From the "What's On" concert television show, on ITV in Great Britain, in a performance from June 22nd, 1978, here is Dire Straits with guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader, Mark Knopfler, playing "Down to The Waterline". The band lineup on this performance includes Mark Knopfler on lead guitar and vocals, David Knopfler (Mark's brother) on rhythm guitar, John Illsley on bass and backing vocals, and Pick Withers on drums.
From Phish's August 6th, 2024, concert at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, here they are with special guest guitarist Billy Strings playing "Possum".
This week's Sunday Special. From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Jazz Jamboree Warsaw (Poland) 1978: Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone, Siegfried Kessler: piano, Wilbur Little: bass and Clifford Jarvis: drums
From their August 11th, 2024, concert at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York, here is Phish with a medley of their songs "AC/DC Bag" and "Fuego". The omnipresent lineup of Phis is Trey Anastasio on guitar and vocals, Page McConnell on keyboards, synthesizers and vocals, Mike Gordon on bass and vocals, and Jon Fishman on drums and vocals.
Full Concert Friday this week.
Full concert by baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and his Big Band at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Prins Willem Alexanderzaal of the Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands on July 16th, 1982.
Gerry Mulligan was one of the leading arrangers in the era of cool jazz working with Miles Davis, Stan Kenton and Claude Thornhill in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Mulligan’s quartet of the early 50’s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz groups. Born in New York in 1927, Mulligan spent his life composing, arranging and playing jazz until his untimely death on January 20, 1996.
Featuring a.o.:
• Dave Glenn on trombone
• Harold Danko on Piano
• Ed Neumeister on trombone
• Chris Rogers on flugelhorn
Compositions played:
• For an Unfinished Woman
• Walk On The Water
• Out Back Of The Barn
• Maytag
• I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
*Little Big Horn
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 16 July 1982
Ramon “Mongo” Santamaria Rodriguez (07 April 1922 - 01 February 2003) was born in Havana, Cuba and became throughout the years worlds most famous conga player. After spending 30 years of his life in Cuba, in the early fifties he fled to New York. He started to play in the band of Tito Puente, that he left after about a year. He developed a music style that mixed Afrocuban rhythms with jazz and soul. His song “Afro Blue”, written in 1958, is commonly referred to as jazz standard, and was recorded by a lot of artists, e.g. John Coltrane. Mongo’s version of Herbie Hancock's “Watermelon Man” was also a worldwide success.
In 1981 he played in the Congeshal in The Hague at the North Sea Jazz Festival. In the band we mean to recognize Trevor Gale on drums, Tony Villarini on trumpet, and Doug Harris on flute. Please inform us if you have more information. Note. I don't hear a flute in this tune, Mongo's cover of "Manteca". There is a saxophone section featuring alto and tenor saxes. Not sure who the sax players are save possibly for Doug Harris, but I don't know if he is on alto or tenor here.
Live in Bern 2007 🎶 I Should Care - Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Durham, Massimo Farao.
The Lao Tizer Band performs "16th Heaven" from their brand-new Billboard Jazz Top 10 CD/DVD combo-pack release "Songs From The Swinghouse"!
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Written by Lao Tizer (Lao Tizer Music – BMI, Fiera Music – BMI, Djembe Music – BMI, Modern Works Music Publishing - ASCAP)
Rhythm section arrangement by Gene Coye, Ric Fierabracci, Munyungo Jackson & Lao Tizer
Karen Briggs – violin
Eric Marienthal – alto sax
Chieli Minucci – acoustic guitar
Ric Fierabracci – bass
Gene Coye – drums
Munyungo Jackson – percussion
Lao Tizer – grand piano, Fender Rhodes
The American crooner Tony Bennet (1926 - 2023) has an amazing voice. Soft, if necessary, like the real crooners, but being raised in a time there were not always microphones in concert halls, he also has a powerful trained voice for singing belcanto. In 1936 at age 10, the grandson of poor Italian immigrants was already singing and tapdancing, to earn some money for the family. After serving in WWII, he fought in Germany and France, it is Bob Hope who discovers Bennett in the early fifties. Although bigshots in the record industrie feared he would turn out to become a Frank Sinatra clone, he managed to develop his own style. It's almost hard to believe that this man at high age still performed with and was an inspiration for current stars like Michale Bublé, Lady Gaga, Norah Jones and the late Amy Winehouse. In this clip, he performs one of his Populaire songs in the famous Dutch TV-Show "Wedden Dat". The recording was made in 1988, shortly before he made a big comeback in his career, that included a great MTV-unplugged album and various Grammy Awards.
This week's Sunday Special.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Excerpt from The Jazz Ambassadors, an excellent documentary now available on YouTube:
• The Jazz Ambassadors (2018) FULL SPEC...
In 1955, as the Soviet Union’s pervasive propaganda about the U.S. and American racism spread globally, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. convinced President Eisenhower that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War cultural conflict. For the next decade, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Dave Brubeck traveled the globe to perform as cultural ambassadors.
This week's Sunday Special. From their August 9th, 2024, concert held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York, here is Phish with their ethereal medley of "Pillow Jets" and "Piper", once again featuring the talents of the quartet, Trey Anastasio on guitar and vocals, Page McConnell on keyboards, synthesizers, and vocals, Mike Gordon on bass and vocals, and Jon Fishman on drums.
Full Concert Friday again this week.
Raw but unique recordings of Dave Brubeck & his Trio with Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond, the Charles Mingus Quartet and Jimmy Smith at the 7th Newport Jazz Festival at the Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1971.'
* Dave Brubeck performs a great concert with his sidemen Jack Six, bass and Allan Dawson, drums. The trio is completed with tenor saxophonist Paul Desmond and baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan.
Unfortunately, the concert that runs between between 02.00 and 35’20 has some drop-outs and hic-ups at 5’18”.
Pianist Dave Brubeck and his jazzmen play the following repertoire:
* At 35’20” The concert is followed by two outtakes of the Charles Mingus Quintet at the same 7th Newport Jazz Festival
* At 54’20” unfortunately there is a sharp cut. The last part of the tape recording is a unique performance of Hammond organist Jimmy Smith featuring among others the illustre Illinois Jacquet on tenor saxophone and a great solo of Art Farmer on flugelhorn. With also Kenny Burrell on guitar, Clark Terry on baritone saxophone and Roy Haynes on drums.
A unique recording!
Oh, the joys of analog and either VHS tape or at this time, Betamax tape and the advent of videotape recording being transferred of course, in our modern age, to digital.
From their August 4th, 2024, concert at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, here is Phish jamming on their tune "Soul Planet". Phish is, of course, Trey Anastasio on guitar and vocals, Page McConnell on keyboards and vocals, Mike Gordon on bass and vocals, and Jon Fishman on drums and vocals.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Berliner Jazztage 1971: Ornette Coleman - alto; Dewey Redman - tenor; Charlie Haden - bass; Ed Blackwell - drums.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Half Past Late (Brecker) April 4, 2003, Ciudad de Mexico. Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone; Adam Rogers, guitar; Clarence Penn drums.
From a performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York, here is Joe Bonamassa with his song "Trouble Town".
This week's Sunday Special.
From Katsumi Horii Project's 1988 "Ocean Drive" record, here is "Go Away Anywhere". It has been a while since I have found music from The Katsumi Horii Project. I am still very much interested in the realm of Jazz Fusion music that comes from Japan. Check out the credits of the full album via a listing on Discogs.
https://www.discogs.com/master/1266264-Katsumi-Horii-Project-Ocean-Drive
Experience the legendary Al Jarreau performing "My Blue Angel" live on the iconic television show, Tom Jones: The Right Time. Recorded on June 13, 1992, this mesmerizing performance showcases Jarreau's unique vocal style and soulful expression. Don't miss this classic moment in music history! Footage licensed from ITV Archive. All rights reserved. #aljarreau
Full Concert Friday again this week. This time featuring the Stan Getz Quartet live at the 1980 North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland on July 13th, 1980.
Performance STAN GETZ AND HIS QUINTET, consisting of Stan Getz (tenor and soprano saxophone), Mitchell Forman (piano), Mike Hyman (percussion), Brian Bromberg (bass) and Chuck Loeb (guitar), with:
From New Orleans-style funk to soul and rhythm & blues, Wressnig’s percussive and greasy Hammond sounds conjure dynamic, high-voltage music. Old- school and new-school rendezvous in his style and his sound combines an authentic soul & blues vibe and a “lowdown” feel with a contemporary funk edge for a unique listening experience. Together with the Brazilian guitar master Igor Prado he shows the bright potential of soul, blues and funk in a modern world and will give the audience a new way to experience these old genres. They confidently bring out the pyrotechnic power and mightiness of an organ-driven band. They captured a high energy live performance from last October. “LIVE” is a unique document that revisits some of the material from the acclaimed studio album “Groove & Good Times” and some of the best stuff from their songbook. Raphael Wressnig - Hammond B-3 organ Igor Prado - guitars Yuri Prado - drums, percussion Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado - LIVE Vinyl LP: PEC 2141-2 CD: PEC 2141-1 Pepper Cake Records/ZYX-Music Order, stream, listen: https://zyxdance.lnk.to/Live Produced by Raphael Wressnig Mixed & Mastered by Igor Prado Video by Valentina Morianz Thanks to Orpheum Graz ©2023 All rights reserved. Press: „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) „Igor Prado is a high-class guitarist. No wonder the Brazilian was nominated for a blues-music-award in the United States!“ (ROLLING STONE 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)
Journey was joined by Albert King, Luther Allison, Jerry Portnoy and Pinetop Perkins on 6-9-1978 for a blues jam. Recorded at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL.
"Everything's Right" featuring Billy Strings from Phish's 8/6/2024 show at the Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI.
From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.
Tenor Madness (Rollins) - Festival Jazz de Madrid, October 9, 1983 Joe Henderson, Bob Berg and Joe Farrell, tenor saxophones; George Cables, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass and Louis Hayes on drums.
Another Sunday Special this week. "Ruby Waves" from Phish's 7/31/2024 show at Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO.
The Lao Tizer Band performs "A Prayer For Unity" from their brand-new Billboard Jazz Top 10 CD/DVD combo-pack release, "Songs From The Swinghouse"
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Written by Lao Tizer & Jeff Marshall (Lao Tizer Music – BMI, Red Rover Publishing - ASCAP, Fiera Music – BMI, Djembe Music – BMI, Modern Works Music Publishing - ASCAP)
Rhythm section arrangement by Gene Coye, Ric Fierabracci, Munyungo Jackson, Jeff Marshall & Lao Tizer
String arrangement by Lao Tizer
String copyist Mitchel Forman
Jeff Marshall – electric guitar
Chieli Minucci – acoustic guitar
Steve Nieves – EWI
Ric Fierabracci – fretless bass
Gene Coye – drums
Munyungo Jackson – percussion
Carey Frank – B3 organ
Karen Briggs – 1st violin
Rachel Grace – 2nd violin
Nikki Shorts – viola
Artyom Manukyan – cello
Lao Tizer – grand piano, Fender Rhodes, keys
Full Concert Friday this week, featuring the Dexter Gordon Quartet performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland on July 15th, 1979.
Raw material from the performance of the Dexter Gordon Quartet during the North Sea Jazz Festival 1979, held in the Congress building in The Hague.
Performance of the Dexter Gordon Quartet consisting of Dexter Gordon tenor saxophone, Eddie Gladden percussion, Rufus Reid bass, and Kirk Lightsey piano.
"Oblivion" → "Down With Disease" from Phish's 8/17/2024 show at Mondegreen at The Woodlands, Dover, DE.
The Lao Tizer Band performs "Codes" (Bonus Track) from their brand-new Billboard Jazz Top 10 CD/DVD combo-pack release, "Songs From The Swinghouse"!
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Written by Lao Tizer (Lao Tizer Music – BMI, Fiera Music – BMI, Djembe Music – BMI, Modern Works Music Publishing - ASCAP)
Rhythm Section Arrangement by Gene Coye, Ric Fierabracci, Munyungo Jackson & Lao Tizer
Horn arrangement by Lao Tizer
Horn orchestration & copyist Bijon Watson
Karen Briggs – violin
Chieli Minucci – electric guitar
Ric Fierabracci – bass
Gene Coye – drums
Munyungo Jackson – percussion
Lolly Allen – marimba
Eric Marienthal – alto sax
Steve Nieves – tenor sax
Bijon Watson – flugelhorn
Lao Tizer – grand piano, Fender Rhodes, keys
The Lao Tizer Band performs "To Touch The Sky" from their brand-new Billboard Jazz Top 10 CD/DVD combo-pack release - "Songs From The Swinghouse"! Available now worldwide on Yse Records!
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Written by Lao Tizer (Lao Tizer Music – BMI)
String arrangement & copyist Karen Briggs
Chieli Minucci – acoustic guitar
Jeff Marshall – electric guitar
Ric Fierabracci – bass
Gene Coye – drums
Munyungo Jackson – percussion
Karen Briggs – 1st violin
Rachel Grace – 2nd violin
Nikki Shorts – viola
Artyom Manukyan – cello
Lao Tizer – grand piano
