Stitt's bits : the bebop recordings 1949-1952
Sonny Stitt
Stitt's bits : the bebop recordings 1949-1952
Amina Claudine Myers au Duc des Lombards
24/11/2008 : Merveilleuse artiste d?un jazz profondément ancré dans sa tradition, celle du blues, du gospel qu?elle chante et joue à l?orgue et au piano. Issue de la branche AACM de Chicago, elle s?est produite auprès de Lester Bowie, de Charlie Haden, d?Archie Shepp, de Ray Anderson, entre autres. Un jazz authentique et pur. Cela devient rare ! Comme beaucoup d?artistes noirs, la jeune Amina Claudine Myers a débuté au piano et à l?orgue accompagnant les ch?urs de gospel des églises de Dallas (Texas). On la retrouve ensuite à Chicago accompagnant Gene Ammons et Sonny Stitt. En 1966, elle durcit son discours auprès de l?AACM, se concentrant sur le chant, la composition, l?arrangement. On l?entend auprès de Lester Bowie (African Children, 1978) et Muhal Richard Abrams (Duet, 1981). En 1985, elle rejoint le Liberation Music Orchestra de Charlie Haden. Elle collabore ensuite auprès de Bill Laswell, Marian Mc Partland, The Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Arthur Blythe, Frank Lowe, Leroy Jenkins, Jim Pepper et Ray Anderson.
On The Sunny Side of The Street - Roman Dixieland Few Stars
22/04/2008 : Live at the Cotton Club - Rome, Italy. Michael Supnick - cornet, trombone Gianni Sanjust - clarinet Michele Pavese - trombone, leader "Peter" Ricci - banjo Gianluca Galvani - Sousaphone http://www.michaelsupnick.com/michelepavese.html http://www.cambiamusica.it Realization and editing by Antonio Parisi adservice@tiscali.it "On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Having become a jazz standard, it was played (usually as an instrumental) by such greats as Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Errol Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie. Frankie Laine had a hit with his recording, and the song also was recorded by other leading vocalists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra. The children's group Sharon Lois and Bram recorded a version for their Sing A to Z recording. Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt recorded their well-known version on their Sonny Side Up album. The lyrics begin: Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worries on the doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street Can't you hear the pitter-pat And that happy tune is your step Life can be complete On the sunny side of the street http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Sunny_Side_of_the_Street
THE GIANTS OF JAZZ-1971
18/04/2007 : Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt + Kai Winding are the members of this all star band performing in Rotterdam 1971.
Dizzy Gillespie Be bop reunion
11/03/2007 : Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Mong, Kay Winding, Sonny Stitt, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey (1972) - Tour de Force
Ring them Bells -Ken Peplowski
23/02/2007 : Ring them' bells Peplowski 1995 Ken Peplowski at the Bern Jazz Festival in 1995 Ken Peplowski has been compared to Goodman--favorably. The noted New York Times music critic John S. Wilson called him "a clarinetist with a Goodman tone and a Buddy DeFranco style." It is not surprising, because Peplowski was a member of Goodman's last working orchestra. But truly Peplowski plays the music that he likes, his own way. He does not try to play like Goodman or anyone else. Peplowski was born May 23, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio, and began his professional career at age nine, making local jazz radio and television appearances. He played orchestral and jazz arrangements in the Cleveland area before joining the Tommy Dorsey Band under the direction of Buddy Morrow in 1979. He met saxophonist Sonny Stitt while on the road and soon became one of his pupils. In 1980, Ken moved to New York and was soon playing in such musical settings as traditional Dixieland bands, avant-garde jazz ensembles, and symphony orchestras. He was also involved in making movie sound tracks and commercial recordings. Ken has recorded and performed with musicians as diverse as Mel Torme, Charlie Byrd, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, Warren Vache Jr., Hank Jones, Dan Barrett, Leon Redbone, Jimmy McPartland, Max Kaminsky, Dick Hyman, Ruby Braff, Scott Hamilton, Howard Alden, Rosemary Clooney, and Steve Allen . He has been a featured performer with the American Jazz Orchestra and has performed regularly in New York's major clubs such as the Blue Note, Fat Tuesday's, Eddie Condon's and Jimmy Walker's. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Peplowski's own group performs on a regular basis at J's on 97th and Broadway in New York City. Ken has made numerous extensive tours of Europe, Brazil, England, Mexico, and Japan. In the fall of 1993, he led the Great American Jazz Orchestra at the Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival, appearing in several cities in Japan.
Dizzy Gillespie 1971
05/09/2006 : The Giants of Jazz more videos : http://trumpetkings.blogspot.com/
