Jazz: America's Music
Today I purchased Blue Train by John Coltrane (on the blue note label) -Excellent and beautiful flowing Jazz work. Complimentary and solo work by an ensemble of trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, and of course percussion, with the ethereal tones of John Coltrane’s tenor sax. Listening to this album rekindle my interest in Jazz – American’s Music. It reminded me of the Ken Burns documentary on Jazz that premiered on PBS in 2001 (which also inspired a CD set and a single CD, The Best of Ken Burns Jazz, that I have). But I digress. My collection of Jazz music is small but I would like to enhance it so best recommendations on that would be welcome and helpful to everybody else as well.
Additionally this post is for just a general discussion of Jazz. Below is a list of the Jazz artists that are mentioned in the context of The Best of Ken Burns Jazz CD set. It is not intended as an inclusive list by any means and is made in alphabetical order, although the first person should be place number one on the list anyway. This jazz list does not include newer artists, Diana Krall just for an example. So it needs brought up to date, which I hope others will do.
Louis Armstrong
Count Basie
Sidney Bechet
Art Blakey
Dave Brubeck
Omette Coleman
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Dizzy Gillesepe
Benny Goodman
Herbie Hannock
Coleman Hawkins
Fletcher Henderson
Billie Holiday
Charles Mingus
Theionious Monk
Charlie Parker
Sonny Rollins
Sarah Vaughn
Lester Young
Jazz deserves some fun and worthwhile discussion on these forums. So, Take it Away…………….
-Zeno
realized it had been way too long since last listen
tack quickly corrected, bow intact
an album with four songs on two sides
three author credits and sometimes six musicians including sax
philosoraptor
spinning this one for the first time in years
withstands the test of time yet again
Paul Chambers
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
Jimmy Cobb
Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter
Miles Davis
and several others
a wonderful Pharoah marathon
live Nice '71
oh the music Rudy van Gelder has heard
this one recorded Mon 09 Feb 70
almost three years after Trane passed
Extensions
McCoy Tyner – piano
Gary Bartz – alto
Wayne Shorter – tenor, soprano
Ron Carter – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
Alice Coltrane – harp (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
Shorter and Carter played with Miles in the second great quintet from 64-68
Tyner and Jones were the skin and bones surrounding Dolphy and Trane during the classic live at the village vanguard sessions almost a decade earlier
Bartz first met McCoy and Eric while workshopping with Mingus in the early 60s,
and almost nine months after this recording Bartz played alto and soprano on half of Miles' Live-Evil
pretty sure every Miles recording with John McLaughlin also includes Gary Bartz, open to be proven wrong
last but never least is Alice Coltrane
not to harp on the same old topic
but if you have strong recommendations for a more powerful female jazz musician to listen to, please share them
Marian McPartland
Esperanza Spalding
Mary Lou Williams
And I'm leaving out jazz singers: Nina Simone, Billie,Ella, Blossom Dearie, Sarah Vaughn, Diana Krall, Samara Joy. And Nina and Diana also play piano.
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pretty sure been posted before
but at the top of my feed
Miles
Wayne
Herbie
Ron
Tony
live '64 at the Teatro dell'Arte, Milan
a masterclass in musicianship from all cinque
and we get to see the video
Mack i'll listen to that after i finish with this
aka Charlie Mingus assembles a glorious collection of artistic musicians
Pithecanthropus Erectus is a high hurdle for any aspiring instrumentalist
University Aula, Oslo, Norway, April 15th, 1966 (Colorized)
Thelonious Monk (p)
Charlie Rouse (ts)
Larry Gales (b)
Ben Riley (d)
This never gets old.
Oscar Peterson sometimes breaks my head.
Love how Ben Riley doesn't even bother using the rack tom. Genius from all players, must say.
indeed
once heard someone suggest Monk plays like he's trying to kill ants on the keyboard
first song is Lulu's Back in Town, which i've discovered is an old classic written for the 1935 musical film Broadway Gondolier
Fats Waller with a version from the same year, with lyrics
another from the godfather Art Tatum, also '35
obviously Tatum was a huge influence on Oscar (and countless others of all instruments)
some say it influenced this song from Booker T
and of course this classic version, also with lyrics
Spoiler
Check out Newport Jazz Festival lineup:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertain...
Saw Samara Joy last year. She's fabulous. And although not quite jazz, 83 year old Irma Thomas is appearing.
https://youtu.be/UYrpRU9k-_s?si=fLSxhx6F...
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I saw Irma in Austin 20 years ago and she killed it.
Fred, ad libbing with his tootsies.
The kids are alright, yo.
