Showing posts with label Cool Jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cool Jazz. Show all posts

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Duke Ellington


 
Artist:  Dave Brubeck
Birth Name:  David Warren Brubeck
Born:  December 6, 1920.  Concord, California, USA
Died:  December 5, 2012 (Aged 91).  Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments:  Piano

Dave Brubeck was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer, and considered to be one of the foremost exponents of Cool Jazz.  His best remembered piece "Take Five", and one of the Top-Selling Jazz Album, Time Out in 1959 with Columbia Records.








Artist:  Duke Ellington meets Count Basie
Title:  Battle Royal (Limited Edition) (2025)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Label:  Jazz Wax Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Battle Royal (5:36)
 2.  To You (3:57)
 3.  Take The "A" Train (3:48)
 4.  Comer Pocket (aka Until I Met You) (4:56)
 5.  Blues In Hoss (Blues In Frankie's Flat) (3:16) *

Side B:

 1.  Wild Man (aka Wild Man Moore) (6:24)
 2.  Sigue In C (8:25)
 3.  B D  B (4:46)
 4.  Jumpin' At The Woodside (3:11)
 5.  One More Once (3:29) *

* Bonus Tracks

Personnel:

Duke Ellington Orchestra (Heard On The Right Channel)

Duke Ellington:  Piano

Billy Strayhorn:  Piano
Aaron Bell:  Bass
Sam Woodyard:  Drums
Cat Anderson:  Trumpet
Willie Cook:  Trumpet
Ed Mullens:  Trumpet
Fats Ford:  Trumpet
Juan Tizol:  Trombone
Lawrence Brown:  Trombone
Louis Blackburn:  Trombone
Jimmy Hamilton:  Clarinet
Johnny Hodges:  Alto Saxopone
Russell Procope:  Alto Saxophone
Paul Gonsalves:  Tenor Saxophone
Harry Carney:  Baritone Saxophone

The Count BasieOrchestra (Heard On The Left Channel)

Count Basie:  Piano


Freddie Green:  Guitar
Eddie Jones:  Bass
Sonny Payne:   Drums
Thad ones:  Trumpet
Sonny Cohn:  Trumpet
Snooky Young:  Trumpet
Lonnie Johnson:  Trumpet
Henry Cocker. Trombone
Quentin Jackson:  Trombone
Benny Powell:  Trumpet
Marshall Royal:  Clarinet,  Alto Saxophone
Frank Webb:  Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Frank Foster:  Tenor Saxophone
Budd Johnson. Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes:  Baritone Saxophone


Battle Royal is an album by Duke Ellington meets Count Basie, released on February 28, 2025 by Jazz Wax Records.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

















Dave Brubeck


 




















Artist:  Dave Brubeck
Birth Name:  David Warren Brubeck
Born:  December 6, 1920.  Concord, California, USA
Died:  December 5, 2012 (Aged 91).  Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments:  Piano

Dave Brubeck was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer, and considered to be one of the foremost exponents of Cool Jazz.  His best remembered piece "Take Five", and one of the Top-Selling Jazz Album, Time Out in 1959 with Columbia Records.

















Title:  Time Out (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz

Label:  Vinyl Story/Diggers Factory

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Face A:


 1.  Blue Rondo A La Turk (6:44)

 2.  Strange Meadow Lark (7:22)

 3.  Take Five (5:24)


Face B:


 1.  Three To Get Ready (5:24)

 2.  Kathy's Waltz (4:48)

 3.  Everybody's Jumpin' (4:23)

 4.  Pick Up Sticks (4:16)


Personnel:


Dave Brubeck:  Piano

Paul Desmond:  Alto Saxophone

Eugene Wright:  BAss

Joe Morello:  Drums


Time Out is an album of Dave Brubeck, presented by Alain Gerber, released in 2025 by Vinyl Story/Diggers Factory, with a 32 pages comic book, 140 Gram Vinyl.  For Fans of Dave Brubeck and Music Collectors.









Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Art Pepper


 




















Artist:  Art Pepper
Birth Name:  Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr.
Born:  September 1, 1925. Gardena, California, USA
Died:  June 15, 1982 (Aged 56).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Composer
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet

Art Pepper was an American Alto Saxophonist and Clarinetist.  He began playing professionally at the age of 17, with Benny Carter and then became part of the Stan Kenton Orchestra and he was recognized as one of the leading Alto Saxophonists in Jazz, finishing second only to Charlie Parker as Best Alto Saxophonist in the Down Beat Magazine Readers Poll of 1952.Artist:  Art Pepper

Birth Name:  Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr.
Born:  September 1, 1925. Gardena, California, USA
Died:  June 15, 1982 (Aged 56).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Composer
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet

Art Pepper was an American Alto Saxophonist and Clarinetist.  He began playing professionally at the age of 17, with Benny Carter and then became part of the Stan Kenton Orchestra and he was recognized as one of the leading Alto Saxophonists in Jazz, finishing second only to Charlie Parker as Best Alto Saxophonist in the Down Beat Magazine Readers Poll of 1952.
















Title:  Gettin' Together! (2024) 
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Craft Recordings
Rating:  ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Whims Of Chambers (6:56)
 2.  Bijou The Poodle (5:48)
 3.  Why Are We Afraid (3:36)
 4.  Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (6:55)

Side 2:

 1.  Rhythm-A-Ning (7:15)
 2.  Diane (5:03)
 3.  Gettin' Together (7:50)

Personnel:

Art Pepper:  Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Conte Candoll:  Trumpet
Wynton Kelly:  Piano
Paul Chambers:  Bass
Jimmy Cobb:  Drums

Gettin' Together! is a 1960 album by Art Pepper, originally released in 1960 by Contemporary/OJC, remastered and reissued on December 13, 2024 by Craft Recordings, featuring Conte Candoll, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb.  Pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl.







Friday, December 13, 2024

Miles Davis


 




















Artist:  Miles Davis 
Birth Name:  Miles Dewey Davis III 
Born:  May 26, 1926.  Alton, Illinois, USA
Died:  September 28, 1991 (Aged 65).  Santa Monica, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Trumpeter
Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

Miles Davis was an American Jazz Musician, Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.  He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century of several developments in Jazz Music, including Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, and Jazz Fusion.  In 2006, Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  In 2008, his 1959 album Kind Of Blue received fourth Platinum Certification from RIAA for shipment of at least four million copies in USA.














Title: 'Four' & More (2024) 

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side One:


 1.  So What (9:10)

 2.  Walkin' (8:00)

 3.  Joshua/Go-Go (Theme And Announcement) (11:14)


Side Two:


 1.  Four (6:18)

 2.  Seven steps To Heaven (7:51)

 3.  There Is No Greater Love/Go-Go (Theme And Announcement) (11:23)


Personnel:


Miles Davis:  Trumpet

Herbie Hancock:   Piano

George Coleman :  Tenor Saxophone

Ron Carter:  Double Bass

Tony Williams:  Drums


'Four' & More is a live album by Miles Davis, originally released on January 17, 1966 by Columbia Records,  remastered and reissued on November 13, 2024 by Music On Vinyl, recorded live at the Philhamonic Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, February 12, 1964.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.







Thursday, September 12, 2024

Miles Davis


 




















Artist:  Miles Davis 
Birth Name:  Miles Dewey Davis III 
Born:  May 26, 1926.  Alton, Illinois, USA
Died:  September 28, 1991 (Aged 65).  Santa Monica, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Trumpeter
Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

Miles Davis was an American Jazz Musician, Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.  He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century of several developments in Jazz Music, including Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, and Jazz Fusion.  In 2006, Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  In 2008, his 1959 album Kind Of Blue received fourth Platinum Certification from RIAA for shipment of at least four million copies in USA.














Title:  Steamin' (2024) 

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz

Label:  20th Century Masterworks

Rating:  *****


Format:  LP:


Tracks:


Side A:


 1.  Surrey With The Fringe On Top (9:05)

 2.  Salt Peanuts (6:09)

 3.  Something I Dreamed Last Night (6:15)


Side B:


 1.  Diane (7:49)

 2.  Well, You Needn't (6:19)

 3.  When I Fall In Love (4:23)


Bonus Track:


 4.  Well You Needn't (1964 Quartet Version) (5:26)


Personnel:


Miles Davis:  Trumpet

John Coltrane:  Tenor Saxophone

Red Garland:  Piano

Paul Chambers:  Bass

"Philly" Joe Jones:  Drums


Bonus Track:


Miles Davis:  Trumpet

Horace Silver:  Piano

Percy Heath:  Bass

Art Blakey:  Drums


Steamin' is an album by Miles Davis, originally released on July 1961 by Prestige, remastered and reissued on August 30 2024 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition Bonus Track, 180 Gram Red Colored Vinyl.











Sunday, August 11, 2024

Sarah Vaughan


 





















Artist:  Sarah Vaughan

Birth Name:  Sarah Lois Vaughan
Born:  March 27, 1924.  Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died:  April 3, 1990 (Aged 66).  Hidden Hills, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova
Occupations:  Singer

Sarah Vaughan was an American Jazz Singer, one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th Century.  She was a Grammy Award Winner, The NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989.














Artist:  Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio

Title:  At Mister Kelly's (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova

Label:  Supper Club

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side A:


 1.  September In The Rain (3:34)

 2.  Willow WeepFor Me (5:15)

 3.  Just One Of Those Things (3:16)

 4.  Be Anything But Darling Be Mine (4:49)

 5.  It's Got To Be Love * (2:26)

 6.  Lucky In Love * (2:15)

 7.  Poor Butterly *  (4:20)


Side B:


 1.  Thou Swell (2:44)

 2.  Stairway To The Stars (5:05)

 3.  Honeysuckle Rose (3:37)

 4.  Just A Gigolo (4:16)

 5.  Now Hgh The Moon (2:56)

 6.  If This Isn't Love *  (2:32)

 7.  Dream * (4:39)


* Bonus Tracks


Personnel:


Sarah Vaughan: Vocals

Jimmy Jones:  Piano

Richard Davis:  Bass

Roy Haynes:  Drums


At Mister Kelly's is a live album by Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio, originally released on February 1958 by EmArcy, remastered and reissued on July 12, 2024 by Supper Club, recorded live at Mister Kelly's, Chicago,August 6-8, 1957,  with 5 Bonus Tracks.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl.