NPR says it better than I could: “Almost 50 years after Journey In Satchidananda was released, the album remains a vision of universal healing, spiritual self-preservation in times of trouble and the god that appears when you seek her out."
Early morning coffee & even the dog is feeling lazy today.
So, let’s enjoy the calm while we can with this opening track from #YusefLateef’s album Eastern Sounds.
The melody here is produced by Lateef on a Chinese xun. Like an ocarina it’s one of the oldest instruments in China, in use for around 7000 years.
Pianist Barry Harris provides a delightful and more traditional counterpoint.
For this session, his last for Blue Note as a leader until 1985, #JoeHenderson and an enviable group of A-listers delivered a modern jazz classic, one foot anchored in hard-bop, the other pushing against those same boundaries.
Early morning quiet, and this track suits quite nicely.
The debut album by drummer #PeteLaRoca as a bandleader.
The track seems to float on the ether, subtly shifting and changing through the beautiful interplay among the band, Joe Henderson on sax, Steve Swallow on bass, Steve Kuhn on piano and, of course, La Roca on drums.
From the debut album by jazz pianist #HerbieHancock released on Blue Note Records, and what a crack band Herbie pulled for this session - tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins.
A nice piece for today’s #SundayJazz
Trombonist Curtis Fuller carries the melody of the Jule Styne ballad from Peter Pan. 🧚♂️
Supported by an A-list dream team of Blakey’s Messengers, including Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on sax, Cedar Walton on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and, of course, Blakey on drums.