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sonny rollins, part 1: count your blessings (instead of stars)

jwertheimsjazz wrote 1 week ago: tenor saxophonist sonny rollins. theodore “sonny” rollins, born in 1930, is, with charli … more →

Tags: jazz, The way you look tonight, 1954, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Prestige Records, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk

Clifford Brown

elena wrote 1 month ago: Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956), American trumpeter … more →

Tags: music birthdays, October 30 birthdays, jazz, BeBop, Cifford Brown

Wayne Shorter - Children of The Night Solo (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - 1963)

elena wrote 3 months ago: Wayne Shorter, American jazz musician … more →

Tags: music birthdays, crossover jazz, jazz, Jazz-Fusion, Grammy winner, wayne shorter

The Jazzinvaders - Blow [2008]1 comment

iorel69 wrote 1 year ago: 1. The Sun In Motion2. Day Bay Day3. Perugia4. Max Roach5. Art Mbekie6. Broad Minds7. Blow8. Cancao … more →

Tags: jazz, Nu-Jazz, broken beat, The Jazzinvaders, blow

John Coltrane and the Evolution of "My Favorite Things"1 comment

Miss Maybe wrote 1 year ago: Found this great thesis about John Coltrane. You might want to read all about it here. _____________ … more →

Tags: John Coltrane, notes, jazz, Music

John Coltrane - Naima (1965)1 comment

Miss Maybe wrote 1 year ago: I love this laid-back performance by John Coltrane of Naima. Seven minutes of pure joy. This piece f … more →

Tags: 1960s, John Coltrane, Video, jazz, Music

Like Sonny: The Story of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane (2007)

Miss Maybe wrote 1 year ago: Last year was John Coltrane’s 40th death anniversary. I thought I’d repost this document … more →

Tags: 2000s, John Coltrane, notes, Video, jazz, Music

Album Review: A Love Supreme

Joseph Stelmaszek wrote 1 year ago:   A Love Supreme was a one shot recording, recorded on December 9, 1964 by Coltrane’s cutting-edge H … more →

Tags: Extra's, 1965, A Love Supreme, Coltrane, free jazz, Greatest Album of all time, jazz, John Coltrane, New York

Miles Davis Quintet - Agitation

elena wrote 1 year ago: Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1991) … more →

Tags: Birthdays, jazz, Jazz-Fusion, Jazz Funk, Legends, rock and roll hall of fame, Grammy winner, Miles Davis, Miles Davis Quintet

Sun Ra - Face The Music

elena wrote 1 year ago: Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993) … more →

Tags: Birthdays, jazz, Swing, May 22 birthdays, Sun Ra, free jazz, avant-garde jazz

Kind of Blue

pppcute wrote 1 year ago: Kind of Blue John Coltrane, Miles Davis List Price: $18.97 Price: $14.99 & eligible for FREE Sup … more →

Tags: Music, So What, Freddie Freeloader, Blue in Green, All Blues, Flamenco Sketches, Sony, SACD, Audio-CD

Miles Davis Quintet - Stockholm 1963

elena wrote 1 year ago: Ron Carter, American jazz bassist … more →

Tags: Birthdays, Bassist, jazz, May 4 birthdays, Ron Carter

Cantaloupe Island (2004)2 comments

Miss Maybe wrote 1 year ago: Here is Herbie Hancock in a most delicious performance of Cantaloupe Island. Together with Wayne Sho … more →

Tags: 2000s, herbie hancock, Video, jazz, Music

the evolution of herbie hancock, part 1

jwertheimsjazz wrote 1 month ago: in 1962, pianist herbie hancock made his debut as a leader, with “takin’ off,” rec … more →

Tags: jazz, Piano, 1962, Blue Note Records, Freddie Hubbard, herbie hancock, Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren, billy higgins

on my ipod: hank mobley

jwertheimsjazz wrote 1 month ago: i just bought hank mobley’s “thinking of home.” recorded in 1970, it was his last … more →

Tags: jazz, Hank Mobley, 1970, seventies jazz, Blue Note Records, Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton, thinking of home

Curtis Fuller

David wrote 1 month ago: Curtis DuBois Fuller (born in Detroit, December 15, 1934) is a United States hard bop trombonist, pr … more →

Tags: jazz, Music

wynton marsalis and the question of "real" jazz1 comment

jwertheimsjazz wrote 2 months ago: trumpeter wynton marsalis what makes jazz “real”? a lot of people have opinions about th … more →

Tags: jazz, trumpet, Wynton Marsalis, real jazz, Magic Hour, Live At The Village Vanguard, live at house of tribes, Herlin Riley

the underrated ike quebec: "the complete 45 sessions"1 comment

jwertheimsjazz wrote 2 months ago: ike quebec ike quebec, who died in 1963, was one of the great contributors to jazz. you may not know … more →

Tags: jazz, Ike Quebec, 1963, Blue Note, Alfred Lion, francis wolff, organ combo

on my ipod: miles davis

jwertheimsjazz wrote 2 months ago: i’ve been going through a phase where i’ve only been listening to recent jazz records (r … more →

Tags: jazz, trumpet, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Young Lions, 1956


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