Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Michael Franks - Under the Sun

Michael Franks....his sultry...smooth...sexy voice is even richer and more complex than it was 30 years ago....

Friday, November 27, 2009

Laura Fygi - Fly me to the Moon

I really enjoy this gorgeous singer singing the French version of Fly me to the Moon :)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Yellow Jackets - Best Band

Yellow Jackets....amongst the best jazz fusion bands of the past 3 decades...Salutes!

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Kirk Whalum - Live

Kirk Whalum live performance at Java Jazz Festival Jakarta 2009 ....real smooth!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Discus Manipulation System -Progressive jazz Rock

The live performance of Discus System Manipulation at Zappanale 20, Bad Doberan, Germany 2009....feat. The Balinese Gamelan Master Mr. I G Kompiang Raka" & Indonesian jazz singer: Miss Andien...sehr gut!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Fourplay - Chant

Find out all the performers! I think this one is a super group...:)

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Salsamba Latin Jazz Group - The Traveler

Salsamba Latin Jazz Group.... with Eric Suseoff on Guitar, George Jones on percussion, Paul Thompson on bass, Tom Wendt on drums, and Eric DeFade on sax....great version!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet - Sophisticated Lady

Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet: Ginny Carr, Robert McBride, Roger Reynolds, Holly Bingham. Instrumentalists: Max Murray (bass), Frank Russo (drums), Alan Blackman (keyboard) performs Duke Ellington's classic....enjoy! :)

Friday, July 31, 2009

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five

Classic performance of The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1961): Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello and Gene Wright....real classic!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Tito Puente - Ran Kan Kan

Enjoy the influential latin jazz and mambo musician, the "El Rey", Tito Puente and friends!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Brian Lynch Latin Jazz Group - Iridium -Freehands Part 1

This one is a great latin jazz from the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project - "Simpático" ...enjoy!

Monday, July 13, 2009

Pat Coil Quartet - That's All

Pat Coil, Derrek Phillips, Jonathan Wires, & Don Aliqou at Nashville Jazz Workshop - April 2009....Pat is very talented n the rest of the band is also amazing!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Barbara Dennerlein - Swing the Blondes

Barbara Dennerlein on Hammond B3 Organ plays her own composition on the German version of the David Letterman Show....cool stuff!

Friday, May 29, 2009

Gianni Sanjust and the Lino Patruno Jazz Show - Stardust

Lino Patruno Jazz Show - Louis Armstrong Tribute

Love this one..."Stardust" by Gianni Sanjust (clarinet), Adriano Urso Michael Supnick (cornet), Lino Patruno (guitar and leader), Adriano Urso (piano), Guido Giacomini (bass), Gianluca Perasole (drums).

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Abdullah Ibrahim - Cape Town Flower (1999)

Enjoy the wonderful African Jazz by Abdullah Ibrahim (p) and friends...:) !

Friday, May 15, 2009

Paul Desmond - Emily

The song is the waltz "Emily" by Johnny Mandell performed by the musical genius and alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond (1924-1977), at the Monterey Jazz festival in 1975....it's sooo smooth!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Ben Allison & Man Size Safe - Four Folk Songs

This one is very special....Ben Allison - bass, Ron Horton - trumpet, Michael Blake - saxophone, Steve Cardenas - guitar, and Michael Sarin - drums (less)....nice tune!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Rod Stewart - The Way You Look Tonight

Nice cover...awesome work by Mr. Stewart!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Soweto Kinch and Friends - Fall

Enjoy this beautiful tune....Soweto Kinch, Jo Caleb and friends play Wayne Shorter classic at Chiswick's monthly Jazz Jam :-)

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Miles Davis - Human Nature

This one is a magical performance from Miles Davis...real legend!

Monday, March 30, 2009

New York Voices - I'll Be Seeing You

Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble New York Voices performing (a capella) a heartfelt rendition of the evergreen "I'll Be Seeing You" at Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club, Miami Beach....fantastic !:)

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Steve Gadd - Drum Solo

Steve Gadd solo from his gig with Joe Sample and the Crusaders at Java Jazz Festival 2008- Jakarta.... still great at his age!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Ella Fitzgerald - The Man I love

Amazing Ella.... thank you granny...RIP...

Monday, March 9, 2009

Jamie Cullum - What A Difference A Day Made



The amazing - Jamie Cullum - performs 'What a Difference a Day Made'.... It's a lovey song!

Kiyoshiro & Yosuke Yamashita - Fly Me to The Moon

You have to enjoy the exciting permormance of Kiyoshiro & Yosuke Yamashita in "Fly Me to The Moon"....:-)

Friday, February 13, 2009

Carlos Santana - Evil Ways

Another top notch performance of Carlos Santana (in 1978).... great solo!

Chris Botti - My Funny Valentine

Chris Botti performs "My Funny Valentine" on the LEGENDS OF JAZZ, Golden Horns episode....Happy Valentine!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Kenny Burrell - All Blues

Kenny Burrell playing Miles Davis' "All Blues" on the television program Club Date. He is joined by Bob Magnusson on bass and Sherman Ferguson on drums...sure it's a fantastic performance and very inspiring!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Diana Ross - I Cried For you

The Legend in jazz...enjoy "I Cried for You" by Diana Ross....nice!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Aka Moon + Fabian Fiorini @ 's Hertogenbosch

Enjoy Aka Moon!....with Aka Moon, you just have to open up your soul and your body, and let the music do the rest...

Friday, January 2, 2009

Jimmy Scott - I Cried for You


Amazing interpretation by Jimmy Scott (July 17, 1925)!....No question why he received The National Endowment Jazz Master Award in 2007!