Playlist 1621 ~ 1630

【PlayList 1621】

NATURAL BLACK INVENTIONS: ROOT STRATA - RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7, 1935 - December 5, 1977; aged 42) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments. He was renowned for his onstage vitality, during which virtuoso improvisation was accompanied by comic banter, political ranting, and the ability to play several instruments simultaneously.
Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata is an album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk featuring performances by Kirk with accompaniment by drummer Maurice McKinley and percussionist Joseph "Habao" Texidor, and with Sonelius Smith on piano on three tracks, released on the Atlantic label in 1971.

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(2023/9/30)
 

【PlayList 1622】

DANCING BY A RAINBOW - EDDIE HARRIS

Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996; aged 62) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-known compositions are "Freedom Jazz Dance", popularized by Miles Davis in 1966, and "Listen Here".
Dancing by a Rainbow is an album by Eddie Harris recorded in 1995 and released on the Enja label.

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(2023/10/1)
 

【PlayList 1623】

SOUL GROOVE - JOHNNY GRIFFIN & MATTHEW GEE

John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 - July 25, 2008; aged 80) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the early 1940s and continued until the month of his death.
Matthew Gee (November 25, 1925 – July 18, 1979) was an American bebop trombonist. From 1959 to 1963 he played on and off with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Later in the 1960s, he played in small groups.
Soul Groove is an album by Johnny Griffin and Matthew Gee recorded in 1963 and released on the Atlantic label.

and other album(Johnny Griffin)

(2023/10/1)
 

【PlayList 1624】

BORN TO BE BLUE - BOB ROCKWELL trio

Bob Rockwell (born May 1945 in Miami, Oklahoma; age 78) is a jazz saxophonist. He was born in the U.S. but emigrated to Denmark in 1983. Rockwell was raised in Minneapolis, and in his early career he toured the U.S. in rock and rhythm and blues bands. He worked in Las Vegas in the late 1960s and early 1970s, then moved to New York City.
Born to Be Blue is an album by Bob Rockwell Trio released in 1993 on the SteepleChase label.

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(2023/10/2)
 

【PlayList 1625】

WELCOME TO LOVE - PHAROAH SANDERS Quartet

Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022; aged 81) is an American jazz saxophonist. A member of John Coltrane's groups of the mid-1960s, Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound". He has released over 30 albums as a leader and has collaborated extensively with Leon Thomas, Alice Coltrane and Rinai Maurice, among others.
Welcome to Love (subtitled Pharoah Sanders Plays Beautiful Ballads) is an album led by Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1990. The album features jazz standards, many of which were also recorded by John Coltrane.

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(2023/10/2)
 

【PlayList 1626】

SOUL SONG - ARCHIE SHEPP

Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937; age 85) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz.
Soul Song is an album by Archie Shepp recorded in 1982 for the Enja label.

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(2023/10/3)
 

【PlayList 1627】

CUBAN ODYSSEY - JANE BUNNETT

Mary Jane Bunnett, OC (born October 22, 1956; age 66) is a Canadian musician and educator. A soprano saxophonist, flautist and bandleader, she is especially known for performing Afro-Cuban jazz. She travels regularly to Cuba to perform with Cuban musicians.
Cuban Odyssey is an album by Jane Bunnett, released in 2002 for the Blue Note Records.

(2023/10/3)
 

【PlayList 1628】

SANCTUARY - BARNEY WILEN

Bernard "Barney" Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 - 25 May 1996; aged 59) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. His career was boosted in 1957, when he worked with Miles Davis on the soundtrack for the Louis Malle film Ascenseur pour l'Echafaud (Elevator to the Gallows). In 1959, Wilen wrote his two soundtracks Un Temoin Dans la Ville and Jazz sur scene with Kenny Clarke.
Sanctuary is an album by Barney Wilen which was recorded in Paris, 1991 and released on the IDA label.

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(2023/10/4)
 

【PlayList 1629】

FAST LIFE - DAVID MURRAY QUARTET + 1

David Keith Murray (born February 19, 1955; age 67) is an American jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone and bass clarinet mainly. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.
Fast Life is an album by David Murray released on the DIW label in 1991. It features four quartet performances by Murray with John Hicks, Ray Drummond, and Idris Muhammad and two tracks with saxophonist Branford Marsalis guesting.

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(2023/10/4)
 

【PlayList 1630】

JOHN & BILLY - BILLY HARPER and JOHN FADDIS

Billy Harper (born January 17, 1943; age 80) is an American jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.
Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953; age 70) is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education.
Jon & Billy is an album by Jon Faddis and Billy Harper recorded in Japan in 1974 and originally released on the Japanese Trio label.

and other album(Billy Harper)

(2023/10/5)