Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers 1958 - Paris Olympia

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.



Tracklisting

1. Just By Myself (Golson)
2. I Remember Clifford (Golson)
3. Are You Real(Golson)
4. Moanin' Timmons)
5. Justice(Monk)
6. Blues March(Golson)
7. Whisper Not(Golson)

Personnel

Lee Morgan tp
Benny Golson ts
Bobby Timmons p
Jymie Merritt b
Art Blakey d



Recorded at "L'Olympia", Paris, France, November 22, 1958 (Tracks 1, 2, 3) and December 17, 1958 (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7)

Originally released by Fontana (F) 608 202 (LP) and Fontana 460 642 (EP)

Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta ft. Dr. John on guitar (1980)

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.

Tracklisting:

1. Big Chief 3:16
2. Her Mind Is Gone 4:24
3. Something On Your Mind 4:13
4. You're Driving Me Crazy 2:36
5. Red Beans aka I Got My Mojo Working 4:12
6. Willie Fugal's Blues 2:06
8. In The Wee Wee Hours 3:24
9. Cry To Me 3:38
10. Bald Head 3:00
11. Whole Lotta Loving 3:48
12. Crawfish Fiesta

Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans, in 1979, only months before the good Professor's death in January 1980

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)

Paul Smith Quartet - The Good Life (1979)

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.

Personnel

Paul Smith p
Barney Kessel g
Monty Budwig b
Frank Capp d

Programme:

1. Boppo For J.J. (Paul Smith)
2. I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You (Ray Noble)
3. Madame Butterfly (Frank W. Harling)
4. Someday My Prince Will Come (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey)
5. What I Did For Love (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban)
6. Good Life, The (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon)
7. Perdido (Irvin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, JuanTizol)
8. Here's That Rainy Day (Bareto Morales, Simon Napier-Bill)
9. Fourth Way, The (Barney Kessel)
10.Send In The Clowns (Stephen Sondheim)

Barney Kessel - Club Date (Live TV 80s)



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.

Personnel:
Barney Kessel g
Bob Magnuson b
Sherman Ferguson d

Programme
1. Wave
2, I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 05:53
3. Brazil/Manha De Carnaval medley 12:12
4. Body and Soul ft Herb Ellis 21:02

Anita O'Day Live at Ronnie Scott's 1986

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."

Tracklisting

Wave
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
On Green Dolphin Street
I Can't Get Started
It Don't Mean a Thing
The Street of Dreams
'S Wonderful
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
My Funny Valentine
I Cried for You
Four Brothers
Wave (Reprise)

Les McCann & M'Jobi - Jazz Open Stuttgart 2004

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.

1. Cold Duck Time
2. What's Going On?
3. Little Blue Volkswagen
4. A little 3/4 for God & Co
5. Sunny
6. Ignominy
7. Someday We'll Meet Again

Joey DeFrancesco Trio - Jazz Festival Bern 1999

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.
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.

01. Just In Time
02. Fly Me To The Moon (starts around 5:10)
03. See What I'm Sayin' (starts around 12:00)
04. Speak Softly Love (starts around 18:10)
05. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu/Volare (starts around 25:25)
06. All The Way (starts around 31:20)
07. Evidence (starts around 36:35)
08. Mala Femmina (starts around 42:35)
09. Watch Em' (starts around 50:40)

Joey DeFrancesco, organ
Frank Vignola, guitar
Joe Ascione, drums

Shelly Manne, Ray Brown, Hampton Hawes & Bob Cooper Live at Shelly's Manne Hole L.A. 1970

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.

1. Blues Improvisation
2. Stella By Starlight
3. Milestone

Kenny Barron - Jazz in Marciac 2010

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.

Tracklisting:
1. Body and Soul (0-17:50)
2. Well, you Needn't (17:51-34:26)
3. Ellington - Strayhorn medley (34:27-41:39)
4. Theme No 1 (Barron) (41:40-53:28)

Zoot Sims Quartet Live at Donte's, LA, 1970

Tenor sax giant Zoot Sims joined by pianist Roger Kellaway, bassist Chuck Berghofer and drummer Larry Bunker, is seen at the late lamented Donte's in Los Angeles, 1970. The quartet jams on a cooking 'Zoot's Piece' (based on 'Doxy'), a tender 'My Old Flame' and a medium-tempo 'On the Trail.' Sims is in typically brilliant form, Kellaway is particularly creative on a fast blues piece, 'Motoring Along.'