1,421.) Fri Oct. 23, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Sun Ra & His Arkestra- “On Jupiter” From the album On Jupiter (1979) Admittedly, this Jazz Week has not been filled with traditional artists (Coleman Hawkins, Sarah Vaughan and, depending on your stance on free jazz, Eric Dolphy occupied those slots). As something of a mission statement, […]

1,420.) Thurs Oct. 22, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Esperanza Spalding – “The Longing Deep Down (Abdominal Portal)” From the album Twelve Little Spells (2018) I too would rather run, bound, cactus head to cactus head Stimulating laps flung wide, the distance well rounded A working circle All of our adjacent points equally distant from The […]

1,419.) Wed Oct. 21, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Stanley Clarke & George Duke – “Wild Dog” From the album The Clarke/Duke Project (1981) It’s most commonly thought that jazz fusion is a melding of rock and jazz, but in many cases it’s a mixture of R&B and jazz. In fact, this variety of fusion can […]

1,418.) Tues Oct. 20, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones – “Ellington Medley” From the album At Basin Street East (1961) As I walk down the street Seems everyone I meet Gives me a friendly hello I guess I’m just a lucky so and so The birds in every tree Are all […]

1,417.) Mon Oct. 19, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Eric Dolphy – “Hat and Beard” From the album Out To Lunch (1964) To address the tragedy of this album first, Eric Dolphy never lived long enough to see his widely-acknowledged masterpiece released. He died of undiagnosed diabetic shock, but it could be argued that the medical […]

1,416.) Sun Oct. 18, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Birds of Fire” From the album Birds of Fire (1973) Time for our heady jazz fusion excursion this Jazz Week. Much like the other bands that I would consider to be pillars of jazz fusion (Joe Zawinul’s Weather Report, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, and Chick […]

1,415.) Sat Oct. 17, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Sarah Vaughan – “Autumn Leaves” From the album Crazy and Mixed Up (1982) The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold Since you went away the days […]

1,414.) Fri Oct. 16, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Coleman Hawkins – “Body and Soul” Recorded in 1939, available on many compilations We’ve got a pretty full docket of upcoming theme weeks, with Halloween coming soon and then the long delayed Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, so if I’m going to have to opportunity […]

1,050.) Fri Oct. 18, 2019

Jazz Week / Happy Would-Be 100th Birthday Anita O’Day! The Song of the Day is: Anita O’Day – “Old Devil Moon” From the album Anita Sings the Most (1957) Full of butterflies inside Want to cry, want to croon, want to laugh like a loon It’s that old devil moon in your eyes Just when […]

1,049.) Thurs Oct. 17, 2019

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Keith Jarrett – “Part II c” From the album The Köln Concert (1975) Most people would expect a lot of improvisation in jazz, but rarely would that expectation be so thoroughly met than with the piano playing of Keith Jarrett. Jarrett will perform full concerts with no music or […]