Jazz for aficionados
There was a time when the pop tunes of the day were either in a jazz style or were taken by jazz players and turned into jazz standards. Here is a modern pop tune done as a jazz instrumental. It is a staple of WBGO's playlist. Wonderful time feel and always puts a smile on my face. Love it! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WqEweV0eScg |
The great thing about jazz is that no matter how many times you have heard certain records, they can still stand "one mo listen"; that's the case with "Haute Mon" duets. Another album is "Soul Brothers": Ray Charles – piano, electric piano, alto saxophone Milt Jackson – piano, vibraphone Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone Connie Kay – drums Oscar Pettiford – bass Skeeter Best – guitar Kenny Burrell – guitar But with a cast like that, what could go wrong; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUnID70IU-g Enjoy the music. |
I can not believe I do not have this album in my collection. That will be corrected. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWKsMYDIOQc Enjoy the music. |
An interesting side note in the Cachao story was that the Master Sessions recordings were initiated by Cuban actor Andy Garcia when he was made aware of the fact that this legendary musician had been reduced to playing weddings and quinceneras (Cuban sweet 15 parties)in Miami. The records were literally life-savers for Maestro Cachao. For the more musically adventurous, Cachao's nephew; Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez, bassist on the Buena Vista sessions, made a wonderfully contemporary, eclectic, and hip record simply called 'Cachaito' that's worth seeking out. |
