The soundtrack to this beautifully sunny Sunday morning is Stanley Turrentine’s Hustlin’ — recorded January 24, 1964 . . . 1965/2019 Blue Note – 84162, Blue Note – ST-84162 Blue Note Tone Poet Series – KPG&JH@CA
Chillin’ on this Sunday mornin’ with Grant Green . . . 1962/2019 Slow Down Sounds – SDS-84099, Blue Note – ST-84099
Undercurrent by Kenny Drew. More like Underrated, amirite?! . . . 1961/2014 Music Matters Ltd. – MMBST-84059, Blue Note – ST-84059 Blue Note The Definitive Vinyl Reissue Series – KPG&RR@CA
An early hard bop cornerstone album by one of the few true giants of the tenor saxophone, overflowing with bold, rhythmic, swinging, melodic music. Any album featuring Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver has got to be good, and sure enough, this is one of the greatest jazz recordings ever made. Fans of Joe Jackson might recognize the album cover. Recorded and released 1957:
Kim Simmonds – Jazzin' On The Blues Label: Panache Records – 1270 Format: CD Country: US Released: 2015
Monday Miles with the First Great Quintet — recorded May 11 and October 26, 1956 . . . Two appropriately titled albums for this sweltering 39°C day 1961/2014 Analogue Productions – APRJ 7200, Prestige – 7200 The Prestige Mono Series – KPG@CA “After all, that’s what we did—came in and cooked” . . . 1957/1984 Original Jazz Classics – OJC-128, Prestige – P-7094
One from the latest batch of Tone Poet releases; Donald Byrd’s Byrd In Flight — sessions recorded January 17, January 25 and July 10, 1960. A killer record . . . 1960/2021 Blue Note – ST-84048 Blue Note Tone Poet Series – KPG&JH@CA
Returning to an old favorite this morning John Coltrane – Lush Life Label: DCC Compact Classics – GZS-1108 Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Gold Country: US Released: 1996 Genre: Jazz Style: Post Bop
THE DUKE BOX 2 | 7CD SET + DVD - DUKE ELLINGTON (Storyville) Boxset CD1: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Duke Ellington At Birdland (1952) CD2: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - The Duke In Munich (1958) CD3: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Duke Ellington at Grøna Lund Tivoli, Stockholm (Live; June 6th 1963) previously unreleased CD4: Duke Ellington - The Piano Player (1966-1971) - Tracks 1-13 are solo piano, tracks 14-16 are with the Quartet CD5: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - The Jaywalker - 1966-1967 studio recordings CD6: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra / Duke Ellington & His Small Band (2 tracks only) 1970-1972 CD7: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Togo Brava Suite - 1971 studio recordings DVD - Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Recorded At Pathé Studios, New York, January 9, 1962. *The music on CD3 was previously unreleased. Sound quality is good on all discs. The CDs are in individual single cardboard sleeves - unfortunately not the same sleeves they were originally issued in. There is also a detailed 28 page booklet included. The audio on the DVD was previously released on the LP Duke Ellington / Bobby Hackett - Jazz Concert (Ellington tracks only). Recorded At Pathé Studios, New York, January 9, 1962. The Duke Box 2 DVD combines a series of short films of the Ellington band in action and despite the sound being recorded first and the performances showing the band miming, this curiosum offers a fascinating glimpse of The Duke in action, and the audio is technically excellent - Storyville website
So, the greatest jazz composer and finest band leader of all time got together with the most one of the most brilliant, influential drummers ever, along with the most inventive, creative, ornery, tempestuous man to ever play bass on September 17, 1962, and they made this album. One the freshest, most original piano trio recordings ever made. Released February 1963:
