Monday, July 31, 2017

Sonny Rollins - Live at Umbria Jazz Festival



Recorded July 18, 1996 in Perugia, Italy, featuring Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Stephen Scott (piano), Clifton Anderson (trombone), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Victor See Yuen (percussion), and Harold Summey (drums).

Sonny Rollins official site

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Friday, July 28, 2017

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Hawkwind - Live in Nottingham



Recorded in 1990, featuring Alan Davey (vocals, bass, synthesizer), Dave Brock (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Harvey Bainbridge (keyboards, vocals), Richard Chadwick (drums, percussion), and Simon House (violin), with Bridget Wishart (additional vocals), Julie Murray (dancer), and Kris Tait & Wango Riley (fire-eaters).

Hawkwind official site

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Geri Allen - "LBW's House"



Recorded in 2014 at the Commencement Concert for Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.

Geri Allen on Wikipedia

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Freddie Hubbard Quintet - Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival



Recorded November 2, 1985, featuring Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Kenny Garrett (alto sax), Mark Templeton (piano), Ira Coleman (bass), and Carl Allen (drums).

Freddie Hubbard official site

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Sam Rivers Trio - Live in Atlanta



Recorded February 23, 2002 at the First Existentialist Congregation in Atlanta, GA, featuring Sam Rivers (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, piano), Doug Matthews (bass, bass clarinet), and Anthony Cole (drums, saxophone, piano).

Sam Rivers official site

Friday, July 21, 2017

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Maynard Ferguson - "Hollywood"



Recorded in 1982 at the Mayport Jazz Festival in Jacksonville, FL.

Maynard Ferguson official site

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Dexter Gordon - "Backstairs"



Recorded in 1979 at Carrousel Zaal in The Hague, The Netherlands, featuring Dexter Gordon (tenor sax), Kirk Lightsey (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), and Eddie Gladden (drums).

Dexter Gordon official site

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Tony Bennett - "The Way You Look Tonight"



Recorded December 31, 2008 for the TV program Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..., featuring Tony Bennett (vocals) and Bill Charlap (piano).

Tony Bennett official site

Friday, July 14, 2017

The Headhunters - "If You Got It, You'll Get It"



Recorded May 9, 1975 at Winterland in San Francisco, CA, featuring Paul Jackson (bass, vocals), Bennie Maupin (tenor sax, vocals, percussion), Bill Summers (percussion), Mike Clark (drums), and DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight (guitar, vocals).

The Headhunters on Wikipedia
Mike Clark official site
Paul Jackson official site
Bennie Maupin official site
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight official site

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Mavis Staples - "You Are Not Alone"



Recorded May 22, 2013 at the studios of radio station WFUV in New York City.

Mavis Staples official site

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
- Live at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival



Recorded June 26, 1974 at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Kongsberg, Norway, featuring Thad Jones, Jon Faddis, Steve Furtado, Jim Bossy, and Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jimmy Knepper, Billy Campbell, Quentin "Butter" Jackson, and Dave Taylor (trombone); Edward Xiques, Jerry Dodgion, Billy Harper, Ron Bridgewater, and Pepper Adams (saxophone, clarinet, flute); Walter Norris (piano), George Mraz (bass), and Mel Lewis (drums).

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra official site
Thad Jones tribute site
Mel Lewis biography

Monday, July 10, 2017

Hot 8 Brass Band - "Can't Nobody Get Down"



Recorded in 2017 in the studios of radio station KCRW in Santa Monica, CA.

Hot 8 Brass Band official site

Sunday, July 09, 2017

Richard "Groove" Holmes
- "The Man I Love" & "Bar Wars"



Recorded in 1980 in Spain, featuring Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ), Willis "Gator" Jackson (tenor sax), Steve Giordano (guitar), and Roger Humphries (drums).

Richard "Groove" Holmes on Wikipedia

Saturday, July 08, 2017

McCoy Tyner Trio with Michael Brecker - "Impressions"



Recorded June 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic, featuring McCoy Tyner (piano), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Avery Sharpe (bass), and Aaron Scott (drums).

McCoy Tyner official site
Michael Brecker official site

Friday, July 07, 2017

Andrew Hill - "East 19th Street"



Recorded in 2004 for the TV series SOLOS: the jazz sessions.

Andrew Hill official site

Thursday, July 06, 2017

James Brown - "Please Please Please"



Recorded in October, 1964 for the film The TAMI Show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA.

James Brown official site

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Mary Halvorson & Nels Cline - Live at The Stone



Recorded August 2, 2016 at The Stone in New York City, featuring Mary Halvorson (guitars) and Nels Cline (guitars).

Mary Halvorson official site

Tuesday, July 04, 2017

Sunday, July 02, 2017

Yusef Lateef Quartet - Autophysiopsychic Music



Recorded for the TV program Jazz Harmonie on April 22, 1972 at Parc Floral de Paris in Paris, France, featuring Yusef Lateef (tenor sax, flute, oboe), Kenny Barron (piano), Bob Cunningham (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums, wood flute).

Yusef Lateef official site

Saturday, July 01, 2017

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross with Joe Williams
- "The King"



Recorded in October 1959 at WBKB-TV, Chicago, IL for the syndicated television series Playboy's Penthouse, featuring Joe Williams, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross (vocals) with Count Basie (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Ed Jones (bass), and Sonny Payne (drums).

Jon Hendricks official site
Joe Williams Wikipedia page