Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Oliver Lake Organ Quartet with Billy Harper
- Live at The Stone



Recorded October 1, 2013 at Roulette in Brooklyn, NY, featuring Oliver Lake (alto sax, compositions), Billy Harper (tenor sax), Freddie Hendrix (trumpet), Jared Gold (organ), and Chris Beck (drums).

Oliver Lake official site

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Mingus Big Band - Live at Time Cafe



Recorded at Time Cafe in New York City, featuring Jack Walrath, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff (trumpets); Alex Foster, John Stubblefield, Ronnie Cuber, Donald Harrison, and Tony Malaby (saxophones); Art Baron, Sam Burtis, and Dave Taylor (trombones); John Hicks (piano), Michael Formanek (bass), and Cecil Brooks III (drums).

Charles Mingus official site

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Hermeto Pascoal - "Irmãos Latinos"



Recorded in 1999 in Armação dos Búzios, Brazil, featuring Hermeto Pascoal (keyboards), Vinícius Dorin (sax), André Marques (piano), Itiberê Zwarg (bass), Márcio Bahia (drums), and Fábio Pascoal (percussion).

Hermeto Pascoal on Wikipedia

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Herbie Hancock - "Secret Sauce"



Recorded in 2017 for the TV program Austin City Limits, featuring Herbie Hancock (keyboards), James Genus (bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), and Terrace Martin (keyboards, alto sax).

Herbie Hancock official site

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Dexter Gordon - "Didn't We" & "Sticky Wicket"



Recorded in 1975, featuring Dexter Gordon (tenor sax), Christian Rames (piano), Jacky Samson (bass), and J-C Pernoud (drums).

Dexter Gordon official site

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Diana Krall - "All Or Nothing At All"



Recorded July 29, 2016 at the Jazz in Marciac festival in Marciac, France, featuring Diana Krall (piano, vocals), Robert Hurst (bass), Anthony Wilson (guitar), and Karriem Riggins (drums).

Diana Krall official site

Tuesday, January 09, 2018

Aziza - Live at Festival de Jazz de Vitoria Gasteiz



Recorded July 16, 2015 at the Mendizorrotza Sports Center in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, featuring Dave Holland (bass), Chris Potter (tenor sax, soprano sax), Lionel Loueke (guitar), and Eric Harland (drums).

Dave Holland official site
Chris Potter official site
Lionel Loueke official site
Eric Harland official site

Monday, January 08, 2018

Massacre - Live at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days



Recorded in 2000 at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days in Warsaw, Poland, featuring Fred Frith (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass), and Charles Hayward (drums).

Fred Frith official site
Bill Laswell official site

Saturday, January 06, 2018

Bill Doggett - "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set"



Recorded in 1963 in Antibes, France, featuring Bill Doggett (organ), Wilmer Shakesnider (alto sax), Al Pitts (tenor sax), Les Taylor (baritone sax), Floyd Smith (guitar), and Hemet Spencer (drums).

Bill Doggett Wikipedia page

Friday, January 05, 2018

Taylor Ho Bynum's PlusTet - "Sleeping Giant"



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

Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Ahmad Jamal Trio - "Bellows"



Recorded July 17, 1993 at Philharmonic Hall in Munich, Germany, featuring Ahmad Jamal (piano), John Heard (bass), and Yoron Israel (drums).

Ahmad Jamal official site

Monday, January 01, 2018

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society - "Real Enemies"



Recorded February 13, 2017 for NPR's "Jazz Night in America," featuring Darcy James Argue (composer and conductor), Dave Pietro (piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, soprano sax, alto sax), Rob Wilkerson (flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax), Peter Hess (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Lucas Pino (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Carl Maraghi (baritone saxophone), Seneca Black, Jonathan Powell, Jason Palmer, Nadje Noordhuis, and Ingrid Jensen (trumpets, flugelhorns), Darius Christian Jones (trombone), Jennifer Wharton (bass trombone), Sebastian Noelle (acoustic and electric guitar), Adam Birnbaum (guitar), Matt Clohesy (bass), and Jon Wikan (drums, percussion).

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society official site