Town Hall: Satchmo to Cecil

I picked up a Blue Note box set titled One Night with Blue Note Preserved. It contains a concert presented at Town Hall, NYC in February of 1985 which relaunched the historic label after years of dormancy. Tonight, in addition to selections from this concert—Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner and others—we'll explore other live recordings from Town Hall. Artists include: Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Nina Simone, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Sara Vaughn, Cecil Taylor and others.

Playlist

• Thelonious Monk "Little Rootie Tootie" from Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall (Riverside Records) 01:55
• Nina Simone "Fine and Mellow" from Essential Works (Diggers Factory) 10:51
• Louis Armstrong "Back O' Town Blues" from Louis Armstrong and His All Stars 1947 (Diggers Factory) 15:13
• Lester Young "Just You, Just Me" from One Night Stand: The Town Hall Concert (Blue Note) 19:33
• Sarah Vaughan "Just You, Just Me" from One Night Stand: The Town Hall Concert (Blue Note) 24:55
• Bill Evans "Spring is Here" from Bill Evans at Town Hall Concert (Verve) 29:28
• Ornette Coleman "Sadness" from Ornette Coleman Town Hall 1962 (ESP Disk) 34:27
• Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet "Bag's New Groove" from Town Hall 1971 (Red Barron) 38:27
• McCoy Tyner & Jackie McLean "Passion Dance" from One Night with Blue Note Volume Two (Blue Note) 44:39
• Herbie Hancock "Canteloupe Island" from One Night with Blue Note Volume One (Blue Note) 53:24
• Art Blakey "Moanin'" from One Night with Blue Note Volume Three (Blue Note) 1:05:02
• Bobby Hutcherson "Hat and Beard'" from One Night with Blue Note Volume One (Blue Note) 1:15:42
• Bennie Wallace "Broadside" from One Night with Blue Note Volume Two (Blue Note) 1:23:21
• Lou Donaldson "Blues Walk/Gettin' Sentimental Over You" from One Night with Blue Note Volume Three (Blue Note) 1:33:51
• Cecil Taylor "Autumn/Parade (excerpt)" from Return Concert Town Hall (Oblivion Records) 1:44:57