Something special and rather rare. A concert, recorded by Bavarian Radio in Munich on January 19, 1950, featuring the Coleman Hawkins All-Stars featuring James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Nat Peck and Pierre Michelot. Truly an all-star lineup. A little over an hour, it’s almost non-stop and the sound is unbelievable for
A taste of West Coast Cool School by way of the inimitable Chico Hamilton Quintet, featuring Jim Hall on guitar, Buddy Collette on flute, clarinet, alto and tenor sax, Carson Smith on Bass and Fred Katz on cello. No doubt, this combination of instruments and players was taking Jazz into
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Arnett Cobb and His Orchestra – Top Flight – Apollo #770 – May 13, 1947 Continuing with 78s tonight. This one comes by one of the inimitable High Priests of Bop, Arnett Cobb and a session he did for Apollo records
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio: Jazz Arts Concert w/Coleman Hawkins All-stars – October 4, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The premier broadcast of what was to be a weekly series of concerts and live dates from the world of Jazz, featured an all-star
