Amazing film/documentary about Jazz saxophonist and Blue Note Records artist Jackie McLean. Pieced in between footage of him playing is footage of him teaching at Hartford as well as more interview type footage. Just listening to Jackie break down his philosophies on playing, drugs, race and everything else is captivating in itself. His 'On Mars' [...]
Lou Donaldson – Sweet Lou
Recently, I found myself feeling very nostalgic; thinking about the ‘good times’ I used to have listening to and talking about jazz. And in most instances of this sort, Charlie “Yardbird’ Parker drifts into my recoIlection as well because of the overwhelming influence he had on the direction of jazz artists [...]
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Jazz At The Corner Of The World Vol 2
ART BLAKEY and his various but unvaryingly persuasive quintets have brought their message to the millions, these past five years, through an impressive variety of channels: at jazz concerts and festivals, in night clubs from Birdland to the Club St. [...]
Lee Morgan – Charisma
Wherever the jazz winds blow, you'll find Lee Morgan blowing straight ahead and swinging. He blows with an unflagging zest tempered with superb control. Add to this a few more Lee Morgan fundamentals such as a sense of good taste and perception, and you have clues to his charismatic powers.
From his debut [...]
Art Blakey And The Afro-Drum Ensemble – The African Beat
ART BLAKEY is a man of many bristling passions. Three of the most durable and consuming of his concerns are: jazz, African rhythms, and the limitless potential of the drum. All kinds of drums. In this unique album, Art has fused these three complementary enthusiasms into [...]
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Jazz At The Corner Of The World Vol 1
ART BLAKEY and his various but unvaryingly persuasive quintets have brought their message to the millions, these past five years, through an impressive variety of channels: at jazz concerts and festivals, in night clubs from Birdland to the Club St. [...]
This is a great album, especially if you like drum-driven jazz with an excellent lineup. Remarkably, Elvin is the brother of two of my other jazz favorites, Hank and Sam Jones, and kept the time, laid the foundation, and held the rhythm on hundreds of recordings. He appeared on timeless albums like Miles Davis's Blue Moods [...]
The Three Sounds – Live At The Lighthouse
This is a great album by the Three Sounds, led by Gene Harris on the piano. Some blues-funk/jazz as the group was moving from their straight-ahead jazz sounds, to something more funky. Donald Bailey is a new drummer to the group, but fits in seamlessly. Don't sleep!
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