John Lewis Trio – live at Town Hall – Lenox, Massachusetts – July 13, 1996. Perennial favorite John Lewis this weekend – along with Marc Johnson, bass and Albert “Tootie” Heath on drums, in concert at Town Hall in Lenox Massachusetts on July 13, 1996. Probably best known as one
Weather Report this weekend – recorded at the International Music Forum at Stitshoff, Ossiach, Austria on July 27, 1971 and broadcast via WDR. Featured in the band is: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Mirolslav Vitous, Alphonse Mouzon and Dom Um Romano – the original lineup and reportedly the earliest known recorded
– Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra – Live at Veteran’s Memorial, San Francisco – 1950 – Gerald Wilson, one of the most dynamic and original forces in Jazz from the mid-century on. I ran across this never-before-released live concert by Gerald Wilson and his orchestra, during a critical but not
The legendary Tadd Dameron this weekend. Recorded for WMCA-AM in New York, live from The Royal Roost on August 29, 1948. He’s joined by – Fats Navarro, trumpet – Allen Eager, Tenor Sax – Curly Russell, bass – Kenny Clarke, drums and “Pancho” Hagood on vocals. Symphony Sid acts as
Coleman Hawkins Quintet – live At Birdland – September 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Legends in Jazz this weekend – Coleman Hawkins, one of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: “there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was
Ben Webster (L) – Modern Jazz Quartet – (R) – High level Summit meeting. Historic summits this Sunday – the legendary Ben Webster with the equally legendary Modern Jazz Quartet gathering for a sit-down and exchange of ideas at Birdland in New York on February 21, 1953. Needless to say,
Stanley Turrentine – The inimitable Mister T. Stanley Turrentine for a Summer Solstice Sunday – Recorded at Philharmonie Hall in Berlin on November 5, 1977 and broadcast by RBB Radio Berlin. Stanley Turrentine, The Inimitable Mister T holding forth on the Father’s Day. With his quartet consisting of John Miller
Ornette Coleman for a Sunday – From the Jazz Jamboree Festival at Congress Hall in Warsaw on October 23, 1993 and broadcast by Polski Radio. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Ornette Coleman taught himself to play the saxophone when he was a teenager. He began his musical career playing in
The ECM All-Stars (Jack DeJohnette -Top left – Collin Walcott (Top right) – Dave Holland (Right center) – John Abercrombie (Center center) – Steve Kuhn (Center – right) – Ralph Towner (Bottom Right) – Summit meeting at The Village Gate. Diving into some celebration this weekend – the ECM All-Stars
Count Basie and His Orchestra – America Dances – CBS – July 9, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The incomparable Count Basie and his Orchestra to help slide into this Holiday weekend. Broadcast on July 9, 1938 from the CBS series America Dances and broadcast via shortwave to
