Playlist 1711 ~ 1720

【PlayList 1711】

COOKIN' - BOOKER ERVIN

Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 - August 31, 1970; aged 39) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus.
Cookin' is an album by Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Savoy label.

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(2023/11/24)
 

【PlayList 1712】

PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE - BILL HENDERSON

William Randall Henderson (March 19, 1926 – April 3, 2016; aged 90) was an American television and film actor, and jazz singer. He recorded with jazz pianist Horace Silver on a vocal version of Silver's "Señor Blues" which was a jukebox hit (in the mid-1950s), and remains one of jazz label Blue Note's top-selling singles.
Please Send Me Someone To Love is an album by Bill Henderson with Eddie Harris, Eddie Higgins, Joe Diorio, Rail Wilson, Al Duncan, recorded in 1960-1961 and released in 1974 on the Vee-Jay International label.

(2023/11/25)
 

【PlayList 1713】

MUSIC FROM THE CONNECTION - HOWARD McGHEE

Howard McGhee (March 6, 1918 – July 17, 1987; aged 69) was one of the first American bebop jazz trumpeters, with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for his fast fingering and high notes. He had an influence on younger bebop trumpeters such as Fats Navarro.
Music from The Connection is a jazz album by Howard McGhee recorded on June 13, 1960, and released on the Felsted label. The album featured music from the off-Broadway play The Connection by Jack Gelber, featuring music composed by Redd.

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(2023/11/25)
 

【PlayList 1714】

GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 - January 20, 1996; aged 68), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists - playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz - Mulligan was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others.
Gerry Mulligan Quartet is an album by Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1953 and originally released as a 10-inch LP on the Pacific Jazz label.

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(2023/11/26)
 

【PlayList 1715】

TEMPEST IN THE COLOSSEUM - V.S.O.P.

V.S.O.P. was an American jazz quintet consisting of Herbie Hancock (piano, keyboards, synthesizers, and vocals), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone and soprano saxophone), Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums), and Freddie Hubbard (trumpet and flugelhorn). Hancock, Shorter, Carter, and Williams had all been members of the Miles Davis Quintet during the 1960s.
Tempest in the Colosseum was recorded on July 23, 1977 in the Denen Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

(2023/11/26)
 

【PlayList 1716】

EXODUS TO JAZZ - 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".
Exodus to Jazz is the debut album by Eddie Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label.

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(2023/11/27)
 

【PlayList 1717】

A TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS - CHARLIE WATTS QUINTET

Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021; aged 80) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Nicknamed "the Wembley Whammer" by Mick Jagger, Watts cited jazz as a major influence on his drumming style. Aside from his career with the Rolling Stones, Watts toured with his own group, the Charlie Watts Quintet, and appeared in London at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with the Charlie Watts Tentet.
A Tribute to Charlie Parker with Strings is an album by Charlie Watts Quintet released in 1992 on the Continuum Records.

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(2023/11/28)
 

【PlayList 1718】

NOW'S THE TIME - CHARLIE PARKER

Charles "Charlie" Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955; aged 34), nicknamed "Bird" and "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies.
Now's the Time is an album by Charlie Parker Quartet recorded in 1952 & 1953 and released on the Verve label.

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(2023/11/28)
 

【PlayList 1719】

BIRD WITH STRINGS - CHARLIE PARKER

Charles "Charlie" Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955; aged 34), nicknamed "Bird" and "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies.
Bird With Strings is an album by Charlie Parker recorded live at the Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall & Birdland in 1950-1952.

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(2023/11/29)
 

【PlayList 1720】

FIESTA - CHARLIE PARKER and his orchestra

Charles "Charlie" Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955; aged 34), nicknamed "Bird" and "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies.
The Genius of Charlie Parker, #6 - Fiesta is an album by Charlie Parker and his orchestra recorded in 1951 & 1952 and released on the Verve label.

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(2023/11/30)