Julian Lage - Saint Rose
Recorded: 2020
Julian Lage - guitar
Jorge Roeder - bass
Dave King - drums
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Julian Lage - Saint Rose
Recorded: 2020
Julian Lage - guitar
Jorge Roeder - bass
Dave King - drums
Tune of the day…Julian Lage - Saint Rose. If you are looking for some textural guitar to create a vibe, then this is a tune that gets right to it, and maxes out expectations of a guitar led trio. The tremolo effect he is using here is locked into the time. #jazzsky youtu.be/eD1PeJOuiEE
Don Byas - Don’s Idea
Recorded: 1944
Don Byas - tenor saxophone
Charlie Shavers - trumpet
Clyde Hart - piano
Slam Stewart - bass
Jack Parker - drums
Tune of the day…Don Byas - Don’s Idea. This is a tight composition and arrangement that seems almost crafted from an earlier era but with bebopers understanding of harmony. Like somehow combining something from the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s in under 3 minutes. #jazzsky youtu.be/UX4X331vQJ0
Chico Hamilton - Passin’ Thru
Recorded: 1962
Chico Hamilton - drums
Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone
George Bohannon - trombone
Gabor Szabo - guitar
Albert Stinson - bass
Tune of the day…Chico Hamilton - Passin’ Thru. A little bit free but sticking with one tonality and concept of freely playing over calypso. The melody is slightly Ornette like and compact. Interesting to hear Charles Lloyd channeling some Sonny Rollins here.
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Kenny Werner - The 13th Day
Recorded: 2007
Kenny Werner - piano
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Chris Potter - tenor saxophone
Scott Colley - bass
Brian Blade - drums
Tune of the day…Kenny Werner - The 13th Day. Sometimes sitting at the piano you’ll come up with a simple chordal riff where repetition can be meditative and also has so many possibilities of inviting lines to play against it. For sure that’s how this tune came about. #jazzsky youtu.be/MPYHLX2ahSQ
Booker Little - We Speak
Recorded: 1961
Booker Little - trumpet
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone
Julian Priester - trombone
Don Friedman - piano
Art Davis - bass
Max Roach - drums
Tune of the day…Booker Little - We Speak. Some serious compositional & arranging skills are on display, along with beautiful playing for such a young musician. Sadly only 23 when he passed away, just 6 months after he recorded this. Dolphy and Roach in fine form here. #jazzsky youtu.be/fpI4MZbiGFM
Trio Eclectic - Cynthia Rose (Live at Blue Whale)
Recorded: 2019
Dave Goldberg - tenor saxophone
Duane Allen - guitar (composer)
Chris Wabich - drums
Self Promotion Sunday - Trio Eclectic - Cynthia Rose (Live at Blue Whale). Never underestimate the ability to write a simple melody. The angular bop stuff, the cool unexpected intervals outlining interesting harmonic substitutions…what if you don’t rely on any of that? #jazzsky youtu.be/oL1oDyFTnWQ
Ken Peplowski - Noir Blue
Recorded: 2009
Ken Peplowski - clarinet
Shelly Berg - piano
Jay Leonhart - bass
Joe La Barbera - drums
Tune of the day…Ken Peplowski- Noir Blue. I hadn’t heard this Billy Strayhorn tune, until this recording. Ken just lets the beautiful melody speak for itself and presents it simply, which is often a great choice for Strayhorn, plus shows off his gorgeous clarinet tone. #jazzsky
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I got a chance to record with him just before he passed away. This is an original solo guitar tune of his he quickly showed me in the studio. Wasn’t really planned but he liked the idea of recording it with soprano saxophone, so it’s just the 2 of us with percussion. youtu.be/h201e8Y6H5g
Larry Coryell - Yin
Recorded: 1973
Larry Coryell - guitar
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Mike Mandel - keyboards
Danny Trifan - bass
Alphonse Mouzon - drums
Tune of the day…Larry Coryell - Yin. Eastern influences provide the backdrop for this high energy fusion tune. Larry will rip his strings off if that’s what it takes to drive through a line, like the fusion version of hard bop. Some fun trading of 4’s to end the tune. #jazzsky youtu.be/Y7eQtc9g_DI
Sean Jones - Transitions
Recorded: 2008
Sean Jones - trumpet
Brian Hogans - alto saxophone
Walter Smith III - tenor saxophone
Orrin Evans - piano
Luques Curtis - bass
Obed Calvaire - drums
Tune of the day…Sean Jones - Transitions. Ah the perfect fiery opener to get the show started. This tune is comprised of 2 sections, with alto smoothly passing the baton to trumpet blowing over the 1st one, allowing the tenor solo to develop over the 2nd half. #jazzsky youtu.be/iNFhHK9mvOg
Abbey Lincoln - I Must Have That Man
Recorded: 1957
Abbey Lincoln - vocals
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Kenny Dorham - trumpet
Wynton Kelly - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Max Roach - drums
Tune of the day…Abbey Lincoln - I Must Have That Man. What’s the difference between a singer and a jazz singer? This. The creative choice to start this tune as a duet between her and drums, then how relaxed she is over a burning tempo. She lets her band be themselves. #jazzsky youtu.be/kQZJKknDy8k
Yuseff Lateef - The Dreamer
Recorded: 1959
Yuseff Lateef - tenor saxophone
Bernard McKinney - euphonium
Terry Pollard - piano
William Austin - bass
Frank Gant - drums
Tune of the day…Yusef Lateef - The Dreamer. Based on Scott Foster’s 1864 Beautiful Dreamer but a minor version. It also establishes a train on a railroad, which could be a commentary on railroad work of that time period, the labor upon that dream was build on. #jazzsky youtu.be/04G3DevOTD8
David Kikoski - As it Happens
Recorded: 2005
David Kikoski - piano
Seamus Blake - tenor saxophone
Larry Grenadier - bass
Bill Stewart - drums
Tune of the day…David Kikoski - As it Happens. Well this took me a while to figure out what this 22 beat rhythm cycle was exactly that begins at 30 seconds & continues for the sax and drum solo. Like a bunch of crazy mathematicians, this band smoothly navigates it all. #jazzsky youtu.be/gQV7-Bo1ye4
Dave Goldberg - Letting Go
Recorded: 2022
Dave Goldberg - tenor saxophone
Joe Bagg - Hammond B3 organ
Adam Nussbaum - drums
Self Promotion Sunday…Letting Go. I wrote this tune at a time my kid was finishing up high school, the role of a parent changes guiding them to become an independent young adult…telling yourself, if you do your job right, it’s how it’s supposed to be. But still sad. #jazzsky youtu.be/rNxPVubyrN0
Someone gave me this album years ago and I was who is Rudolph Johnson and why does he sound like Coltrane? Check out the whole album, good stuff. As is the one before this one Spring Rain.
Dave Brubeck - One Song
Recorded: 1957
Dave Brubeck - piano
Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
Norman Bates - bass
Joe Morello - drums
Tune of the day…Dave Brubeck - One Song. Since I’m about to go battle out lines at Disneyland today, thought I might need to keep the mantra of Dave Digs Disney in my head for my inner peace. Tune wise, double time is a fun choice for this Snow White schmaltzy melody. #jazzsky youtu.be/LCu2TA0dXPU