Tag: jazz

Polaznici kolegija Osnove jazz improvizacije 02 u emisiji Vrijeme je za jazz izvode skladbu Shuffle boil (Monk). If you’re like me, you didn’t know that Zagreb is the capital of Croatia. I also don’t know what “MA” means, or “ll godina,” though I’m guessing that “ansambl” means “ensemble.” First Violin, Dajana Marelja; Second Violin, Irena…

Legal humor here. “If that were the case, he’d be reacting to the sunlight, wouldn’t he? Or is that just another myth?” “Don’t cover for them, Jerry. They were fools to go with E-Z Balm, and you know it.” “It is better than rouge, but it’s so intrusive.” “We all have a little Edgar Allan…

Tom Weiser, with Paul Fowler on piano and Bijoux Barbosa, bass. Performance at the Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library, March 20, 2012. Posted by Tom Weiser

Ben Webster in Germany in 1972, not long before his death, with Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and drummer Tony Inzalaco, featuring an excellent bass solo from Pederson. Posted by erwigfilms

“Functional,” Hommage à Thelonious Monk. Extrait solo du concert avec La Petite Boîte, dans le cadre du Festival de Sables d’Or les Pins le 8 août 2010 organisé par l’association À l’Est des Dunes. Supposedly, Monk said “I sound like James P. Johnson,” after recording a solo version of this tune. Sébastien shows he can…

    Ravi Coltrane plays an extended version of his dad’s famous composition in 2002. I’m not sure if the harmonica works all that well, but it’s there. Ravi on sax, Gregoire Maret on harmonica, Luis Perdomo on piano, Darryl Hall on bass, and E.J. Strickland on drums. Posted by sigmundgroid2  

Saxophonist and composer Ted Nash, working, I guess, with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, of which he is a member, comes up with Music to Watch Matisse By. If you’ve got a good monitor, you can look at this on full screen at YouTube and the Matisses look pretty good. Posted by David Clarke

In a long past review of Monk albums, I wasn’t too fond of an offering by Fred Hersch. Well, Fred still isn’t perfect, but he’s pretty damn good. Posted by Scott Morgan

https://youtu.be/UkDDURkwBcc https://youtu.be/6X4rkhvvfwc Joshua Redman – Tenor Saxophone, Brad Mehldau – Piano, Christian McBride – Bass, Brian Blade – Drums Posted by  drummingjimmy

Part Ihttps://youtu.be/UwVdI021Qtk Part II Thelonious Monk’s tune, played by Julian Siegel’s group. Posted by DordogneJazzSchool.