July 8, 2011 • 1:57 pm 0
Via JazzVideoGuy
Bird Lives! Billy Taylor Meets Cannonball Adderley
http://www.billytaylorjazz.com presents Billy Taylor, piano; Ed Safranski, bass; Ed Thigpen drums; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Nat Adderley, cornet; Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone. Summer, 1958
Filed under: bebop, Jazz, Video, Billy Taylor, bop, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Parker, Ed Safrinski, Ed Thigpen, Jimmy Cleveland, Mundell Lowe, Nat Adderley
February 3, 2011 • 12:29 pm 0
Photo Credit – http://jazzcollector.com/
Leo Parker is an obscure name for most jazz fans. Most people have never heard of him. The impetus for this post was a recent conversation I had on twitter about him. I was asked if I knew anyone who sounded like him, and my answer was no. Parker played the baritone saxophone. Sure, Pepper Adams and Gerry Mulligan also played the bari, but it’s not the most popular instrument. Parker had a soulful, full bodied, bluesy sound. In far contrast to the style of Mulligan, who had a cooler, laidback and more subtle playing style.
Filed under: Jazz, Video, Vinyl, Al Lucas, bebop, Bill Swindell, Blue Note, bop, Dave Burns, John Acea, Leo Parker, Purnell Rice, Stan Conover, Wilbert Hogan
December 24, 2010 • 2:02 pm 1
Robin D.G. Kelley, the author of “Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original” discusses Monk.
Filed under: bebop, Hard bop, Jazz, Video, book, bop, literature, Robin D.G. Kelley, Thelonious Monk
