Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Frank,
Love those pictures which document a very special period in the evolution of jazz. The West Coast jazz s scene was very vibrant and is strongly linked with the "Cool Jazz " movement of the early1950s thru the early 1960s.

There are many debates concerning west vs east coast sound and some consider the west coast musicians a step below their eastern contemporaries, I don’t agree with that. Without question the east coast (predominately NYC) produced iconic jazz figures with the modern (Bebop) style in the 1940s. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powel, Dexter Gordon , Miles Davis, Fats Navarro etc. I simply cannot dispute that fact.

I will say however that the west coast spawned many excellent jazz musicians who played a style of jazz that I find beautiful and has withstood the test of time. IMO both coast genres have contributed heavily to the jazz idiom. I love both.
Charles

Awesome stuff guys and I've always loved Art Pepper in terms of that West Coast jazz stye. Any other cool mellow west coast stuff you all can hip me to? Cheers and happy Friday all!

^^^  Thanks, Charles. 

I was taken up in the debate betweem West Coast vs East Coast jazz. I heard the difference as being "West Coast,  melodic --- East Coast, discordant." But what did I know ... I was only 16-18 years old during those days and in love with Rhythm and Blues and Doo-Wop. Earl Bostic was The Man! 

I was in the Louis Armstrong camp on the issue. He said it best when he first heard Parker and Miles playing bebop together ... he said: "It sounds like Chinese music!" ... and he walked out. Nothing against Chinese music of course, but it can get really "out there." The good stuff sounds like pots and pans clanging together along with a very badly out of tune weird trumpet. *lol*

I couldn't stand Monk's music for sure. Couldn't stand listening to the stuff. Nope, at the time, just give me Bruebeck & Desmond or Getz & Cal Tjader. Then, my cousin, who was into all kinds of jazz told me to just keep listening to bebop and the genius would be revealed to me. Well, I did ... and it did ... and there's been no looking back. 

On the Lighthouse Allstars ... Lucky for us that they did a lot of recordings, and on the Contemporary label no less. I have most of what they recorded in the LP collection. Really good stuff. Here's some of my favs:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Howard-Rumseys-Lighthouse-All-Stars-Vol-3-New-CD-/291496880862?hash=item43de...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOWARD-RUMSEY-ALL-STARS-Lighthouse-At-Laguna-CD-Barney-Kessel-etc-1955-No-IF...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Howard-Rumseys-Lighthouse-All-Stars-In-the-Solo-Spotlight-CD-1990-/142328123...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOWARD-RUMSEYS-LIGHTHOUSE-ALL-STARS-Double-Or-Nothin-JAPAN-CD-Charlie-Persip...

This next one is one of their few albums in stereo ... and its really good:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Howard-Rumsey-All-Stars-Music-For-Lighthousekeeping-CD-Bob-Cooper-1956-Cando...

All of the above are total winners. Excellent sound and excellent performances.

Frank

Guys ...

Here's something really special. The music is great for those nights when you want your jazz a little further out there, but still want it subdued and relaxing. The recordings are first rate and demo quality. In the room kind of quality. And ... its a four-disc set:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Complete-Studio-Recordings-Audio-CD-Giuffre-Jimmy-Jim-Hall-Trio/122440386210...

Ha! Who's going to jump on it first? Its a must have, really. 

Frank

Ha! Thanks Frank naturally that is already on Tidal and just queued it up! Any of you guys who aren't streaming at least a little bit, this is why it's so great! Recommend, seek, find, listen!