7LWnOP9A" width="420"></iframe></div><br />
Virtuosic artistry by three Italian-American jazz musicians, Joey DeFrancesco on Hammond B-3, Frank Vignola on guitar and Joe Ascione on drums captured live at the International Jazz Festival in Bern/Switzerland, 1999. Material is mostly from the Goodfellas CD these guys recorded in 1998 based on Italian tunes.<br />
NB: this is the original vid posted back in 2007 on my now defunct channel itsartolie in 10 min chunks some of which can be found on other youtube channels albeit with inferior quality. <br />
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01. Just In Time<br />
02. Fly Me To The Moon (starts around 5:10)<br />
03. See What I'm Sayin' (starts around 12:00)<br />
04. Speak Softly Love (starts around 18:10)<br />
05. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu/Volare (starts around 25:25)<br />
06. All The Way (starts around 31:20)<br />
07. Evidence (starts around 36:35)<br />
08. Mala Femmina (starts around 42:35)<br />
09. Watch Em' (starts around 50:40)<br />
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Joey DeFrancesco, organ<br />
Frank Vignola, guitar <br />
Joe Ascione, drums<br />
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d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-27890549363627841542012-05-30T07:46:00.001+03:002012-05-30T07:50:26.272+03:00Shelly Manne, Ray Brown, Hampton Hawes & Bob Cooper Live at Shelly's Manne Hole L.A. 1970<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Shelly Manne Quartet:
Shelly Manne (drums), Ray Brown (bass), Hampton Hawes (piano) and Bob Cooper (sax) perform 'Stella by Starlight' and 'Milestones' at Shelly's Manne Hole Club in L.A., 1970. <br />
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1. Blues Improvisation<br />
2. Stella By Starlight<br />
3. Milestone</div>d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148672706438150288.post-75347011296868658002012-05-24T13:12:00.000+03:002012-05-30T07:55:19.013+03:00Kenny Barron - Jazz in Marciac 2010<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mesmerizing Kenny Barron set filmed in 2010 at the renown Jazz in Marciac Jazz Festival in France. Kenny is surrounded by young lions David Sanchez on tenor sax, Darryl Hall on bass and Jonathan Blake on drums.<br />
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Tracklisting:<br />
1. Body and Soul (0-17:50)<br />
2. Well, you Needn't (17:51-34:26)<br />
3. Ellington - Strayhorn medley (34:27-41:39)<br />
4. Theme No 1 (Barron) (41:40-53:28)</div>d3ltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185406883335369974noreply@blogger.com2