Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Jazz Messengers - Soft Winds



Horace Silver (p), Art Blakey (d), Hank Mobley (ts), Kenny Dorham (tp), Doug Watkins (b)

Stan Getz at Storyville 1951 - Full Album



Stan Getz, ts. Jimmy Raney, g. Al Haig, p. Teddy Kotick, b.
Tiny Kahn, dr.___ 28. Oct.1951

A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker at 1945 Concert



Musicians Line-up: Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet Charlie 'Bird' Parker - Alto Sax Al Haig - Piano Curley Russell - Bass Max Roach - Drums Symphony Sid - MC Recorded at Town Hall, New York City, June 22nd, 1945

John Coltrane Blue Train - Full Album


The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Pennies From Heaven


Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Route 66 - Nat King Cole Trio




The 1946 version of this classic song composed by Bobby Troup the same year..

Nat King Cole Show Feat JATP C Jam Blues



Nat King Cole Show Presenting for the first time on television Norman Granz's Jazz At The Philarmonic
Roy Eldrige,Trumpet
Flip Philips,Tenor Sax
Illinois Jaquet,Tenor Sax
Oscar Peterson,Piano
Ray Brown,Bass
Herb Ellis,Guitar
Jo Jones,Drums

Blues for Greasy - JATP Jam Session 1950



Ella Fitzgerald (scat vcl), Harry Sweets Edison (tp), Lester Young, Flip Phillips (ts), Bill Harris (tb), Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d)

Flip Phillips & Roy Eldridge Flip and Jazz



Live recording from WNEW Saturday Night Swing Session, March 1947
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Flip Phillips - tenor sax
Mike Colicchio - piano
Al Casey - guitar
Eddie Safranski - bass
Specs Powell - drums

Fats Navarro, Charlie Ventura, Buddy Rich High On An Open Mike



Live recording from WNEW Saturday Night Swing Session, May 1947
Fats Navarro - trumpet
Charlie Ventura, Allen Eager - tenor sax
Bill Harris - trombone
Ralph Burns - piano
Al Valente - guitar
Chubby Jackson - bass
Buddy Rich - drums

Charlie Ventura in Concert


Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker My Funny Valentine Carnegie Hall Concert


Monday, January 12, 2015

Haredi Newspaper Censors Female World Leaders From Iconic Paris Unity March Photo

All religions suck! 

French Catholics destroyed the "Piss Christ" assemblage when it was displayed in France.  Muslims have destroyed world treasures because they were statues  --  of Buddha.

Now an Orthodox Jewish Newspaper removed the images of WOMEN in their "photos" of world leaders marching in solidarity against the massacre in Paris.

These folks are ALL anti-human, anti-woman, anti-reality, anti-free speech.

ALL INSANE!
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The Israeli haredi daily HaMevasser photoshopped an iconic photo of yesterday's Paris unity march, removing female world leaders from the photograph.

Walla! News was the first to detect and report the photoshopping. Mediaite then picked up the Walla! story.

Friday, January 9, 2015

Charlie Hebdo

About the Charlie Hebdo Massacre.  I cannot believe folks actually went to kill cartoonists.  They did.

Now, when I see insulting, demeaning, vile "comedians" attacking women (most seem to think that's a surefire way to get laughs), I either change the channel or leave.  I won't listen to that radio show, nor buy that publication.

I will not go out to kill the person.

Please recall the furor over the "Piss Christ" art, or what happened to "The Dixie Chicks" after the comments about George Bush.  How about what happened to Bill Maher?

We may have defended their freedom of speech   ---   but careers were ruined.

Perhaps that's why the (alleged) "Catholic Loon" Bill Donahue said the terrorists were "provoked"  --  he may want an excuse for possible violence on the part of some of his followers.

How about all the "right to life" folks who support the killing of "abortion Doctors"  --  aren't they also terrorists?

Isn't it time to stop giving ALL terrorists any sort of excuse?  Isn't it time to stop ALL religions from affecting public policy, public health issues, judicial decisions?

We are not ancient goat herders  --  even though too many of us act as if we are. 

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, to face whipping

I do not want to hear anymore about "The Religion Of Peace"  --  ENOUGH!
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http://www.lisadaftari.com/saudi-blogger-raif-badawi-faces-whipping/


Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi, sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, is set to receive the first set of 50 lashes tomorrow. Badawi will be flogged after Friday prayers tomorrow and continuously over a period of 20 weeks as the remainder of his sentence is carried out, according to Amnesty International. Badawi, co-founder of the “Saudi Arabian Liberals” website and a well-known thinker and blogger, was sentenced in May 2014 to ten years in prison, and 1000 lashes after he was found “guilty of writing anti-Islamic discourse online.” He was also fined him the equivalent of $266,000, in a verdict Amnesty International called “outrageous.” In September Badawi lost his appeal against his sentence. This afternoon U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki called on Saudi Arabia to review Badawi’s case and “cancel this brutal punishment.”

Criss, Sonny Black Coffee

Sonny Criss, alto sax Walter Davis, Jr., piano Paul Chambers, bass Alan Dawson, drums

Saturday Morning - Sonny Criss 1965

Sonny Criss (as) Hampton Hawes (pf) Clarence Johnson (b) Frank Butler (ds)

Jimmy Raney - There Will Never Be Another You

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Lee Konitz - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To



Album: Motion(1961)

Personnel:
Lee Konitz (as)
Sonny Dallas (b)
Elvin Jones (d)

Dexter Gordon - Cheese Cake



Album: Go
Year: 1962
Label: Blue Note

Dexter Gordon - tenor sax
Sonny Clark - piano
Butch Warren - bass
Billy Higgins - drums

Wardell Gray - It's The Talk Of The Town



Wardell Gray (ts), Al Haig (p), Jimmy Raney (g),
Tommy Potter (b), Charlie Perry (ds)
rec. 1949 NYC

Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon Live 1952 ~ The Chase



Dexter Gordon - Tenor Sax
Wardell Gray - Tenor Sax
Bobby Tucker - Piano
Don Bagley - Bass
Chico Hamilton - Drums

Dodo Marmarosa - Charlie Parker Septet 1946 ~ Ornithology (Take 1)



Personnel:
Charlie Parker - Alto Sax (head only)*
Miles Davis - Trumpet
Eli "Lucky" Thompson - Tenor Sax
Arvin Garrison - Guitar
Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa - Piano
Vic McMillan - Bass
Roy Porter - Drums

* This was Charlie Parker's second studio session as a leader.
Pianist Joe Albany and bassist Red Callender quit this session
suddenly, forcing Parker to spend valuable rehearsal time
finding replacements.
This was the first of 3 takes of Ornithology.
There was no Parker solo.

Dodo Marmarosa - On Green Dolphin Street


Lennie Tristano - Tangerine (Copenhagen '65)


Charlie Parker, Lennie Tristano & Kenny Clarke in August 1951


Lennie Tristano Trio 1954 - 1955 ~ Line Up ( All Of Me Changes)