"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Over to the legendary Horace Silver this weekend. From a 1973 concert at The Jazz Workshop in Boston, featuring Michael Brecker on Tenor Sax and Flute, Randy Brecker on Trumpet, and Al Queen on Drums – the set was recorded…
– NBC Radio: Stars In Jazz from Birdland – September 4, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Heading back to the 50s this weekend. The first of a series of broadcasts coming from Birdland on 53nd Street and Broadway…
– Horace Silver Quintet – live at Konzerthaus, Vienna – March 11, 1968 – ORF Radio The amazing Horace Silver in concert this weekend. Recorded live at Austrian Radio’s Konzerthaus on March 11, 1968. Can’t add anymore than what Chris…
Pete Brown Group – Kai Winding Group – Live from Birdland – September 9, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Back over to Birdland in New York City this week for a club date featuring the inimitable Kai Winding and…
The Amazing Horace Silver this weekend. Recorded from the stage at Newport 1958 for the Voice Of America. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Horace Silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited…
Sonny Rollins Quartet – live at The Village Gate, New York – July 28, 1962 (Third set). Perennial favorite Sonny Rollins this weekend. From the same live date which became part of the legendary Our Man In Jazz release…
Horace Silver – Live at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Horace Silver this week. A influential voice and a pioneer in the early Bop movement. A multi-faceted composer, arranger and band leader…
. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC International Bandstand – Ted Heath – March 2, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A slight stretch this week, but not all that much when you think…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Shelly Manne Quintet – Stan Getz Quartet – Live At Basin Street – April 21, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A double dose of Cool this weekend, with a set…