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Blue Note 50th Anniversaries for March and More

By Marc Cohn | Gifts & Messages
March 20, 2020
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It's time for Blue Note 50th anniversaries. We present material from Andrew Hill with voices and The Three Sounds live in L.A., which was released decades after the actual recording dates. In addition, Jack McDuff recorded with a big band in London, released on LP as To Seek a New Home, but never released on CD and not presently commercially available. The really way-back machine yields Blue Note 19 with Meade Lux Lewis playing blues and boogie on the harpsicord! Along the way, 21st century music from Brad Walker (appeared locally at Chorum Hall on Wednesday, March 11th), Lonnie Smith, Peter Brendler, Marco Pignataro, Vadim Neselovskyi and Ken Fowser; and some golden oldies from Tal Farlow and Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars. Enjoy the show!

Playlist

Lonnie Smith "Up Jumped Spring" from All in My Mind (Blue Note) 00:00
Peter Brendler "Lawn Darts" from Outside the Line (Posi-Tone) 05:52
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars "Jubilation" from Music for Lighthouse Keeping (Contemporary) 12:28
Marco Pignataro "Song for Lucy" from Almas Antiguas (Zoho) 16:03
Vadim Neselovskyi "Prelude for Vibes" from Get Up and Go (Jazz Family) 23:13
Andrew Hill "Blue Spark" from Lift Every Voice (Blue Note) 28:46
Andrew Hill "Natural Spirit" from Lift Every Voice (Blue Note) 35:21
Andrew Hill "Mother Mercy" from Lift Every Voice (Blue Note) 42:38
Brad Walker "Samurai" from Live at Snug Harbor (self-produced) 48:25
Gene Harris and the Three Sounds "I'm Still Sad" from Live at the 'It Club' (Blue Note) 57:33
Gene Harris and the Three Sounds "On Green Dolphin Street" from Live At The 'It Club' (Blue Note) 1:06:55
Meade Lux Lewis "Variations on a Theme. I. 19 Ways to Play a Chorus" from 78 rpm single (Blue Note) 1:14:25
Meade Lux Lewis "Variations on a Theme. II. Self-Portrait" from 78 rpm single (Blue Note) 1:18:56
Tal Farlow "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" from Tal Farlow Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (Verve) 1:23:06
Ken Fowser "In the Blue" from Morning Light (Posi-Tone) 1:26:34
Jack McDuff "Hunk O' Funk" from To Seek a New Home (Blue Note) 1:31:46
Jack McDuff "Seven Keys for Seven Doors" from To Seek a New Home (Blue Note) 1:38:56
Tal Farlow "Hit The Road to Dreamland" from Tal Farlow Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (Verve) 1:48:52

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