Thelonious Monk performing Epistrophy in Denmark in 1966. The group is his classic 1960′s quartet consisting of Thelonious on piano, Charlie Rouse on Tenor, Larry Gales on Bass and Ben Riley on the drums. This is from the outstanding Jazz Icons series of DVDs.
Wish I knew the date and location of this video, but regardless it is a smokin’ performance featuring Getz on Tenor, Kenny Barron on Piano, Alex Blake on Bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on the Drums.
Live on the Steve Allen Show, 1964. Miles, Herbie, Wayne, Ron and Tony. Nuff said !!
Me and The Devil is the first single off Gil Scott-Heron’s new album “I’m New Here”. It’s his first record in 13 years and I’m really digging what I’ve heard so far. Nice article about him and the record in The Village Voice here.
This amazing performance by Dexter was filmed in Holland in 1964 and is available as part of the Jazz Icons series. Players are Dexter Gordon on Tenor, George Gruntz on Piano, Guy Pedersen on Bass and Daniel Humair on the Drums.
Recorded in Koln, Germany in 1986. Woody Shaw on trumpet, Johnny Griffin on Tenor, John Hicks on Piano, Reggie Johnson on the bass and Alvin Queen on drums. Griffin – “The Little Giant” – absolutely tears it up, showing that he hadn’t lost a step since his early days and Shaw is cookin’ right along side him!
The John Coltrane Quartet (Coltrane on Soprano Sax, McCoy Tyner on Piano, Jimmy Garrison on Bass and Elvin Jones on the Drums) live in Belgium in 1965. The music more than speaks for itself.
Great footage of The Charles Tolliver Big Band performing his compostition “Ruthie’s Heart” in 2004 at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland.
Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz performing It Don’t Mean a Thing in 1979 at the Nice Jazz Festival. They are joined by Arnie Lawrence on the Alto Sax, John Lewis on the Piano, George Duvivier on Bass and Shelly Manne on the Drums. Fantastic music from some legendary players !!!
This early edition of Return to Forever was Chick Corea on the keys, Stanley Clarke on bass, Bill Connors on guitar and the amazing Lenny White on drums.