Hardbopjazz

I hope that this one will get released at some point. It’s a part of the Sonny Rollins collection That he donated to a Schomburg Center for Research in Black culture. 451897 LBJS Presents The Sonny Rollins Quartet ######## Sonny Rollins; Albert Dailey; Walter Booker; Louis Hayes - "location, famous, rec. eng., V. Welsh (LBJS) Sound recording digitized

RIP Mr. B.

RIP Ahmad. Thank you for the music.

RIP.

RIP.

There must be at least a dozen different tenor players that have done a cover of this pop standard. This song fits the tenor saxophone so well. The latest version I've come across is a Jimmy Heath performance of the tune from back in 1965. I have it on my Facebook group. He tears it. https://www.facebook.com/groups/327260927975997

The flip side of small hands, Roland Hanna once said during a concert I was at, that Eubie Blake had the biggest hands he ever saw. He could easily reach a 5th above an octave with his pinky still curved, meaning he could have played the next note.

98 today.

This is a good article. https://reverb.com/news/finding-charlie-christians-gibson-es-250?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=US-curated-conversions-Q4.2022&utm_content=Broad+Audience&utm_term=Charlie+Christian

Has anyone seen this documentary on Monk? https://www.bam.org/film/2023/rewind-and-play?alttemplate=MobileEvent

Does one exists in a hard copy? I've searched on Amazon, but didn't fine one.

George is still playing Very well. In fact he’s playing at Smoke in New York City tonight for his 88th birthday. Happy birthday, George Coleman.

RIP.

If anyone wants to listen to Wayne in concert, I've posted this on my Facebook group. The link is below to listen or download https://mega.nz/folder/gigWVB7Z#hAzKYjI7-rwKwTLH4VO11A

What a sad day.

Yes. If you have a browser extension such “down then all,” you can do an entire folder at a time. I’ll send you PM.

Just about every issue is posted in the link below. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/DownBeat/

Yes It’s PBS and for his 100th birthday.

Public television documentary on Wes Montgomery. There are some private film footages in this documentary. The promo below, at 2:53, looks to be Wynton Kelly shooting pool. Wes' 100 birthday is on the 6th of March. Wes was just the best.

Streaming services let you listen to one track right now.

Article. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html

Does anyone know if this is a bootleg? I don't have this one from Kenny. If it is a legit release I will buy it.

Burt himself said the lyrics are the best Hal David ever wrote.

Great composer. RIP Burt. Thanks for the melodies.