Duke Ellington Tee Shirt

Duke Ellington - T-shirts - Mens Vintage

Vintage Distressed Duke Ellington @ Monterey Jazz Festival 1966 Logo & Photo These Super Soft Distressed T-Shirts Are Custom Made To Be Much Thinner Than Regular Tees And Some Have An Outer Stitch. They Feel Like You Purchased It At A Concert In 1980, And Never Took It Off.

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John Coltrane Tee Shirt

John Coltrane - Focused Overdye T-Shirt

John Coltrane strikes a contemplative pose in a unique orange and green woodgrain logo graphic on the front of this grey/blue, 100% cotton t-shirt from Jim Marshall Clothing. Hand-crafted and featuring impeccable design and construction, this is a must-have for any fan of jazz's most innovative genius.

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Thelonious Monk Tee Shirt

Thelonious Monk - CBS Overdye T-Shirt

Thelonious Monk hits the keys during his famous 1963 CBS Recording Sessions in a stylized violet photo graphic on the front of this premium black, 100% cotton t-shirt. Presented by and featuring a photograph by legendary rock photographer Jim Marshall, with distressed overdye print and soft, reinforced construction for authentic vintage style and quality, this is a a truly stunning tee - any Monk fan's Dream.

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Angelina Jordan sings Jazz Music

When someone says, "Jazz is a dying art form", I think of this little girl.  Proof that the great music will live for a long time to come!

Nat King Cole - Embraceable You - Full Album

Here is another one of my favorite singers of all time.  When you listen to Nat King Cole it is easy to understand why he is considered one of the greats of all time.

Check out the video below and if you like it please support good music by buying it.  Nat King Cole : Embraceable You



Nat King Cole - Embraceable you

1. All for You
2. Gee baby, Ain't I good to you
3. Jumpin'at capitol
4. Straighten up and fly right
5. Embraceable you
6. I just can't see for looking
7. It's only a paper moon
8. Sweet Lorraine
9. What is this thing called love
10. I realize now
11. I'm a shy guy
12. Don't blame me
13. I'm Thru' with love
14. You're nobody till somebody loves you
15. The frim fram sauce
16. Get your kicks on route 66
17. I don't know why-I just do
18. I'm in the mood for love
19. For sentimental reasons
20. When I take my sugar to tea

Jazz Book: Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington

Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington

Right now I am so behind in my reading, so many wonderful books on jazz and blues music and so little time.  But this is on my night stand as I type this, and if I can I will plow threw it in quick time.  I've always found the stories about Duke Ellington intriguing and hopefully you will too.

According to Amazon.com;

A major new biography of Duke Ellington from the acclaimed author of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was the greatest jazz composer of the twentieth century—and an impenetrably enigmatic personality whom no one, not even his closest friends, claimed to understand. The grandson of a slave, he dropped out of high school to become one of the world’s most famous musicians, a showman of incomparable suavity who was as comfortable in Carnegie Hall as in the nightclubs where he honed his style. He wrote some fifteen hundred compositions, many of which, like “Mood Indigo” and “Sophisticated Lady,” remain beloved standards, and he sought inspiration in an endless string of transient lovers, concealing his inner self behind a smiling mask of flowery language and ironic charm.

As the biographer of Louis Armstrong, Terry Teachout is uniquely qualified to tell the story of the public and private lives of Duke Ellington. Duke peels away countless layers of Ellington’s evasion and public deception to tell the unvarnished truth about the creative genius who inspired Miles Davis to say, “All the musicians should get together one certain day and get down on their knees and thank Duke.” 

Billie Holiday Collection Album

If I ever get stranded on an island with only one album, it will be Billie Holiday.  I have no doubt that I could listen to this all day, and still love it.

And if you like this music, please support Jazz music by buying the mp3s. Billie Holiday - Collection Vol. 1

Louis Armstrong Master of Modernism

Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism

According to Amazon.com;

The definitive account of Louis Armstrong—his life and legacy—during the most creative period of his career. 

Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago’s music scene under the tutelage of Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. A trumpet virtuoso, seductive crooner, and consummate entertainer, Armstrong laid the foundation for the future of jazz with his stylistic innovations, but his story would be incomplete without examining how he struggled in a society seething with brutally racist ideologies, laws, and practices. 

Thomas Brothers picks up where he left off with the acclaimed Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, following the story of the great jazz musician into his most creatively fertile years in the 1920s and early 1930s, when Armstrong created not one but two modern musical styles. Brothers wields his own tremendous skill in making the connections between history and music accessible to everyone as Armstrong shucks and jives across the page. Through Brothers's expert ears and eyes we meet an Armstrong whose quickness and sureness, so evident in his performances, served him well in his encounters with racism while his music soared across the airwaves into homes all over America. 

Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism blends cultural history, musical scholarship, and personal accounts from Armstrong's contemporaries to reveal his enduring contributions to jazz and popular music at a time when he and his bandmates couldn’t count on food or even a friendly face on their travels across the country. Thomas Brothers combines an intimate knowledge of Armstrong's life with the boldness to examine his place in such a racially charged landscape. In vivid prose and with vibrant photographs, Brothers illuminates the life and work of the man many consider to be the greatest American musician of the twentieth century.

Book Details

• File Size: 8108 KB
• Print Length: 609 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0393065820
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (January 27, 2014)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00DNEGNPQ

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower - Full Album

Here is another tasty little nugget for you to add to your collection of wonderful Jazz music.  Please check out Mr. Antonio Carlos Jobim and if you like it, please support the music by buying it. Stone Flower (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition - Original Recording Remastered)  

Notes from YouTube

Published on Nov 23, 2012

Personnel

Antonio Carlos Jobim -- piano, electric piano, guitar, vocals
Harry Lookofsky -- violin
Joe Farrell -- soprano saxophone
Urbie Green -- trombone
Hubert Laws -- flute
Ron Carter -- double bass
João Palma -- drums
Airto Moreira
Everaldo Ferreira -- conga
Deodato -- arranger


All songs composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, except where indicated.
"Tereza My Love"
"Children's Games"
"Choro"
"Brazil" (Ary Barroso)
"Stone Flower"
"Amparo"
"Andorinha"
"God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun"
"Sabia"
"Brazil" [alternate take]

Duke Ellington Solo Piano Concert

The worst thing about this video is still wonderful.  It should be required viewing, as far as I am concerned.

According to the notes at YouTube this was recorded by ABC in Australia, it is a concert where Duke Ellington gives an overview of Jazz.  It is just so cool, to listen to a master of the form who knows the history of the music and gives a great presentation.

Bliss - Cindy Bradley

I'm coming around to some smooth jazz trumpet played by the lovely Cindy Bradley.

Give her a listen, and as always if you like the music help support the artist.

Bliss at Amazon.com.

Jimmy Scott - Nothing compares to you

NPR is reporting that Jimmy Scott has passed away. See Ethereal Jazz Singer Jimmy Scott Dies.

Nothing could compare to Mr. Scott, may he rest in peace.

John Coltrane Blue Train Full Album

According to Wikipedia;

Blue Train is a hard bop jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BLP 1577. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, it is Coltrane's second solo album, the only one he recorded for Blue Note as a leader, and the only one he conceived personally for the label. It has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.

It goes without saying this this is Jazz Gold right here.  So give it a close listen, if you are not familiar with Mr. Coltrane and if you like it buy it @ Amazon.com. Blue Train (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Miles Davis - Round About Midnight full album

And here we have Miles Davis' "Round About Midnight". I really love this album, but then again there is very little of Miles' stuff that I do not like.

If you've never heard this one you are in for a treat. And if you really enjoy the music, then click here to buy the mp3s @ Amazon.com. Around Midnight


 

Queen Latifah - "Lush Life" - Full Version

Yes sir, she is a Queen.  I'd heard Queen Latifah sing before, but never like this.  All I can say is wow.



Puts a smile on my face, and I hope yours too.

In A Silent Way - Miles Davis [FULL ALBUM] [HQ]

Just reading about Miles Davis Way being Unveiled in New York @ www.milesdavis.com.

 Check Miles out, then click on the this link to buy the mp3s. >>>  In A Silent Way

NPR Offers Up a Wonderful Blue Note History Play List

In a post to their Blog Supereme, NPR gives a wonderful play list.

The post is titled Take 75: Great Solos in Blue Note Records History, and is by Tom Moon and Patrick Jarenwattananon

Check out the Sotify Playlist below.

R.I.P. Herb Jeffries - 1950

Singer Herbert Jeffries, Herbert "Herb" Jeffries, born Umberto Alexander Valentino, was an American jazz and popular singer and actor.

He was Born on September 24, 1911, Detroit, MI and passed away on May 25, 2014.

Film music credits: Two-Gun Man from Harlem.

Al Jarreau - My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke

Just wanted to share this video with you. I've always been a fan of Al Jarreau and George Duke, just wanted to let you know about Al's latest project.

Harry Connick Jr. - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Lyrics

Maybe it's much too early in the game
Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve? 

Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year
New Year's Eve

Maybe I'm crazy to suppose
I'd ever be the one you chose
Out of a thousand invitations
You'd receive

Ah, but in case I stand one little chance
Here comes the jackpot question in advance
What are you doing New Year's
New Year's Eve?

Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight
When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night
Welcoming in the New Year
New Year's Eve

What are you doing New Year's Eve?