@WestSideOFJazz
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Jazz Content Curator with emphasis on where jazz has been, where it is now, and where it will go. Recognized ERP and EAM Consultant, Free Thinker, Avid Reader, Actor, Writer, Humanist!
The Cell Theatre is an intimate, arts space located in the Chelsea district of Manhattan which hosts some of the most cutting edge modern acoustic jazz work out there. It now has a song named after it. Peter Evans-TRP Joel Ross-VIb Nick Jozwiak-B Michael Shekwoaga Ode-D #JazzSky #JazzMusic #NewYork
The Cell
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Pairing the "Liquid Silk" (I stole that one) voice of Wilson and the harmonica of Maret was magical 2012 Cassandra Wilson: Lead Vocals Grégoire Maret: Chromatic Harmonica Federico González Peña: Piano James Genus: Acoustic Bass Clarence Penn: Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Jazz #France #BillieHoliday
The Man I Love (feat. Cassandra Wilson)
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One of the most unique reimaginations of the Thelonious Monk tune I have heard 2010 Push Jacky Terrasson – Piano With: Ben Williams – Upright Bass Jamire Williams – Drums Cyro Baptista – Percussion Grégoire Maret – Harmonica Matthew Stevens – Guitar #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Monk #Jazz #NowPlaying
Ruby My Dear (Album Version)
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1985 #ECM album Crossing Final recording of Original group Ralph Towner: Classical guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, synthesizer Paul McCandless: Oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano Glen Moore: Acoustic bass, flute, piano Collin Walcott: Tabla, sitar, percussion, drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky
Queen Of Sydney
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An reimagination of the Miles Davis / Bill Evans tune from the first meeting of guitar Ralph Towner and vibist Gary Burton, the superlative 1986 #ECM duo release Slide Show Ralph Towner-12-string steel-string acoustic guitar Gary Burton-Musser M55 Pro-Vibe Vibraphone #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar
Blue In Green
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Tonight, Late Nite with #WestSideOFJazz starts off with Gateway 2, the second studio album by the collaborative power trio of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette John Abercrombie-acoustic guitar Dave Holland — Double bass Jack DeJohnette — Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar
Reminiscence
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Late Night at #WestSideOFJazz From a 2011 def Under the Radar gem by a little known ensemble - Bryan and the Aardvarks, and their album Heroes of Make Believe Bryan Copeland – Bass Fabian Almazan – Piano Chris Dingman – Vibraphone Jesse Lewis – Guitar Joe Nero – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #LateNite
Where the Wind Blows
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Recorded on July 19, 1978 at Studio Miraval in Brignoles, France, and outside of the Modern Jazz Quartet framework, John Lewis' Mirjana shines on all levels.. John Lewis – Piano George Duvivier – Bass Oliver Jackson – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JohnLewis #Piano #France #Brignoles #NowPlaying
Mirjana (Take 1)
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I have been doing #WestSideOFJazz playlists, which are compilations of my daily posts by month, for ten years, and today ('m reviewing the first ones... this modernistic and propulsive post bop was one of my fav...From the album Motion by the Cinematic Orchestra #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Motion #Jazz
Ode To The Big Sea
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A myriad of colors and textures from the 60's and 70's Post Bop jazz scene converge on the 2005 album Skalpel by the group Konfusion #JazzMUsic #JazzSky #PolishJazz #Poland
Skalpel - Shivers
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A really good album! In 1996, saxophonist Bob Belden offered a homage to landmark #BlueNoteRecords iconic...this Herbie Hancock reimagine shines Dianne Reeves-Vcls Geri Allen-P Steve Hall-TS Fareed Haque – Acoustic Guitar Peter Washington-B Joe Chambers-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar
Maiden Voyage
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While most know her as Cindy Blackman Santana, wife of Carlos, and creator of pyrotechnic jazz rock, in 1999 as just Cindy Blackman, her Works on Canvas album had some of the best modern post bop of the year Cindy Blackman -D J. D. Allen-TS Carlton Holmes-P George Mitchell-B #JazzMusic #JazzSky
Cindy Blackman - Green Dolphin Street
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Written in 1967 for the Miles Davis album Miles Smiles, Wayne Shorter reimagined it for his 2003 Alegria album and made something new Wayne Shorter-TS John Patitucci-B Brian Blade-D Paul Lustig Dunkel – Flute Stephen Taylor – Oboe & English Horn Charles Curtis – Cello #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Jazz
Orbits
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Late Night at #WestSideOFJazz From a 2011 def Under the Radar gem by a little known ensemble - Bryan and the Aardvarks, and their album Heroes of Make Believe Bryan Copeland – Bass Fabian Almazan – Piano Chris Dingman – Vibraphone Jesse Lewis – Guitar Joe Nero – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #LateNite
Where the Wind Blows
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Happy Late Nite from #WestSideOFJazz An absolutely gorgeous rewire of the Neil Young song written for the movie "Philadelphia" Bassist Ben Allison 2011 Michael Blake -TS/Bass Clarinet Jason Lindner-Keyboards Steve Cardenas-G Rudy Royston-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #Philadelphia #LateNite
Philadelphia (Remastered)
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Worked a project with a guy who went to high school with guitarist Pat Metheny. I asked was Pat in the band. He laughed and said Pat was playing professionally by that time, but Pat had a brother who played trumpet who he was in the band with. From Mike Metheny's 2010 album 60.1 #JazzMusic #JazzSky
Syncomation
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Gorgeous melodically driven modern post bop with a Latin tinge rom the Under The Radar gem Virgo by Belgian bassists Nicolas Thys Nicolas Thys — Double Bass Chris Cheek — Tenor Saxophone Jon Cowherd — Piano Ryan Scott — Guitar Dan Rieser — Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Belgium #Jazz #NowPlaying
G Brazil (feat. Chris Cheek, Jon Cowherd, Ryan Scott, Dan Rieser)
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One of my fav reimaginations of the Miles Davis standard was offered in 1968 by the late great tenor Sonny Rollins "Four" Recorded LIVE in Denmark Tenor Saxophone - Sonny Rollins Piano - Kenny Drew Bass - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Drums - Albert "Tootie" Heath #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Denmark #Miles
Sonny Rollins - Four (1968)
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The original "Miles Ahead" was recorded in 1957 as a title track to a 19 piece Gil Evans and Miles Davis orchestra. On 1992 album So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles), Joe Henderson presents a more intimate reimagine Joe Henderson-TS John Scofield-G Dave Holland-B Al Foster-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky
Miles Ahead
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Long time pianist for the Brian Blade Fellowship band, Jon Cowherd scintillating debut release The Mercy Project Jon Cowherd-piano, Wurlitzer, and mellotron Brian Blade-drums John Patitucci-acoustic bass Bill Frisell-electric and acoustic guitars #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar
Jon Cowherd - Mercy - Postlude
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Late Night at #WestSideOFJazz moves on... The late, great, Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko first saw him at 16. At 18 pianist Marcin Wasilewski started a 20 year run with Stanko. From his 2008 #ECM album January with: Sławomir Kurkiewicz — bass Michał Miśkiewicz — Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #ECM
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Vignette
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One of the Kenny Wheeler's masterpieces. 1978 #ECM Deer Wan Kenny Wheeler – Trumpet, flugelhorn Jan Garbarek – Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone John Abercrombie – Electric guitar, electric mandolin Dave Holland – Double bass Jack DeJohnette – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Jazz #NowPlaying
3/4 In The Afternoon
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Late Night at #WestSideOFJazz The first collaboration between bassist Eberhard Weber & Vibist Gary Burton 1974 Ring and this reimagine of a Webster clasic Pat Metheny — Electric 12-string guitar Mick Goodrick — Guitar Steve Swallow — Bass Bob Moses — Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #ECM
The Colours Of Chloe
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One of my 2020 Under The Radar gems, the sonic & solar soundscapes of Mezcla, part of the ever expanding Glasgow, Scotland jazz scene! David Bowden-B Stephen Henderson-D Steve Forman-Perc Alan Benzie-Keys Ben MacDonald -G Joshua Elcock-TRP Michael Butcher-TS #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Glasgow #JazzGuitar
Auckland Hill
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Their music was different. It did not fit into commercial jazz clubs that easily. So they improvised and rented cheap industrial space, and created their own world, which we know of as the New York Loft Jazz scene. 1976 Wildflowers: Loft Jazz New York Judy Garland its not! #JazzMusic #JazzSky
Over The Rainbow
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If not familiar with one of the best of the Next Gen Jazz Saxophonists, London based Trish Clowes, here you go. Her new album Try Me shines! Trish Clowes – tenor/soprano saxophones Chris Montague – guitar Ross Stanley – Hammond organ, piano Joel Barford – drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #UKJazz #London
For The Darklings
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One of the Kenny Wheeler's masterpieces. 1978 #ECM Deer Wan Kenny Wheeler – Trumpet, flugelhorn Jan Garbarek – Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone John Abercrombie – Electric guitar, electric mandolin Dave Holland – Double bass Jack DeJohnette – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Jazz #NowPlaying
From the 1986 Plays Duke Ellington by the World Saxophone Quartet which bridged the avant-garde roots of the Loft Jazz movement with the elegance of Ellingtonian swingJulius Hemphill – AS/SS Oliver Lake – AS/SS David Murray – TS, bass clarinet Hamiet Bluiett – BS/ alto clarinet #JazzMusic #JazzSky
Come Sunday
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One of my favs in 2024 was the Under the Radar gem Arugula by Swiss vibist Jonathan Salvi , an exquisite exploration of melodically driven modern post bop Paul Butscher-TRP Emilio Vidal-G Robinson de Montmollin-P Jérémie Krüttli-B Josua Beureux-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Swiss #Arugula #SaturdayJazz
Blues at the Parcs
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If not familiar with Japanese native daughter and pianist Chihiro Yamanaka, here you go! From 2020 album Rosa and this John Coltrane rewire she kicks things up a notch Chihiro Yamanaka: Acoustic Piano, Avi Rothbard: Guitar Yoshinori Waki (Yoshi Waki): Bass John Davis: Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky
My Favorite Things
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