Count Basie & Zoot Sims; Ellington Duke’s Big 4 on videos, Photos BOOKS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Count Basie & Zoot Sims; Ellington Duke’s Big 4 on videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU April 9, 2023 One of the less sexy corners of the discography are the hundreds of LPs from the ‘70s...Read More
Quincy Jones’s walking in space: Video, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Quincy Jones’s walking in space: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU April 5, 2023 My aunt and uncle had a few crucial LPs and tapes, including Quincy Jones’s 1969 A&M offering Walking...Read More
CD review: Pharoah Sanders Quartet – Live At Fabrik Hamburg 1980 – 2023: Video, CD cover New CD's Review VIDEOS CD review: Pharoah Sanders Quartet – Live At Fabrik Hamburg 1980 – 2023: Video, CD cover https://JazzBlues.EU March 28, 2023 This release in a series of live recordings of concerts from the “Fabrik” in Hamburg-Altona, one of...Read More
Exploring the roots of Art Blakey’s sound and his long kinship with Wayne Shorter: Videos, Photos BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Exploring the roots of Art Blakey’s sound and his long kinship with Wayne Shorter: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU March 26, 2023 Wayne Shorter’s passing has brought an era to a close. Like you, I marked his absence by...Read More
Behind the Scenes with Thelonious Monk in “Rewind & Play”: Video, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Behind the Scenes with Thelonious Monk in “Rewind & Play”: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU March 22, 2023 Alain Gomis’s film is a treasure trove of Monk in performance and a revealing look at common...Read More
The gentle giant with the saxophone – Dexter Gordon: Videos, Photo MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS The gentle giant with the saxophone – Dexter Gordon: Videos, Photo https://JazzBlues.EU March 12, 2023 He had a huge tone: full, round, present. And at 1.96 meters he really was a giant:...Read More