Apr 26, 2011
You are invited to participate in an online silent auction to raise money for the victims of Japan's recent catastrophic events.Please click the link below to view the auction on 32auctions. Jazz for Japan Auction
If you do not wish to bid on an item but would like to make a donation to help the victims of these tragic...
Apr 22, 2011
Karrin Allyson is one of my favorite singers. She has the uncanny ability to choose from among the myriad of songs available to her and make selections that produce albums that are greater than the sum of their songs. Rather than simply pick from the Great American Songbook, she has devoted whole albums to songs by...
Apr 22, 2011
In keeping with the theme of presenting spirituals perforemd by jazz artists for this week, here is "Crucifixion", a traditioanl spiritual wiht a copyright credited to its arranger, Jester Hairston.
Hairston (1901-2000) was a prolific composer and arranger of African-American music. In addiiton to dozens of arrangments...
Apr 21, 2011
Fifty years ago tonight, Miles Davis brought a quintet into the Blackhawk club in San Francsico, California for two weekend dates. Seven sets later, the shows were history, but thankfully both Friday night and Saturday night shows were recorded, and eventually released on separate, then a combined, album.
1961 was a...
Apr 21, 2011
Why post something myself when I can share a perfect posting for today from one of the better music blogs around, the revamped scratchynoise. It's a must visit site almost very day of the week,
He posted David Axelrod's "Holy Thursday" , a track from Songs of Experience, a slice of psychedlic jazz circa 1968. If you're...