#jazzsky | Intended for the Japanese market, 'The Piano' was recorded in Tokyo on October 25 and 26, 1978, and wasn’t released internationally until 2004 | In the album, Herbie Hancock performs solo renditions of classic jazz standards and four of his own compositions.
#jazzsky | "Fuchsia Swing Song" is the debut album by tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers, recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label | The recording session featured a powerful rhythm section consisting of Jaki Byard on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums.
#jazzsky | One of the Ramsey Lewis Trio's most successful albums is the live recording made at the Blue Note jazz club in Chicago on April 30, 1960 | Lewis was accompanied by his usual rhythm section, Eldee Young on bass and Isaac "Red" Holt on drums.
#jazzsky | The Groover is an album recorded live by the Ramsey Lewis Trio at the famous Lighthouse Club in Hermosa Beach, California, in October 1965, although it was not released until 1972 | Lewis was accompanied by his usual rhythm section, Eldee Young on bass and Issac "Red" Holt on drums.
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#jazzsky | Originally released by Roulette Records in 1960, this album features early and little-known works by John Coltrane and Lee Morgan, who were then at the height of their careers, reflecting the jazz being played during those years at the famous New York jazz club Birdland.
#jazzsky | As Coltrane’s fame grew, the label continued to release “new” albums for several years after his contract with Prestige had expired. The original album consists of three previously unreleased tracks, with Trane as the bandleader, drawn from two separate recording sessions held in 1958.
#classical | In the 1950s, Maria Callas’s extraordinary stage presence and captivating personality were at their peak | This historic recording of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, made at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on August 24, 1955, under the baton of Tullio Serafin, is a testament to that.
#jazzsky | The 60th-anniversary edition of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, a double album comprising the original LP and a second disc featuring previously unreleased alternate takes, along with a booklet containing extensive liner notes and photographs.
#jazzsky | 'This Is for You, John' is an album by Benny Golson, recorded in 1983 and released by the Japanese label Baystate | The album features Pharoah Sanders among other jazzmen, who performs songs related to or inspired by John Coltrane, and was reissued by the Dutch label Timeless in 1986.
#classical | Volume two of the recordings that pianist Desmond Wright and violinist Annegret Diedrichsen made of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s sonatas for piano and violin, using original 18th-century instruments, during three sessions held in Schlob Arenberg, Salzburg, on March 2, 3, and 4, 1974.
#classical | Pianist Desmond Wright and violinist Annegret Diedrichsen recorded Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s sonatas for piano and violin using original 18th-century instruments during three recording sessions held in Schlob Arenberg, Salzburg, on March 2, 3, and 4, 1974.
#classical | Vincenzo Bellini | La Sonnambula | Maria Callas • Nicola Monti • Nicola Zaccaria • Fiorenza Cossotto • Eugenia Ratti | Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala di Milano | Antonino Votto, conductor | Recorded March, 3-9, 1957.
#jazzsky | An excellent article by Mark McInerney on Dave Brubeck:
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#classical | #SDLM | Estupendo programa bachiano hoy en «Sinfonía de la Mañana» de Radio Clásica @radionacional.bsky.social con Regino Mateo @regino.bsky.social como invitado de Clara Corrales y el inefable Martín Llade.
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#jazzsky | Recorded in 1971, Science Fiction features Coleman's early 1970s quartet, consisting of Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, and Dewey Redman. It also features performances by former Coleman sidemen Billy Higgins, Don Cherry, and Bobby Bradford, and vocals by Asha Puthli and poet David Henderson.
#jazzsky | The Majesty of the Blues, released in 1989, is a studio album by Wynton Marsalis that blends jazz, blues, gospel, and big-band elements to explore the historical and emotional roots of African American music.
#jazzsky | So Much Guitar!, recorded in August 1961, is a studio album by Wes Montgomery | It features the warm sound Montgomery achieves by playing with his thumb and his lyrical single-note lines, which blend bebop-influenced harmonies with blues-style phrasing.
In the late 50s, the Californian label MODE released a series of recordings titled A Jazz Band Ball. On this 2nd album, vibraphonist Terry Gibb is accompanied by Vic Feldman and Larry Bunker—who also plays the vibraphone on this session—pianist Lou Levy, Max Bennett on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums.
#jazzsky | Blue's Moods is an album by trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in two sessions on August 24 & 25, 1960 and released on the Riverside label | Mitchell was backed in the the studio by a great rhythm section consisting of Wynton Kelly on piano, bassist Sam Jones and Roy Brooks on drums.
#jazzsky | This three-LP set is Volume II of the compilation series of 45-rpm records released by Sun Ra between 1962 and 1991; like the previous volume, it comes in a gatefold edition that includes extensive liner notes and images
#jazzsky | This triple LP album compiles the collection of 45s released by Sun Ra from 1952 to 1961, in a gatefold edition featuring extensive liner notes and images.
#jazzsky | The Sun Ra Arkestra, led by maestro Marshall Allen, released its first studio album in over twenty years, Swirling, in 2020 | This recording marks the continuation of a genuine renaissance of the Arkestra under Allen’s leadership since Sun Ra left this planet in 1993.
#jazzsky | Stanley Turrentine recorded Common Touch with his then-wife, organist Shirley Scott, in 1968, by Blue Note | The album showcases Turrentine’s warm, blues-tinged tone in a more orchestrated setting, with a commercial focus aimed at fans of late-1960s soul-jazz and jazz-pop albums.
#jazzsky On Work Money Death (2017), English tenor Tony Burkill explores the foundations laid by some of the great tenor saxophonists of the 60s and 70s—as Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, and John Coltrane—drawing inspiration from their work and using it as a starting point for improvisation.
#jazzsky | The Vastness of Space, an album by gifted bassist Reid Anderson, was recorded at Avatar Studios in NYC on March 30 and 31, 2000, for the Spanish label Fresh Sound Records, with a group featuring Andrew D'Angelo on alto, tenor Bill McHenry, Ben Monder on guitar, and drummer Marlon Browden.
#jazzsky | Etcetera is Wayne Shorter’s 8th album, recorded in June 1965 but not released on Blue Note until 1980 | The album features four original compositions by Shorter and an arrangement of Gil Evans’ Barracudas, performed by a quartet consisting of Herbie Hancock, Cecil McBee, and Joe Chambers.
#jazzsky Wayne Shorter had already been playing tenor saxophone in the Miles Davis Quintet for quite some time when he recorded a series of important albums for Blue Note Records as a bandleader |
He often featured his bandmate Herbie Hancock on piano, as on Adam's Apple, recorded in February 1966.
#jazzsky | Following Wardell Gray’s strange death, several albums featuring his recordings were released. This particular release is a reissue from the 1970s—a compilation of 78-rpm recordings made by Gene Norman during his “Just Jazz” concerts in 1947, which were originally released in the late 50s