Billy Taylor Meets Buddy Greco

 

Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack presents a unique piano duo, Billy Taylor and Buddy Greco.  Most people know Buddy, who hails from Philadelphia, as a singer but he has deep jazz history, having played piano in the Benny Goodman big band.

Billy Taylor "The Tree That Bends"

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  "The Tree That Bends" by Billy Taylor, solo piano from his show/video "Jazz Counterpoint".  I believe this is actually the tune "Willow Weep For Me".  

Billy Taylor and Dick Hyman Play Bebop

 

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 A unique piano duo, featuring Billy Taylor and Dick Hyman.

Bebop - Taylor and Hyman

 

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 Dick Hyman and Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor and Dick Hyman - The Fine Art of Jazz Piano Duo

 

Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack presents a piano duo: Billy Taylor and Dick Hyman.  

Blossom Dearie and Billy Taylor - Everything I've Got

 

Another piano and vocals duet.  Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack presents a piano duo with vocals, Billy Taylor and Blossom Dearie. 

Blossom Dearie "I'm Hip"

 

Another Sunday Special this week.  Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack presents singer/pianist Blossom Dearie performing her "I'm Hip," by Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg.  

Billy Taylor Meets Blossom Dearie

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  A unique piano duo, Billy Taylor and Blossom Dearie playing a standard popularized by Miles Davis.  The tune is called "If I Were a Bell".  

Chick Corea Elektric Band II - Blue Miles (Visualizer)

 

Listen to "Blues Miles", from the Chick Corea Elektric Band II's 'Paint The World' Order 2-LP 'Paint The World' vinyl set: https://ChickCoreaEB.lnk.to/PaintTheW... In 1993 Chick Corea unveiled the brand new incarnation of the Elektric Band. With the brand new lineup of guitarist Mike Miller, bassist Jimmy Earl, drummer Gary Novak, and saxophonist Eric Marienthtal (the lone holder over from the previous iteration of the Elektric Band), Chick approached this ambitious outing in the same way he had done everything throughout his career - by pushing the boundaries of what modern jazz is. Follow Chick Corea everywhere: https://linktr.ee/chickcorea

Chick Corea Elektric Band II "Final Frontier"

 

The visualizer video for Chick Corea Elektric Band II and their composition "Final Frontier".  "Paint The World" is a record by The Elektric Band originally released in 1993.  It is being re-released, reissued.  At this stage in the Elektric Band, the lineup included Chick Corea on keyboards, synthesizers, and piano, Eric Marienthal on alto saxophone, Mike Miller on guitar, Jimmy Earl on bass, and Gary Novak on drums.  

Jimmy Owens - My Funny Valentine

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  Billy Taylor Productions presents Jimmy Owens, who discusses how Cool Jazz has impacted his trumpet and flugelhorn, and then plays an absolutely gorgeous version of "My Funny Valentine."  featuring Billy Taylor on piano, Chip Jackson on bass, and Steve Johns on drums.

What is Cool Jazz, Anyway?

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  

Definition: a term sometimes given to the music inspired by bebop but played by white musicians after World War II such as Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Lennie Tristano, and Warne Marsh. However, Miles Davis, with his album Birth of the Cool, helped spread the popularity of the style, which tended to be more subdued and cerebral than hard bop, a parallel post-bebop movement.

Billy Taylor Productions Presents Jimmy Owens, flugelhorn; Billy Taylor, piano; Chip Jackson, bass and Steve Johns on drums.

A Piano Lesson from Billy Taylor

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  

From the 1988 Tri-C Jazz Fest, Billy Taylor offers his thoughts for pianists working in different configurations.  Video from the compilation Tri-C Jazz Fest Cleveland, 30th Anniversary Collection, Willard Jenkins compilation producer.

Rick Margitza with Dave Douglas Quintet Unison Live Australia 2002

 

This week's Sunday Special.  Cool song.  Not sure of the entire band lineup from this show.  The title describes it.  Tenor saxophonist Rick Margitza with the Dave Douglas Quintet playing the tune "Unison" live in Australia, circa 2002.  

Tedeschi Trucks Band perform “Palace of the King”, with special guest Billy Gibbons!

 

Performing Freddie King’s “Palace of the King” with special guests Billy Gibbons and Jimmie Vaughan!  From the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.  

Yemenja - John Hicks

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  

For more great Jazz video, please visit the new of the Jazz Video Guy: http://syncopatedjustice.com. Yemenja (Hicks) - John Hicks, piano; Walter Booker, bass and Idris Muhammed on drums.

Billy Taylor and Ramsey Lewis Have Got Some Serious Rhythm

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  

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Piano Duo Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor from Billy's 80s TV show, Jazz Counterpoint.  Ramsey Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ramsey Lewis, Sr. and Pauline Lewis. Lewis began taking piano lessons at the age of four. At 15 he joined his first jazz band, The Cleffs. The seven-piece group provided Lewis his first involvement with jazz; he would later join Cleffs drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt and bassist Eldee Young to form the Ramsey Lewis Trio. Lewis is a graduate of DePaul University.

The trio started as primarily a jazz unit and released their first album, Ramsey Lewis And The Gentlemen of Swing, in 1956. Following their 1965 hit "The In Crowd" (the single reached #5 on the pop charts, and the album #2) they concentrated more on pop material. Young and Holt left in 1966 to form Young-Holt Unlimited and were replaced by Cleveland Eaton and Maurice White. White left to form Earth, Wind & Fire was replaced by Maurice Jennings in 1970. Later, Frankie Donaldson and Bill Dickens replaced Jennings and Eaton; Felton Crews also appeared on many 1980's releases.

By 1966, Lewis was one of the nation's most successful jazz pianists, topping the charts with "The In Crowd", "Hang On Sloopy", and "Wade in the Water". All three singles each sold over one million copies and were awarded gold discs. Many of his recordings attracted a large non-jazz audience. In the 1970s, Lewis often played electric piano, although by later in the decade he was sticking to acoustic and using an additional keyboardist in his groups.

In addition to recording and performing, Lewis hosted a morning show on Chicago "smooth jazz" radio station WNUA (95.5 FM) until May 22, 2009. His weekly syndicated radio program Legends of Jazz, created in 1990, features recordings from artists such as David Sanborn, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Kurt Elling, Al Jarreau and Miles Davis. The show can be heard in 60 U.S. cities and overseas. In 1994, Lewis appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, alongside other prominent jazz artists, Herbie Hancock and Roy Ayers. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time Magazine.

Cannonball and Billy Taylor Play Bebop

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  A Night in Tunisia and Round Midnight:  Billy Taylor, piano; Ed Safranski, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Nat Adderley, cornet; and Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone.

Billy Taylor and Tommy Flanagan - Our Delight

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  Another performance excerpt from the "Jazz Counterpoint" jazz piano instructional and performance video, here is Billy Taylor with Tommy Flanagan playing a piano duet on the Tadd Dameron tune "Our Delight".  

Jazz is the Glue That Holds My Life Together

 

Jazz Video Guy Bret Primack discusses his new blog/website: http://syncopatedjustice.com, where he's now posting his Jazz videos, and writing about his life in music. He invites you to journey through the rhythmic beats of jazz, delve into profound musings on life, and join an Expat's reflections on the vibrant culture and challenges of life in Mexico.

Miles Davis and John Coltrane - So What

 

Yet another "Sunday Special" post.  From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  So What (Davis) - 1959 TV appearance:  Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass and Jimmy Cobb, drums.

John Mayall "Walking on Sunset"

 

Three different versions of John Mayall playing his blues boogie "Walking on Sunset".  The first is from 1969 with The Bluesbreakers' from a French documentary series known as L'Affiche du Monde.  The second performance was shot in 1968 in Miami, Florida, for an episode of Rick Shaw's "Saturday Hop" musical TV program, and the third, is from 2003 at Mayall's 70th birthday celebration in Liverpool, England on July 19th, 2003.

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers

70th Birthday Concert Liverpool, England on 19 July 2003

John Mayall - Piano, Guitar, Harmonica and Vocals.

Buddy Whittington - Guitar and Vocals.

Joe Yuele - Drums.

Hank Van Sickle - Bass Guitar.

Tom Canning - Organ and Piano

The Billy Taylor Trio (1958)

 

Full Album Friday this week and more from jazz piano legend Billy Taylor.  This is The Billy Taylor Trio from 1958.  

Billy Taylor Trio – The New Billy Taylor Trio
Label: ABC-Paramount – ABC-226
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released:1958
Genre: Jazz

Track list:

A1 There Will Never Be Another You 0:00:01 A2 Sounds In The Night 0:04:58 A3 The More I See You 0:11:32 A4 Will You Still Be Mine 0:15:51 B1 'Round Midnight 0:19:58 B2 There's A Small Hotel 0:26:27 B3 I Never Get Enough Of You 0:30:38 B4 Titoro 0:35:10

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Am-Par Record Corp.

Credits

Bass – Ed Thigpen

Drums – Earl May

Engineer – Irv Greenbaum

Liner Notes – Marian McPartland

Piano – Billy Taylor

Producer – Creed Taylor

RAPHAEL WRESSNIG & the Soul Gift Band feat. Donniele Graves "Chasing Rainbows"

 

RAPHAEL WRESSNIG & the Soul Gift Band feat. Donniele Graves Raphael Wressnig - Hammond B-3 organ Enrico Crivellaro - guitar Eric Cisbani - drums Donniele Graves - leadvocals "CHASING RAINBOWS" from the album 'Soul Gumbo' :   / soul-gumbo-deluxe-edition   Order on CD and vinyl at http://raphaelwressnig.com/music/ Video by Giorgi Bliadze ©2023 All rights reserved. For more info visit https://raphaelwressnig.com

RAPHAEL WRESSNIG & the Soul Gift Band feat. Donniele Graves | HEARTBREAK

 

RAPHAEL WRESSNIG & the Soul Gift Band feat. Donniele Graves Raphael Wressnig - Hammond B-3 organ Enrico Crivellaro - guitar Eric Cisbani - drums Donniele Graves - lead vocals "HEARTBREAK" feat. Wee Willie Walker from the album 'The Soul Connection' :   / the-soul-connection   Order on CD and vinyl at http://raphaelwressnig.com/music/ Video by Giorgi Bliadze ©2023 All rights reserved. For more info visit https://raphaelwressnig.com

Raphael Wressnig & the Soul Gift Band | Born to Roam

 

Raphael Wressnig & the Soul Gift Band Raphael Wressnig - Hammond B-3 organ, vocals Enrico Crivellaro - guitar Hans-Jürgen Bart - drums "Born to Roam" written and produced by Raphael Wressnig Recorded in Linz, Austria Photo by Wendy Janssens Special thanks to M3, Markus and all our friends in Linz. "Born to Roam" from the album "Chicken Burrito - Raphael Wressnig feat. Alex Schultz & James Gadson" : https://open.spotify.com/album/6qNDAS... For more info visit: https://www.raphaelwressnig.com ©2024 All rights reserved. „Oh yes, Raphael plays a dynamic brand of B-3, his passion commensurate with his technique and his creative intelligence. He's a high-voltage dynamo but also a musician of surprising delicacy and self-reflection. Call him one of the finest blues/funk/jazz B-3 operators anywhere.“ (DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE) “It’s a true organ trio effort smeared in fat and grease - no fakery. Uncommonly adept at the art of nailing down funk rhythms, this international threesome infuses groove music with elements of jazz, blues, R&B, soul and gospel as if they’d found the Holy Grail to be the early-1970s, cross-genre funk of Jimmy McGriff. Suggestive of McGriff, but with a modern approach, Wressnig changes the tones and drawbar setting throughout a song and deals from a deck of Jimmy Smith-inspired R&B lines, hooks and licks.The fortyish Graz resident displays tremendous spirit and keen musical intellect as he accentuates the natural beauty of the Hammond” (DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE)

Raphael Wressnig & the Soul Gift Band | Southern Fried Chicken

 

Raphael Wressnig & the Soul Gift Band Raphael Wressnig - Hammond B-3 organ Enrico Crivellaro - guitar Hans-Jürgen Bart - drums "Southern Fried Chicken" written and produced by Raphael Wressnig Recorded in Linz, Austria Special thanks to M3, Markus and all our friends in Linz. For more info visit: https://www.raphaelwressnig.com ©2024 All rights reserved.

Billy Taylor Plays Duke

 

A Sunday Special this week once again continuing the theme of jazz piano great, the one and the only Dr. Billy Taylor.  Here, he performs a tune composed and first performed by the one and the only Duke Ellington.

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  

The Two Hands of Billy Taylor

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.  

Please help support my work as the Jazz Video Guy:  

 / bretprimack   http://www.jazzvideoguy.tv presents pianist, educator, composer and Jazz advocate, Billy Taylor, in a solo piano performance. For more Billy, please visit: http://www.billytaylorjazz.net

It should be noted, I don't know if the above link actually works.

Tommy Flanagan - Solo Piano Montreux Jazz Festival 1981

 

Full Concert Friday this week features a solo piano performance by Tommy Flanagan at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.  Check it out.  

The Amboy Dukes "Migration"

 

https://www.tednugent.com/about/biography/

Before Ted "The Motor City Madman" Nugent, became a rock and roll megastar, and a forthright speaker and advocate for family, faith, freedom, The Constitution, and particularly our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, much like the late, great southern boogie cowboy troubadour, and a friend of his, Charlie Daniels, Nugent was an aspiring rock and roll star and guitar slinging wild man, he jammed with a band called The Amboy Dukes that he was a part of in the very early 1970s.  Here is Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes circa 1970 performing their instrumental "Migration".