Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pulled Me Back In - An Important Update from Jazz Video Guy

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  Bret Primack, aka the Jazz Video Guy, discusses recent changes to the channel and what's coming next.

When Sonny Rollins Speaks, We LIsten. When Sonny Rollins Plays, We Cheer.

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Kurt Weill's Moritat (Mack The Knife) featuring Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, George Duke on Piano, Stanley Clarke on bass and Al Foster on drums, recorded live in Japan, 1981. Interview with Bret Primack 00:00 Music begins 03:00 #sonnyrollins #saxphonecolossus #macktheknife #georgeduke #stanleyclarke #alfoster Sonny Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of all time. He started playing the saxophone at a young age and quickly gained fame as a musician in the early 1950s. He is known for his creative and explosive playing style, which is heavily influenced by Caribbean rhythms, and has released over sixty albums as a leader. His most famous recordings include "Valse Hot", "St. Thomas", and "Blue 7". Rollins left the jazz scene in 1961 to focus on his own music, but returned in the late 1960s to gain even more acclaim. Purchase Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins; https://amzn.to/3CDQ5JK #sonnyrollins #SAXOPHONECOLOSSUS #sonnyrollins #tenorsaxophone #tenorsaxophonesolo #saxophonecolossus #jazzvideoguy #bretprimack

Is Sonny Rollins The Greatest Jazz Saxophonist of All Time?

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Sonny Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of all time. He started playing the saxophone at a young age and quickly gained fame as a musician in the early 1950s. He is known for his creative and explosive playing style, which is heavily influenced by Caribbean rhythms, and has released over sixty albums as a leader. His most famous recordings include "Valse Hot", "St. Thomas", and "Blue 7". Rollins left the jazz scene in 1961 to focus on his own music, but returned in the late 1960s to gain even more acclaim.

John Mayall "The Train"

 

From his record entitled "The Blues Alone", here is a live performance by John Mayall and his band of "The Train" from 1970, on Beat Club.

John Mayall, (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band which has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians. They include Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Harvey Mandel, Larry Taylor, Aynsley Dunbar, Hughie Flint, Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser, Johnny Almond, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, Kal David, and Buddy Whittington.

Watch the video on YouTube.  

John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs "Boom Boom"

 

More from John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs on "The Beat Room" from the October 5th, 1964, concert.  This is the same performance where the tune "I'm Leaving", posted just a few days ago, came from.  Here is John Lee playing his signature song that has been shared here before.  Check out "Boom Boom".  

IS MILES DAVIS FROM ANOTHER PLANET? THIS VIDEO HAS THE ANSWER!

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Is Miles Davis From Another Planet?  This video has the answer!

Miles Davis trumpet, Keith Jarrett keyboards, Gary Bartz alto sax, Michael Henderson bass, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler drums, Charles Don Alias and James "Mtume" Forman, percussion.  Chateau Neuf, Oslo Norway, November 9, 1971.

Happy 97th birthday, Miles Davis. 

In Memoriam: Tina Turner

We fondly remember "the queen of rock and roll", Tina Turner (her real name, as Tina Turner was her stage name, Anna Mae Bullock), who has passed away at age 83, sharing some of her best known songs on the blog in this tribute on this Friday.  Rest In Peace, Tina.  Your music will live forever.

Turner's cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary"

"What's Love Got To Do With It?" from Turner's 1984 record "Private Dancer".

The title track from the same 1984 record, "Private Dancer".

Ike & Tina Turner performing "Nutbush City Limits" 50 years ago in 1973.

Ike & Tina Turner "River Deep Mountain High" from 1971.

Tina Turner "Simply The Best" 

Mulgrew Miller Walks Among The Giants - The Radiant Jazz Piano of a Legend

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Mulgrew Miller, whose supple touch and thorough command made him a leading jazz pianist, walked among the giants.  A versatile player, Mr. Miller had a style that sparkled with clarity and bounded with soulfulness. His gentle personality and thoughtful mentorship further endeared him to multiple generations of musicians.

#mulgrewmiller #jazzpiano #artblakey #tonywilliams #bettycarter #straightaheadjazz #hardbop 

John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs "I'm Leaving"

 

John Lee Hooker was a guest on the BBC2 music show The Beat Room in 1964. His band at the time, the Groundhogs, had only recently started playing the blues at the suggestion of their new guitarist, Tony McPhee, who had also renamed the group after one of Hooker´s songs.

Tony and the band played all of the gigs on the blossoming blues circuit and then backed Hooker on the final week of his first British tour. John liked the band so much that he always asked for them to back him on British tours and preferred to travel with them in their Commer van. In an interview of the time he called them the ‘number one British blues band’.

Hooker and the Hogs’ studio recordings from this period have been issued under many different titles, but they first appeared in the US on the 1966 Verve Folkways album ...And Seven Nights (link). The song they are tearing up below, “I’m Leaving,” was not one of these, but a terrifying single (link) Hooker cut for Vee-Jay in ‘63.

Footage licensed from BBC Studios Distribution. All rights reserved.

Herbie Hancock Says: It's Time To Hangup Your Hangups

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

In 1976, Herbie Hancock and his Jazz funk ensemble, the successor to his amazingly successful Headhunters, included guitar legend Wah Wah Watson, Benny Maupin on reeds, Paul Jackson on bass and James Levi on drums.  During a Danish tour, they stopped by Danish TV where the national network documented their performance on "Hang Up Your Hang Ups," a Hancock original.

#herbiehancock #wahwahwatson #jazzfunk #electricpiano

Bobby Kapp's Free Jazz Journey in the Avant Garde during the 1960s

 

Drummer Bobby Kapp remembers playing Avant Garde Jazz in the 60s, alongside Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders and Giuseppi Logan on Sunday Night Live.

Mr. T. Gets Funky on Fungi Mama with Jimmy Smith

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Mr. T. Gets Funky on Fungi Mama with Jimmy Smith.  Pittsburgh native Stanley Turrentine is out front here on Fungi Mama (Mitchell) live at the 1987 Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival:  Jimmy Smith, organ; Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxphone; Kenny Burrell, guitar and Art Blakey on drums.

Eric Clapton "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"

 

Eric Clapton - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Live at The Royal Albert Hall, 1991) [Rock Version]

Official Video for "Knockin' On Heavens Door (Live at The Royal Albert Hall, 1991) [Rock Version]" from The Definitive 24 Nights 

"The Royal Albert Hall is Eric Clapton’s home away from home in London. Since his debut at the historic venue with the Yardbirds in 1964, Clapton has performed there over 200 times. Eric also holds the record for the longest run of concerts at the venue. He set it in 1990 with 18 shows, then broke it the following year with 24 concerts. They were some of the most ambitious shows of Clapton’s career. Each night featured him performing a career-spanning set with one of three lineups – a rock band, a blues band, or an orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen.

To commemorate that record-setting run, Clapton released 24 NIGHTS in October 1991. The double live album and home video delivered great performances but only covered a fraction of what was filmed and recorded.

All the audio and video from 24 NIGHTS was painstakingly restored and upgraded by Clapton for THE DEFINITIVE 24 NIGHTS, which will be available on limited edition boxed sets as either 6-CDs or 8-LPs on June 23. Both versions come with three Blu-ray discs for the video content, a hardbound book, and an individually numbered lithograph featuring a photograph of Clapton by Carl Studna.

Standalone versions of the individual concerts – 24 NIGHTS: ROCK, 24 NIGHTS: BLUES, and 24 Nights: ORCHESTRAL – will be released the same day in 2-CD/DVD and 3-LP (Rock and Orchestral) and 2-LP (Blues) configurations.

Each are limited edition versions and available now to pre-order.

Bill Evans Trio featuring Stan Getz - The Peacocks

 

Bill Evans Trio featuring Stan Getz - The Peacocks / Stan Getz & Bill Evans - But Beautiful

The Definitive 24 Nights - Short Film

 

The Definitive 24 Nights Short Film features footage from the legendary Royal Albert Hall 1990 - 1991 concerts including previously unreleased material, narrated by David Fricke. Pre-Order "24 Nights": https://EC.lnk.to/24Nights "The Royal Albert Hall is Eric Clapton’s home away from home in London. Since his debut at the historic venue with the Yardbirds in 1964, Clapton has performed there over 200 times. Eric also holds the record for the longest run of concerts at the venue. He set it in 1990 with 18 shows, then broke it the following year with 24 concerts. They were some of the most ambitious shows of Clapton’s career. Each night featured him performing a career-spanning set with one of three lineups – a rock band, a blues band, or an orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen. To commemorate that record-setting run, Clapton released 24 NIGHTS in October 1991. The double live album and home video delivered great performances but only covered a fraction of what was filmed and recorded. All the audio and video from 24 NIGHTS was painstakingly restored and upgraded by Clapton for THE DEFINITIVE 24 NIGHTS, which will be available on limited edition boxed sets as either 6-CDs or 8-LPs on June 23. Both versions come with three Blu-ray discs for the video content, a hardbound book, and an individually numbered lithograph featuring a photograph of Clapton by Carl Studna. Standalone versions of the individual concerts – 24 NIGHTS: ROCK, 24 NIGHTS: BLUES, and 24 Nights: ORCHESTRAL – will be released the same day in 2-CD/DVD and 3-LP (Rock and Orchestral) and 2-LP (Blues) configurations. Each are limited edition versions and available now to pre-order.

Jimmy Smith and Stanley Turrentine Get Funky with Midnight Special

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Midnight Special (Smith) live at the 1987 Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival:  Jimmy Smith, organ; Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxphone; Kenny Burrell, guitar and Art Blakey on drums. 

Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck "Moon River"

 

Eric Clapton / Jeff Beck collaboration, "Moon River" is now available everywhere! Stream & pre-order the 7" vinyl here: https://orcd.co/mrecjb “Moon River,” recorded not long before Jeff’s tragic passing, is now available on all streaming platforms. This release comes ahead of a series of Jeff Beck tribute shows at Royal Albert Hall in London. The double A-side “Moon River” and new song “How Could We Know” featuring Judith Hill, Simon Climie, and Daniel Santiago will be released on 7" vinyl July 14, 2023. Director: Nevil Bernard Animation: Nevil Bernard & Ninon Bernard Producers: Dave Kaplan & John Logsdon Bushbranch/Surfdog Records © & ℗ 2023 EPC Enterprises, LLP.

The Social Consicence of Sonny Rollins on Freedom Suite and Global Warming

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

On Sunday Night Live, Aidan Levy, author, Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, discussed the social conscience of the Saxophone Colossus as heard on Freedom Suite and Global Warming. Purchase the book, Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins; https://amzn.to/3CDQ5J

Sonny Rollins' music and how that affected his ideas of becoming not only a musician, but a freedom advocate.  

He Will Never Stop the Carnival - Exploring Sonny Rollins' West Indian Roots

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Tenor Saxophonist Sonny Rollins has strong West Indian roots and he'll never stop the carnival. Aidan Levy, author of "Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins," discusses why "Don't Stop the Carnival" is such an important part of the tenorman's repertoire. This video includes the alternative take for "Carnival" featuring vocals. Purchase Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins; https://amzn.to/3CDQ5JK #sonnyrollins #SAXOPHONECOLOSSUS #dontstopthecarnival #calypso #westindianroots

The Crusaders "Eleanor Rigby"

 

From their live 1974 album "Scratch" here's The Crusaders with their jazzy, funky take on Lennon and McCartney's "Eleanor Rigby".  A cool twist on a well-known Beatles tune.  The band lineup includes Joe Sample on Rhodes piano, Wilton Felder on tenor saxophone, Wayne Henderson on trombone, Larry Carlton on guitar, Robert "Pops" Popwell on bass, and Sticks Hooper on drums.  

Was There a Rivalry Between Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane?

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

On Sunday Night Live, Aidan Levy, author, Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, discussed the unique relationship between tenor saxphone titans Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Purchase Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins; https://amzn.to/3CDQ5JK #sonnyrollins #SAXOPHONECOLOSSUS #johncoltrane #milesdavis

Joe Bonamassa "Mind's Eye"

 

From Joe Bonamassa's most recent live CD/DVD release "Tales of Time", here is his song "Mind's Eye".  

Joe Bonamassa "Going Down"

 

Live from The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California, Joe Bonamassa covers Don Nix's song "Going Down" which was of course made famous by the one and the only Freddie King.  This performance dates back to a show on August 29th, 2015.  

Arista All Stars - Blue Montreux (1979)

 

Full Album Friday this week with the Arista All Stars and the 1979 record "Blue Montreux".  

The track listing.

1. Blue Montreux

2. Rocks

3. I'm Sorry

4. Magic Carpet

5. Buds

6. Floating

7. The Virgin and The Gypsy

Tony Levin - bass, chapman stick

Steve Jordan - drums

Larry Coryell, Steve Khan - guitar

Warren Bernhardt - piano, electric piano (fender rhodes), keyboards 

Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone

Randy Brecker - trumpet

Mike Mainieri - vibraphone, synthesizer (oberheim)

Albert Collins "Head Rag"

 

From a performance in Austin, Texas, here is Albert Collins, the one and the only, "the ice man", with the tune "Head Rag".  

So what if McCoy Tyner, Stanley Clarke and Peter Erskine play the Miles Davis classic?

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  

McCoy Tyner - Piano, Stanley Clarke, bass + Peter Erskine, drums, Roger Kellaway, piano

So What (Davis)

Recorded 1986 Wilburn Theatre, LA for Jazzvisions

"Via Chicago" - Phil Lesh & Friends ft. Jeff Tweedy | 8/26/22 | Sacred Rose 2022 | Relix

 

"Via Chicago" performed by Phil Lesh & Friends ft. Jeff Tweedy & Nels Cline of Wilco (PHILCO), Jeff Chimenti, Karl Denson, Stu Allen, Grahame Lesh, John Molo + Elliott Peck live from Sacred Rose on Fri, Aug 26. 

In What City Do You Find Green Dolphin Street? Ask McCoy Tyner.

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

McCoy Tyner - Piano, Stanley Clarke, bass + Peter Erskine, drums

On Green Dolphin Street

Recorded 1986 Wilburn Theatre, LA for Jazzvisions