MUSICIANS ON THIS PAGE: REGINA CARTER * BILL EVANS * BILLIE HOLIDAY * ANGELA DAVIS * ELLA FITZGERALD * DUKE ELLINGTON * JOE ZAWINUL * GARY BURTON * MCCOY TYNER * JOHN SANTOS * ARVE HENRIKSON * LOUIS ARMSTRONG * KEITH JARRETT * LAGE LUND * ELIANE ELIAS
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Jazz violinist extraordinaire Regina Carter’s band Reverse Thread performs an African-influenced song:
Playlist of full album of “Reverse Thread”:
Here Carter plays a country classic written by Gram Parsons:
Great pianist:
Playlist of classic duet album with Jim Hall on guitar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-N_9xpWXVU&list=PL0q2VleZJVEkdnrXofZQNZ1lWRK7xHIJ1
114-minute playlist of Evans’ trio playing live:
2-hour playlist of Evans songs:
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Classic jazz meets social commentary:
Angela Davis’ comments on the above song and a Kim Nalley & Tammy Hall performance of the song:
Another song by Miss Holiday:
Holiday’s recordings with Lester Young have often been rated as her best singing. A collection of Columbia recordings where they played together:
An equally great (and totally different) singer:
Ella with just a pianist (Ellis Larkin) and her voice at its peak. Playlist of 20 songs:
All of her Song Books(251 songs):
The jazz immortal Ellington, greatest composer in jazz history:
Ellington in a quieter mood with Rufus Jones on drums and John Lamb on bass:
Playlist of Ellington in peak form, The Blanton-Webster Band:
Playlist of 52 Ellington hits:
Documentary:
Composer and synthesizer player (formerly of Weather Report) was a giant in Jazz and World Music:
JOE ZAWINUL – Keyboards; RICHARD BONA – Bass; PACO SERY – Drums; GARY POULSON – Guitar; ABDOU M’ BOUP – Percussion:
Playlist of 66 songs by The Zawinul Syndicate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsTOy-WuABQ&list=RDEMvy6zpL9v9rp3tQjujGc4Dg&start_radio=1
His last project (and one of his best) was with the Absolute Ensemble. This a playlist of that entire album:
Entire Burton album of Duster (with Larry Coryell):
Gary Burton, vibes; Mick Goodrick & Pat Metheny, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass; Bob Moses, drums:
Music of Astor Piannolla performed by Gary Burton with three quintet members – Pablo Ziegler on piano, Héctor Console on bass, and Fernando Suárez Paz on violín – along with Ricardo Lew on guitar and Marcelo Nisinman on bandoneón.and others. Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in May 2009:
With Julian Lage, guitar:
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Playlist of the entire album Machete featuring John Santos:
Giovanni Hidalgo (on left) and John Santos (on right) playing congas in the LP studio:
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Arve Henriksen (trumpet) & Bill Frisell (guitar) perform Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”:
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Full album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGl6tGDJIWc&list=PLvxWibFr0wiJ-Kc-uYhcYLgLoYW2M6c7w
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A couple of Armstrong’s early classics (when he was a Jazz titan on trumpet):
Another great pianist, Keith Jarrett:
Playlist of newest album by Norwegian guitarist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l4UU8akbpDutqalxVQvdXKT4dWBmWQtlM
Brazilian-American jazz pianist/singer performs the Doors’ “Light My Fire”:
Steps Ahead personnel in 1983: Mike Mainieri – vibraphone; Eliane Elias – piano; Michael Brecker – tenor sax; Eddie Gomez – double bass; Peter Erskine – drums:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv5qkbA-ydQ
YouTube playlist of 91 songs mostly featuring Elias:
Jeff Grinnell's Poetry Platform 