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
like open band night at the local
great listen with a coltrane tone
Got a recommendation from youtube. Good stuff, bros. NYC goat.
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Got a recommendation from youtube. Good stuff, bros. NYC goat.
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Weird. I get a digital copy of the NYR thru my public library and it is missing this article.
Lee Morgan / Clifford Jordan Quintet
Live Baltimore 1968
the other quintet three-fifths being Johnny Hicks-p, Reggie Workman-b, and Edwin Blackwell-d
once again reminded Ed Blackwell has drummed rhythm with giants
Ornette for over a decade
while simultaneously entertaning Trane, Cherry, and Dolphy
John Hicks starts some business around the 8:00 mark that might as well be Monk incarnate
Hicks played piano for Della Reese, as well as Pharoah Sanders and eventually Art Blakey
where he drummed a jazz message until '65,
and i sure hope Reggie Workman needs no introduction
if you are not familiar, please immediately wiki his discography and you to be putting on headphones post haste
live Hanover Germany '72
Oscar Peterson - p
Ben Webster - ts
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - b
Tony Inzalaco - d
technical exhibition of pure rhythm and soul
Ben Webster was 63 and would pass a year later
Oscar wasn't quite 50 and continued to play for another 30 years
NHØP only 26 but already had toured with giants, he just joined Oscar
Tony Inzalaco apparently still alive out there somewhere even having been 86ed his last birthday
cheers Tony!
34 here and went on to play with Art Farmer and Dexter Gordon
Sonny Rollins in a transitional period
for those who know Saxophone Colossus, this was recorded eight years after, Tommy Flanagan still playing piano
There Will Never Be Another You
recorded live at NYC MOMA, 1965
Sonny Rollins – ts
Tommy Flanagan – p
Bob Cranshaw – b
Mickey Roker – d
Billy Higgins – d
i encourage you to look up the discography of everyone on that list and see if any names sound familiar, i bet they do
Got to see the reunion of the Joshua Redman Quartet at Newport this summer. Here's Redman a Tiny Desk Concert.
https://youtu.be/lqBEfjDRDHk?si=YrbWgOgo...
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that was one of the first jazz recordings i ever bought, took it home in the same bag as tenor madness and played both for four days straight.
participated in a couple of paid interview sessions for the psych department as a side hustle while in college and blew the windfall on saxophone music
just discovered this recording from autumn '69
would also be appropriate to post it in the blues thread
Accent on the Blues
John Patton – organ
Marvin Cabell – tenor sax, flute
George Coleman – tenor sax (tracks 8-10)
James Blood Ulmer – guitar (tracks 1-7)
Leroy Williams – drums
the original liner notes
Spoiler
The blues is personal. It's a wail of trouble, a well of loneliness, a wealth of emotional outlet. It is a thread of hope and a curtain-going-up. City life. Country lanes. Sunshine. Rain. It is a statement of fact beat out of yesterday's times, flailing into tomorrow's promise. The blues is fire and water and ashes — and layers of love. It is restless. Relaxed. Aroused. No stranger to suffering. No sinkhole. As full of tragedy and dull despair as it is, it has an undertone of spirit and aspiration. Golden dreams. Good omens. The blues is music. Inspired players get its message through. And listeners personalize it. J̲o̲h̲n̲ ̲P̲a̲t̲t̲o̲n̲ puts "Accent On The Blues." His organ is plugged into tales of today and tempos of the times,
experiments to demonstrate the power of music over matter, lyrical impressions. Lilt. He and his group graphically express their feelings. Scrupulously. Soaringly. They swing. They romp. They play with purpose and poise. Moving, Moving. Moving. This quartet sets forth on simple and beautiful melodic lines and add only significant touches. There is no desire to overpower to prove their point-blank Involvement, no attempt to exaggerate an emotion or beat an ear-drum to a protest.
You can hear the exchange of confidences, feel the antennae aquiver to creative adventures. There is an obvious atmosphere of camaraderie. Forthright. Uncompromising. Thls group underlines the message that there is life in the blues.
J̲o̲h̲n̲ ̲P̲a̲t̲t̲o̲n̲ with Marvin Cabell, James Ulmer and Leroy Williams raises roots to the roots, holding tight to heritage, letting loose on inventive ideas. They strip away at the frill and fancy and make personal statements together. They add refinements but leave intact the reminders of the mixtures that combined to make the blues — the melodies that might stem from a spiritual leaning, the rhythms out of work songs, the intonations out of hollers. The feeling. True feeling. The truth. The blues is personal. The "Accent On The Blues" as it is sketched by J̲o̲h̲n̲ ̲P̲a̲t̲t̲o̲n̲ and his players gets the story through, prints the message of tomorrow today. They restore the blues. Rearrange. Preserve. Renew and purify the pleasure. They make music. Listeners will personalize the meaning — happily.
a Wayne Shorter composition as interpreted by the composer
Just a reminder that I can sing A Foggy Day, including the verse, without missing a word.
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what a powerhouse trio
an aural history of red, paul, and art from this era is worth exploring
this track was from the same year and mere months before mr. pc first recorded on Coltrane
and all three were featured on John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio and Soultrane around the same time
yeah, i think Alice suffered from something akin to a Yoko syndrome. not saying Yoko was anywhere close to the musician that Alice was, but just being known as the spouse of a legend can create a huge hurdle to overcome. of course it helps when you have Pharoah Sanders and Rashied Ali playing with you.
many many years ago my brother lived in a studio apartment directly above the St. John Coltrane African Orthodox Church in San Francisco. directly as in his floor was the church's ceiling.
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bumping an old post from times covid after un-disc covering this
may i suggest not playing as background sound
instead give it the same focus as a movie without using your eyes
i'll always associate Pharoah with Trane and Alice
in very spiritual ways
music has potential for transcendent emotional connection
no need to understand words
which always seems to center me back to this
Sunday Morning jazz.
A redeye mention.
I'm parking this here tonight in case I leave to play poker tomorrow.
