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Jun 1, 2010, 7:50 am
I discovered these two gems about a month ago and have been listening to them almost non stop. These albums were produced in 1954 by the well-known French pianist/producer Henri Renaud. He gathered together some incredibly talented musicians all of whom were regulars playing the famous Birdland cl... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 7:07 am
I love the Trombone in Jazz, the sound attracts my ear and it sounds delightful!! I have collected all the Greats, J.J.Johnson, Bob Brookmeyer, Slide Hampton, Frank Rosolino, Curtis Fuller, Bennie Green, Kai Winding, Urbie Green, Conrad Herwig to name a few. I recently heard Steve Turre on Bob Parlo... Comment - Like
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May 12, 2010, 9:20 am
Urban Clifford “Urbie” Green was born on August 8, 1926, a professional jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle. Urbie is one of my favorite trombonist and I have quite a few as for some reason I’m drawn to the sound of this instrument. Mr... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2010, 10:17 pm
I grew up listening to all his great music, for me it was one of my first introductions to jazz, and at the time I fell in love and you know 40 years later it’s still incredible!! Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2010, 9:55 am
Krzysztof was a Polish composer and jazz pianist. Born in Poland 1931 and passed in Warsaw in 1969. Today the 27th is his birthday. His music is beautiful and at times haunting. If you have not heard of him or his music, you must discover. He worked and wrote music for Roman Polanski’s early films... Comment - Like
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Apr 24, 2010, 5:55 pm
Three days after his high school graduation he joined Lionel Hampton’s big band playing the Alto sax and it was “Hamp” who encouraged Griff to change to the Tenor, and what a Tenor…His first album as leader came in 1956 on the Blue Note label called simply “Introducing Johnny Griffin” ... Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 8:50 pm
This is a most reflective piece of music and one of my favorites written by Miles Davis. The Bill Evans trio performs this wonderfully and is one of his signature pieces. Three stunning videos capture this talent. This sound which is totally mesmerizing , it’s like the epitome of “The Jazz Trio... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2010, 8:06 am
Lionel Hampton…drummer turned to the Vibraphone when he discovered the NBC Vibraphone behind a curtain at NBC Radio Studios used for their famous “Chimes” trademark station identification. Born in Louisville, Kentucky he was the first master of the instrument and made it a household name.
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Apr 14, 2010, 7:26 am
Don Cherry played the Cornet or Pocket Trumpet. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1936 and raised in Los Angeles, California. He played with Ornette Coleman’s landmark quartet becoming very well known by 1958. One of my favorite of his is his album as co-leader with John Coltrane “The ... Comment - Like
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Apr 12, 2010, 10:07 am
Here’s a video tribute to a great jazz pianist, Happy Birthday to Herbie Hancock!
And what a great “LIVE” performance!!
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Apr 7, 2010, 9:05 am
Freddie Hubbard born on this date in Indiana, seems to a favorite of many including myself. My first album of his which introduced him to me was Red Clay and I fell in love with his sound then. He is an incredible artist playing in the style of my favorite genres of jazz, Bop, Hard Bop and Post Bo... Comment - Like
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Apr 6, 2010, 5:45 am
This double CD set recorded on the Pacific jazz label is the music that launched the careers of Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Chico Hamilton. Something quite different happened between June 1952 to 1953. Thats how long this quartet stayed together and to top it off there was not a piano in the grou... Comment - Like
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Apr 5, 2010, 10:28 am
Here is another of my favorite albums, but then I asked myself why? Well maybe because it has three very unbeatable components. One this is 1963, a time when jazz was jazz, secondly it is recorded “live”, need I say more? And thirdly, it was recorded at the hottest joint on the “We... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 10:33 am
What a driving beat this guy Stanton Moore has, right out of the box the first track “Squash Blossom” is fresh and funky,WOW! You know something that really thrills me in life? It’s when I come across something that’s new and I haven’t seen or heard before, and I ask ... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 8:45 am
Today is a very sad day with the passing of a great bop jazz guitarist. His most famous gig was playing with Oscar Peterson’s Trio from 1953 to 1958. This master will be missed and I have included links, videos and albums as a tribute. Here’s to Herb Ellis!
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Mar 26, 2010, 9:01 am
I just downloaded this from e-music to add to my collection of Hank Jones trio’s and it is wonderful. A 4 disc boxed set from 4 different settings during the 1977 and 1978 time frame. These were recorded after the groups famous Live at the Village Vanguard group of albums, and what a great add... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2010, 10:29 am
Here is an interesting album of George Russell’s New York big band “Live In An American Time Spiral” recorded in 1983 and has been out of print for some time. This was released new for this year on the Soul Note label. Three extended pieces that feature a great rendition of “... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 2:57 pm
Well this wonderful early afternoon I’m listening to Bill Charlap’s “Somewhere” The songs of Leonard Bernstein album. He is a strong modern jazz pianist with the gift of interpreting standards into something beautiful. This album released in 2004 on the Blue Note label with P... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2010, 4:10 pm
Trumpeter Thad Jones recorded this superb album in 1956 with Billy Mitchell on tenor, Barry Harris piano, Percy Heath on bass, Max Roach drums and Kenny Burrell on guitar. The rhythm section here is Top-Notch and demonstrates that Thad was a great soloist and performer. This is Bop at its best and... Comment - Like
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Mar 20, 2010, 1:30 pm
The year was 1956 or 57, I remember now, I was listening to the radio and they kept playing jazz music from this guy Dave Brubeck and his quartet. I remember this stuff being broadcast “Live” and it really sounded good. Dave was on piano and This guy Paul Desmond was on alto sax and boy ... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2010, 8:45 pm
This 1961 album of Don Friedman’s trio with Chuck Israel bass, and Joe Hunt drums, was ahead of its time, a mix between Avant-Garde, Free Jazz and some romanticism thrown in. Don Freidman said that Bill Evans was his only influence and you can hear some of Bill’s stuff here. But Don is ... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 9:25 pm
Enrico Pieranunzi’s trio album named “Ballads” is not your normal ballad’s album. These guys are solid, I mean one tight unit. The 2006 Camjazz album features Marc Johnson on bass, and Joey Baron drums and what a trio they make, Enrico is one of only a handful of top notch ... Comment - Like
The one thing I like after the days end is near, is Jazz. Listening, Collecting, Researching, Reading the History of. This music inspires me. Fills me up with energy to keep going. From a very early age, when I would hear this sound I understood it.
I collect many artist within the genre but my favorites are as follows:
Bill Evans, Martial Solal, Keith Jarrett, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Roy Hargrove, Ray Brown, Miles Davis.
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