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' [...]
By C. MICHAEL BAILEY, Published: February 26, 2008
"Blue Note was not the only jazz label recording America's indigenous music from the '30s through the 1960s, but it may be the only one that mattered. The title Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz is not an idle boast. In the 1950s and '60s, Blue Note [...]
Coleman Hawkins – Soul
Coleman Hawkins achieved great recognition and acclaim with the orchestra of Fletcher Henderson between 1923 and 1934 but his recording of Body And Soul, made after his return from a five month stay in England and on the Continent, really established him with the American jazz public. He had checked in at [...]
Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker – Groovin' High
A quarter-century ago, Bop was a revolution in music, a revolution as enthusiastically supported by some as it was violently opposed by others. The boppers, in fact, were the jazz militants of their day. They wanted to overthrow the jazz establishment, to supplant it with renovative processes which, [...]
Dizzy Gillespie-Roy Eldridge – Soul Mates
Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie are vital links in the chain of jazz evolution. In that order, and following the great precursor, Louis Armstrong, each has wielded an enormous influence on the sound and style of the trumpet. Roy was originally Dizzy’s idol, and today, in turn, many a famous [...]
The Great Jazz Trio – At The Village Vanguard
Via 441records.com
The three got along so well that they decided to perform together again. The trio was booked at The Village Vanguard for a week-long engagement between February 14th and 20th, 1977. Hank’s suggested recording the last 3-days of the performance for a live album. In all, [...]
