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Jazz Profiles

In Jazz, audio, music on 8 December 2007 with 1 comment

Jazz Profiles, WNYC’s in-depth look at jazz greats, is a must for jazz fans. Here are some episodes I’ve been enjoying lately:

Duke Ellington The Maestro (1) (2)
Duke Ellington The Bandleader (1) (2)
Louis Armstrong (The Singer) (The Trumpeter)

Jazz Profiles offers a podcast, and most episodes can be opened in the player. Explore the series […]

Thursday Coltrane

In Jazz, music, video on 29 March 2007 with no comments

In case you missed the post a few weeks ago, check out the Traneumentary, a podcast dedicated exclusively to John Coltrane.

Begone Dull Care

In Jazz, animation, video on 12 March 2007 with 1 comment

I’ve been looking this ever since I saw it a couple semesters ago in a film course.  Not ideal for quality, but at least the full version is now accessible on YouTube.  Here is the full-length version of “Begone Dull Care” by Norman McLaren.  Yup, that’s the Oscar Peterson Trio:

Background on the piece:
McLaren was known […]

Thelonious Monk

In Jazz, music, video on 26 February 2007 with no comments

The Thelonious Monk Quartet performs “Round Midnight”:

Blue Monk
If you haven’t yet visited JazzTube, check it out.  The site compiles hundreds of classic jazz performances from all over YouTube.  Thanks Pete.

Chet Baker

In Jazz, Uncategorized on 14 October 2006 with no comments

Here’s a little Saturday morning jazz from Chet Baker - Autumn in New York.
Autumn in New York (sendspace)
Background from mp3.com
Chet Baker was a primary exponent of the West Coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid-’50s. As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz […]

Vince Guaraldi

In Jazz, Uncategorized on 12 October 2006 with no comments

Guaraldi perfectly captures the feeling of fall in The Great Pumpkin Waltz for the Peanuts gang.
Great Pumpkin Waltz (sendspace)

Richard Hawley

In Jazz, Pop, Uncategorized on 30 September 2006 with no comments

Though it was released only last year, Richard Hawley’s Cole’s Corner fills you with a nostalgia of times long past past similar to all those classic films of the late 40s and early 50s.  Overflowing with heartwrenching melodies, songwriting and vocals, this never left my cd player last fall, and it’s one of the most […]