[What passes for jazz vocals these days is pitiful]

This lady sings jazz standards and many other types of songs. She is an excellent swing big band singer but is mostly doing other things these days.

 

[Curtis Fuller]

I think he is a fine section player and trombonist and is often an effective soloist on simple chord progressions.

[Bob Cranshaw - RIP]

His strength, endurance, intuition, flexibility, time, swing, chops, taste were vital elements in making Sonny Rollins - Our Man In Jazz the success it was.

R.I.P. Bob Cranshaw.

[BOB CRANSHAW needs your help, he's fighting cancer.]

https://www.gofundme.com/bobcranshaw?amp

[Pete Fountain, RIP]

He was my hero when I was 13 and studying jazz clarinet. By 14 I had most of his Coral records. I had a paper route.

I've never lost my love of his jazz playing and consider 'Pete Fountain Day' a great jazz album. For him, Jack Sperling, and the others.

I never saw/heard him live.

BTW, there is much more music from that concert. I think Coral does not have the rights to it. It was on a university campus. Maybe someday it will be released.

[Lalo Schifrin]

I second "Gillespiana" written for Dizzy... 

[Jackie McLean meets Tony Williams]

I also like Jackie's 1950s records. Great feel and phrasing.

[Those who left us this year in the world of jazz in 2015]

Harvey Robb - sax clarinet - SF bay area - wonderful guy & fine jazz musician/teacher

[John Coltrane 1953 Nestor Records (James "Coateville" Harris)]

I have no doubt it is John Coltrane. On both tunes and the Hodges session.

[Wilton Felder RIP]

Been waiting for someone to post about this.

The Jazz Crusaders got a lot of air play in Los Angeles in the early 1960s.

I really enjoyed 'Tough Talk'. I did not know Mr. Felder was a top recording bass guitar player.

Had his own sound on tenor. RIP.

 

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[Terrifying Mike Reed story]

Hope it was a good gig at least.

321

[VIDEO - Big Sid, FTW]

You were right.

[Great Charles McPherson Interview]

McPherson's a thinker.

[Who are you just discovering?]

I had a sax quartet that played the HSQ charts for four years or so.

I just heard this:

[Who's the bass player?]

That's a clue.

[Don Byas and Archie Shepp with Ellington]

Too bad he did not have his horn.

[Little Drummer Boy]

Yeah, I saw that ~year ago and shared on FB.

Ain't dat some tin?

[Gilad Atzmon/Dave Frank duo - NEW]

"strained"?

I quite like his sound. He is off mic and this is You-Tube.

Enjoyable performance by both artists.

[George Coleman and George Jr.]

It gives hope.

[Bird]

I believe Bird is holding a tenor.

[A perhaps tasteless yet funny video]

Miles Davis - My very funny Valentine SHREDS

[Burton Greene has posted some new things on You-Tube]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Burton+Greene+Silke+R%C3%B6llig

[(RIP) Clark Terry's health]

One of my first jazz heros.
He & Bob Wilber made a MMO (music minus one) record that I treasured.

Loved his flugelhorn on Ellington's 'Festival Session' record.
I was 13 or 14.

[Hawk]

johnblitweiler, I've been trying to find out who did the arrangements for the "Cootie And Rex: The Big Challenge" session(s).

Anyone have that info?

[Hawk]

Oh chomp that thing.