Playlist 1091 ~ 1100

【PlayList 1091】

ETCETERA - WAYNE SHORTER

Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933 ; age 89) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.
Etcetera is the eighth album by Wayne Shorter, recorded on June 14, 1965 but not released on Blue Note until 1980.  

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【PlayList 1092】

ON BROADWAY - REUBEN WILSON

Reuben Wilson (born April 9, 1935 ; age 87) is a jazz organist. He performs soul jazz and acid jazz, and is best known for his title track "Got to Get Your Own". He played in Los Angeles with drummer Al Bartee, then moved to New York to begin a recording career. In addition to playing with jazz musicians Melvin Sparks and Willis Jackson, Wilson led the local band Wildare Express. He remains an active musician, and still resides in New York City.
On Broadway is the debut album by American organist Reuben Wilson, recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.  

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【PlayList 1093】

LIFT EVERY VOICE - ANDREW HILL

Andrew Hill (June 30, 1931 - April 20, 2007; aged 75) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Jazz critic John Fordham described Hill as a "uniquely gifted composer, pianist and educator". Hill recorded for Blue Note Records for nearly a decade, producing a dozen albums.
Lift Every Voice is a studio album by Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label in 1970.  

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【PlayList 1094】

THE MUSIC FROM THE CONNECTION - FREDDIE REDD QUARTET

Freddie Redd (May 29, 1928 - March 17, 2021; aged 92) was an American hard-bop pianist and composer. He is best known for writing music to accompany The Connection (1959), a play by Jack Gelber.
The Music From "The Connection" is an album of music composed by Freddie Redd for Jack Gelber's 1959 play The Connection. This first recording of the music was released on the Blue Note label in 1960. It features performances by Redd, Jackie McLean, Michael Mattos, and Larry Ritchie.  

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【PlayList 1095】

ALONG CAME JOHN - BIG JOHN PATTON

John Patton (July 12, 1935 - March 19, 2002; aged 66) was an American jazz, blues and R&B pianist and organist often known by his nickname, Big John Patton. Patton was one of the most in-demand organists during the golden era of the Hammond B-3 organs between 1963 and 1970. He recorded extensively for Blue Note and performed or collaborated with Lloyd Price, Grant Green, and Lou Donaldson.
Along Came John is the debut album by American organist John Patton, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.  

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【PlayList 1096】

THE FREEDOM RIDER - ART BLAKEY & The Jazz Messengers

Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 - October 16, 1990; aged 71) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. In the mid-1950s, Horace Silver and Blakey formed the Jazz Messengers, a group that the drummer was associated with for the next 35 years.
The Freedom Rider is an album by Art Blakey and his group the Jazz Messengers. This was the final album by this particular edition of the Jazz Messengers, who had been together for 18 months, as Lee Morgan left after this album and was replaced by Freddie Hubbard.  

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【PlayList 1097】

HI VOLTAGE - HANK MOBLEY

Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 - May 30, 1986; aged 55) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz, and his style that was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players like Coltrane and Sonny Rollins.
Hi Voltage is an album by Hank Mobley recorded on October 9, 1967 and released on the Blue Note label the following year. It features performances by Mobley with alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist John Hicks, drummer Billy Higgins, and bassist Bob Cranshaw.  

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【PlayList 1098】

WHO IS THIS BITCH, ANYWAY? - MARLENA SHAW

Marlena Shaw, born Marlina Burgess (born September 22, 1942; age 80) is an American jazz, blues and soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television commercials.
Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? is an album by Marlena Shaw recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Note label.  

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【PlayList 1099】

COOL STRUTTIN' - SONNY CLARK

Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark (July 21, 1931 - January 13, 1963; aged 31) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom. He frequently recorded for Blue Note Records as one of their house musicians, playing as a sideman with many hard bop players, including Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Grant Green, Philly Joe Jones, Clifford Jordan, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Art Taylor, and Wilbur Ware.
Cool Struttin' is an album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark that was released by Blue Note Records in August 1958. Originally released on LP in 1958 by Blue Note, the album has been re-released on CD many times, also featuring two bonus tracks.  

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【PlayList 1100】

CORNBREAD - LEE MORGAN

Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 - February 19, 1972; aged 33) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's Blue Train (1957) and with the band of drummer Art Blakey before launching a solo career. After leaving Blakey for the final time, Morgan continued to work prolifically as both a leader and a sideman with the likes of Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter, becoming a cornerstone of the Blue Note label.
Cornbread is an album by Lee Morgan, released in 1967 on the Blue Note label. Recorded in September 1965, the album features performances by Morgan, along with sidemen Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, and Larry Ridley.  

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