Two in a row? Hey, she’s pouring, I’m buying. Posted by Hisae Nakajima Also check out her (mostly Japanese) website
Tag: jazz
Masahiko Watanabe—“In Walked Bud”
Masahiko Watanabe, Vibes, Yuko Sakuma, Piano, Satoshi Ikeda, Bass, and Hidehiro Kanaizuka, Drums. Yeah, Hidehiro’s a bit over-miked, but, hey, it’s live! Posted by yuzu yuzuyuno
Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter—“Blue Monk”
What is there to say? Performed at the Monk Institute’s inaugural concert “A Tribute to Thelonious Monk” in 1986. Posted by the Monk Institute
Sylvain Neault—“Bye ya”
Pièce interprétée au récital de fin de maîtrise en violon jazz de Sylvain Neault au TCU (Université Laval, Québec), le 13 mai 2015. Les musiciens: Sylvain Neault, violon ; Martin Desjardins, sax ténor ; Sébastien Champagne, piano ; Alexandre LeBlanc, contrebasse ; Olivier Forest, batterie. Posted by Sylvain Neault
Adam James Cook & Joey Panucci: “Evidence”
Adam on piano and Joey on guitar. Posted by Adam, who tells us Monk based the tune on “Just You, Just Me”.
Monk’s Dream Trio—“Raise Four”
https://youtu.be/RC8zcfWbkWQ “Raise Four” is one of the last of Thelonious Monk’s compositions to see the light of day, appearing on the “Underground” album for Columbia. Performed here by Chris Potter, piano, D Chŏkroun, bass, Don Fraser, drums, Vancouver, 2014.1 Posted by thesystemlovesit. I hope this is right. There seems to be more than one “Monk’s…
Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd: The Monksiland Band does “Nutty”
Raucus, intriguing take, performed in 1986 by Steve Lacy, soprano sax, Roswell Rudd, trombone, Dave Douglas, trumpet, John Betsch, drums, and JJ Avenel, bass. Posted by Verna Gills/SOUNDSCAPE
Thelonious Monk— “Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are”
https://youtu.be/CTijrDIU-m4 Why not hear from the man himself? Thelonious in Japan, 1963, with Charlie Rouse on sax, Frank Dunlop on drums, and Butch Warren on bass. Fuzzy picture, excellent sound, and excellent band. The elaborately phonetic spelling of “Bolivar Blues,” presumably some sort of in-joke, refers to the Bolivar Hotel in New York, sometime home…
Gábor Bolla and Joey Alexander—“Ask Me Now”
Is jazz international? Ask me now! Indonesian piano phenom Joey Alexander teams up with Hungarian saxophonist Gábor Bolla, Swedish bass player Mattias Svensson and Danish drummer Morten Lund. Posted by Mr. Red Panda
David Patrois & Philippe Macé Duo—“Bye-Ya”
Dueling xylophones? Why not? Posted by Philippe Macé