Tag: Jazz
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Claude Williamson Trio — Song For My Father
Claude Berkeley Williamson (November 18, 1926 – July 16, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. Williamson was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States.[1] He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music before moving to jazz,[1] influenced mainly by Teddy Wilson, then by Al Haig and Bud Powell. In 1947, he moved to California, working first with Teddy Edwards, then with Red Norvo in San Francisco, with Charlie Barnet in […]
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Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media – Funky Stuff (1975)
Nagaki Jirō born October 3, 1933 is a Japanese jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and producer. He plays tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, and occasionally alto saxophone. Inagaki played tenor saxophone with Frankie Sakai’s from 1954 to 1955, before joining Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats. Painted Paradise 0:00 Funky Motion 6:52 Breeze 12:33 Scratch 17:10 Funky Stuff […]
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Bill Evans & Tony Bennett – Complete Recordings (1977 Album)
Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album is a 1975 studio album by singer Tony Bennett, accompanied by pianist Bill Evans. Their second album together, Together Again was released in 1977.
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Bill Evans Trio On A Friday Evening
Tracks: A1 Sareen Jurer 00:00 A2 Sugar Plum 06:55 B1 The Two Lonely People 13:59 B2 T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune) 21:42 B3 Quiet Now 26:53 C1 Up With The Lark 32:11 C2 How Deep Is The Ocean 38:32 D1 Blue Serge 44:25 D2 Nardis 49:52 Credits: Piano – Bill Evans Acoustic Bass – Eddie Gomez […]
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Masaru Imada – Songs on my Mind 1982
Masaru Imada – Songs on my Mind 1982 Imada was born in Tokyo on 21 March 1932.[1] He had classical piano lessons.[1] He played jazz in student bands while a student at Meiji University, after which he worked in business for a year.[1] He then decided to pursue music professionally.[1] From 1953 he was part of clarinetist Eiji Kitamura‘s band.[1] Imada […]
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Hiromasa Suzuki – High-Flying
(1976) (Full Album)
Hiromasa “Colgen” Suzuki ( Japanese 鈴木 宏昌, Suzuki Hiromasa ; born May 26, 1940 ; † May 21, 2001 in Tokyo Prefecture ) was a Japanese fusion and jazz musician ( piano , keyboards , synthesizer , e-piano , composition, Arrangement), who also worked as a film composer .
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Ryo Fukui – Scenery 1976 (FULL ALBUM)
Ryo Fukui was a Japanese jazz pianist based in Sapporo. He played regularly at the “Slowboat” jazz club in Sapporo, which he and his wife Yasuko owned. Fukui taught and performed internationally until his death in 2016. His work has seen a spike in popularity after his death, with several reissues of his albums. Wikipedia Tracklist: […]
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Dorothy Ashby In a Minor Groove
Dorothy Jeanne Thompson, better known as Dorothy Ashby, was an American jazz harpist and composer. Hailed as one of the most “unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950s” and the “most accomplished …Wikipedia Ashby had to overcome many obstacles during the pursuit of her career.[8] As an African Americanfemale musician in a male dominated industry, she […]
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Blue Train-John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was one of the players at the forefront of free jazz. Wikipedia
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Moonbeam-Bill Evans 1962 Album
William John Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly worked as the leader of a trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, “singing” melodic lines continues to influence jazz pianists today. Wikipedia
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Chet Baket – Born to be Blue
Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz leading him to be nicknamed the “prince of cool”. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals. Wikipedia
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You Must Believe In Spring (Remastered 2022) · Bill Evans
William John Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly worked as the leader of a trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, “singing” melodic lines continues to influence jazz pianists today. Bill Evans is seen as the main reformer of the harmonic […]
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