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
Barry Harris – master of Bebop. Barry Harris Quintet in concert from Bremen this Sunday. Recorded at Jazzclub Ostertor on September 20, 1976. He’s joined by Lonnie Hillyer – trumpet, Charles McPherson – alto sax – Sam Jones – bass and Leroy Williams – drums. Barry Harris was an exponent
Harold Land (L) – Blue Mitchell (R) – Bringin’ it to The Netherlands. The Harold Land-Blue Mitchell Quintet (and friends) for this Sunday – in concert at the 1978 International Jazz Festival in Laren, Holland and recorded by VPRO on August 12, 1978. Joining Harold Land and Blue Mitchell are
Nina Simone – Timeless. The legendary Nina Simone this weekend. Recorded live at Drury Lane Theatre in London in 1977. If you aren’t familiar (and you really need to be, just sayin’), first check out her website and read her biography. Here’s a sample: “She was one of the most
From the BBC’s Jazz 625 program on June 1964, the Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall, guitar – Steve Swallow, bass and Pete LaRoca, drums. Here is a rundown on Art Farmer via his Tribute Website: Art Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) Certainly one of the most respected
