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Legrand Plays Richard Rodgers
In the 1950s, everyone in jazz and pop was sweet on Richard Rodgers. Many of the composer's highly melodic songs were easy to sing and leverage for swinging interpretations. Whether they were written with Lorenz Hart or Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers' love songs sounded hip without trying, becoming perfect vessels into which musicians could add their ...
Gary Burton: Something's Coming
Vibraphonist Gary Burton has had an extraordinary career. The four-mallet pioneer and jazz-fusion trailblazer has won seven Grammys and continues to make superb music in the States and abroad. I've always been fond of his 1960s recordings. Through these albums, you can hear jazz transition in the hands of one young artist, shifting from jazz-pop (Groovy ...
Bill Evans: Some Other Time
Today marks the release of Bill Evans: Some Other Time (Resonance), a much-anticipated two-CD set that's easily the most important discovery of new Evans studio recordings since 2001 and the issuing of Tenderly, which was recorded in 1956 and '57 at Don Elliott's home studio. Over the years, there have been plenty of remarkable discoveries of ...
Horace Silver 5 & Joe Farrell 3
In April 1968, two American ensembles performed on Jazz Omkring Midnat, a Danish TV program. The first group was the Horace Silver Quintet, with Bill Hardman (tp), Bennie Maupin (ts), Horace Silver (p), John Williams (b) and Billy Cobham (d). Following Silver was the Elvin Jones Trio, featuring Elvin Jones (d), Joe Farrell (ts, fl) and ...
Eddie Condon in Color, 1962
In the early 1960's the American Goodyear Tire Co. commissioned a series of short jazz-performance films as part of a promotional campaign. Why Google and Facebook don't do the same today with classic jazz, rock and soul artists is beyond me. Goodyear's jazz movies were filmed in color by multiple cameras on 35mm and the sound ...
Bernard Peiffer: Formidable!
I last posted about pianist Bernard Peiffer in August 2015. Back then, I explored his early recordings. Today, I want to turn your attention to Formidable!, an album of solo piano pieces by Peiffer recorded in 1970 in Philadelphia. The private recordings were released by Peiffer's estate in 2006 on CD. They are among Peiffer's last ...
Tubby Hayes in 1964 and '65
In 1964, British saxophonist and flutist Tubby Hayes appeared with his big band on the BBC TV's Jazz 625, hosted by Humphrey Lyttelton. Here's Tubby blowing a gorgeous flute on In the Night, a modal waltz by Hayes modeled on John Coltrane's My Favorite Things... And here's Benny Golson in 1965 leading an orchestra in ...
French Guitars Unlimited
In 1966, French guitarist Francis Le Maguer formed a quartet of electric guitars known as the Barclay Stars. The group, named for the French Barclay record label, included Le Maguer, Paul Piguillem, Pierre Cullaz, Raymond Gimenes, Victor Apicella and other players at different points and on different album tracks. At times, the group was expanded to ...
Miles Davis: Musings of Miles
Admittedly, I'm a Miles Davis purist when it comes to his mid-1950s recordings. This means I'm not especially big on Davis in crowds. I find his sessions with vibes, trombones and saxophones unnecessarily choked and distracting from the essential beauty and lyricism of his horn. I even feel that John Coltrane's tenor saxophone is often overwrought ...
Miles Davis: 1951-54
After Miles Davis's bebop years with Charlie Parker (1945-1949) and his cool dalliances with his nonet (1948-1950), the trumpeter began leading small potent hard-bop bands. His recordings made between 1951 and '54 are particularly exciting for listeners eager to explore his development prior to 1955, when he signed with Columbia Records. During this 10-inch LP era, ...
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