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Violin Works For Jazz, Coltrane Between Miles And Sheets Of Sound

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
June 27, 2023
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In week's edition we visit vivacious violin works in jazz from Ray Nance of the Ellington Outfit, Billy Bang & His Quartet, Jennifer Curtis with Tyshawn Sorley and a new release form NYC-based South Korean violinist Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim. We'll also check in on some post Miles, pre-Atlantic/Impulse recordings from John Coltrane. Teddy Wilson the king of swing piano gets a shout out, and much more.

Playlist

Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:00
Les McCann "Burnin' Cole" from Much Les (Atlantic) 01:45
Donald Byrd "Black Byrd" from Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux (Blue Note) 08:23
Thad Jones Eclipse "Honky Punk" from The Danish Radio Big Band & Eclipse (Storyville Records) 16:34
David Murray Brave New World Trio with Brad Jones and Hamid Drake "If you Want Me to Stay" from Seriana Prometha (Intakt Records) 20:58
Alice Coltrane "Walk With Me" from Translinear Light (Impulse!) 27:50
Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra "Why Was I Born" from Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (Columbia) 36:25
Benny Goodman Quartet "Moon Glow" from All Star Jazz Quartets 1928-1940 (JSP Records) 39:47
Teddy Wilson "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)" from In Tokyo (Sackville) 43:14
Tadd Dameron "Soultrane" from Mating Call (Prestige) 47:35
John Coltrane "Dakar" from Dakar (Prestige) 53:35
Ray Draper "Filidia" from The Ray Draper Quintet Featruing John Coltrane (New Jazz) 1:01:08
Thelonious Monk Septet "Ruby My Dear" from Monk's Music (Riverside) 1:02:22
Duke Ellington "Limbo Jazz" from Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Sessions (Atlantic) 1:14:48
Duke Ellington "Autum Leaves" from Duke Ellington Indigos (Columbia) 1:20:13
Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim "Sitting with It" from Starling (Self Released) 1:28:22
Jennifer Curtis, Tyshawn Sorey "II" from Invisible Ritual (Tundra) 1:33:34
Billy Bang Quintet "New York After Dark" from Rainbow Gladiator (Soul Note) 1:42:02
Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, Tom Rainey"Heavy Mental (For Wayne Krantz)" from The Shell Game (Thirsty Ear) 1:50:22

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