Return to Forever, Live from Jazzaldia San Sebastian, 2008.
A great live concert from a reunion of legends. Each of these guys was a noteworthy player in his own right. Return to Forever is one of the great jazz fusion projects. The whole discography is transformative.
I got to see Stanley Clarke live sometime around 2000. Incredible show and band.
Wes Montgomery, Live in ‘65.
Ahmad Jamal live in France, 1971.
The Headhunters perform “Sly”, 1974.
Bird absolutely locked in. Charlie Parker and Tommy Potter, 1947.
The Count and the Duke. Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Jazz legend Oscar Peterson talks and plays with Andre Previn.
Workout. Hank Mobley, 1962.
Amazing work. Not a dud in the bunch.
A new genre of music from a cool YouTube channel.
The Seatbelts play a remote session of the Cowboy Bebop theme.
Miles Davis's Kind of Blue 60th anniversary.
The title track from Bobby Hutcherson's 1975 album.
A tribute to the late trumpeter, composed by saxophonist Benny Golson.
“‘Moanin’ is one of the best tracks of all time, and my favorite from the Jazz Messengers.”
Part one of a ? part series of favorite songs, Herbie Hancock's 'Chameleon'.
Gil Scott-Heron live.
The ultimate checklist for my completionist self to listen to the entire Blue Note Records back catalog.
Thoughts on jazz as a genre, and Ken Burns' documentary, 'Jazz'.