MUSICIANS ON THIS PAGE: ARCHIE SHEPP * MIGUEL ZENON * NUBYA GARCIA * PAUL MOTIAN, JOE LOVANO & BILL FRISELL * VIJAY IYER * MELODY GARDOT * ART PEPPER * AL DI MEOLA * BEN WEBSTER * COLEMAN HAWKINS * LIZZ WRIGHT * BRAD MEHLDAU * MEHLDAU & CHARLIE HADEN * JULIAN LAGE * JOHN ZORN/GNOSTIC TRIO /THE DREAMERS * ADAM NUSSBAUM * DELIA FISCHER
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Recorded 1969 in Paris. Jeanne Lee sings and Sonny Boy Williamson II plays harmonica. Very bluesy tenor saxophone from Archie Shepp:
Mellower tenor saxophone:
Trouble in Mind is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp and pianist Horace Parlan, featuring performances recorded in 1980 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label. The album consists mainly of early and traditional blues and follows up to their 1977 album of duets on spirituals Goin’ Home:
Great Puerto Rican alto sax player and arranger (MacArthur Genius Award winner):
From Zenon’s gorgeous album “Alma Adentro, the Puerto Rican Songbook”:
London-based tenor saxophonist won the Jazz FM awards for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in the UK on April 30, 2018.
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PAUL MOTIAN, JOE LOVANO & BILL FRISELL:
“King Solomon’s Marbles” by Vijay Iyer, piano:
Vijay Iyer (piano) with Stephan Crump (bass) and Marcus Gilmore (drums). Set List: “Diptych” ; “Time, Place, Action – Excerpt 1 (Libra)” ; “Questions Of Agency” ; “Hood” ; and “Time, Place, Action – Excerpt 2 (For Amiri Baraka):
Here Iyer’s trio covers a Michael Jackson hit:
Melancholy & sultry singer is a natural:
YouTube mix, mostly of Gardot:
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Lyrical alto saxophonist performs live in Los Angeles:
Song written for his daughter:
Pepper with Miles Davis rhythm section in 1957:
Playlist of entire album Winter Moon. Pepper performs with a string section here:
For rock guitar fans who don’t think they like jazz:
Later–and mellower–Al plays a Beatles tune:
Amazing guitar trio featuring Di Meola, John McLaughlin and flamenco star Paco de Lucia:
Classic bluesy album from a Duke Ellington Band alum:
Tenor titan Webster performs with the amazing pianist Art Tatum:
Two tenor titans on one album:
The song that made Hawkins famous in 1939:
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Live at The Philharmonie de Paris, September 20, 2020. Mehldau plays 12 Beatles tune and other songs:
Pianist Brad Mehldau delivers a beautiful Latin-tinged version of an old Beatles tune:
Mehldau duets with bassist extraordinaire Charlie Haden:
Julian Lage (guitar), Kenny Wollesen (drums) and Scott Colley (bass) perform “I’ll Be Seeing You” at the Blue Whale on 6/4/16:
Another tune from the same concert:
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The Gnostic Trio (Bill Frisell, guitar; Carol Emanuel, harp; Kenny Wollesen, vibes). Composer: John Zorn
This was part of the Zorn@60 event “Zorn at the Met” on Sept 28, 2013 where John Zorn put together an incredible 10.5 hour collection of performances in the galleries of the museum.
The Gnostic Trio (Carol Emanuel, Harp; Bill Frisell, Guitar; Kenny Wollesen, Bells, Vibraphone); John Zorn, Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Producer. Entire album:
“Little Bitten” performed by The Dreamers (Marc Ribot – Guitar; Kenny Wollesen – Vibes; Joey Baron – Drums; Jamie Saft – Keyboards; Trevor Dunn – Bass; Cyro Baptista – Percussion) with John Zorn – Composer & conductor:
From the album Ipos: Book of Angels, v. 14 composed by John Zorn & performed by same band as above:
Featuring Adam Nussbaum, drums; Steve Cardenas, guitar; Nate Radley, guitar; Ohad Talmor, tenor saxophone:
Understated Brazilian jazz vocalist:
Jeff Grinnell's Poetry Platform 