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Tickle the Ivories, Elmo

June 28, 2010

Elmo Hope, born on this date in 1923, was a self-taught hard bop pianist and composer who never achieved wide recognition but was influential on other bebop pianists. He was actually childhood friends with Bud Powell--they listened to classical music (J.S. Bach, in particular) together. Hope had a percussive style of playing that was generally rhythmic, ...

Dizzy Gillespie - "Tin Tin Deo" (1965)

June 22, 2010

New Audiophile-Grade Downloads by Pianist / Composer James Armstrong

June 19, 2010

The new solo piano recording Through The Eyes of a Child is available through Cookie Marenco's Downloads NOW! service, in 96 kHz download format. Recorded at Marenco's OTR Studios in Belmont, California on an 1885 Steinway, the session captures Armstrong's original music and improvisations in a real-time environment. The wonderful sound quality is the result ...

Not so Lucky at Life

June 17, 2010

Saxophonist Eli “Lucky" Thompson was born on this date in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1924, and spent his formative years in Detroit. He played tenor in the swing orchestras of Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and Billy Eckstine in the mid-1940s. Thompson's main influences were Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Don Byas. He was also the sax ...

Benny Golson - "Killer Joe" (2006)

June 15, 2010

Oscar and Frank

June 13, 2010

Lately, I've been listening to Oscar Peterson's album A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra, recorded in Paris in May 1959. This was one of the first albums Peterson recorded with his new trio partner, drummer Ed Thigpen, who replaced guitarist Herb Ellis; bassist Ray Brown remained. As a fellow Frank Sinatra fan - particularly of his classic ...

AAJ Exclusive: New Miles Davis Released at Wolfgangsvault.com

June 11, 2010

Wolfgangsvault.com today released a never-before-heard audio recording of Miles Davis at the Fillmore West, October 15, 1970. The Bill Graham produced concert, which included Leon Russell and Seatrain on the bill, features “Honkytonk," “What I Say," “Sanctuary," “Yesternow," “Bitches Brew," and “Funky Tonk." The vintage concert recording, with full context of the show's importance, is now ...

Gerry Mulligan - "Walking Shoes" (1956)

June 1, 2010

Ultra World X-Tet CD Release: Moon and Legend

May 27, 2010

Introducing a new album for Ultra World X-tet... Moon and Legend Ultra World X-tet performs a joyful, exotic, soulful and elegant fusion of East and West for the 21st Century. The band instrumentation includes Saxophone, Bamboo Flutes, Bass, Percussion, and Guzheng (23 string Chinese Zither). The Guzheng and Chinese Bamboo flutes bring a rich ...

The Way It Went Down

May 24, 2010

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer(2009) is a warts-and-all portrait of the great jazz vocalist, who passed away in 2006 at the age of 87. The film contains a trove of archival footage covering O'Day's entire career, extended interviews with O'Day, and comments from other musicians and critics. While the filmmakers obviously adore her, ...