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Showing posts with label Jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jazz. Show all posts
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Don't get around much anymore - Jack Sheldon 1984
Don't get around much anymore Sheldon Jack 1984
At a live 1984 performance in Lulu White's Mahogany Hall on Bourbon Street, Jack Sheldon and his all-star ensemble perform a program of straight-ahead jazz pieces that finds them sizzling as if there's no tomorrow.
As the camera focuses on the quintet with close-ups and overhead shots, you can enjoy the convivial atmosphere. The room itself is large enough to accommodate a swinging band such as Sheldon's. It's colorful, and the audience is having a great time.
Jack opens the tune "Don't get around much anymore" with a vocal followed by some magic swinging solo work
Jack Sheldon: trumpet, vocal; Dave Frishberg: piano; John Pisano: guitar; Dave Stone: bass; Frank Capp: drums.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Speak Low / Claudio Roditi / Metropole Orchestra
51 piece Metropole Orchestra directed by Rob Pronk. based in the Netherlands (1996).
Monday, June 20, 2011
Mel Lewis Sextet 1957 - Brookside
Recorded: Hollywood, California June 1957
Personnel:
Charlie Mariano - Tenor Saxophone
Bill Holman - Baritone Saxophone
Jack Sheldon - Trumpet
Marty Paich - Piano
Buddy Clark - Bass
Mel Lewis - Drums
Personnel:
Charlie Mariano - Tenor Saxophone
Bill Holman - Baritone Saxophone
Jack Sheldon - Trumpet
Marty Paich - Piano
Buddy Clark - Bass
Mel Lewis - Drums
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Stacey Kent - This Can't Be Love
Stacey Kent: vocals
Jim Tomlinson: tenor saxophone
Colin Oxley: guitar
David Newton: piano
Simon Thorpe: bass
Jasper Kviberg : drums
Jim Tomlinson: tenor saxophone
Colin Oxley: guitar
David Newton: piano
Simon Thorpe: bass
Jasper Kviberg : drums
Monday, March 21, 2011
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - That's How We Roll
A new song released by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Marilyn Harris "Bebop High"
"Bebop High" is a loving tribute to all of the great jazz musicians who pioneered bebop. Marilyn Harris sings with the L. A. Jazz All-Stars Big Band. Words and Music by Marilyn Harris and Mark Winkler. Tenor Sax solo by Pete Christlieb - Alto Sax solo by Dan Higgins.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Bucky Pizzarelli & Lino Patruno "Linger Awhile"
"Linger Awhile"
BUCKY PIZZARELLI, LINO PATRUNO (guitar)
with Giorgio Rosciglione (bass).
San Marino Jazz Festival, July 1996
John Paul 'Bucky' Pizzarelli (born January 9, 1926 (1926-01-09) (age 82)) is an American classical jazz guitarist and banjoist, perhaps most notable for his work with jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, his son. John has also worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1951) and also ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). The list of musicians Bucky has collaborated with over his career is considerable, including Les Paul, Stephane Grappelli, and Benny Goodman. Bucky acknowledges Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps for their influences on his style and mode of play.
John Pizzarelli was born January 9, 1926 in Paterson, New Jersey, learning to play the guitar and banjo at a young age. His uncles (Pete and Bobby Domenick) were professional musicians, and sometimes the extended family would gather at one of their homes with their guitars for jam sessions. Of course when Bucky learned the tricks of the trade, he frequently joined them. His first guitar was an archtop Gibson, an expensive instrument at the time. During high school, John was guitarist for a small band that performed classical music.
John began his professional career at 17 when he joined the Vaughn Monroe band in 1943. Near the end of World War II, while in Austria as an infantryman fulfilling wartime military service for the Army, Pizzarelli was absent from Monroe's band (though he rejoined the outfit in 1946 and played for another 5 years with them). While in the military, he played in an unauthorized dance band. In 1954, he became a member of the Doc Severinsen band on the Tonight Show while Johnny Carson was host. Bucky also was on the Katie Smith Show that same year. During his time spent performing for the Tonight Show, Bucky accompanied guest bands and musicians playing through a landscape of musical genres. While self-professedly not a big fan of rock and roll, Bucky performed on 7 hits with Dion and the Belmonts during this period and enjoyed the sessions.
From 1956--1957, John performed with The Three Sounds trio along with bassist Andy Simpkins and pianist Gene Harris. He toured several times off and on with Benny Goodman up and until 1986, the year of Goodman's death. Beginning in the 1970s, Pizzarelli began recording as a leader, performing many tributes to musicians of the 1930s era. Bucky has performed at the White House in Washington, D.C. with artists such as Benny Goodman, two performances for President Ronald Reagan and one for President Bill Clinton. He also played a private birthday party for Pat Nixon, President Richard Nixon's wife, at the Nixon home.
Jersey Jazz Guitars was the name of a 1985 concert held at the Rutgers University Nicholas Music Center in New Brunswick. The ticket featured Bucky, Les Paul, Tal Farlow, and Bucky's son John. The concert was aired on New Jersey's PBS station as part of their 3-part New Jersey Summerfare Series. Bucky and Les Paul had performed together before with one another, as they were neighbors and cordial friends. The show aired for one hour in August of 1985, with son John adding his vocals on two selections.
In addition to his son John, Bucky's son Martin Pizzarelli and daughter Mary are also professional musicians. Martin is a bassist who has recorded both with his father and brother. Mary is a classical guitarist who appeared on her father's second album as leader titled Green Guitar Blues, as well as other recordings. Pizzarelli has also appeared on three albums of his daughter-in-law (John's wife), Jessica Molaskey. Today Bucky Pizzarelli resides in a home on the banks of the Saddle River in Saddle River, New Jersey with his wife Ruth. An avid amateur painter, Pizzarelli's home is filled with his own artwork.
BUCKY PIZZARELLI, LINO PATRUNO (guitar)
with Giorgio Rosciglione (bass).
San Marino Jazz Festival, July 1996
John Paul 'Bucky' Pizzarelli (born January 9, 1926 (1926-01-09) (age 82)) is an American classical jazz guitarist and banjoist, perhaps most notable for his work with jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, his son. John has also worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1951) and also ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). The list of musicians Bucky has collaborated with over his career is considerable, including Les Paul, Stephane Grappelli, and Benny Goodman. Bucky acknowledges Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps for their influences on his style and mode of play.
John Pizzarelli was born January 9, 1926 in Paterson, New Jersey, learning to play the guitar and banjo at a young age. His uncles (Pete and Bobby Domenick) were professional musicians, and sometimes the extended family would gather at one of their homes with their guitars for jam sessions. Of course when Bucky learned the tricks of the trade, he frequently joined them. His first guitar was an archtop Gibson, an expensive instrument at the time. During high school, John was guitarist for a small band that performed classical music.
John began his professional career at 17 when he joined the Vaughn Monroe band in 1943. Near the end of World War II, while in Austria as an infantryman fulfilling wartime military service for the Army, Pizzarelli was absent from Monroe's band (though he rejoined the outfit in 1946 and played for another 5 years with them). While in the military, he played in an unauthorized dance band. In 1954, he became a member of the Doc Severinsen band on the Tonight Show while Johnny Carson was host. Bucky also was on the Katie Smith Show that same year. During his time spent performing for the Tonight Show, Bucky accompanied guest bands and musicians playing through a landscape of musical genres. While self-professedly not a big fan of rock and roll, Bucky performed on 7 hits with Dion and the Belmonts during this period and enjoyed the sessions.
From 1956--1957, John performed with The Three Sounds trio along with bassist Andy Simpkins and pianist Gene Harris. He toured several times off and on with Benny Goodman up and until 1986, the year of Goodman's death. Beginning in the 1970s, Pizzarelli began recording as a leader, performing many tributes to musicians of the 1930s era. Bucky has performed at the White House in Washington, D.C. with artists such as Benny Goodman, two performances for President Ronald Reagan and one for President Bill Clinton. He also played a private birthday party for Pat Nixon, President Richard Nixon's wife, at the Nixon home.
Jersey Jazz Guitars was the name of a 1985 concert held at the Rutgers University Nicholas Music Center in New Brunswick. The ticket featured Bucky, Les Paul, Tal Farlow, and Bucky's son John. The concert was aired on New Jersey's PBS station as part of their 3-part New Jersey Summerfare Series. Bucky and Les Paul had performed together before with one another, as they were neighbors and cordial friends. The show aired for one hour in August of 1985, with son John adding his vocals on two selections.
In addition to his son John, Bucky's son Martin Pizzarelli and daughter Mary are also professional musicians. Martin is a bassist who has recorded both with his father and brother. Mary is a classical guitarist who appeared on her father's second album as leader titled Green Guitar Blues, as well as other recordings. Pizzarelli has also appeared on three albums of his daughter-in-law (John's wife), Jessica Molaskey. Today Bucky Pizzarelli resides in a home on the banks of the Saddle River in Saddle River, New Jersey with his wife Ruth. An avid amateur painter, Pizzarelli's home is filled with his own artwork.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Monday, November 14, 2005
Fly Me To The Moon - Steve Lawrence
Frank Sinatra was a very good friend of Steve Lawrence, and Sinatra also served as Lawrence's Mentor. Since Lawrence knew most of Sinatra's songs by heart, Sinatra decided to give Lawrence a bunch of orchestrations for the Sinatra songs that Lawrence really loved.
Lawrence received those orchestrations one christmas, along with a note from Sinatra saying "I know how much you love these songs... Take it wherever you go." Lawrence decided to dedicate it to Sinatra as his mentor and friend, and from then on, "Steve Lawrence sings Sinatra - A Musical Tribute to the Man and his Music" was born....
Among those tracks was Fly Me to the Moon. Thanks to Sinatra, Lawrence was able to record his vocals accompanied by the Orchestrations of Don Costa....
Monday, November 10, 2003
Tuesday, April 10, 2001
Scott Peters Quartet -- 6/24
Some sweet mexico scenery with the Scott Peters Quartet as the sound track!!
Check Out -- Scottpetersquartet.com
Scott Peters-- Vibraphone
Luke Alberti-- Piano
Shane Harry-- Bass
Kelly Weaver-- Drums
Pete Korpela-- Percussion
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