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Down Beat Magazine's article on this. Bill Evans Studio Album Unearthed Posted 4/8/2016 The term “lost session” has been overused, but it is certainly appropriate for the new release by iconic pianist Bill Evans (1929–’80). Resonance Records will issue LP, CD and digital editions of Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest, a previously unreleased studio album that was recorded on June 20, 1968. Joining Evans for this trio date were bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette, both of whom were interviewed for the liner notes booklet that accompanies the album. Resonance will issue a limited edition, hand-numbered, two-LP version, mastered by Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, for Record Store Day (April 16). This LP will be sold at select independent record stores participating in the event. Some Other Time, which includes more than 90 minutes of music, also will be available as a two-CD or digital version on April 22. Tracks include standards such as “My Funny Valentine,” “These Foolish Things,” “What Kind Of Fool Am I?” and “On Green Dolphin Street.” http://downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=3116

Here are some Village Vanguard has the Eric Reed Quartet Jazz Standard has the Patricia Barber Quartet Smoke has Jeremy Pelt Quartet Mezzrow has Andy Bey Solo Dizzy's has the Joe Locke Quintet Birdland has The Yellowjackets Bluenote has Michel Camilo Smalls has the Bob DeMeo Quartet and also the Melissa Aldana Quartet Jazz Gallery has solo piano night. 7:30 pm Fabian Almazan, 8:15 pm Theo Hill, 9:00 pm Kris Davis Kitano has Joyce Breach Trio JALC has Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman)

One of the last in a generation of jazz greats, Sonny Rollins once thought music could change the world. His optimism about humanity has since vanished but, at 85, he still has much he wants to say. The "Saxophone Colossus", a nickname that was also the title of his seminal 1956 album, is among a handful of sax players including John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins who defined the instrument, with Rollins creating a heavy-charging, mordant style that was also readily experimental. The hard-working tenor saxophonist has taken several extended sabbaticals, most famously when he temporarily retired - yet would practice on New York's Williamsburg Bridge. He later moved to India and Japan to explore spirituality. His latest break is less intentional - respiratory problems have kept him from playing since 2012. "I am not finished with what I want to do musically, so I definitely want to do more and I am hoping that I will be able to," Rollins said in a reflective interview on a career spanning more than 65 years. Full article

He's amazing. I caught his 90th birthday concert at Carnegie Hall. This month alone he has gigs every week.

R.I.P. Gato

RIP Patty.

Man, if this was only true. I want to hear this music so bad as well as own a copy.

RIP Mr. Baker.

RIP Ernestine.

RIP Frank.

This was a very good read. The full interview is at the link below. http://burningambulance.com/2016/03/11/melissa-aldana-sonny-rollins/ Up-and-coming saxophonist Melissa Aldana is a tremendous admirer of Sonny Rollins (aka the Greatest Saxophonist…Ever!). Her latest album, Back Home, is in many ways a tribute to him, and to his influence on her when she was just starting out, hearing Sonny Rollins Plus 4—aMax Roach/Clifford Brown Quintet disc in all but name—and being inspired to switch from alto to tenor. It’s a trio disc, a configuration Rollins has frequently employed, featuring bassistPablo Menares on bass and Jochen Rueckert on drums. The title track was written for Rollins; Aldana says, “He was one of the first reasons I started playing trio, because of the freedom that you have within the music, the interaction, the opportunity you have to express yourself and communicate with the other musicians.” Back Home is out now (buy it from Amazon), and Rollins’ Holding the Stage, the latest in his Road Shows live series, will be released next month. It contains mostly 21st Century recordings, but there’s one rare gem tucked in the middle: a version of “Disco Monk,” from his 1979 album Don’t Ask, and never performed live since that year. Rollins and Aldana met for the first time last year, at the Great Night in Harlem salute to Rollins; he received a lifetime achievement award, and Aldana performed as part of the onstage tribute. So it seemed like a natural decision to put the two of them together on the phone, and have her interview him about the new album, his practice regimen, his feelings about improvisation and live performance, and much more.

Happy 91 Mr. Haynes.

Although I mainly listened to jazz as a teen, ELP was one of the rock bands I really enjoyed. Art Rock as it is called was the only rock I would listen to. RIP Keith.

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Take a listen to Vol 4. I am counting the days till it is released. http://doxyrecords.com/ http://doxyrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sonny-Rollins-Holding-the-Stage_-Road-Shows-vol.-4-HD.mp4?_=1

Google pays tribute to Clara Rockmore on its main search page. You can play a theremin. An early electronic instrument. Google.com

What a great music producer he was. RIP Sir George.

Is there a George Coleman film?

This show was swinging. The Willie Jones III Quintet. Willie Jones III- d, Eric Reed- p, Ralph Moore- ts, Eddie Henderson- tp, and Buster Williams- b

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