YouTube Music will let you search by humming into your Android phone (www.theverge.com)
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A Social Call, by Jazzmeia Horn (jazzmeiahorn.bandcamp.com)
released May 12, 2017...
Chet Baker- Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland (chet-baker.bandcamp.com)
I just picked up the CD of this in a local store. It’s fantastic. Chet is just like you’d think for 1979. The production is great. The accompanists are solid. Mellow and low key throughout.
Shivers by Skalpel (songwhip.com)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalpel...
Common Ground by Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter, Skerik (songwhip.com)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Kooked_Out!...
I Know I Will Lose You, by Chet Baker & Ennio Morricone (moochinaboutltd.bandcamp.com)
The meeting of Ennio and Chet in 1962 was a sublime encounter and couldn’t have come at a better time for both artists. For years, many Chet Baker fans weren’t even aware these four Italian sides existed, as the four RCA songs weren’t released outside of Italy until the early 2000s. For another, when most listeners reach...
Joel Corlitz - Second Floor (yewtu.be)
UW Eau Claire Memorial Jazz Ensemble - Miss Otis Regrets (featuring Justin Vernon from Bon Iver) (yewtu.be)
DOMi and JD BECK - the Tiny Desk Concert (yewtu.be)
Neneh Cherry and The Thing - Accordion (Madvillain/MF Doom cover) (yewtu.be)
The legendary jazz concert with Charlie Parker playing plastic sax has been reissued : NPR (www.npr.org)
Stereogum: The 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2023 (www.stereogum.com)
The Queen of the Kingdom of Swing - Common Reader (commonreader.wustl.edu)
I didn’t know where to post this. Peggy Lee certainly has jazz roots but also worked in the pop and easy listening genres, but I love her early stuff a lot. This article is amazing with lots of details about her life. Worth the read, if you’re into the 30s - 50s era music scenes....
Christmas With The Believers via the Internet Archive (archive.org)
It’s that time of year again - my chance to share my favorite free-to-download jazz trio Christmas set. Enjoy!...
A Guide to the Early Work of Sonny Rollins on Prestige Records (daily.bandcamp.com)
I missed this post from 2021 but it’s still really nice. Compact but informative, especially if you’re a newer fan of “Newk”.
One Of A Kind (album) - Freddie Hubbard (freddiehubbardjazz.bandcamp.com)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet...
The Earthquake Drill by Jen Hodge All Stars (jenhodgebass.bandcamp.com)
From 2020, a nice 30’s-style swinging number to brighten up the mid-week.
Third Page: Resonance by Sun-Mi Hong (sun-mihong.bandcamp.com)
I love drums-led combos and this one shines. The track called Home really caught my ear first but the whole set is worth a listen. Calming and patient, it spreads out in time.
Gregory Porter Releases Liquid Spirit 10th Anniversary Special Edition (www.universalmusic.ca)
Chet Baker Quartet – No Problem (1980) [from the CD] (yewtu.be)
Great set, from a great trumpeter and quartet....
An appreciation of Von Freeman, the patron saint of Chicago jazz musicians : NPR (www.npr.org)
Nice to see NPR still covers jazz.
Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo (songwhip.com)
Interesting back story on Wiki:...
'Swingtime for Hitler' explores the Nazis use of jazz as a propaganda tool (www.npr.org)
Interesting read (or listen) on the history of Jazz as propaganda in WWII....
I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) by Sidney Bechet (songwhip.com)
A very popular tune back in the day, this song has been performed by everyone from the Benny Goodman quartet, to Phil Woods Orchestra, and many more. But I like this version best....
Ugly Beauty: The Month In Jazz August (www.stereogum.com)
