Jazz for aficionados

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I was talking about the Eric Alexander/Vincent Herring  concert.  We have one “not for profit”  venue hear that occasionally has a national act come through, but it’s mostly local acts,  (not that that’s a bad thing.)

Checking in for the first time in a while. A long post...apologies...

@pjw81563 -Thanks for the data base. That’s a great resource. I’m listening to music through headphones and finding and then appreciating great music and recordings, through TOTL headphones is great.

Has anyone read, 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool, by James Kaplan? Astonishing! It’s one thing to write a "just the facts" history of an era. Kaplan goes far beyond that, with insights, recollections, interviews. I enjoyed it so much, when I reached the end I re-read it a second time.

https://www.amazon.com/Shades-Blue-Miles-Coltrane-Empire/dp/0525561005

Because of Kaplan’s book, I’ve been listening to Cannonball Adderley’s records from around the time he was a member of Miles’ first great quintet. The best of these releases are recorded with Miles’ Kind of Blue musicians-Adderley, Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans and Jimmy Cobb. Additionally,  the Heath brothers, Sam Jones, Bobby Timmons, Nat Adderley and Louis Hayes (who is still performing!) are included. 

Something Else (Miles Davis on Trumpet), 1958

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago, 1959-this was recorded shortly before Kind of Blue.

Cannonball Takes Charge, 1959

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco, 1959

Really nice musician I have just learned about. Brazilian meets Monk meets Corea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt47XtCDj7c&list=RDKt47XtCDj7c&start_radio=1

@wharfy 

Don't neglect  Things Are Getting Better (1958) with M. Jackson, W. Kelly, P. Heath and A. Blakey! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my5wjGWFwiQ&list=OLAK5uy_nIsjyVAp9njXXym0TGOWq9mFXn_2YYKW0&index=2

@acman3 

RE: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt47XtCDj7c&list=RDKt47XtCDj7c&start_radio=1

Many thanks for introducing us to this artist. Well worth further exploration!  

Short Bio from Discogs:

Born: 18th September 1991 Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil

In the sweltering North-Eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco lies the coastal city of Recife, where Amaro Freitas is pioneering the new sound of Brazilian jazz. For the prodigious young pianist, the spirit of his hometown runs deep. From the Afro-Brazilian maracatu born on the sugar plantations of slavery, to the high intensity carnival rhythms of frevo and baião, Amaro’s heavily percussive approach to jazz is as indebted to these Pernambuco traditions as it is to Coltrane, Parker and Monk.

As with many of the greats before him, Amaro began playing piano in church aged 12, under the instruction of his father, leader of the church band. As his natural talents became obvious, the young prodigy quickly outgrew his father’s instruction. He won a place at the prestigious Conservatório Pernambucano de Música but had to drop out as his family could not spare the money for the bus fare. Undeterred, Amaro gigged in bands at weddings and worked in a call centre to fund his tuition. The transformative moment came at age 15 when Amaro stumbled across a DVD of Chick Corea concert, “he completely blew my mind, I’d never seen anything like it but I knew that’s what I wanted to do with a piano”.

Despite not actually owning a piano, Amaro devoted himself to studying day and night – he would practice on imaginary keys in his bedroom, until eventually striking a deal with a local restaurant to practice before opening hours. By the age of 22 Amaro was one of the most sought-after musicians in Recife and resident pianist at the legendary jazz bar Mingus. It was during this time he met and begun collaborating with bassist Jean Elton and the pair went in search of a drummer. “We kept hearing about this crazy kid who was playing in 7/8 or 6/4, we knew we had to meet him”. Hugo Medeiros joined, and the Amaro Freitas Trio was born