The complete Africa brass sessions
John Coltrane Quartet
The complete Africa brass sessions
- Greensleeves
- Song of the underground railroad
- Greensleeves
- Tha damned don't cry
- Africa
- Blues minor
- Africa
- Africa
Pete LA ROCCA 4tet
20/10/2008 : Pete La Rocca (dms & lead), Lew Tabackin (ts), Kirk Lightsey (p), Darryl Hall (b) La venue de ce batteur historique de l?histoire du jazz, accompagnateur de John Coltrane, de Sonny Rollins, de Miles Davis, etc? constitue un événement de première importance. D?autant qu?il ne s?est pas produit en France depuis plusieurs décennies. Il est ici entouré d?un quartet d?excellents solistes, amis intimes de cet homme devenu avocat aux Etats-Unis.
Christian Vander (Magma)
26/06/2008 : Christian Vander est un batteur extraordinaire, son jeu de batterie hors normes et sa rapidité de roulements sur les toms, feront de lui un batteur reconnu internationalement. La carrière de Christian Vander s'axe autour de la quête de la note suprême ou de la musique celeste (zeuhl), quête inpirée par son idole John Coltrane. Très jeune, il écoute sur le vieux phono de sa tante les morceaux d'Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers. Puis, il cotoie grâce à sa mère des musiciens prestigieux tels que Kenny Clarke, le virtuose Elvin Jones avec lequel il prendra quelques cours de batterie, ou encore, le grand Chet Baker, qui lui offre sa première batterie à l'âge de 13 ans. Il voue une forte passion à John Coltrane, dont la quête spirituelle l'influencera profondément dans toutes ses recherches musicales. Il écoute également d'autres compositeurs : Otis Redding, Bach, Wagner, Carl Orff et surtout Stravinski, dont l'influence sur la musique de Magma est indéniable. En 1966, il fonde les Wurdalaks et écrit ses premiers morceaux. Il est très affecté par la mort de Coltrane en 1967 et il part en Italie où il joue dans divers clubs de jazz. Il fonde Magma en 1969, groupe qui deviendra rapidement l'un des groupes de rock progressif français le plus connu au monde. Les premiers albums sont encore assez proches du jazz, mais très écrits et avec une atmosphère sombre (pour l'époque) et puissante. Christian Vander compose ensuite plusieurs pièces majeures comme Theusz Hamtaahk, Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh, Würdäh ïtah ou Köhntarkösz, ponctuée par des projets moins ambitieux et trés sombre comme üdü Wüdü. En 1979 il fonde l'Alien Quartet qui deviendra le Christian Vander Trio, et enregistrera deux albums, fortement influencés par la musique de John Coltrane.
Pharoah Sanders Quartet: Jazz a Marciac, 2004 (Partie3)
16/02/2008 : Pharoah Sanders Quartet: Jazz a Marciac, 2004 (Partie3)
John Coltrane Quintet - Ballad Medley
31/01/2008 : The John Coltrane Quartet appearing in Germany in 1960 for the German TV. John Coltrane is accompanied by Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Tenor sax great Stan Getz steps in to give us a beautiful ballad medley consisting of Autumn LEaves,What's New and Stan's signature tune, Moonlight In Vermont.
The John Coltrane Quartet -The Theme
31/01/2008 : The John Coltrane Quartet appearing in Germany in 1960 for the German TV. John Coltrane is accompanied by Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Third number, "The Theme".
The John Coltrane Quartet - Walkin'
31/01/2008 : The John Coltrane Quartet appearing in Germany in 1960 for the German TV. John Coltrane is accompanied by Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Second number, "Walkin'".
The John Coltrane Quartet - On Green Dolphin Street
31/01/2008 : The John Coltrane Quartet appearing in Germany in 1960 for the German TV. John Coltrane is accompanied by Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. First number, "On Green Dolphin Street".
Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane Quartet
14/01/2008 : Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane Quartet 1956 Recording Session (from the album 'MATING CALL') 1) Mating Call (Dameron) 2) On A Misty Night (Dameron) Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor sax), Tadd Dameron (piano), John Simmons (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Violets For Your Furs
02/11/2007 : John Coltrane Quartet - Violets For Your Furs (from the album 'COLTRANE') Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor sax) Red Garland (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Al Heath (drums)
John Coltrane- Alabama -Jazz Casual 1963
07/10/2007 : The John Coltrane Quartet (John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones)on the Jazz Casual program in 1963.
John Coltrane Quartet-Naima
22/07/2007 : The John Coltrane Quartet perform the composition, "Naima."
John Coltrane- 1962-I Want To Talk About You
04/07/2007 : John Coltrane and his quartet perform the ballad "I Want To Talk To You" live. From a video taken by an audience member.
Donal Fox: Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project
13/06/2007 : Donal Fox's jazz plays upon many traditions "Fox's band has the Modern Jazz Quartet's poise and John Coltrane Quartet's power" Composer/pianist Donal Fox has forged a unique amalgam of jazz, Latin American, and classical music. Past projects have focused on Johann Sebastian Bach, but the centerpiece of Saturday night's Regattabar performance was a jazz suite incorporating the music of Domenico Scarlatti . Fox was accompanied by vibraphonist Stefon Harris, bassist John Lockwood , and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. This instrumentation inevitably brings the Modern Jazz Quartet to mind, but Fox's band married that group's cool poise with the power and momentum of the John Coltrane Quartet. The opening number was based on an Astor Piazzolla tango. Rather than presenting the usual string of solos, piano and vibraphone engaged in a fluid, improvisatory dialogue. Lockwood and Carrington's bass and drums provided active but essentially supportive background for the friendly jousting of Fox and Harris. The second number was Fox's ``Inventions in Blue," which drew from Bach's Two-Part Invention No. 4 in D Minor. It began as a rapid, African-sounding vamp, spelled by lyrical piano chords that floated over the pulsating rhythm. Harris's swinging, bluesy solo was bouyed by Lockwood's walking bass and Carrington's urgent ride cymbal. By Kevin Lowenthal, Globe Correspondent June 2006 © Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company
