The Amazing Horace Silver this weekend. Recorded from the stage at Newport 1958 for the Voice Of America. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Horace Silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz in 1950. Silver soon moved to New
The Great Rahsaan Roland Kirk this weekend. From the 1962 Newport Jazz Festival and rebroadcast some years later. Kirk’s musical career spans from 1955 until his death in 1977. He preferred to lead his own bands and rarely performed as a sideman, although he did record with arranger Quincy Jones,
Gary Burton Quartet w/ Larry Coryell – Live At The House of Culture, Helsinki – November 1,1967 – YLE Radio, Helsinki – Master of four-mallet and Fusion innovator Gary Burton this weekend – one of his many collaborations with guitarist Larry Coryell in the 1960s, in this performance which was
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – Live At Newport – July 1, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The inimitable and legendary Art Blakey this week, with a concert from The 1959 Newport Jazz Festival featuring The Jazz
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Charles Mingus – Live at Newport 1956, 1959, 1971 – Voice of America The legendary Charles Mingus this week in concert during three years of the Newport Jazz Festival as recorded by The Voice of America. Since it’s three different dates
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Art Farmer-Benny Golson – live at Newport 1960 – June 30, 1960 – Voice of America Reposting a concert from several years ago (via my long-ago now-defunct site) from the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival featuring the legendary Art Farmer and Benny
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Joshua Redman – live at Elb Jazz Festival, Hamburg Germany – NDR – May 24, 2013 I realize that most of what I run on the Downbeat feature concentrates on older performances, or more recent performances by established figures in the
Click on the link here for Audio Player: RandyWestonSextet1966-07NewportRI(revised) At 87, Pianist Randy Weston has no intention of slowing down. Right now he’s in the process of touring for the month of April and it’s looking like the schedule is going to be busy in the foreseeable future. Which is
