cross-linking a post i just made in the Blues thread

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/s...&postcount=306

from 45 years ago....some things just seem to stay the same, don't they?

It's a blue Sunday and a Blue World, says Red Garland and friends, for your Sunday Jazz Session: (doesn't get much better than this-)

Why not another; this one live: Take the A Train




Dave doing a bit of Thelonious Monk stuff on the piano.

Lou Donaldson - Blues Walk (1958)

I'm tasking Phat Mack to fill in and keep the Sunday Jazz going strong. Others can also help of course.

have a friend that's just starting to be interested in jazz. told him i'd go through my cd collection and pick out a few things for him based on what he already likes.

i saw Coltrane's Sound on the shelf and realized i haven't listened to that in ages.

this is so much fun

one of my top 10 jazz songs of all time. due to contractual reasons 'George Lane' is listed, but it's really Eric Dolphy

Alto Saxophone – George Lane
Bass – Art Davis, Reggie Workman
Drums – Elvin Jones
Flute – George Lane
Piano – McCoy Tyner
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – John Coltrane
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Vernon Reid includes Dolphy among his influences. So, the guy is A-OK by me.

i'm a Trane slut with no shame

Belgium 1965

McCoy piano
Garrison bass
Elvin drums



Tyner with one of the most mind blowing piano solos i've ever seen.

this sounds so familiar and i can't remember if i've posted it recently.

Miles
Wayne
Herbie
Ron
Tony



this version of the quintet at this point in time might just be as tight musically as they ever were. i'm pretty sure they were reading each other's minds.

the rhythm switch around 26:45 is bonkers

More from Asakusa for this rainy cold Sunday. These guys look like they have fun:

Mingus 'Oh Yeah' recorded in 1961.

this is the album that introduced me to Rahsaan Roland Kirk and his musical genius. Mingus and Kirk playing together is just bonkers.

Charles Mingus – piano and vocals
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – flute, siren, tenor saxophone, manzello, and strich
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Doug Watkins – bass
Dannie Richmond – drums

I was only vaguely aware of Kirk before listening to the above. Wow.

this one is a great find...haven't seen it before.

for those that aren't aware, RRK is blind....and is probably the best multi-horn instrumentalist this world's ever seen and is a master of circular breathing.
most musicians play music, but RRK is one of the few that seems to actually LIVE music.



yes, he's playing three horns.



and this is just bonkers

Roland Kirk - multiple reeds
Ron Burton -piano
Steve Novosel - bass
Jimmy Hopps - drums

If there's a better intro to a recording than the intro to Blacknuss, I haven't heard it.

one of my favorites from RRK

let's keep rollin' on the Roland train

with Sonny Rollins 1965

if you thought RRK was just a gimmick and could blow, just watch


and youtube played this next for me. a live version of a song we've heard before

i eye aye don't believe I Eye Aye has been posted yet.



the transition at around the 6:30 mark when Seasons (One Mind Winter/Summer/Ninth Ghost) starts from free jazz to a tempered rhythm to Kirk blasting his skills on the flute with a humming overtone is mindblowing

that song is actually from 'Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle', but it don't really matter in this context.

Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972

an intentional separate post....the man plays the flute with his nose!

i've been filling the Blues thread with later King Curtis (when he was playing with Aretha), but these two albums belong in this thread. King's roots were in jazz, and he was as relevant as any other tenor player at the time. just look at the players that joined him in these sessions. i have to recreate these two albums (later compiled into a single album) song by song since the full albums aren't available on youtube.

The New Scene of King Curtis (1960)
King Curtis – tenor saxophone
Little Brother – trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 5)
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Oliver Jackson – drums

of course Wynton and Chambers played with Miles











Soul Meeting (1960)
King Curtis – tenor saxophone, trumpet
Nat Adderley – trumpet, cornet
Wynton Kelly – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Paul Chambers – bass
Belton Evans – drums
Oliver Jackson – drums

Herbie 1965 Maiden Voyage

Herbie Hancock — piano
Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
George Coleman — tenor saxophone
Ron Carter — bass
Tony Williams — drums