Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Goldie"



Recorded November 15, 1959 at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, featuring Blakey (drums), Jymie Merritt (bass), Walter Davis Jr. (piano), Lee Morgan (trumpet) and Wayne Shorter (tenor sax).

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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Jeff Beck - "People Get Ready"



Recorded July 22, 2006 at the Udo Music Festival in Japan, featuring Beck (guitar), Jason Rebello (keyboards), Randy Hope-Taylor (bass) and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Tower of Power - "Down To The Nightclub"



Recorded 1991, featuring Emilio Castillo (tenor sax), Stephen "Doc" Kupka (baritone sax), Steve Grove (tenor sax), Greg Adams (trumpet and flugelhorn), Lee Thornberg (trumpet and trombone), Russ McKinnon (drums), Francis "Rocco" Prestia (bass), Nick Milo (keyboards), Carmen Grillo (guitar) and Tom Bowes (vocals).

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Charles Mingus - "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"

Recorded 1975 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, featuring Mingus (bass), Benny Bailey (trumpet), Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Don Pullen (piano) and George Adams (tenor sax).

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Muddy Waters & Otis Spann - "Cold Feeling Blues"



Recorded October 27, 1968 at the Tivoli Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark, featuring Muddy Waters (guitar, vocals), Otis Spann (piano, vocals), James "Pee Wee" Madison (guitar), Paul Oscher (harmonica), Lawrence "Lil' Sonny" Wimberly (bass), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (guitar) and S.P. Leary (drums).

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008