Thursday, December 28, 2017

Douglas Ewart & STL Free Jazz Collective
- Live in St. Louis



Recorded December 2, 2017 at the 14th Street Artist Community in St. Louis, MO, featuring Douglas Ewart (woodwinds, percussion), James Hegarty (keyboards), "Baba" Mike Nelson, (trumpet, shells, percussion), Paul Steinbeck (bass), Gary Sykes (drums), Jerome "JayDubz" Williams (alto sax), and Michael Castro (poet).

Douglas Ewart official site
STL Free Jazz Collective official site

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Oliver Lake & FLUX Quartet - "Hey Now"



Recorded October 1, 2013 at Roulette in Brooklyn, NY, featuring Oliver Lake (composition, alto sax), Tom Chiu (violin), Conrad Harris (violin), Felix Fan (cello), and Kim Foster (viola).

Oliver Lake official site
FLUX Quartet official site

Monday, December 18, 2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Friday, December 15, 2017

Diana Krall - "Cheek to Cheek"



Recorded November 2008 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, featuring Diana Krall (piano, vocals) and John Clayton (bass), Anthony Wilson (guitar), Jeff Hamilton (drums), and Paulinho DaCosta (percussion) with the Rio De Janeiro Orchestra.

Diana Krall official site

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Marc Ribot Trio - "Fat Man Blues"



Recorded November 8, 2011 at the Festival D'Jazz de Nevers in Nevers, France, featuring Marc Ribot (guitar), Henry Grimes (bass), and Chad Taylor (drums).

Marc Ribot official site

Saturday, December 09, 2017

Dave Holland Trio - "Good Hope"



Recorded in 2016 at the Lotos Jazz Festival in Bielsko Biała, Poland, featuring Dave Holland (bass), Chris Potter (tenor sax), and Obed Calvaire (drums).

Dave Holland official site

Friday, December 08, 2017

Tenor Conclave - "Indiana"



Recorded October 13, 1958 at the Jazz Festival du Cannes in Cannes, France, featuring Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Barney Wilen, and Guy Lafitte (tenor saxes), Martial Solal (piano), Arvell Shaw (bass), and J.C. Heard (drums).

Don Byas tribute site
Coleman Hawkins on Wikipedia
Stan Getz official site

Thursday, December 07, 2017

Kurt Elling - Live in Paris



Recorded in 2012 at the Festival Jazz de Saint Germain des Pres in Paris, France, featuring Kurt Elling (vocals), Laurence Hobgood (piano), Clark Sommers (bass), John McLean (guitar), and Quincy Davis (drums).

Kurt Elling official site

Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Taylor Ho Bynum's PlusTet - 'Uncle, Another Tale"



Recorded March 2, 2017 at Roulette in Brooklyn, NY, featuring Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet, conductor, composer), Dave Ballou, Stephanie Richards, and Nate Wooley (trumpets), Vincent Chancey (French horn), Steve Swell (trombone), Bill Lowe (bass trombone, tuba), Jim Hobbs, Ingrid Laubrock, Matt Bauder, and Stuart Bogie (saxophones), Dana Jessen (bassoon), Jean Cook (violin), Tomeka Reid (cello), Andria Nicodemou (vibraphone), Adam Matlock (accordion), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Ken Filiano (bass), and Tomas Fujiwara (drums).

Taylor Ho Bynum official site

Saturday, December 02, 2017

Ahmad Jamal - "One"



Recorded in 2011 at the Jazz a Vienne festival in Vienne, France, featuring Ahmad Jamal (piano), James Cammack (bass), Manolo Badrena (percussion), and Herlin Riley (drums).

Ahmad Jamal official site

Friday, December 01, 2017

Bill Doggett - "Summertime"



Recorded in 1972 in France for the TV program Swinging Time, featuring Bill Doggett (organ), Billy Martin (tenor sax), Benny Goodwin (guitar), Walter MacMahon (bass), and Kenny Clayton (drums).

Bill Doggett Wikipedia page