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SONNY STITT A great album from the 1960s, played by Sonny Stitt and the John Board Organ Trio live at the Disc Jockey Lounge in Chicago, famous for his sax battles and jam sessions. This album, simply titled as Sonny Stitt at the D.J. lounge, was released on the Argo label ( Argo LPS 683). It has a great cover by Robert Trendler Jr. My copy is the mono-version. Sonny Stitt at the D.J. Lounge Keep swinging Durium

whenever i read a thing like that i want to say this: i have met dozens elderly men, some greyer than others, and by far the most of them didn't listen to jazz... you can't see this as a generational thing (unless maybe if you were young in the 1930s) You're complete right - Of course you can't read it in two directions, but if I hear traditional jazz played by a live band, most of the musicians are aged, which doesn't mean that old aged people do enjoy listening jazz of course. Once I was at a festival with all kinds of bands together with my young nephew who plays saxophone in a funky jazz band - modern jazz - there way to express themselves into jazz. I remember I heard some great sounds at that same festival playing the music of King Oliver and when I found the band ...... it contained aged people and then I thought - isn't this weird: When King Oliver played this music with his band , he was young like his fellow musicians - it was music played by young guys ...... now you only hear this music only played by more aged people. Youngsters must think that this kind of music ought to played by people who are "old and grey". Durium

BLUE FLAMINGO: THE SPANISH TINGE Maybe you noticed the Spanish Tinge in this tune, Morton says: This got so much to do with the typical jazz idea; if one is not able to put these things of Spanish and West Indies tunes into their music they will never be able to get the right seasoning for jazz; Jelly Roll Morton explains on Spanish Swat - Jazz; a melting pot of cultures. The Spanish Tinge Keep swinging Durium

BLUE FLAMINGO The Rotterdam record collector Ziya Ertekin loves to share his recordings by playing it. No LPs nor CDs, but "old fashion" 78 rpm recordings from his own collection. He plays his records on a 1957 Garrard RC-88 with a Fender Vibroberb for some extra amplification. His most favourite records are now reissued on a CD titled as Blue Flamingo. Blue Flamingo Keep swinging Durium

GIANTS OF JAZZ - THE BOP FATHERS Most All-Star Bands are often founded by accident. Almost every dedicated jazz fan dreams about making his own all-star band; often day dreams, specially if he wants to select long gone jazz musicians. George Wein got that opportunity in 1971. He formed an all-star group of six, almost legendary bebop musicians, which made a two months world tour. Now all these musician play their part in the Heaven's al-Star Jazz Band above - I'm sure. Giants of Jazz Keep swinging Durium

BRECKER BROS Don't Stop the Music Keep swinging Durium

JOSEPHINE BAKER A week ago we visited the city of Ghent, just across the Dutch - Belgian borders. We visited the historical centre with the St. Bavo's Cathedral of course, and made a city tour by feet, like all tourists. Near the so-called Gravensteen, the Castle of the counts in the center of the city, we found a small restaurant, named The House of Eliott. We were surprised by the display window which contained photos and objects from the 1920s. Josephine Baker in Ghent: an unexpected meeting Keep swinging Durium

Hal McKusick Hal McKusick will be for a lot of us an unknown name and that is obvious because he hasn't made any record under his own name since the late 1950s when he made these great sides. In the mid 1950s he made some albums. These recordings were imporant because Hal experimented with a quartet without a piano, like Gerry Mulligan's pianoless quartet and the guitar of Barry Galbraith and Hal's alto saxophone gave a lot of musical possibilities, which were specified by arrangers like Manny Albam or Al Cohn. Hal McKusick Quartet Keep swinging Durium

JIMMY SHERMAN Today, the 17th of August 2008, Jimmy Sherman, piano player and arranger, known for his great composition Lover Man, was born 100 years ago. ..... Jimmy Sherman (scroll down) Keep swinging Durium

LES HARICOTS ROUGES Haricots Rouges Keep swinging Durium

TWOBONES 2007 (feat. DADO MORONI) For me there were two reasons to obtain this album. First reason: on this album two trombone players are playing. I'm really fascinated by this instrument, as played by Adrian Mears , Jay Jay Johnson and Kai Winding or Slide Hampton. The second reason is the presence of Dado Moroni, a "giant" at the piano on several aspects. Groovin' Bones (featuring Dado Moroni) Keep swinging Durium

PRAKTICA und DIXIELAND This is the kind of LPs you often find in second-hand record shops or at flea markets. Compilation LPs with The Best of Dixieland music or other dubious selections. Nowadays such compilations are still made for cheap CD productions. Most of these selections contain uninteresting music. This album, the Praktica & Dixieland - Everywhere In The World (Amiga 8 55 637) seems such an album that has all appearances against it. Praktica und Dixieland Keep swinging Durium

CANNONBALL ADDERLEY The great alto sax player Julian Cannonball Adderley passed away the 8th of August 1975, today 33 years ago. He belonged to the group of legendary 1950s and 1960s jazz musicians like John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, but he always kept himself a bit in the background. Playing the alto saxophone he was labeled as the new Charlie Parker when he made his debut short after Parker's death, and although his music often sounded like Parker, he, and his fellow alto saxophone players, were alway compared to Bird in those days.! Cannonball Adderley Keep swinging Durium

Les Liaisons dangereuses Although I have searched on internet I haven't found scenes from this so-called Miguel's party in which this music was used (except some minor fragments). And that's a pity, because I love to see it ..... because, it is remarkable, that on the film set some other musicians were "playing": Kenny Dorham was on the film the trumpet player, but the sound was made by ..... Lee Morgan. Kenny Clarke plays the drummer man, while on the sound track Art Blakey makes "the noise for the talkies". Both Barney Wilen and Duke Jordan were on the film too, and that's why I love to see fragments of that scenes. Can someone help me? Les Liaisons Dangereuses Keep swinging Durium

CHICO O'FARRILL Chico O' Farrill, the Cuban band leader and composer, is often compared to Duke Ellington and labeled as The Duke Ellington of Latin Jazz. Thanks to Lonehill Jazz you can now listen to his early 1950s recordings, produced by Norman Granz on a 2005 double CD titled Chico O' Farrill - The Complete Norman Granz Recordings. ( Lonehill Jazz LHJ10172) The Norman Granz Recordings Keep swinging Durium

Durium, is there some way we can hear that record? Thanks. Sorry, I don't have the original !! Keep swinging Durium

LEE YOUNG Lee Young (scroll down) Keep swinging Durium

TILL GRÜNEWALD QARTET (+ BERT JORIS & MATTHIEU MICHEL) This album contains some great hardbop music by a young Swiss quartet and I'm sure we'll hear more from this Till Grünewald. If you happen to find a copy - follow your feelings ....... Phonosource Keep swinging Durium

WILBUR HARDEN Mainstream 1958 - Savoy SV -0121 All compositions are by Wilbur Harden, and when you listen to tunes like E.F.F.P.H., it learns that Wilbur Harden could have become a great composer. It is great to hear him on his smooth flugelhorn playing together with the rough tenor of John Coltrane and the piano of Tommy Flanagan. Thanks to the fact that he recorded with John Coltrane, makes that some of his records are reissued. Shame, because this man deserves further recognition. Wilbur Harden: Mainstream 1958 Keep swinging Durium

I guess you found the video fragment in my Keep swinging blog Keep swinging Durium

HANK JONES Today, the 31st of July 2008, Hank Jones hopes to celebrate his 90th birthday. Hank Jones, piano player since the mid 1940s was born in Vicksburg MS (USA) on the 31st of July 1918 as the elder brother of Thad Jones and Elvin Jones; both dedicated jazz musicians too. Hank Jones - 90 years Keep swinging Durium

JOE NEWMAN SEPTET The name of the group was the responsibility of Lester Young, who was one of the major soloists in the Basie orchestra. He always labeled the more slender members of the band, the Midgets, the dwarfs and the more well-rounded members, the "meaty" ones, where called The Bombers. Well, Lester Young belonged to the Bombers and Joe Newman and Frank Wess were Midgets: that's how a name was born. Midgets Keep swinging Durium

For those who missed it ...... Johnny Griffin 1928-2008) Keep swinging Durium

JOHNNY GRIFFIN (1928-2008) I remember this little giant on the tenor saxophone in a concert May 2002 at the Chassé Theater in Breda in the south of the Netherlands, together with the Rein De Graaff Trio, featuring Rein De Graaff piano, Marius Beets bass and Eric Ineke drums. A great performer, although in his 70s already - great solos and always joking on stage. Johny Griffin (1928-2008) Keep swinging Durium

ARCHIE SHEPP Some pictures - Archie Shepp in Middelburg (Holland) - May 2008 Kep Swinging Durium