Friday, September 28, 2012
A while ago I wrote a post explaining how jazz works. In response, someone asked me to name my favorite hundred jazz tracks. So here’s my list. It’s totally subjective and necessarily incomplete, but I can guarantee that any of these tunes will make your life better. Hear them on Spotify.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Improvisation Charlie Christian – “Waiting For Benny”
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Also tagged art blakey, blues, charlie christian, clifford brown, Composition, count basie, duke ellington, herbie hancock, Improvisation, jazz, john coltrane, miles davis, quora, soul
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Ella Fitzgerald lost some of her range as she got older, but her soul and phrasing got deeper and deeper. The series of duet albums she did with Joe Pass late in her life are exquisite.
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Also tagged age, drumming, ella fitzgerald, funk, Improvisation, jazz, joe pass, miles davis, quora, soul
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There’s no music I love more in the world than Duke Ellington’s. When I was a kid, the New York Transit Museum had a commercial in heavy rotation on local TV that used “Take The A Train” and I remember being riveted by it. I should point out that Billy Strayhorn wrote this tune, not [...]
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Also tagged andy jaffe, billy strayhorn, charles mingus, duke ellington, jazz, john steinbeck, nyc, remixes, soundcloud, subway, synths, tchaikovsky
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