Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Tommy Flanagan plays Rain Check in Cologne in 1991. For about two decades until his death a few years ago, Flanagan had a trio with bassist George Mraz (whose nickname was “Bounce” because that’s what a bad Czech does) and a succession of drummers, most more poised than Bobby Durham is here, frankly. Hearing Tommy [...]
Isomatic UK Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
This evening we went to the George & Dragon in Thames Ditton to see the John Barnes quartet, but John was absent so the musicians were Terry Ede (tenor sax, Soprano sax, clarinet and flute, pictured), Alan Berry (keyboard, pictured), Mick Durelle (string bass) and Don Cook (drums). Jim Trimmer (vocals, pictured) joined the band for two numbers. The numbers we enjoyed most were: 1) Recado , about...
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Download for $9.98. Listen to The Jazz Messengers performed at Newport Jazz Festival on July 4, 1959
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
If the name {{Bernt Rosengren = 3919}} doesn't ring a bell, it probably would if you lived in Sweden. Rosengren, an unabashed champion of such implacable hard-boppers as {{Gene Ammons = 3405}}, {{Hank Mobley = 9478}}, {{Dexter Gordon = 7127}} and {{Johnny Griffin = 7239}}, has been one of that country's leading tenor saxophonists for more than half a century, and as his latest CD affirms, he's still...
Jazz & Blues Music Reviews (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Concord Records is wrapping up its epic reissue program of saxophonist John Coltrane’s music recorded for the Prestige label in the late 1950’s. As the name implies, this set tracks Coltrane’s appearances as a sideman for the label. His most notable sideman appearances during this period are outside the scope of this set, and those performances with Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis...
Buns O'Plenty (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
This L.P. was recorded in March of 1966 but not released until 1979 on Blue Note. Arrangements by Duke Pearson and Mobley, a nice lineup. 1. Hank's Other Bag 2. There's a Lull in My Life 3. Cute 'N Pretty 4. Touch of Blue 5. Slice of the Top Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone, arranger Kiane Zawadi — euphonium James Spaulding — alto saxophone, flute Lee Morgan — trumpet McCoy Tyner...
Bemsha Swing (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
From the mid thirties, with the rise of Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, to the death of Coltrane in 1967--a thirty year stretch more or less--is what I could call the golden age of the saxophone. Dominant swing era sax players, aside from Bean and Pres, include Ben Webster, Chu Berry, Johnny Hodges, and Benny Carter. Charlie Parker revolutionizes jazz and the 50s show a plethora of postbop players:...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
1959 Jazz's Greatest Year (Indie Europe/Zoom ) Alex Welsh - Bones For The King (United States Of Dist. (Uk) ) Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - Upto Here From Here (Obliqsound ) Babatunde Lea - Umbo Weti: A Tribute To Leon (MTM ) Ben Dowling - World Rising (Visionsound) Ben Dowling - World Rising (Visionsound) Bill Easley - Hearing Voices (18V ) Blue Note 70th Anniversary At Tokyo J (EMI Japan/Zoom ) Brian Harnetty...
Buns O'Plenty (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
An excellent lineup for this '65 Blue Note release. Lee Morgan – Trumpet Herbie Hancock – Piano Billy Higgins – Drums Jackie McLean – Alto sax Hank Mobley – Tenor sax Larry Ridley – Bass 256 kbps ::Cornbread::
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
I'm listening to Carmell Jones and Harold Land playing "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'", one of the many Harold Land tracks on Spotify. You don't hear Jone's name mentioned these days (he died in 1996) but he was a fine Clifford Brown inspired trumpet player who deserved to be given a lot more acclaim. Harold Land too - he was a superb tenorman in the hard blowing Hank Mobley, early Trane style. So,...
Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Playlist Miles Davis - Nefertiti Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique Hank Mobley – Hank Mobley Quintet Asia – Fantasia live in Tokyo Yes – Lugano Jazz Festival Spocks Beard – Live 2007 David Syklvian - Live in japan 2004 Carl Palmer – Live in Europe 2004 Greg Lake – Welcome Backstage Various – Cloudland Blue Podcast XX Bruckner – String Quintet in F Major The...
Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Playlist Herbie Hancock - My Point of View Kenny Dorham - Una Mas Jackie McLean - One Step Beyond* Miles Davis - Seven Steps to Heaven Miles Davis - Miles in Europe Hank Mobley - No Room for Squares Grachan Moncur III – Evolution* Art Blakey - Free for All Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine/Four & More Lee Morgan - Search for New Land Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch Andrew Hill - Point of Departure...
Buns O'Plenty (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
A Blue Note collection with a bossa nova influence. 1. Horace Parlan - Congalegre 2. Charlie Rouse - Back Down to the Tropics 3. Big John Patton - Latona 4. Duke Pearson - Sandalia Dela 5. Ike Quebec - Loie 6. Cannonball Adderley - Sambop 7. Kenny Dorham - Afrodisia 8. Grant Green - Mambo Inn 9. Horace Silver - Cape Verdean Blues 10. Eliane Elias - Waters of March (Aguas de Março) 11. Andrew...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
All About Jazz is celebrating Uri Caine's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Uri CaineUri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones, Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, Odean Pope, Jymmie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes and Grover Washington... more...
Rifftides (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Beginning a west coast tour, Karrin Allyson took her quartet into The Seasons Thursday evening. Alternating between bossa nova subtlety and blues forthrightness, she drew liberally from the Brazilian repertoire of her current Imagina CD, singing in Portuguese and English....
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