Jazz for aficionados

pjw, I figured out why your recording (I have the original lp) doesn’t include “You’ve Changed”.  At first I thought that the clip you posted may have been a bootleg and the reason it wasn’t on the record.  The answer is that I made an error in thinking it was from the Vanguard date that I attended and was recorded for the Columbia, “Homecoming” lp.  As the info for your clip shows, it was from a Village Gate date a few weeks earlier.  My bad.  I had completely forgotten about that record from the Village Gate date.  The Village Gate has been gone for a long time; out of sight, out of mind I guess.  Great and legendary place, though.  The last time I was there was to catch Nat Adderly’s group shortly before it shut down.

Btw, Woody Shaw and Freddie Hubbard recorded two albums together.  “The Eternal Triangle” and “Double Take”.  The clip I posted (”The Moontrane”) is from the lp “The Eternal Triangle”.  The album cover pic with my clip is of the rerelease of the two as a double album.

The original “The Eternal Triangle” with original cover art:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WTpho8u0_Gc&list=PLyHn3f7-9IUJ6s13cKFFG-5BdBOZXJmYi&t=0s&i...

The original “The Moontrane”, title tune on Shaw’s earlier solo lp.  In some ways I like it even better than the version with Freddie; slightly slower and relaxed:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgjTnRcxOJA

One of my favorite versions of the great tune from one of the greatest little known records.  “Unity”, Larry Young, Elvin Jones, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson.  NOT the original cover art:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IwOIVQVVhwg

Another from that same record with correct cover art:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GYQNsuzMXiQ

Btw, I agree with the reviewer re Tal Wilkenfeld.  I know her from her work with Jeff Beck and I don’t get the appeal.  Even her time keeping is just ok.  And, in the company of a tone master like Beck, even her tone is bland.  As you say, he champions young players and I’m sure she’ll continue to grow.

Try this one Inna;


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ycYPKijiMo

Love the Woody Shaw! "Stepping Sones " should be in every Jazz fans collection.

Mary Jo, all forms of government work as long as the government is benevolent to the people. All forms of government fail because we as a species are selfish. 

This should be interesting. A little blues to start the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku3ZQoRHwL0

pjw, your link to Coltrane/Byrds didn't work.

I remember a McGuinn interview on some PBS program where he talked about the influence of Coltrane but I couldn't find that.  Here it is at least mentioned in the notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yanXhomzFd8

There has been a fair bit of jazz influence on rock, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Beck, even Brian Wilson (The Four Freshmen influenced his love for harmony singing) are just a few examples.