Mulgrew Miller this holiday weekend. Accompanied by bassist Rodney Whitaker and recorded in concert at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center on April 21, 2001 by Jazz At Lincoln Center. *Ben Ratliff, writing for The New York Times, commented that, “As a composer, Mulgrew Miller is difficult to peg;
Jimmy Smith – Live in Paris – Recorded in 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jimmy Smith in concert for this late Sunday evening. The man who turned the world on to the Jazz possibilities of the Hammond B-3 and created an undisputed link between Soul and Jazz improvisation
The late-great Lester Bowie this weekend in concert along with the Brazz Brothers (Jarle, Jan and Helge Førde (trumpets) – Runna and Stein Tafjord (French Horn and Tuba) and Egil Johansen, drums) at Jazzbaltica Festival on June 13,1993 in Salzau Germany. Lester Bowie started studying the trumpet with his father,
– Charlie Parker w/Woody Herman’s Third Herd – Kansas City – July 22, 1951 – Main-Man Records A historic rarity this week, recorded under less-than-ideal conditions, but grateful it exists at all. Woody Herman‘s Third Herd featuring a rare appearance by Charlie Parker, in a broadcast from the Municipal Arena
The late, great and much missed Carla Bley along with Steve Swallow and the HR Big Band, in performance at the Deutsches Jazzfestival in Frankfurt Germany on October 24, 1999. One of the truly great voices in late 20th century Jazz, whose inventiveness and explorations became something of a benchmark
Kick in – dig in – join in: Become a Patron! Heading over to Rome this weekend for a set by The Andy Sheppard Trio – recorded live at Casa del Jazz on October 29th of last year. Andy Sheppard’s first leader date for ECM was the 2008 recording Movements
Historic meet-ups for this Sunday. Dizzy Gillespie and Milt Jackson – two legends in Jazz. Joining forces and putting heads together for a gig at the Dewars Jazz Festival in New York city on August 30, 1982. In the 1980s, Dizzy Gillespie led the United Nations Orchestra. For three years
Subscribe – Patronize – Kick in – Become a Patron! – 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
Coffee works really well with . . . just about everything: Stanley Turrentine Quintet – live at Windows On The World – World Trade Center – Dec. 31, 1989 – WBGO-FM – Stanley Turrentine this weekend, during his turn to Jazz/Soul/Funk with his Quintet during New Years Eve at The
Being a subscriber/member/patron makes a huge difference: Become a Patron! Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra, live at Club Morocco on Vine Street, between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards in Hollywood from around October of 1945. Boyd Raeburn was one of those band leaders, like Stan Kenton, Claude Thornhill and Dizzy Gillespie,
