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Monday, September 23, 2013

Keith Jarrett - Groovin' High (7/5/99)

Thanks to Kansas City jazz pianist and educator T.J. Martley for recommending this great Jarrett solo from the classic album "Whisper Not."


Friday, August 30, 2013

Chu Berry - Sitting In (11/11/38)

Chu Berry blowing on "Tiger Rag" changes. Did you know that Charlie Parker named his son after Chu?


Monday, March 25, 2013

Bud Powell - Bud's Bubble (1/10/47)

Ethan Iverson says: 
I’m sure Wynton Kelly learned the solo on “Bud’s Bubble.”



Monday, November 26, 2012

Louis Armstrong - Struttin' With Some Barbecue (12/9/27)

Been obsessed with this track lately. You must hear Lee Konitz's version with valve trombonist Marshall Brown.

 


Monday, September 3, 2012

Warne Marsh - I Got Rhythm (1977)

Bootleg recording of Warne playing along with the Charlie Parker Jamey Aebersold record!

Monday, August 27, 2012

Charlie Parker - Dizzy Atmosphere (2/28/45)

Gotta love Bird with a bouncy rhythm section: Sid Catlett (drums) and Slam Stewart (bass).



Monday, August 20, 2012

Charlie Christian - Swing to Bop (5/41)

Amazing "field recording" of the master performing live at the legendary Minton's Playhouse in 1941 with Kenny Clarke on drums and Thelonious Monk on piano. Thanks to Fernando Ortiz de Urbina for recommending this a long time ago.