"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Count Basie and his Orchestra – live at Birdland – July 31, 1952 – NBC Radio – America Swings – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Count Basie this weekend. Giving a nod to the ever-popular and legendary Count Basie in…
Abdullah Ibrahim with Gato Barbieri and Don Cherry – Live in Hamburg – August 3, 1968 – NDR Radio – Abdullah Ibrahim, just prior to his transformation from Dollar Brand, has been one of the truly unique and pioneering voices…
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Live at Kenyon College – Gambier, Ohio – February 16, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Mahavishnu Orchestra this week – led by the inimitable John McLaughlin, at a concert at Kenyon College in Gambier…
Sonny Rollins Trio – live in session, Zurich – March 5, 1959 – RTS, Switzerland – Sonny Rollins Trio this week. During one of his many European tours in the 1050s, Rollins is joined by Henry Grimes on bass and…
Sonny Stitt with Eddie Lockjaw Davis – live at JazzFest, New Orleans – May 8, 1982 – Sonny Stiff along with Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and an all-star lineup, including Cedar Walton and Buster Williams, along with James Black at the…
Keith Jarrett Trio – Live in Antibes, France – July 23, 1985 – Radio France Musique – Keith Jarrett this weekend. Along with his celebrated Trio (Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock) for a two-hour feast of profound eloquence in…
Miles Davis – Live at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam – Dec. 8, 1957 – VARA/VPRO – The Netherlands – Miles Davis this weekend. It occurred to me, looking over the number of Davis posts I have put up the couple of…
Louis Jordan – live at Zardi’s Jazzland, Hollywood – July 15, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, live at Zardi’s Jazzland on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood and recorded for posterity by the venerable…
Ahmad Jamal Trio – live at l’Olympia – 2000 – RFI-FIP – Ahmad Jamal this week, recorded shortly after celebrating his 70th birthday in 2000 playing to a sell-out crowd a concert at the famed l’Olympia in Paris. One of…
1975 Monterey Jazz Festival – House Band Jam Session – Sept. 20, 1975 – KBCA-FM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1975 Monterey Jazz Festival this weekend. An illustrious and talent-filled festival, taking place some 41 years ago.…