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Charlie Byrd [image: Inline image 2] Desafinado with Stan Getz 1962 http://youtu.be/991uASejkY8 Desafinado - Long version Stereo http://youtu.be/L7lmMNweUVU Byrd played finger-style on a classical guitar. One time there was a guy up on the roof of a building getting ready to jump off and commit suicide. A passing beatnik saw the guy and called out: Remember Byrd! The guy said: Bird who? Go ahead,jump! LoL! Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, Byrd collaborated with Stan Getz on the album Jazz Samba, a recording which brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd The Desafinado single was a Top 20 hit in 1962; however, with it you hear only about one-third of the complete track. Here's the entire piece, and in the best quality stereo available. One of the greatest jazz hits ever. - YouTube review [image: Inline image 1] Jazz Samba - Full Verve Album http://youtu.be/Oc2SffeDg1g On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Herbie Mann [image: Inline image 2] Comin' Home Baby - Live at the Village Gate, 1961 http://youtu.be/jiCV4Xna684 Wailing Dervishes http://youtu.be/M0mcII-mE4g [image: Inline image 1] Live at the Village Gate: Herbie Mann - Flute Hagood Hardy - Vibraharp Ahmad Abdul-Malik , Ben Tucker - Bass Rudy Collins - Drums Ray Mantilla - Conga Drums, Percussion Chief Bey - African Drum, Percussion Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flautist and important early practitioner of world music. Mann emphasized the groove approach in his music. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Mann On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Charles Mingus Jr. [image: Inline image 1] Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul - Track One, from the album Mingus Ah Um - Vinyl http://www.youtube.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROZ2V6KLsLgfeature=sharelist=PLsl3WjKkzBEfEwpMSbLpwr4vPupPQTJ0x [image: Inline image 2] Sue's Changes - Live At Montreux, 1975 http://youtu.be/jOWNkZrkLfk Charles Mingus Jr. was a highly influential American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader. Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream, free jazz, and classical music. Yet Mingus avoided categorization, forging his own brand of music that fused tradition with unique and unexplored realms of jazz. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Good point, but I don't get into the personalities of any of these guys very much. Lots of jazz players were really screwed up on drugs and some had questionable ethical behavior as well. Most of the time I just listen to the music and enjoy. For me, it's not about the personalities, it's all about the music. Thanks for the reply. On 12/18/2013 9:32 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Richard, Stan Gets was a great tenor sax player. His solos were exquisite and creative. But one of his friends called him a nice bunch of guys, apparently referring to his unpredictable personality quirks.
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Herbie Mann [image: Inline image 2] Comin' Home Baby - Live at the Village Gate, 1961 http://youtu.be/jiCV4Xna684 Wailing Dervishes http://youtu.be/M0mcII-mE4g [image: Inline image 1] Live at the Village Gate: Herbie Mann - Flute Hagood Hardy - Vibraharp Ahmad Abdul-Malik , Ben Tucker - Bass Rudy Collins - Drums Ray Mantilla - Conga Drums, Percussion Chief Bey - African Drum, Percussion Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flautist and important early practitioner of world music. Mann emphasized the groove approach in his music. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Mann On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Charles Mingus Jr. [image: Inline image 1] Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul - Track One, from the album Mingus Ah Um - Vinyl http://www.youtube.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROZ2V6KLsLgfeature=sharelist=PLsl3WjKkzBEfEwpMSbLpwr4vPupPQTJ0x [image: Inline image 2] Sue's Changes - Live At Montreux, 1975 http://youtu.be/jOWNkZrkLfk Charles Mingus Jr. was a highly influential American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader. Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream, free jazz, and classical music. Yet Mingus avoided categorization, forging his own brand of music that fused tradition with unique and unexplored realms of jazz. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Good point, but I don't get into the personalities of any of these guys very much. Lots of jazz players were really screwed up on drugs and some had questionable ethical behavior as well. Most of the time I just listen to the music and enjoy. For me, it's not about the personalities, it's all about the music. Thanks for the reply. On 12/18/2013 9:32 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Richard, Stan Gets was a great tenor sax player. His solos were exquisite and creative. But one of his friends called him a nice bunch of guys, apparently referring to his unpredictable personality quirks.
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Charles Mingus Jr. [image: Inline image 1] Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul - Track One, from the album Mingus Ah Um - Vinyl http://www.youtube.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROZ2V6KLsLgfeature=sharelist=PLsl3WjKkzBEfEwpMSbLpwr4vPupPQTJ0x [image: Inline image 2] Sue's Changes - Live At Montreux, 1975 http://youtu.be/jOWNkZrkLfk Charles Mingus Jr. was a highly influential American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader. Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream, free jazz, and classical music. Yet Mingus avoided categorization, forging his own brand of music that fused tradition with unique and unexplored realms of jazz. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Good point, but I don't get into the personalities of any of these guys very much. Lots of jazz players were really screwed up on drugs and some had questionable ethical behavior as well. Most of the time I just listen to the music and enjoy. For me, it's not about the personalities, it's all about the music. Thanks for the reply. On 12/18/2013 9:32 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Richard, Stan Gets was a great tenor sax player. His solos were exquisite and creative. But one of his friends called him a nice bunch of guys, apparently referring to his unpredictable personality quirks.
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Good point, but I don't get into the personalities of any of these guys very much. Lots of jazz players were really screwed up on drugs and some had questionable ethical behavior as well. Most of the time I just listen to the music and enjoy. For me, it's not about the personalities, it's all about the music. Thanks for the reply. On 12/18/2013 9:32 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Richard, Stan Gets was a great tenor sax player. His solos were exquisite and creative. But one of his friends called him a nice bunch of guys, apparently referring to his unpredictable personality quirks.
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Stan Getz [image: Inline image 2] One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. Getz performed bebop, cool jazz and third stream, but is perhaps best known for popularizing bossa nova, as in the worldwide hit single The Girl from Ipanema (1964). The Girl From Ipanema 1964 - Verve (long version) http://youtu.be/c5QfXjsoNe4 Stan Getz - tenor saxophone Astrud Gilberto - vocals Joao Gilberto - guitar, vocals Antonio Carlos Jobim - piano Sebastião Neto - bass Milton Banana - drums Vinicius de Moraes - composition The album won the 1965 Grammy Awards for Best Album of the Year, Best Jazz Instrumental Album - Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. [image: Inline image 1] Stan Getz: In the mid-1980s Getz worked regularly in the San Francisco Bay area and taught at Stanford University as an artist-in-residence at the Stanford Jazz Workshop until 1988.[6] In 1986, he was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. During 1988, Getz worked with Huey Lewis and the News on their Small World album. He played the extended solo on the title track, which became a minor hit single. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 7:50 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: This CD, Conga Blue, by Pancho Sanchez is just amazing. I've got my old stereo system set up out back on the patio and I play it on weekends, real loud, so the whole neighborhood can hear it. From what I've read, Sanchez is a protege of Cal Tjader, another of my favorites. Check out these selections: Cal Tjader - Ritmo Caliente - Fantasy red wax record, 1955 http://youtu.be/uHPEmzKRVxg Cal Tjader - Latino - with Mongo Santamaria http://youtu.be/g9aysv7XCZw Song titles include: 01) Mamblues 02) Afroblue 03) The Continental 04) Manila 05) Tumbao 06) Para Ti 07) Mambo Terrifico 08) September Song 09) Rezo 10) Cuban Fantasy 11) A Night In Tunisia On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 1:38 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Richard, Poncho is my favorite conga player. I've learned to play the mambo tumbao from his You Tube presentation.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Essential Jazz
Richard, Stan Gets was a great tenor sax player. His solos were exquisite and creative. But one of his friends called him a nice bunch of guys, apparently referring to his unpredictable personality quirks.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Essential Jazz
Richard, Poncho is my favorite conga player. I've learned to play the mambo tumbao from his You Tube presentation.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Essential Jazz
This CD, Conga Blue, by Pancho Sanchez is just amazing. I've got my old stereo system set up out back on the patio and I play it on weekends, real loud, so the whole neighborhood can hear it. From what I've read, Sanchez is a protege of Cal Tjader, another of my favorites. Check out these selections: Cal Tjader - Ritmo Caliente - Fantasy red wax record, 1955 http://youtu.be/uHPEmzKRVxg Cal Tjader - Latino - with Mongo Santamaria http://youtu.be/g9aysv7XCZw Song titles include: 01) Mamblues 02) Afroblue 03) The Continental 04) Manila 05) Tumbao 06) Para Ti 07) Mambo Terrifico 08) September Song 09) Rezo 10) Cuban Fantasy 11) A Night In Tunisia On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 1:38 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Richard, Poncho is my favorite conga player. I've learned to play the mambo tumbao from his You Tube presentation.
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FYI, for a TM link to this, Brubeck's first group had Bill Smith on clarinet. Bill joined the staff at the University of Washingtion when I went there. I played on some avant garde projects he did. A few years later he showed up at TM residence course with Paul Horn that I attended. On 12/16/2013 11:23 AM, Richard Williams wrote: Dave Brubeck Inline image 1 Dave Brubeck - Take Five ( Original Video) http://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ Take Five is a jazz piece composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. It is the best-selling jazz single of all time. It was first played by the Quartet to a live audience at the Village Gate nightclub in New York City in 1959. On the album Time Out, Brubeck used a different time signature for each track, which was very unusual. Take Five written in a 5/4 meter and it was one of the first Jazz songs with a time signature other than the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It ended up being one of the extremely rare Jazz compositions to become a pop hit. Dave Brubeck – piano Paul Desmond – alto saxophone Eugene Wright – bass Joe Morello – drums Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Five 'Essential Jazz: The First 100 Years' by Henry Martin Thomson Wadsworth 2004
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Miles Davis [image: Inline image 1] Sketches of Spain, Live http://youtu.be/6CZFnyXwlV4 Miles Davis is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Sketches of Spain is an exemplary recording of Third Stream, a musical fusion of jazz, European classical, and world music. The album pairs Davis with arranger and composer Gil Evans, with whom he had collaborated on several other projects, on a program of compositions largely derived from the Spanish folk tradition. According to Crease, the album is a quasi-symphonic, quasi-jazz world of sound. Chambers says that the album was not well received, but it went on to win for Davis a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1961. Ranked number 358 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis 'Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music' by Stephanie Crease Chicago Review Press, 2003 p. 207 'Milestones: The Music And Times Of Miles Davis' Jack Chambers Da Capo Press, 1998 pp. 10-11 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: FYI, for a TM link to this, Brubeck's first group had Bill Smith on clarinet. Bill joined the staff at the University of Washingtion when I went there. I played on some avant garde projects he did. A few years later he showed up at TM residence course with Paul Horn that I attended. On 12/16/2013 11:23 AM, Richard Williams wrote: Dave Brubeck [image: Inline image 1] Dave Brubeck - Take Five ( Original Video) http://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ Take Five is a jazz piece composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. It is the best-selling jazz single of all time. It was first played by the Quartet to a live audience at the Village Gate nightclub in New York City in 1959. On the album Time Out, Brubeck used a different time signature for each track, which was very unusual. Take Five written in a 5/4 meter and it was one of the first Jazz songs with a time signature other than the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It ended up being one of the extremely rare Jazz compositions to become a pop hit. Dave Brubeck – piano Paul Desmond – alto saxophone Eugene Wright – bass Joe Morello – drums Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Five 'Essential Jazz: The First 100 Years' by Henry Martin Thomson Wadsworth 2004
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Thelonious Monk [image: Inline image 1] Monk's Dream 1963 http://youtu.be/FxailNkhpXs Thelonious Monk - piano Charlie Rouse - tenor sax John Ore - bass Frankie Dunlop - drums According to Kelley, Thelonious Monk was born December 28, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Monk is considered one of the giants of American music. Monk's Dream is the first album Monk released on Columbia Records. I still have my original vinyl copy on Columbia Records and the new CD (CK 40786). The song “Bye-Ya” clocks in at 6:03. The 2002 re-mastered edition on the Columbia/Legacy imprint (CK 63536) contains a version which runs only 5.25. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original' by Robin D. Kelley JR Books, 2010 p, 13 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Miles Davis [image: Inline image 1] Sketches of Spain, Live http://youtu.be/6CZFnyXwlV4 Miles Davis is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Sketches of Spain is an exemplary recording of Third Stream, a musical fusion of jazz, European classical, and world music. The album pairs Davis with arranger and composer Gil Evans, with whom he had collaborated on several other projects, on a program of compositions largely derived from the Spanish folk tradition. According to Crease, the album is a quasi-symphonic, quasi-jazz world of sound. Chambers says that the album was not well received, but it went on to win for Davis a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1961. Ranked number 358 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis 'Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music' by Stephanie Crease Chicago Review Press, 2003 p. 207 'Milestones: The Music And Times Of Miles Davis' Jack Chambers Da Capo Press, 1998 pp. 10-11 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: FYI, for a TM link to this, Brubeck's first group had Bill Smith on clarinet. Bill joined the staff at the University of Washingtion when I went there. I played on some avant garde projects he did. A few years later he showed up at TM residence course with Paul Horn that I attended. On 12/16/2013 11:23 AM, Richard Williams wrote: Dave Brubeck [image: Inline image 1] Dave Brubeck - Take Five ( Original Video) http://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ Take Five is a jazz piece composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. It is the best-selling jazz single of all time. It was first played by the Quartet to a live audience at the Village Gate nightclub in New York City in 1959. On the album Time Out, Brubeck used a different time signature for each track, which was very unusual. Take Five written in a 5/4 meter and it was one of the first Jazz songs with a time signature other than the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It ended up being one of the extremely rare Jazz compositions to become a pop hit. Dave Brubeck – piano Paul Desmond – alto saxophone Eugene Wright – bass Joe Morello – drums Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Five 'Essential Jazz: The First 100 Years' by Henry Martin Thomson Wadsworth 2004
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Cal Tjader [image: Inline image 2] Several Shades of Jade - The Fakir 1963 http://youtu.be/8AU_91XRstM Produced by Lalo Shifren Cal Tjader - vibes Jimmy Raney - guitar Dick Hyman - organ Lonnie Hewitt - piano Bob Bushnell - fretless electric bass Johnny Rae - drums. Cal Tjader grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he often played with Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck. Later in New York City, he played with Mongo Santamaría, Willie Bobo, and Gábor Szabó. Tjader played the vibraphone and is known primarily as a Latin/Jazz performer. One of his most famous albums is called El Ritmo Cliente on Fantasy (red vinyl). He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He won a Grammy in 1980. I used to have this album on vinyl, Several Shades of Jade, on Verve, which I bought new in 1963, but it is now missing from my collection (Jack are you reading this). So, I bought the CD which has two albums on it: Several Shades of Jade and Breeze From the East. Tjader discovered and groomed Poncho Sanchez, another latin jazz favorite of mine. A lot of people don't like fusion jazz, but I do. Go figure. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Tjader 'Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions' by John Storm Roberts Schirmer Books, 1999 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Thelonious Monk [image: Inline image 1] Monk's Dream 1963 http://youtu.be/FxailNkhpXs Thelonious Monk - piano Charlie Rouse - tenor sax John Ore - bass Frankie Dunlop - drums According to Kelley, Thelonious Monk was born December 28, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Monk is considered one of the giants of American music. Monk's Dream is the first album Monk released on Columbia Records. I still have my original vinyl copy on Columbia Records and the new CD (CK 40786). The song “Bye-Ya” clocks in at 6:03. The 2002 re-mastered edition on the Columbia/Legacy imprint (CK 63536) contains a version which runs only 5.25. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original' by Robin D. Kelley JR Books, 2010 p, 13 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Miles Davis [image: Inline image 1] Sketches of Spain, Live http://youtu.be/6CZFnyXwlV4 Miles Davis is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Sketches of Spain is an exemplary recording of Third Stream, a musical fusion of jazz, European classical, and world music. The album pairs Davis with arranger and composer Gil Evans, with whom he had collaborated on several other projects, on a program of compositions largely derived from the Spanish folk tradition. According to Crease, the album is a quasi-symphonic, quasi-jazz world of sound. Chambers says that the album was not well received, but it went on to win for Davis a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1961. Ranked number 358 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis 'Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music' by Stephanie Crease Chicago Review Press, 2003 p. 207 'Milestones: The Music And Times Of Miles Davis' Jack Chambers Da Capo Press, 1998 pp. 10-11 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: FYI, for a TM link to this, Brubeck's first group had Bill Smith on clarinet. Bill joined the staff at the University of Washingtion when I went there. I played on some avant garde projects he did. A few years later he showed up at TM residence course with Paul Horn that I attended. On 12/16/2013 11:23 AM, Richard Williams wrote: Dave Brubeck [image: Inline image 1] Dave Brubeck - Take Five ( Original Video) http://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ Take Five is a jazz piece composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. It is the best-selling jazz single of all time. It was first played by the Quartet to a live audience at the Village Gate nightclub in New York City in 1959. On the album Time Out, Brubeck used a different time signature for each track, which was very unusual. Take Five written in a 5/4 meter and it was one of the first Jazz songs with a time signature other than the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It ended up being one of the extremely rare Jazz compositions to become a pop hit. Dave Brubeck – piano Paul Desmond – alto saxophone Eugene Wright – bass Joe Morello – drums Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Five 'Essential Jazz: The First 100 Years' by Henry Martin Thomson Wadsworth 2004
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Pancho Sanchez [image: Inline image 1] Besame Mamá - from the album Conga Blue 1995 http://youtu.be/RY09gprbU20 Poncho Sanchez, one of the top American percussionists of our time, is a Mexican-American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. Sanchez and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. He has played with Mongo Santamaria, Hugh Masekela and Cal Tjader. The youngest of eleven children, Poncho Sanchez was born in Laredo, Texas. Read more: List of the Top 500 Drummers: http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Poncho_Sanchez.html On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Cal Tjader [image: Inline image 2] Several Shades of Jade - The Fakir 1963 http://youtu.be/8AU_91XRstM Produced by Lalo Shifren Cal Tjader - vibes Jimmy Raney - guitar Dick Hyman - organ Lonnie Hewitt - piano Bob Bushnell - fretless electric bass Johnny Rae - drums. Cal Tjader grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he often played with Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck. Later in New York City, he played with Mongo Santamaría, Willie Bobo, and Gábor Szabó. Tjader played the vibraphone and is known primarily as a Latin/Jazz performer. One of his most famous albums is called El Ritmo Cliente on Fantasy (red vinyl). He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He won a Grammy in 1980. I used to have this album on vinyl, Several Shades of Jade, on Verve, which I bought new in 1963, but it is now missing from my collection (Jack are you reading this). So, I bought the CD which has two albums on it: Several Shades of Jade and Breeze From the East. Tjader discovered and groomed Poncho Sanchez, another latin jazz favorite of mine. A lot of people don't like fusion jazz, but I do. Go figure. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Tjader 'Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions' by John Storm Roberts Schirmer Books, 1999 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Thelonious Monk [image: Inline image 1] Monk's Dream 1963 http://youtu.be/FxailNkhpXs Thelonious Monk - piano Charlie Rouse - tenor sax John Ore - bass Frankie Dunlop - drums According to Kelley, Thelonious Monk was born December 28, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Monk is considered one of the giants of American music. Monk's Dream is the first album Monk released on Columbia Records. I still have my original vinyl copy on Columbia Records and the new CD (CK 40786). The song “Bye-Ya” clocks in at 6:03. The 2002 re-mastered edition on the Columbia/Legacy imprint (CK 63536) contains a version which runs only 5.25. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original' by Robin D. Kelley JR Books, 2010 p, 13 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Miles Davis [image: Inline image 1] Sketches of Spain, Live http://youtu.be/6CZFnyXwlV4 Miles Davis is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Sketches of Spain is an exemplary recording of Third Stream, a musical fusion of jazz, European classical, and world music. The album pairs Davis with arranger and composer Gil Evans, with whom he had collaborated on several other projects, on a program of compositions largely derived from the Spanish folk tradition. According to Crease, the album is a quasi-symphonic, quasi-jazz world of sound. Chambers says that the album was not well received, but it went on to win for Davis a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1961. Ranked number 358 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis 'Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music' by Stephanie Crease Chicago Review Press, 2003 p. 207 'Milestones: The Music And Times Of Miles Davis' Jack Chambers Da Capo Press, 1998 pp. 10-11 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.netwrote: FYI, for a TM link to this, Brubeck's first group had Bill Smith on clarinet. Bill joined the staff at the University of Washingtion when I went there. I played on some avant garde projects he did. A few years later he showed up at TM residence course with Paul Horn that I attended. On 12/16/2013 11:23 AM, Richard Williams wrote: Dave Brubeck [image: Inline image 1] Dave Brubeck - Take Five ( Original Video) http://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ Take Five is a jazz piece composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. It is the best-selling jazz single of all time. It was first played by the Quartet to a live audience at the Village Gate nightclub in New York City in 1959. On the album Time Out, Brubeck used a different time signature for each track, which was very unusual. Take Five written in a 5/4 meter and it was one
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk [image: Inline image 1] We Free Kings - 1961 http://youtu.be/Mk0mSclnUQQ Roland Kirk - Tenor Saxophone, Manzello, Flute, Stritch Hank Jones - Piano Wendell Marshall - Bass Charlie Persip - Drums Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a blind American jazz improvisation, multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, stritch, and many other instruments, sometimes all at the same time. His music was intricate, powerful jazz with a strong feel for the blues. At a live performance at Ronnie Scott's club in London he even managed to play two instruments AFTER he had a stroke which paralyzed his left side. Virtuoso guitarist Jimi Hendrix idolized Kirk, and even hoped to collaborate with him one day. Another great album by Kirk: Rip, Rig Panic. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahsaan_Roland_Kirk 'Bright Moments. The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk' by John: Kruth Welcome Rain Publishers, New York 2000 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Pancho Sanchez [image: Inline image 1] Besame Mamá - from the album Conga Blue 1995 http://youtu.be/RY09gprbU20 Poncho Sanchez, one of the top American percussionists of our time, is a Mexican-American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. Sanchez and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. He has played with Mongo Santamaria, Hugh Masekela and Cal Tjader. The youngest of eleven children, Poncho Sanchez was born in Laredo, Texas. Read more: List of the Top 500 Drummers: http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Poncho_Sanchez.html On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Cal Tjader [image: Inline image 2] Several Shades of Jade - The Fakir 1963 http://youtu.be/8AU_91XRstM Produced by Lalo Shifren Cal Tjader - vibes Jimmy Raney - guitar Dick Hyman - organ Lonnie Hewitt - piano Bob Bushnell - fretless electric bass Johnny Rae - drums. Cal Tjader grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he often played with Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck. Later in New York City, he played with Mongo Santamaría, Willie Bobo, and Gábor Szabó. Tjader played the vibraphone and is known primarily as a Latin/Jazz performer. One of his most famous albums is called El Ritmo Cliente on Fantasy (red vinyl). He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He won a Grammy in 1980. I used to have this album on vinyl, Several Shades of Jade, on Verve, which I bought new in 1963, but it is now missing from my collection (Jack are you reading this). So, I bought the CD which has two albums on it: Several Shades of Jade and Breeze From the East. Tjader discovered and groomed Poncho Sanchez, another latin jazz favorite of mine. A lot of people don't like fusion jazz, but I do. Go figure. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Tjader 'Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions' by John Storm Roberts Schirmer Books, 1999 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Thelonious Monk [image: Inline image 1] Monk's Dream 1963 http://youtu.be/FxailNkhpXs Thelonious Monk - piano Charlie Rouse - tenor sax John Ore - bass Frankie Dunlop - drums According to Kelley, Thelonious Monk was born December 28, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Monk is considered one of the giants of American music. Monk's Dream is the first album Monk released on Columbia Records. I still have my original vinyl copy on Columbia Records and the new CD (CK 40786). The song “Bye-Ya” clocks in at 6:03. The 2002 re-mastered edition on the Columbia/Legacy imprint (CK 63536) contains a version which runs only 5.25. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original' by Robin D. Kelley JR Books, 2010 p, 13 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Miles Davis [image: Inline image 1] Sketches of Spain, Live http://youtu.be/6CZFnyXwlV4 Miles Davis is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Sketches of Spain is an exemplary recording of Third Stream, a musical fusion of jazz, European classical, and world music. The album pairs Davis with arranger and composer Gil Evans, with whom he had collaborated on several other projects, on a program of compositions largely derived from the Spanish folk tradition. According to Crease, the album is a quasi-symphonic, quasi-jazz world of sound. Chambers says that the album was not well received, but it went on to win for Davis a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1961. Ranked number 358 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis 'Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music' by Stephanie Crease Chicago Review Press, 2003 p. 207 'Milestones: The Music And Times Of
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Paul Desmond [image: Inline image 2] Desmond Blue 1961 http://youtu.be/n-y8AgX4fVY Paul Desmond was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, born in San Francisco, best known for the work he did in the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for penning that group's greatest hit, Take Five. Desmond recorded the tune Summertime along with many others during his time with Chet Baker. This album on Vinyl RCA Victor, Desmond Blue, is in my record collection. [image: Inline image 1] Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Desmond 'Cats of Any Color: Jazz Black and White' by Gene Lees Da Capo Press, 2001 pp. 55–57 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Rahsaan Roland Kirk [image: Inline image 1] We Free Kings - 1961 http://youtu.be/Mk0mSclnUQQ Roland Kirk - Tenor Saxophone, Manzello, Flute, Stritch Hank Jones - Piano Wendell Marshall - Bass Charlie Persip - Drums Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a blind American jazz improvisation, multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, stritch, and many other instruments, sometimes all at the same time. His music was intricate, powerful jazz with a strong feel for the blues. At a live performance at Ronnie Scott's club in London he even managed to play two instruments AFTER he had a stroke which paralyzed his left side. Virtuoso guitarist Jimi Hendrix idolized Kirk, and even hoped to collaborate with him one day. Another great album by Kirk: Rip, Rig Panic. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahsaan_Roland_Kirk 'Bright Moments. The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk' by John: Kruth Welcome Rain Publishers, New York 2000 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Pancho Sanchez [image: Inline image 1] Besame Mamá - from the album Conga Blue 1995 http://youtu.be/RY09gprbU20 Poncho Sanchez, one of the top American percussionists of our time, is a Mexican-American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. Sanchez and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. He has played with Mongo Santamaria, Hugh Masekela and Cal Tjader. The youngest of eleven children, Poncho Sanchez was born in Laredo, Texas. Read more: List of the Top 500 Drummers: http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Poncho_Sanchez.html On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Cal Tjader [image: Inline image 2] Several Shades of Jade - The Fakir 1963 http://youtu.be/8AU_91XRstM Produced by Lalo Shifren Cal Tjader - vibes Jimmy Raney - guitar Dick Hyman - organ Lonnie Hewitt - piano Bob Bushnell - fretless electric bass Johnny Rae - drums. Cal Tjader grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he often played with Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck. Later in New York City, he played with Mongo Santamaría, Willie Bobo, and Gábor Szabó. Tjader played the vibraphone and is known primarily as a Latin/Jazz performer. One of his most famous albums is called El Ritmo Cliente on Fantasy (red vinyl). He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He won a Grammy in 1980. I used to have this album on vinyl, Several Shades of Jade, on Verve, which I bought new in 1963, but it is now missing from my collection (Jack are you reading this). So, I bought the CD which has two albums on it: Several Shades of Jade and Breeze From the East. Tjader discovered and groomed Poncho Sanchez, another latin jazz favorite of mine. A lot of people don't like fusion jazz, but I do. Go figure. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Tjader 'Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions' by John Storm Roberts Schirmer Books, 1999 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Thelonious Monk [image: Inline image 1] Monk's Dream 1963 http://youtu.be/FxailNkhpXs Thelonious Monk - piano Charlie Rouse - tenor sax John Ore - bass Frankie Dunlop - drums According to Kelley, Thelonious Monk was born December 28, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Monk is considered one of the giants of American music. Monk's Dream is the first album Monk released on Columbia Records. I still have my original vinyl copy on Columbia Records and the new CD (CK 40786). The song “Bye-Ya” clocks in at 6:03. The 2002 re-mastered edition on the Columbia/Legacy imprint (CK 63536) contains a version which runs only 5.25. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original' by Robin D. Kelley JR Books, 2010 p, 13 On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Miles Davis [image: Inline image 1] Sketches of Spain, Live http://youtu.be/6CZFnyXwlV4 Miles Davis is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Sketches of Spain is an exemplary recording of Third Stream, a musical fusion of jazz, European classical, and
