Full Concert Friday this week and more jazz legends. It's the Freddie Hubbard Quintet at the 1978 Kongsberg Festival in Norway.
The set list:
One of a kind 00:00 Super blue 15:34 Here's that rainy day 30:03
The band lineup:
Freddie Hubbard (Trumpet, flugelhorn), Hadley Caliman (sax, flute), William Childs (piano), Larry Klein (bass), Carl Burnett (drums)
It should be noted, saxophonist and flautist Hadley Caliman, is mostly playing tenor saxophone during the set.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Miles Davis' influences included 1960s acid rock and funk artists such as Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, and Jimi Hendrix, many of whom he met through Betty Mabry (later Betty Davis), a young model and songwriter Davis married in September 1968 and divorced a year later. The musical transition required that Davis and his band adapt to electric instruments in both live performances and the studio. By the time In a Silent Way had been recorded in February 1969, Davis had augmented his quintet with additional players. At various times Hancock or Joe Zawinul was brought in to join Corea on electric keyboards, and guitarist John McLaughlin made the first of his many appearances with Davis. By this point, Shorter was also doubling on soprano saxophone. After recording this album, Williams left to form his group Lifetime and was replaced by Jack DeJohnette. Six months later an even larger group of musicians, including Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, and Bennie Maupin, recorded the double LP Bitches Brew, which became a huge seller, reaching gold status by 1976. This album and In a Silent Way were among the first fusions of jazz and rock that were commercially successful, building on the groundwork laid by Charles Lloyd, Larry Coryell, and others who pioneered a genre that would become known as jazz-rock fusion. During this period, Davis toured with Shorter, Corea, Holland, and DeJohnette. The group's repertoire included material from Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way, and the 1960s quintet albums, along with an occasional standard. In 1972, Davis was introduced to the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Paul Buckmaster, leading to a period of new creative exploration. Biographer J. K. Chambers wrote that "the effect of Davis' study of Stockhausen could not be repressed for long... Davis' own 'space music' shows Stockhausen's influence compositionally."[38] His recordings and performances during this period were described as "space music" by fans, by music critic Leonard Feather, and by Buckmaster, who described it as "a lot of mood changes—heavy, dark, intense—definitely space music." Both Bitches Brew and In a Silent Way feature "extended" (more than 20 minutes each) compositions that were never actually "played straight through" by the musicians in the studio. [citation needed] Instead, Davis and producer Teo Macero selected musical motifs of various lengths from recorded extended improvisations and edited them together into a musical whole that exists only in the recorded version. Bitches Brew made use of such electronic effects as multi-tracking, tape loops, and other editing techniques] Both records, especially Bitches Brew, proved to be big sellers. Starting with Bitches Brew, Davis' albums began to often feature cover art much more in line with psychedelic art or black power movements than that of his earlier albums. He took significant cuts in his usual performing fees in order to open for rock groups. By the time of Live-Evil in December 1970, Davis' ensemble had transformed into a much more funk-oriented group. Davis began experimenting with wah-wah effects on his horn. The ensemble with Gary Bartz, Keith Jarrett, and Michael Henderson, often referred to as the "Cellar Door band" (the live portions of Live-Evil were recorded at a Washington, DC, club by that name), never recorded in the studio, but is documented in the six-CD box set The Cellar Door Sessions, which was recorded over four nights in December 1970. In 1970, Davis contributed extensively to the soundtrack of a documentary about the African American boxer heavyweight champion Jack Johnson. Himself a devotee of boxing, Davis drew parallels between Johnson, whose career had been defined by the fruitless search for a Great White Hope to dethrone him, and Davis' own career, in which he felt the musical establishment of the time had prevented him from receiving the acclaim and rewards that were due him. Miles Davis, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto; Keith Jarrett, keyboards; Michael Henderson, bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Don Alias, Mtume, Percussion
More Billy Taylor piano for your enjoyment. From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. A Billy Taylor original, CAG, recorded live in 2001, featuring Billy on piano, Chip Jackson on bass, and Steve Johns on drums.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. Billy Taylor Trio featuring Billy on piano, Chip Jackson on bass and Steve Johns on drums.
From his performance at Amnesty International, here is Miles Davis with "Splatch". Wait. Hold on a second. I think this is "Tutu". "Splatch", from the 1986 "Tutu" record is cool. But "Tutu" is even better.
Another Sunday Special post this week. Happy 98th Birthday, Miles Davis. From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. The infamous 1971 group featuring Miles, Keith, Gary Bartz on sax, Michael Henderson on bass, Ndugu on drums and Don Alias on percussion.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Guitarist Russell Malone is featured on Billy Taylor's composition for his wife, "Theodora," featuring Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor; Chip Jackson, bass; and Winard Harper, drums. From "An Evening with Billy Taylor" 30 September, 2006 at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild. For more Billy Taylor, please visit http://www.billytaylorjazz.com Special thanks to Marty Ashby.
Another Full Concert Friday this week. Joe Henderson and Kenny Drew Trio at the 1968 Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. Two compositions are featured in the set.
Titles
1. Chelsea Bridge 00:00 2. Isotope 11:28 The band lineup is:
Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Kenny Drew (piano), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums).
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Billy's composition and radio theme, "It's a Grand Night for Swinging," featuring Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor; Russell Malone, guitar; Chip Jackson, bass; and Winard Harper, drums. From "An Evening with Billy Taylor" 30 September, 2006 at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild. For more Billy Taylor, please visit http://www.billytaylorjazz.com Special thanks to Marty Ashby.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Billy Taylor's original "Conversation" featuring his long-time bassist, Chip Jackson, with Frank Wess on tenor, featuring Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor; Russell Malone, guitar and Winard Harper, drums. From "An Evening with Billy Taylor" 30 September, 2006 at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild. For more Billy Taylor, please visit http://www.billytaylorjazz.com Special thanks to Marty Ashby.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Billy Taylor Solo Piano https://amzn.to/2PMOMh3 Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan Live https://amzn.to/2Rb3uid Billy Taylor Piano Transcriptions https://amzn.to/2q8KSEa Billy Taylor Trio performing "Body and Soul" live at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild in Pittsurgh, PA on March 2, 2000, featuring Dr. Billy Taylor on piano, Chip Jackson on bass and the amazing Winard Harper on drums.
Another Sunday Special post this week via Relix magazine and their YouTube channel.
This week on 'Relix Presents: The Road To Ventura,' we are flashing back to 2023 SKULL & ROSES with the Oteil & Friends performance of The Allman Brothers Band original "Every Hungry Woman." It's happening again this April, beachside at the Ventura Court Fairgrounds. Don't miss all the unique Interpretations of the Grateful Dead! Oteil Burbridge / Bass & Vocals Melvin Seals / Keyboards Steve Kimock / Guitar Johnny Kimock / Drums Lamar Williams Jr. / Vocals Duane Betts / Guitar & Vocal More info: https://skullandroses.com/?aff=relix
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. Billy Taylor and his trio playing "One for Kim".
Billy Taylor Solo Piano https://amzn.to/2PMOMh3 Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan Live https://amzn.to/2Rb3uid Billy Taylor Piano Transcriptions https://amzn.to/2q8KSEa Billy Taylor, piano; Chip Jackson, bass; Steve Johns, drums
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, 1987. Hubtones (Hubbard). Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto saxophone; Kenny Davis, bass; Ralph Peterson, drums and Renee Rosnes, piano.
Continuing to remember the one and the only David Sanborn after his passing. David Sanborn and Phil Woods, both on alto saxophone, covering Horace Silver's composition, "Senor Blues".
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. Señor Blues (Silver). David Sanborn and Phil Woods. Two of the best alto players in the history of jazz.
David Sanborn and Phil Woods, two of the best alto saxophonists of all-time, playing the jazz standard "Willow Weep for Me", in a performance from the 1989 syndicated television show "Night Music". Check it out.
We have lost another giant of not just jazz, but of the musical world as a whole, with the passing of the one and the only David Sanborn, a masterful, genre defying jazz alto saxophonist. Here are a few tributes to him. Sanborn passed away, May 12th, 2024, at age 78.
Billie "Lady Day" Holiday, and Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, in a 1947 performance playing "The Blues Are Brewin' ". Check it out. This is a shorter video that gets cut off just past the two minute mark. Here's another longer cut of the tune.
A Sunday Special this week. Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist for The String Cheese Incident playing and singing a new tune called "I Will Follow You". @Hollingsworthfilms plays a stripped-down version of our new track "I Will Follow You" off our new record Lend Me A Hand. Check out the full record and order vinyl and CDs at https://fanlink.to/SCILendMeAHand
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
No Problem (Jordan). Art Blakey (dr), Wayne Shorter (sax) , Lee Morgan (trumpet), Walter Davis Jr (piano), Jymie Merritt (bass). Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris November 15th, 1959 Please visit the new home of the Jazz Video Guy: http://syncopatedexpat.com
A Full Concert Friday this week.
Introduction by Adriana Serra 00:34 Children of the night 03:08 Skylark 15:17 In the wee small hours of the morning 23:40 That old feeling 29:14 I didn't what time it was 36:31 Mosaic 43:54 The band: Art Blakey (drums), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Wayne Shorter ( tenor sax), Cedar Walton (piano), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Reggie Workman (bass). I did my best to keep the quality as good as possible, but the B/W source was an average VHS. an excellent concert which gives us the opportunity to appreciate (among others) together the young Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Moanin (Timmons) - Blue Note Big Band featuring Jimmy Smith, organ; Lewis Nash, drums: John Hart, guitar; Rick Margitza, tenor saxophone; Don Sickler, Teramasa Hino, Matt Pierson, trumpet; Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, 1990. Please visit the Jazz Video Guy's new home: http://syncopatedjustice.com
Orebolo perform a "Tennessee Jed" by Greatful Dead acoustically live at the Capitol Theatre Feb 2, 2024 featuring members of Goose. Video by Peter Shapiro.
P.S. This is one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs. Hence, the reason I am posting this cover by Orebolo including members of the band Goose.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack. Two modern jazz tenor saxophone legends tackle the composition of another legend. Joe Lovano and George Adams play Sonny Rollins' "Tenor Madness".
Tenor Madness (Rollins). Joe Lovano, George Adams, tenor saxophones; Eddie Green, piano: John Hart, guitar; Tyrone Brown, bass and Lewis Nash, drums from the 1990 Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival Please visit the Jazz Video Guy’s new home: http://syncopatedjustice.com
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Organ Grinder Swing Jimmy Smith, organ; Harold Land, tenor saxophone; John Hart, guitar and Jimmy Jackson Drums. Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, 1990. Please visit the Jazz Video Guy’s new home: http://syncopatedjustice.com
"Bathtub Gin" from Phish's 12/28/2023 show at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
St. Thomas (Rollins), Mack the Knife (Weil) Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone; George Duke, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass and Al Foster on drums. Live Under the Sky, Japan, June 22, 1981. Please visit the new home of the Jazz Video Guy: http://syncopatedjustice.com
We fondly remember guitarist Duane Eddy, a pioneer of electric guitar in popular music. To celebrate his legacy, above, are recordings of two of his best-known songs "Peter Gunn", the theme from the television show of the same name about the private detective, and "Rebel Rouser". Linked below is the obituary for Duane Eddy from Premier Guitar, magazine.
https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/duane-eddy-has-passed
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
I spoke with the great drummer Billy Cobham recently for my Horace Silver documentary (http://itsgottobefunky.com). Before we talked about his time with Horace in the late 60s, he had something say about being an expat, and an upcoming tour where he will be revisiting some of his first recordings as a leader. http://billycobham.com #billycobham #horacesilver
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Here's an oldie but goodie, an excerpt of the composition Like Sonny from John Coltrane week at Birdland in 2007 featuring Joe Lovano and Ravi Coltrane on tenor saxophones; Steve Kuhn, piano; Lonnie Plaxico on bass and the great Andrew Cyrille on drums. Interestingly, Steve Kuhn was Trane’s first pianist in his Quartet, before McCoy Tyner joined the group. When I filmed this video, I was producing Joe's website and collaborating on several video projects with him. Joe's deep respect and fascination for the Jazz Masters are integral aspects of his life.
