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jazz
- Herbie Hancock's start with Miles
Herbie Hancock on his introduction to Miles Davis. Herbie got his start with Donald Byrd. And Byrd gave him the push to go seize the opportunity to join Miles's second great quintet).
- Return to Forever, Live from Jazzaldia
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 fusio…
- Wes Montgomery, Live in '65
Wes Montgomery, Live in '65.
- Ahmad Jamal in France
Ahmad Jamal live in France, 1971.
- Herbie Hancock Headhunters
The Headhunters perform “Sly”, 1974.
- Bird Absolutely Locked In
Bird absolutely locked in. Charlie Parker and Tommy Potter, 1947.
- The Count And The Duke
The Count and the Duke. Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
- Oscar Peterson Andre Previn
Jazz legend Oscar Peterson talks and plays with Andre Previn.
- Workout
Workout. Hank Mobley, 1962.
- Reid Miles
Amazing work. Not a dud in the bunch.
- My Analog Journal’s Jazz from Japan
This is a new genre for me, but one I’ve gone deep on in the past week: Japanese jazz and soul. Like always with YouTube, the rabbit hole is deep (and rewarding!). This guy is a YouTube DJ that picks a genre and a geo…
- Tank!
The new medium in COVID times for musicians is the live session on Zoom. This is a fun one from Seatbelts, playing their theme song from the 90s anime Cowboy Bebop.
- Kind of Blue 60th Anniversary
This year is the 60th anniversary of Miles Davis's legendary Kind of Blue. This video is a great explainer of the origins of Kind of Blue's modal jazz style and the history behind how the group came together to make i…
- Best Songs, Pt. 6: Montara
The title track from vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson's 1975 album Montara "Montara"). I love the gentle electric piano, muted horns, and of course Bobby's vibes. Madlib also sampled this one on his album Shades of Blue…
- Best Songs, Pt. 5: I Remember Clifford
There are several excellent renditions of this tribute to the late trumpeter Clifford Brown, originally composed by saxophonist Benny Golson (well known for his time with the Jazz Messengers). My favorite version is t…
- Best Songs, Part 3: Moanin’
This live rendition by The Jazz Messengers is a great version of an even better song. It was composed by Art Blakey’s sideman and pianist Bobby Timmons (on the keys in this session). I love the blues-infected build an…
- Best Songs, Part 1: Chameleon
My dad has been putting together a playlist of all-time great songs, and mentioned to me and my brothers that we should do the same and share with one another. “Great” songs in this case don’t have to be by any partic…
- Angel Dust
Gil Scott-Heron is high on the list of live acts I wish I was around for in his prime.
- Recent Links: Mapping Air Quality, the Problem with Agile, Indie Jazz
⏱ Mapping Street-Level Air Quality in California This is amazing work by Google putting air quality sensors on their Street View cars to collect air quality data. The resolution of this is amazing — to see how drastic…
- Blue Note Records Discography
The ultimate checklist for my completionist self to listen to the entire Blue Note back catalog. I'm currently ripping through the 1950s, building some excellent playlists.
- America's Music
Jazz is a genre of music I never used to take seriously. When I started listening to decent music around junior high (very little of it was "good"), I would mentally lump jazz music in with the standards and classical…