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on my ipod: jackie mclean's "cheers"

jwertheimsjazz wrote 6 days ago: altoist jackie mclean. my last top ten list, of alto solos on blue note, has gotten me listening to … more →

Tags: Hard Bop, jazz, the new thinking, Cheers, 1963, Blue Note Records, Butch Warren, Donald Byrd, herbie hancock

the blue note top tens: alto solos3 comments

jwertheimsjazz wrote 1 week ago: the questionably talented lou donaldson may have been the most publicized exponent of the alto saxop … more →

Tags: Analysis, jazz, Blue Note Records, Cannonball Adderley, gig gryce, Greg Osby, James Spaulding, lou donaldson, Ornette Coleman

on ornithology

jwertheimsjazz wrote 2 weeks ago: the doors that charlie parker’s saxophone opened in just a decade might be better described as … more →

Tags: Analysis, Bebop, jazz, Charles Mingus, charlie parker, dave schildkraut, lou donaldson, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt

BeBop Meets Hollywood: The Connection (1962)

tylerbenz wrote 3 months ago: This is a striking scene from some of the strangest movies I’ve ever seen. It’s gratuito … more →

Tags: media, Music, jazz, Be-Bop, Hard Bop, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Redd, The Connection, film

Firehouse 12 To Present The Steve Lehman Trio October 9th2 comments

improvisedcommunications wrote 3 months ago: Photo by Dominik Huber On Friday, October 9th, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will present innovativ … more →

Tags: General, firehouse 12, jazz, New Haven, connecticut, Nate Chinen, Anthony Braxton, michael j. west, fall jazz series

Jackie McLean - A Fickle Sonance

bopandbeyond wrote 4 months ago: Jackie McLean – Alto Sax / Tommy Turrentine – Trumpet / Sonny Clark – Piano / Butc … more →

Tags: jazz, Music, billy higgins, Tommy Turrentine, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren

Bop and Beyond's Rashied Ali Memorial Broadcast: Saturday, 08/15/09

bopandbeyond wrote 4 months ago: It saddens me that about the only time I read about jazz in the mainstream media is when they are re … more →

Tags: jazz, Jazz Radio, Music, Internet Radio, radio, Blue Note Records, alice coltrane, impulse! records, Ron Carter

Ten Questions with Steve Lehman1 comment

glowsinthedark wrote 5 months ago: Steve Lehman is a composer/alto saxophonist living in NY. I first saw him as part of Anthony Braxton … more →

Tags: Ten Questions, Aceyalone, alto saxophone, Anthony Braxton, Chris Dingman, Drew Gress, Free Improvisation, GZA, jazz

The Wolf & Mister Funk1 comment

shanoah wrote 5 months ago: Well, there were a lot of directions I could have gone from my last post. I could have kept going wi … more →

Tags: blogs, bulldada, A Thought from a Sticky Mood, i'm probably going to hell for this, I Tunes Not U Tunes, From Shanoah, Gettin' Yer Freak On, Esperanto, Al Foster

Continued Evolution: More Grachan Moncur III1 comment

bopandbeyond wrote 6 months ago: From Jackie McLean’s Destination Out comes my all-time favorite Moncur composition, “Lov … more →

Tags: jazz, Music, Lee Morgan, Blue Note Records, tony williams, grachan moncur III, Roy Haynes, bobby hutcherson, larry ridley

The Emergence of Jimmy Lyons

eleanorbrietel wrote 8 months ago: From Jazz & Pop Magazine, 1970 Since 1960, when he began working with Cecil Taylor, alto saxopho … more →

Tags: 5) Jazz & Pop Columns, 1970-71, 5c) Jimmy Lyons, JAZZ WRITINGS:, free jazz, Ornette Coleman, cecil taylor, sunny murray, Andrew Cyrille, Archie Shepp

Play Me an Essay, Son1 comment

wattree wrote 8 months ago: Play Me an Essay, Son There are two things in this world that allow me to remain sane–writing and mu … more →

Tags: charlie parker, Dexter Gordon, jazz, Music, Coltrane, Essay, Miles, Saxophone, writing

On This Date (February 23, 1997) Tony Williams / Jazz Drummer

themusicsover.com wrote 10 months ago: Tony Williams December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997 Tony Williams’ death in 1997 of a he … more →

Tags: ~Musician~, jazz, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, herbie hancock, tony williams, Ron Carter, Alan Davis, Sam Rivers

Jackie McLean's Let Freedom Ring

dumblikeapainter wrote 11 months ago: Listening to Jackie McLean’s Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note) 1962 in the car this week.  Amazing … more →

Tags: Blue Note, Music, billy higgins, let freedom ring, Greatest jazz, Obama and jazz

What's Left of Jazz

kingremi wrote 1 year ago: Chicago’s Jazz Festival turned 30 this year, news you couldn’t miss if you attended, bec … more →

Tags: Music, Concerts, jazz, Chicago, Jazz Festival, dave douglas, Blue Note Records

Recent Listening

stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: This week I went on a much-needed Jazz binge. For the end of high school and the first few years of … more →

Tags: jazz, Listening, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz

The Friday Writers' Bloc: April 11th, 2008

Writers' Bloc wrote 1 year ago: Download this week’s Friday Writers’ Bloc Playlist HERE Michael-Bradley’s Picks 1. … more →

Tags: Friday Writers' Bloc, lou reed, Music, Timbaland, Polow Da Don, Beyonce, Snoop Dogg, teddy riley, QDT

A Fickle Sonance, Part 1 2 comments

curly wrote 2 years ago: Greetings. As a means of introducing this blog and myself, I’ve elected to detail some of the … more →

Tags: A Fickle Sonance, hello, jazz

Notable Noise column: The Sword, Torche, New Roman Times, Little Steven's Underground Garage, Plain Jane Autombile hates me, Jackie McLean and Nikki Sudden R.I.P. (Orlando Weekly)

Jason Ferguson wrote 3 years ago: Contrary to rumor, I was not “two-fisting PBRs” at The Sword show on Friday night (March … more →

Tags: Column, Music, Battle of the Bands, jazz, Little Steven, little steven's underground garage, metal, new roman times, nikki sudden


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