Duke Ellington – African Flower A hauntingly beautiful composition “African Flower” performed by Ellington, solo piano. This composition “African Flower” (aka “Fleurette Africaine”) was composed by Ellington and performed for the first time on the 1962 LP “Money Jungle.” The album was recorded … Continue reading
Who’s Last: Keith Moon in his last interview Whew. I find myself fairly emotional hearing Keith Moon talking about his future with The Who, as he would be dead within the year of this interview. One of the great tragedies … Continue reading
Pianist and composer Horace Silver was born on September 2, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut, 1928 he started in music playing tenor saxophone in a style influenced by Lester Young before switching to piano.. As a young child, Silver’s father taught him the folk songs … Continue reading
Two masters at work… The Ahmad Jamal Trio perform with special musical guest Gary Burton in 1981. Beginning at the age of six Gary Burton set out to master the marimba and vibraphone. By the time he was sixteen he … Continue reading
The “Jimmy Smith Quartet” perform live in concert at the ZDF Jazz Club in Germany during the late ’80s with star saxophonist Herman Riley. The “Jimmy Smith Quartet” appear live at the ZDF Jazz Club on German TV in 1988. … Continue reading
Crawford, St. Louis & Beyond Big Joe Williams kept tabs on many of his contemporaries and was constantly sought out in his later years by researches and folklorists. As a natural born story teller some of his information proved to … Continue reading
It was not a natural disaster. Today was the 10th anniversary of the flooding of New Orleans. Notice that I didn’t call it “Katrina” and no informed person should either. What really happened ten years ago in New Orleans, the … Continue reading
It’s an old story. A great jazz spot goes out of business and the magic goes silent often with nothing more than a sign on the door. Except in New Orleans where they know how to give people and places … Continue reading
John Coltrane, tenor sax Stan Getz, tenor sax Oscar Peterson, piano Jimmy Cobb, drums I didn’t know these four had performed together. On paper, it’s sounds great. In reality, it’s even greater. What about the name “Hackensack?” It’s the name … Continue reading
9/3/96: Innovative jazz musicians John Scofield and Joe Henderson met with Bret Primack for an interview that would become an article for JazzTimes magazine. Bret documented the interview on a Sony High 8 camcorder and the tapes sat in his archives … Continue reading