Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Rollins - Sonny Stitt

SONNY SIDE UP

Verve    1957 / 1997

Sunny Side of the Street : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHevGXSKuk

The Eternal Triangle : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aqUVtl3g8s

I Know that You Know : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZek6JRFXg8

Cheers

Booker Little

BOOKER LITTLE

Bainbridge / Time    1960 / 1993

Wiki : Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961)^[1] was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He appeared on many recordings in his short career, both as a sideman and as a leader. Little performed with Max Roach, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy and was strongly influenced by Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. He died aged 23.^[2]

Who can I Turn To : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkUcdwoPNWA

The Grand Valse : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9W4Mo_niY

Minor Sweet : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AC9wzSNhnc

Life's a Little Blue : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdshs-yeoiQ

Cheers

Harold Mabern

MABERN PLAYS COLTRANE

Smoke Session Records   2021

Excellent fold out Booklet filled with personal anecdotes.

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My Favorite Things : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgitnIRKp3Q

Dahomey Dance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBJED9nX2vE

Blue Train : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m83n-_O90-I

Naima : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibBl9EW8KA

Cheers

+! for Gil and the Mighty 77

Brooklyn never ceases to amaze me.  Music gurus, Baptist Church Choirs, and now a Symphony Orchestra.  What next??  The Dodgers return???

Cheers

Kenny Burrell

ELLINGTON IS FOREVER VOL. 1

Fantasy     1975 / 1993

Notes: "Ellington is Forever' is a celebration of immortality.  The participants individually and collectively demonstrate their appreciation of the heritage bequeathed by the Maestro by enriching the music with each man's personal interpretation.  It is an exchange of gifts."

Caravan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3zPC5JIRp8

Don't get around much : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGRQa9QI9TY

Take The A Train : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-AEuD39y7M

My Little Brown Book : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvS5cb02qTA

Blues Medley : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ0mf9aC52g

Cheers

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, Op.77

Gil Shaham (violin)

The Knights / Eric Jacobsen (conductor)

Canary Classics    2019

The Knights : The Knights are proud to be known as "one of Brooklyn's sterling cultural products...known far beyond the borough for their relaxed virtuosity and expansive repertory" (The New Yorker)

Notes: "This CD therefore brings together two of the greatest concertos for violin and orchestra in the entire repertory of Western music."

1. Allegro non troppo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LESBetOxvTc

2. Adagio : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22468CofvrA

3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbkhphbpdto

Cheers

Milt Jackson / Joe Pass / Ray Brown

THE BIG 3

Pablo / OJC    1975 / 1994

Notes: "A sense of time is perhaps the most important weapon in the Jazz soloist's armoury, for it is something purely instinctive, which means that those without it can never hope to acquire it." 

Goes on to talk about the different approaches to time taken by Jackson and Pass.  

Blue Bossa : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWPFfLNaxxE

Come Sunday : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7fWVp2nykk

Nuages : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc4dEBvjlS0

The Pink Panther : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QTuve9Sz2c

Cheers

@frogman 

Excellent explanation, clearly stated!  As always.  When you have time would you talk about Opera, the rehearsals and the performance.  Who is in charge?  We know a conductor directs the orchestra, but is any direction given to the singers during the performance?  And if so, who does it?  Who is responsible for keeping it all together?

Thanks

Cheers

Aretha Franklin

THE DELTA MEETS DETROIT

Atlantic / Rhino    1986 / 1998

Saturday is Blues Day.

Today I Sing the Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItXPHM_M5wo

I Never Loved a Man : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvxn2Jhffu0

The Thrill is Gone : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df8ozjY_Qsw

Dr. Feelgood : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSGPNa2_Lo

Night Time : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAMoPcIEYEc

Cheers

Randy Weston / Melba Liston

VOLCANO BLUES

Randy Weston(piano), Wallace Roney(trumpet), Hamiet Bluiett(Baritone sax), Benny Powell(trombone)   and others..

Gitanes Jazz    1993

Guest : Johnny Copeland -- Vocals and acoustic Guitar

Volcano : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=157DzDQuiaA

Harvard Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHfnFKoTA7U

Blues for Strayhorn : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGNJWWeApJg

Sad Beauty Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh2M0fxt55w

Blue Mood : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlTurF-3c60

Kucheza Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvEU2SQ1jgs

Cheers

@frogman 

Is the difference in meaning between TONE and INTONATION in music the  same as it is in speech?

Cheers

The Frogman seems to be in a soulful mood tonight.  I think McLean needs to work on his tone.  Etta and Ray, what is there to say.

Cheers

Miles Davis

SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN

Columbia / Sony   1963 / 2005

Frank Butler(drums), Anthony Williams(drums), Victor Feldman(piano), Herbie Hancock(piano), Ron Carter(bass), George Coleman(tenor sax)

Excellent Booklet with much information concerning the formation of Miles's new group and the production of this album.

Basin Street Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhfe1SUe2-A

Joshua : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXONYUnppLs

Please come Home : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-W9I-HRD9Y

Seven Steps to Heaven : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQMJv3HuZdU

Cheers

Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery

BAGS MEETS WES (Keepnews Collection)

Riverside    1961 / 2008

Keepnews Collection : The series follows a specific set of ground rules.  In each case the original product is preserved -- cover art, the notes, and the entire initial recorded content, in the exact original sequence -- and it is now presented with the sonic benefits of 24-bit remastering from the original master tapes.  Alternate takes or originally unissued numbers, when available, appear as bonus tracks.

Sam Sack : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJXN86sjuhk

Blue Roz : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09KJQ2lUbYY

S.K.J. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4B3y-GIpp4

Jingles : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wJ9gEONkQE

Stablemates : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-pReJCN9xI

Cheers

World Saxophone Quartet

PLAYS DUKE ELLINGTON

Julius Hemphill(alto sax), Oliver Lake(alto sax), David Murray(tenor sax), Hamiet Bluiett(baritone sax)

Nonesuch    1986

Take the A Train : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIUgou2lrf8

Lush Life : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Pdar9HLtE

Sophisticated Lady : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ohV5tuI4qE

In a Sentimental Mood : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLz45tFzEnA

Cheers

Jackie McLean

BLUESNIK

Freddie Hubbard(trumpet), Jackie McLean(alto sax), Kenny Drew(piano), Doug Watkins(bass), Pete La Roca(drums)

Blue Note 1961 / 1989

Notes: "The Blues are here to stay. They pre-dated Jazz, helped form it and have been present through all it’s periods. Jazz without the Blues would be a body minus it’s spine. In retrospect, it is ironic to remember that Charlie Parker was derided by his many critics for having no feeling and accused of leaving Jazz to play another music, when all the time he was basically a powerful Blues player."

Bluesnik : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUyEC5tE6Y

Blues Function : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vgcymkt8eI

Torchin’ : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTxcNOwdDK8

Goin’ Way Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_5tyZXh1g

Cheers

Nuts and bolts

It's been a while since I've heard that.  Brings to mind my boy Wynton.

Cheers

Hampton Hawes

THIS IS HAMPTON HAWES / VOL. 2 THE TRIO

Hampton Hawes(piano), Red Mitchell(bass), Chuck Thompson(drums)

Contemporary / OJC      1955-56 / 1987

Notes: Hawes explained that Charlie Parker's influence on him was as strong, or stronger, than any pianist.  "It was Bird's conception of time that influenced me most," he explained, "and made me realize how important meter and time are in Jazz to make it swing."

You the Night and the Music : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy9xCv7Oy8M

'Round Midnight : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07x94Fm0q_I

Autumn in New York : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afE5IozB5gY

Blues for Jacque : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVY_nihtdAI

Steeplechase : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUydSup3zEA

Cheers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

AMADEUS (soundtrack)

ASMF -- Neville Marriner

Le Figaro :  ah tutti Contenti : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EodlyMbd9A

Don Giovanni :  Commendatore Scene://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9786j94XY4

Cheers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

OVERTURES

Academy of St. Martin -in-the-Fields --  Neville Marriner

EMI    1982

Le nozze di Figaro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOiTSAH7Bi0

Don Giovanni, K527 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S45XHZbz84s

Der Schauspieldirektor K.486 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqPUdiMosx8

Cheers

@jim5559

I agree the playing is great, but I wasn’t that impressed with the record SQ. Turns out it’s in Mono, so that might be why it sounds sort of different.  Oscar is usually more in your face.

Cheers

Oscar Peterson

AT THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEREAN FESTIVAL

Verve   1956 / 1993

Recorded in concert at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Ontario.

Falling in Love with Love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w64-TlgDr1Q

Swinging on a Star : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO1YwrDf7ZI

How High the Moon : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nXtE7JQ9cA

Nuages : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiOCmFtxdcs

Cheers

Santana

SANTANA

Columbia / Sony       1969 / 1998

Reminds me of German Discos, Fräuleins and BOSS 302 Mustangs.

Jingo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KOaIc0rkbE

Evil Ways : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPmPFY9PcCs

Persuasion : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iuCcIvO9Xw

Soul Sacrifice : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_wte93tG44

Cheers

@frogman 

Great clips of Roberts.  These guys appear to be getting older.☺  I have the Blues for the New Millennium CD.  

Cheers

Marcus Roberts

IF I COULD BE WITH YOU

Novus / BMG    1993

Notes: "The most important point that I can see is that the Jazz musician of the future will have to be able to play all different kinds of Jazz-in all its treatments-just like the classical musician who, in one concert range from Bach to Copeland." -- James P. Johnson, 1947.

Carolina Shout : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YYpfsD71Mo

Preach, Reverend, Preach : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eBzd31BrFE

Just a Closer Walk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAwmwM9WMew

What is this thing called love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx4dLJsHZVo

Moonlight in Vermont : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJS0D8a0hSg

Country Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk9BNPtD5kM

Mood Indigo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5i7yyjv_j8

and 13 more!!

Cheers

Various Artists

THE SOUND OF JAZZ

Columbia / Sony       1957 / 2000

Notes: "The best thing that ever happened to television happened on CBS between five and six in the afternoon on Sunday, December 8.  At least that was where and when it happened first; the program may have been run at a different hour and date in your part of the country, and -- if there is any justice -- it will be repeated, the more often the better.  It was an installment in *The Seven Lively Arts* series called *The Sound of Jazz,* and as far as I'm concerned, you can throw away all previous standards of comparison.  This is where television began to amount to something."

Fine and Mellow : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc4cj5-23_I

I Left my Baby : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84535R-lrB8

Wild Man Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijjIoIWMFcM

Dickie's Dream : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxT2ZQmwYY

Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH2D0xM_NDo

Cheers

Stanley Turrentine

SUGAR

CTI     1970-1971 / 2002

Notes: "While never an innovator, Turrentine (1934-200) was surely one of Blue Note's key players in the field of "soul Jazz", the strongly Blues-based, Gospel-influenced branch of hard bop, which itself was a simplified take on the vertiginously complex bebop form..... CTI, like Blue Note, had a "look" as well....CTI's covers featured color compositions of gallery quality by some of America's leading photographers."

Sugar : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLaIrVB1av4

Sunshine Alley : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SqQbt51xf8

Impressions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YquE-4sWPU

Cheers

Jimmy Smith

COOL BLUES

Blue Note    1958 / 1990

Notes: "Jimmy Smith's story is an unusual one because he single-handedly introduced an instrument into the modern Jazz mainstream and created a sound and a style to go with it.  What is most unusual is that he did not even approach the instrument until he was 28 years old, and he did not play a gig under his own leadership or record an album of his own until he was 29."

Cool Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qY7D5d3ss4

Groovin' at Small's : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjGXW3yyC8

A Night In Tunisia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-HKq9eNLzE

Small's Minor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYbHWzEf5SM

Cheers

@jim5559 

I agree the Germans are beginning to pull their heads out of their rear ends.  About time.  This does seem like 1938 all over again.  People NEVER learn anything from history. 

When the Soviet Union broke up, they left a lot of nukes in Ukraine.  That made Ukraine the world's third largest nuclear power at that time.  I think they gave them all to the U.S. for disposal.  I know they wish they had them now. 

I fear a lot the military aid being sent might arrive just in time for the Russians to get it.  ☹

Cheers

Wayne Shorter

ADAM'S APPLE

Blue Note     1966 / 2003  (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Chief Crazy Horse : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhQ6kPA1bIE

Teru : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N6AmFNlgWU

Adam's Apple : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wnu1Y7lTVc

502 Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aTwWZweGSw

Cheers

Oscar Peterson Trio

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO + ONE CLARK TERRY

Mercury / Verve     1964 / 2007

Brotherhood of Man : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTWenY_4-fg

Squeaky's Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubcWIOK0e1Q

Incoherent Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i0WMFJ6mcI

Mack the Knife : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBu56eMC7k

Cheers

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS

European Brandenburg Ensemble -- Trevor Pinnock

Avie Records  2007

Concerto No.1 in F major  BMV 1046

I -- Allegro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMcisA2Opi0

II -- Adagio : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWqrHZfs42k

III -- Allegro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OqUSv-TeI

IV -- Menuetto : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgsBNftYXRM

Cheers

Lester Young

THE JAZZ GIANTS

Verve  1956

Another Great Musician from Mississippi.

I'll have to Change my Mind : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KEa2lxUdjU

Gigantic Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXydBEpxOSc

You can Depend on Me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcFHAYENlMc

Cheers

@jim5559 

Putin may have made the mother of all miscalculations.  If we can get the Ukrainians ammunition and the anti-armor and anti aircraft missiles / weapons in time, I am sure the Ukrainians can deal with the Russian Infantry.  Remember STINGER got the Soviets out of Afghanistan.

In any event, I think this will open the eyes of the world, and esp NATO countries, to the threat which did not go away with the fall of the wall, if anything, it became more dangerous.  It will also expose the Russian military.

Speed is of the essence.  Mach Schnell !!!

Cheers

Joe Henderson

PAGE ONE

Kenny Dorham(trumpet), Joe Henderson(tenor sax), McCoy Tyner(piano), Butch Warren(bass), Pete LaRoca(drums)

Blue Note     1963 / 1999    (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Notes: "One aspect of the Dorham/Henderson discography that is especially fascinating is the way in which they assembled distinctive rhythm sections for each album."

Blue Bossa : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUxv3AAaK_Y

Recorda Me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c9zSAVWKEs

La Mesha : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4p9lVGYjc

Cheers

Milt Jackson and The Jazz Giants

BEAN BAGS + BAG'S OPUS

Blue Note, Koch Jazz / Phoenix Records      1958 / 2011

Bag's Opus (Blue Note)

Afternoon in Paris : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgdpqvp-YHc

I Remember Clifford : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmGDcYfpPk

Whisper Not : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XcFCKBNwVY

Bean Bags (Koch Jazz)

Stuffy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEgq2OrTNE8

Get Happy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH5xxA7vkaw

Don't Take Your Love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ax7CQ86u4Q

Cheers

D.D. Jackson

PAIRED DOWN, VOLUME ONE

D.D. Jackson(piano), James Carter(tenor sax), Hugh Ragin(trumpet), David Murray(tenor sax), Billy Bang(violin)

Justin Time Records    1997

Rhythm and Things : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG1Y5LYXs48

Reflections : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roNLSGxubAw

Bang's Dream : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0vxXnhL50A

Fanfare and Fiesta : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6hyT2baQI4

Easy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDRLBVUhXP8

Cheers

Roland Kirk

DOMINO

Roland Kirk(tenor sax, manzello, stritch, flute, nose flute, siren whistle, voice), Herbie Hancock, Andrew Hill, Wynton Kelly(piano), Vernon Martin(bass), Henry Duncan, Roy Haynes(piano)

Mercury Records   1962 / 2000

Domino : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_WGANl9s0

I Believe in You : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E1V9_xC9KY

Meeting on Termini's Corner : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zIIIXazivQ

Rolando : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTPChCy4XPE

Cheers

Blue Mitchell

THE THING TO DO

Blue Note    1964 / 2004  (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Fungii Mama : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBLdTxZsJ5w

The Thing to Do : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QuXS_n2TBU

Step Lightly : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iUw5y9K8cQ

Cheers

Dexter Gordon

BITING THE APPLE

Dexter Gordon(tenor sax), Barry Harris(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Al Foster(drums)

Steeple Chase      1988

One of a series of  excellent albums recorded by Dexter while living in Denmark.

I'll Remember April : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJIXfqLV3iA

Apple Jump : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onR-StJhYis

Skylark : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QndQ3Fgf_pA

A La Modal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NKte347zMU

Cheers

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

ROSSINI : OVERTURES

DG    1985

L'Italiana in Algeri : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay9rjkgCmRU

La scala di seta : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3Pulcum34

Il Barbiere di Siviglia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRMpzy6GG4E

Cheers

Celine Dion

ALL THE WAY.....A DECADE OF SONG

Epic / 550 Music      1999

Because you Loved Me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Wvt3zWtGo

Love can move Mountains : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqzKJrP13rc

My Heart will go On : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obCTtSoOzrw&list=OLAK5uy_kx8vqmW-5pHwdLBcm-3cfEoMl8DrP8RnM&index=8

Beauty and the Beast : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ippaCca4L6A&list=OLAK5uy_kx8vqmW-5pHwdLBcm-3cfEoMl8DrP8RnM

Cheers

Bob Marley and The Wailers

BABYLON BY BUS

Island Records  1978 

Positive Vibration : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYsLmktDiw4

Punky Reggae Party : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgdy7YnkkCk

Exodus : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LvaSvTJL18

Cheers

Art Tatum

BEST OF THE COMPLETE PABLO GROUP MASTERPIECES

Pablo            1954, 55, 56 / 2003

Excellent notes by Scott Yanow.

During the last three years of his life, Art Tatum was extensively recorded by producer Norman Granz for his Clef and Verve labels, including 125 solo performances contained in the seven-CD Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces (Pablo 4404). Granz knew that Tatum also excelled when teamed with stimulating players, so 80 selections were recorded with all-star groups and collected in the six-CD Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces (Pablo 4401). It is from the latter that the dozen selections on this "best of" set are drawn.

Perdido : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl0hQ1l2Xjs

Body and Soul : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5b_hFXRZWc

Deep Night : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNhzhwgZUd0

Just One of Those Things : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnKQUyNIcE

All the Things You Are : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2YMl5o8sck

Cheers

Ike Quebec 

BLUE & SENTIMENTAL

Ike Quebec(tenor sax), Grant Green(guitar), Paul Chambers(bass), Philly Joe Jones(drums), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums)

Blue Note     1961 / 2007   (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Notes: Over the years Blue Note has developed a well-deserved reputation as a label which continually fosters new talent.  It has not, as of 1962, slackened its activity in this direction.  Newcomers Freddie Hubbard, Grant Green, and Stanley Turrentine are testimony to this. ☺

Hard to think these guys were once 'newcomers'.

Blue and Sentimental : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwf9NnOQ03k

Blues for Charlie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q2vwVpI39I

Don't Take your love from me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zi44c2403w

That Old Black Magic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzOHwfPLIpw

Cheers

Modern Jazz Quartet

DEDICATED TO CONNIE

Atlantic Records    2CD Set     1960 / 1995

Notes: Last December our friend and drummer of 40 years, Connie Kay, passed away.  In an effort to re-live some of the marvelous moments we had been fortunate to share with him, I began going through some of our concert tapes recorded all over the world during our long career.  In doing so I stumbled upon this 1960 Live Recording that we made in Slovenia.  In my opinion, never before or since has the Modern Jazz Quartet played better, whether on stage or in the recording studio. -- John Lewis, February, 1995

Bag's Groove : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PDLN8VQc9M

It Don't Mean a Thing : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naPJczAG-9s

Django : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68EXSmRjfFw

How High the Moon : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyPUxIYrH9I

Skating in Central park : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKyrJIFNUCo

'Round Midnight : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04VajFTTpTY

Cheers

Art Farmer

SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR : THE MUSIC OF BILLY STRAYHORN

Comtemporary    1987

Flugelhorn: Art Farmer, Saxophone: Clifford Jordan, Piano: James Williams, Bass (vocal): Rufus Reid, Drums: Marvin Smith

Art Farmer appeared quite often on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.

Billy Strayhorn, Ellington collaborator, died of cancer, and he wrote several tunes based on his ordeal, such as, Blood Count, Unit 7, and Upper Manhattan Medical Group.

Creepy.

Isfahan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWYygx5Ng8A

Johnny Come Lately : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSYYY_UfoXE

Raincheck : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j9UTAOEsF8

Something to Live For : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiqhOBDfo8U

Cheers

Wes Montgomery

SMOKIN' AT THE HALF NOTE

Verve    1965 / 2005

Wynton Kelly(piano), Wes Montgomery(guitar), Paul Chambers(bass), Jimmy Cobb(drums)

Notes: A legendary session recorded live at a New York nightclub, Smokin' at the Half Note captures Wes Montgomery at the height of his improvisational powers....Many consider it the best performance on record by one of the most inventive guitarists in Jazz history.

No Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiWXHq_xvjg&t=246s

Willow Weep for Me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGZ5WJDsUmE

Four on Six : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvMM3LZyYuU

Misty : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvG4LAZpYGw

Cheers

Ella Fitzgerald

ELLA IN ROME : THE BIRTHDAY CONCERT

Verve     1958 / 1988

It was her 40th Birthday.  The greatest ever!

St Louis Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si89VbSNNz4

Carvan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcoK4oUIMeA

Can't Give Anything but Love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg1Jwi0fCLA

Old Black Magic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caChgIvYWN0

It's all right with me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSPaQYTCsGg

Stompin' at the Savoy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIAzZVBSVw

Cheers

@frogman 

Nice, but different, if memory serves, Boat to NY.

When you get the time, talk about The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra vs Wynton's group at Lincoln Center.

I just got the CD of NOJO with Cyrille Aimee.

Thanks

Cheers