Hargrove - Parkers Mood (youtu.be)
Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo (songwhip.com)
Interesting back story on Wiki:...
Tabu by Johnny Smith Quintet (featuring Stan Getz) (www.youtube.com)
I’m on a mission to get Johnny Smith some recognition as a great jazz guitar player....
Miles Davis - Ife (1974) (21:35) (www.youtube.com)
Ugly Beauty: The Month In Jazz September 2023 : Aaron Diehl Revives Mary Lou Williams (aussie.zone)
Aaron Diehl Revives Mary Lou Williams
'Swingtime for Hitler' explores the Nazis use of jazz as a propaganda tool (www.npr.org)
Interesting read (or listen) on the history of Jazz as propaganda in WWII....
Sonny Criss - Sonny's Dream (1968)(7:33) (www.youtube.com)
Awesome album
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Dat Dere (8:47) (www.youtube.com)
Paul Desmond - Take Ten (1963) (3:08) (www.youtube.com)
Smooth and very easy on the ears; Paul Desmond doing what he does best.
Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (Live at the Fillmore East, New York, NY - March 1970) (7:40) (www.youtube.com)
One of the best versions of this song. Check this album out.
A very happy birthday to Sonny Rollins. (lemmy.sdf.org)
Dave Brubeck on Take Five (www.youtube.com)
Very cool story.
Dave Brubeck - The way you look tonight (1953) (7:47) (www.youtube.com)
George Benson feat. Sadao Watanabe - Take Five (live at Montreux, 1986) (youtu.be)
I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) by Sidney Bechet (songwhip.com)
A very popular tune back in the day, this song has been performed by everyone from the Benny Goodman quartet, to Phil Woods Orchestra, and many more. But I like this version best....
Stanley Clarke and Al Di Meola, Return to Forever (lemmy.sdf.org)
Born in the mid 60s, this was my introduction to jazz (youtu.be)
I loved everything about this movie as a kid, but especially this swinging, scat-filled tune. Years later when I’d grown, I found my love for other similar artists, including Cab Calloway, Slim Gaillard, Benny Goodman, and yes, Louis Prima. Thanks to Disney, the Sherman Brothers (song writers), Phil Woods and Prima for the kid...
Wayne Shorter was born this day on August 25, 1933. What is your favorite work of his or in which he has been featured? (i.pinimg.com)
Vince Guaraldi’s Latin Flair (youtube.com)
I was first introduced to Vince Guaraldi (as I believe many others were) through the Peanuts TV shows back in the 60’s and 70’s, and I thoroughly enjoy all of the songs associated with those shows....
The Keith Tippett Group - Green And Orange Night Park (8:20) (1971) (www.youtube.com)
Absolutely sublime.
My most listened to album (music.youtube.com)
Around 30 years ago, I found a CD series called “Jazz ‘Round Midnight”. Each album featured a different jazz artist with songs they played that were apropos to the series title....
Bill Evans - My Foolish Heart - Jazz Synergy (www.youtube.com)
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Some of you might notice that this community is on lemmy.world but the sole moderator, I, am on sh.itjust.works. That’s because I have migrated my account from lemmy.world to sh.itjust.works. Since I deleted the original account and all the posts from that account are now gone, here are some rules you might want to follow....
Ugly Beauty: The Month In Jazz August (www.stereogum.com)
Detroit Jazz Festival 2023 is less than two weeks away!
Give a shout if you’re going to see some acts in person or catch what you can on the livestreams.