What jazz have you been listening to today?

[gord]

jack sheldon-playin it straight-realtime (cd)

 

[teddy]

Pete Jolly - Quartet, Quintet and Sextet

teddy

 

[White Knight]

Jackie Mclean--Let Freedom Ring; trane's blues; Lee Morgan--Best of the Blue Note Years; Wayne Shorter--Juju

 

[Mat]

Herbie Hancock - My Point Of View

 

[gord]

just heard george shearing died today.what a tremendous loss, we are going to miss him. thanks george for 65 years of great jazz. rip.

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFrPGj954SI george shearing

 

[teddy]

Sad news indeed gord. Thanks for the link. Certainly a very talented musician.

teddy

 

[marval]

That is sad news, he will be missed. May he play music in the heavenly orchestra, along with all the other great musicians who have gone before.


Margaret

 

[JHC]

just heard george shearing died today.what a tremendous loss, we are going to miss him. thanks george for 65 years of great jazz. rip.

He was always a favorite of mine I still have some of his LPs with the quintet and some with Peggy Lee

 

[Dorsetmike]

Saw him at Festival Hall on his first return to UK back in the 60s, shared the bill with Joe Williams. A memorable concert.

 

[Dorsetmike]

André Previn, Joe Pass and Ray Brown, "I got it bad and that ain't good" on Last.fm

Couldn't find it on Youtube, but found this from the same album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKmxwgtnj4w

 

[White Knight]

George Shearing: Requiescat In Pace.

 

[White Knight]

Today I listened to Fuego by Donald Byrd, Search For The New Land by Lee Morgan, Indestructible by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and trane's blues.

 

[gord]

toshiko akiyoshi-lew tabakin big band--insights -rca (lp)
gene ammons-boss tenor--prestige (lp). both albums are 1st class jazz. gord

 

[teddy]

Toots Theilemans & Kenny Werner Great pairing soft and sweet. Worth buying.

teddy

 

[gord]

herbie hancock-day dreams-prism (cd). although released under hancocks name, this is a reissue of pepper adams-donald byrd quintet-out of this world from about 1960. nevertheless,this is a good hardbop album. gord

 

[White Knight]

John Coltrane--trane's blues; Lee Morgan--The Blue Note Years

 

[gord]

kenny burrell-guitar forms-arr & cond by gil evans-verve. a jazz classic. gord

 

[OLDUDE]

Hi guys,

"The very best of Ken Colyer"
Kenny Dorham on Spotify "Round about Midnight"
Kai Winding on Spotify "Jazz for Playboys" (Might buy this one -only £5.99 on Amazon

 

[White Knight]

Wayne Shorter--The Best of The Blue Note Recordings; Coltrane--trane's blues.